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Becka's Suicide Attempt with Secateurs from "The Testaments". Becka, also facing an unwanted marriage, slashes her wrist with secateurs during a flower-arranging class. She is taken to the hospital.

During Premarital Preparatory classes

Becka's Suicide Attempt with Secateurs

Becka, also facing an unwanted marriage, slashes her wrist with secateurs during a flower-arranging class. She is taken to the hospital. Agnes is deeply shaken by Becka's desperation. This event highlights the extreme measures girls take to avoid marriage and foreshadows Becka's eventual fate.