Act 2, Part 4 Summary

Dr. Prentice puts down his gun, saying there is no point in violence any more. Rance picks the gun up and pulls out the second gun, saying he still intends to certify Dr. Prentice. Nick asks what's to be done with him, but Rance suggests that neither Nick nor Match are actually real and both are products of Mrs. Prentice's recurring fantasy of seeing naked men everywhere. Nick then asks Dr. Prentice where Geraldine is, but Geraldine herself quietly speaks up. She and Dr. Prentice explain what happened between them, and Rance finally believes them. He orders that Geraldine and Mrs. Prentice be released from their straightjackets.

Once Geraldine is free she announces that a lucky charm has gone missing. When Nick hears the description of the charm, he announces that he has one just like it. When Mrs. Prentice sees...