In which the resolute Jeanie Deans, with affectionate courage, visits her ailing and disheartened friend Butler to bid farewell and disclose her bold intent to journey to London in plea for her sister’s life, undeterred by the perils and complexities such an undertaking entails. Amid mingled sadness and hope, they exchange words of faith and resolve, whilst Butler, comforted by Jeanie’s generosity and purpose, prepares to write to her father, setting forth the humble yet firm spirit of their endeavour.