- Liesl asks Maria for some relationship advice, since she and Rolfe appear to be over.
- Maria offers motherly advice in the form of a song. Things will work out for her; she just needs to not rush into things.
- The captain interrupts them and sends Liesl out.
- He shares the contents of the telegram. He's been "offered" a commission with the Nazis, and he has to report for duty the next day.
- He knows it would be deadly for them to refuse, and he has no intention of joining them.
- Maria says she knew this would happen, but didn't expect it would happen so soon.
- The captain tells her to round up the kids and not tell them anything; they're going to leave Austria that very evening.