they drive to the cottage the next day but find the weather cold and wet, the cottage without food, running water or power and the locals unwelcoming – in particular a poacher, jake, whom withnail offends in the pub. marwood is anxious when he later sees jake prowling around the cottage and suggests they leave for london the next day. withnail in turn demands that they share a bed in the interest of safety but marwood refuses. during the night, withnail becomes paranoid that the poacher wants to harm them and climbs under the covers with marwood, who angrily leaves for a different bed. hearing the sounds of an intruder breaking into the cottage, withnail again joins marwood in bed. the intruder turns out to be monty, who has brought supplies.