Taheiji hides Omatsu and tries to trick him, asking if Taheiji's striking resemblance to his enemy Daigakunosuke reminds him of revenge so that he wants to be repudiated and is becoming profligate, and then offers him the poisoned sake.
太平次はお松を隠し、俺と敵の大学之助とが瓜二つなので仇討が気になり、勘当させてほしいがための放蕩かと鎌を掛け、毒酒をすすめる。