▁Frederick ' s ▁final ▁letter ▁to ▁Victoria ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁comm itting ▁suic ide ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁leaving ▁his ▁entire ▁estate ▁to ▁her . ▁The ▁viol in ▁ends ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Frederick ' s ▁Chinese ▁servant , ▁who ▁returns ▁to ▁Shang hai ▁and ▁s ells ▁it ▁to ▁an ▁anti ques ▁deal er , ▁who ▁rep airs ▁the ▁damage . ▁The ▁instrument ▁is ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁with ▁her ▁daughter ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁Shang hai , ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁( Language : ▁Mand arin ) ▁ ▁Ces ca ▁predict s ▁the ▁fourth ▁card , ▁Justice , ▁means ▁t ough ▁times ▁ahead , ▁featuring ▁a ▁trial ▁and ▁per sec ution , ▁where ▁Anna ▁shall ▁be ▁guilty . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁cha os ▁of ▁China ' s ▁Cultural ▁Revolution , ▁any ▁ideas ▁or ▁items ▁de emed ▁" bour ge ois " ▁are ▁den ounced ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁destroyed . ▁One ▁target ▁for ▁public ▁den unci ation ▁and ▁self - crit ic ism ▁is ▁a ▁music ▁teacher ▁named ▁Z hou ▁Y uan , ▁who ▁is ▁ber ated ▁for ▁his ▁fond ness ▁for ▁Western ▁classical ▁music . ▁A ▁political ▁officer , ▁X i ang ▁Pe i , ▁successfully ▁def ends ▁Z hou . ▁X i ang ▁then ▁returns ▁to ▁her ▁residence ▁and ▁retr ieves ▁the ▁Red ▁Vi olin , ▁given ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁her ▁mother . ▁Several ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁ra id ▁X i ang ' s ▁a partment ▁after