Early the next morning, the New Orleans bedroom is lit by sunrise. Stella lies in bed, hand on her swollen belly, a comic book beside her, radiating a tranquil, almost idol‑like calm. The remnants of breakfast litter the table and Stanley’s flamboyant pajamas are draped over the bathroom doorway. The outside door is ajar. Blanche, exhausted from a sleepless night, enters hurriedly, throws herself onto the bed beside Stella and cries “Baby, my baby sister!” Stella, half‑asleep, asks what’s wrong; Blanche demands to know if Stanley has left and if he will return. Stella replies that he is gone to get the car greased. A heated exchange follows as Blanche accuses Stella of having slept with Stanley last night. Stella tries to soothe her, minimizing the incident as a typical row at a poker night and recounts how Stanley once smashed light bulbs with her slipper. The women argue about Stanley’s violence, his drunken poker parties, and the mess left behind. Stella mentions that Stanley has taken the radio for repair and that he promised to quit the poker games, though she doubts the promise.

Blanche, desperate for money, recalls an old college acquaintance, Shep Huntleigh, a wealthy oil‑man in Texas. She recounts meeting him in Miami on Christmas Eve, describing his fortune from oil wells, and suggests he could “set us up in a shop.” She attempts to write a desperate Western Union message to him, but fumbles with the phone and the pencil, eventually discarding the note in frustration. Stella offers Blanche a few dollars from the ten Stanley gave her, but Blanche refuses, insisting she will find a way out.

The conversation turns to Blanche’s hatred of Stanley; she declares she cannot live with him and describes him as animal‑like, sub‑human, a survivor of the stone age. She urges Stella to see the brutality and consider escaping together. Stella, pregnant and weary, remains defensive, insisting she loves Stanley and can tolerate his habits.

As a train passes outside, Stanley quietly returns, carrying packages and wearing grease‑stained seersucker pants. He overhears the women’s argument, then calls out to Stella. She opens the door, embraces him, and he laughs, pulling her close while Blanche watches. The scene ends with Stanley’s triumphant entrance as the “blue piano” music fades.