Antanas Meškėnas

Former academy friend, now university professor of theology and philosophy, greets Liudas at Virbalio station Professor Meškėnas hosts Liudas and asks him to substitute for a liturgical rite (gregorijanką). Professor Meškėnas defends Liudas’s drama and comments on Lithuania’s cultural climate. Meškėnas attends the drama premiere, praises the work, warns Vasaris about ecclesiastical surveillance, and mentions Gražulytė. Housemaid who discovers Liucija's body and calls the doctor.