Scene Three
-Lucio explains that he once got away with getting a woman pregnant when the Duke was in power.
-Lucio says that if the Duke were in power, then Claudio would not have been executed.
-The Duke tries to cheer up Isabella and tells her that he is returning to take power back from Angelo.
-Isabella comes to the jail and the Duke tells her that her brother was executed, hoping that this will make her happier when she finds out the truth.
-They send a dead man's head to Angelo in place of Barnardine's (in place of Claudio's.)
-Barnardine is avoids his executions by saying that he is tired and drunk.
Scene Two
-Vincentio asks the provost to send Barnardine in place of Claudio in order to buy four more days for Claudio.
-Pompey agrees.
-The Provost asks Pompey to help execute Claudio and Barnardine in exchange for pardon.
Scene One
-The Duke reassures her that her actions are virtuous.
-Mariana agrees to go with Isabella's plan.
-Isabella tells the Duke that she has agreed to Angelo’s plan, sharing that she told Angelo that she would be bringing a servant with her.
-Vincentio visits Mariana just as Isabella enters.