 Columbo comes to say goodbye, and the Duchess behaves as though she will actually miss him, weeping and everything.The King and Cardinal arrive to see Columbo off, and the King decrees that Columbo will marry the Duchess on the day of his return.Celinda and Valeria talk about how sad it is that Columbo is going off unmarried, and may die without an heir—they seem to volunteer for the duty of being his baby mama.