Act 3, Part 1 Summary

Hjalmar sits at the worktable, retouching some photographs. Gina comes in from shopping and complains about the mess Gregers made of his room. Hjalmar tells her that he's invited Gregers and their other tenants, Relling and Molvik, up for lunch. Gina worries that they'll be there before she's ready, Hjalmar tells her to take her time, Gina says that he'll be able to get some work done and Hjalmar protests that he can't do much more than the work he's already doing.

Gina goes into the kitchen as Old Ekdal comes out. He and Hjalmar talk about going into the back room and working there, but Hjalmar realizes he's got too much work to do. He lets Old Ekdal into the back then sits back down to the photographs. He's clearly more interested in working in the back room as he...