- Master Jacques enters at the far end of the stage, talking about getting a pig ready for dinner.
- The officer tells him what's going on, and a lightbulb goes on in Jacques head: he sees his opportunity to get revenge on Valère. He tells the officer and Harpagon that he saw Valère take the box of cash.
- The officer, though, wants some kind of proof. Jacques stumbles through a lame testimony, since he can't say what color the cashbox is or how big it is. But Harpagon is more than willing to be convinced.
- Jacques sees Valère coming and begs the officer not to tell Valère about his accusation. For obvious reasons (like, you know, Jacques's testimony was a big fat lie) Jacques wants Valère to be in the dark.