Having seen Sakae Gozen leave, Masaoka returns to herself as mother and holds the dead body of Senmatsu, praising him for having performed the role of poison tester as she has taught him and mourns his tragic fate resulting from being the son of a samurai.
栄御前を見送った後、母親に返った政岡は、常々教えていた毒見の役を果たした千松を褒めつつ、武士の子ゆえの不憫を嘆いてその遺骸を抱きしめる。