Act 2, Scene 2 Summary

Feathers fall gently from the sky as Jack looks sadly at the dead dove he has just killed. Tucker urges him to be careful, at the same time taking a reassuring hit from his flask. Grace, Claire and Herder rush on to find out what's happened and see that Jack is all right. They become angry with Tucker for not taking better care of him. As Sir Charles comes on, Jack explains that he was trying to hunt the way he always thought people of their class were supposed to. He fires the gun into the air and hits someone who screams offstage. Sir Charles and Tucker rush off to see what's happened as Claire, Herder and Grace look suspiciously at Jack. He pleads again for more time, but Herder tells him that Sir Charles has asked the Master of Insanity...