▁Bernard a ▁remarks ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁woman ▁she ▁can ' t ▁be ▁bl amed ▁for ▁poor ▁aim . ▁A ▁shot ▁is ▁heard , ▁immediately ▁she ▁calls ▁for ▁Ad ela , ▁who ▁has ▁locked ▁herself ▁into ▁a ▁room . ▁When ▁Ad ela ▁doesn ' t ▁respond , ▁Bernard a ▁and ▁Pon cia ▁force ▁the ▁door ▁open . ▁So on ▁Pon cia ' s ▁sh rie k ▁is ▁heard . ▁She ▁returns ▁with ▁her ▁hands ▁cl asp ed ▁around ▁her ▁neck ▁and ▁war ns ▁the ▁family ▁not ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁room . ▁Ad ela , ▁not ▁knowing ▁that ▁Pe pe ▁surv ived , ▁has ▁h anged ▁herself . ▁ ▁The ▁closing ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁show ▁Bernard a ▁character ist ically ▁pre occup ied ▁with ▁the ▁family ' s ▁reputation . ▁She ▁ins ists ▁that ▁Ad ela ▁has ▁died ▁a ▁vir gin ▁and ▁dem ands ▁that ▁this ▁be ▁made ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁town . ▁( The ▁text ▁implies ▁that ▁Ad ela ▁and ▁Pe pe ▁had ▁an ▁affair ; ▁Bernard a ' s ▁moral ▁code ▁and ▁pride ▁keep ▁this ▁from ▁register ing ). ▁No ▁one ▁is ▁there ▁to ▁cry . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁Film ▁adapt ations ▁include : ▁ ▁La ▁casa ▁de ▁Bernard a ▁Al ba ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁and ▁its ▁ ▁English ▁made - for - TV ▁movie ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁Bernard a ▁Al ba ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Indian ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁G ov ind ▁Ni hl ani , ▁R uk m