Sakae Gozen, having seen her attitude, believes that Tsuruchiyo and Senmatsu have been swapped, and consigns to Masaoka a scroll, which is the covenant of conspiracy among the group of Danjo.
その様子を見た栄御前は鶴千代・千松が取り替え子であると思い込んで政岡に弾正一味の連判の巻物を預ける。