Both the plumber and Mrs. Ames walk towards the stairwell leading downstairs. Mr. Ames asks his wife for help with something, however, for the first time ever in her marriage to him, she ignores him. The way her husband calls her is demanding and abrupt, it doesn't seem in any way reassuring or caring, the exact opposite of the plumber. She ignores her husband because for once she has more important business to take care of than him, in this case a man who takes care of her. The two go down the stairs where everything is bright, beautiful and colourful, all signs of nature that represent happiness and love. Mrs. Ames felt no shame in walking past her husband without helping him, which represents her willingness to leave him. As the plumber examines the drain, he tells Mrs. Ames that the drain leads to the other side of the forest, in other words, somewhere where they could be happy together. Woman clings to floating debris when she needs to cross the sea to a safe island, just as they cling to a man to get through life's difficult moments and be with him all the time. The plumber knelt to insert his finger into the ring