As Trotsky pontificates to Olga, she eventually grows tired of what she suspects to be lies and believes that once a substantial number of his followers begin to question his world view he will cast them aside. Olga leaves and Trotsky, though angry confesses he finds himself attracted to her due to her assertiveness. During a public talk by Trotsky, a New York politician named Ernst Schnitzler announces that an American submarine has been sunk and tries to start a riot but Trotsky denies that such a submarine existed.
Trotsky's oratory skills lead Olga to become exhausted of what she suspects to be falsehoods and believes that once a considerable number of his followers begin to doubt his ideology he will cast them aside. Olga departs the conversation and Trotsky, though enraged, admits to being captivated by her assertiveness. During a public speech by Trotsky, Ernst Schnitzler attempts to incite a riot after proclaiming the sinking of an American submarine, but Trotsky denies its existence.