Yashio, being afraid that her poisoning attempt may be disclosed, stabs at Senmatsu's throat with a knife and kills him, but Masaoka protects Tsuruchiyo without changing her face.
毒害の発覚を恐れた八汐は千松ののどに懐剣を突き立てなぶり殺しにするが、政岡は表情を変えずに鶴千代を守護する。