In which a sombre morning brings an intense confrontation between old friendship and new realities, as the artist Basil Hallward reveals a profound, almost worshipful attachment to Dorian Gray and the portrait he painted, a work Dorian now insists must never be seen again. The dialogue delicately unfolds the shifting contours of character and art, underscored by unspoken secrets and the poignant tension of a beauty both admired and feared.