From the scrapyard, the three take the bed on a complex and zany journey back to the house. This includes parking it at a [[parking meter]], moving it on a [[Car carrier trailer|car transporter]], floating it along the [[River Thames]], and carrying it down the steps of the [[Royal Albert Hall]].
In a public space, Tolen sexually assaults Nancy, who at first is silent and then faints. When she wakes up, she [[Falseaccusation of rape|claims she was raped]], though this was not the case. Tolen, Colin, and Tom are unable to restrain her from loudly repeating the allegations or puncturing the tyres of Tolen's motorcycle. She runs back to the house, where she throws Tolen's [[Gramophone record|records]] out of the window and strips naked. The men become convinced her rape allegations reflect a [[rape fantasy]] and urge Tolen to have sex with her. When Nancy emerges from the room wearing only a robe, she instead expresses more attraction to Colin, and he returns her interest. The two begin living together.
