The Tamura family never thought of Seppuku on the same day, thinking they were to hold him for a while instead, nailing the fusuma of Naganori's zashiki (a Japanese style guest room with tatami flooring).
田村家でも即日切腹とは思いもよらず、当分の間の預かりと考えていたようで、長矩の座敷のふすまを釘付けにするなどしたという。