He then calls for Hysterium to come out of the house. Hysterium enters wearing a virgin's dress and wig. He complains about the costume as Pseudolus convinces him he must impersonate the captain's dead courtesan. Pseudolus calls out to the captain and his soldiers he has found the dead girl. Miles wants to cremate the body, but Pseudolus convinces him the Gods would be unhappy.
Miles then places the contract on the body.
When Miles is about to kiss the body, Pseudolus tells him 'she' died from the plague in Crete. Hysterium jumps up and runs off, followed by Pseudolus and the soldiers. Finally, Domina runs into Senex, and Pseudolus, who has found the contract, gives it to Hero. Erronius enters after his third trip around the city and sees Hysterium, still in the virgin's clothes, running out of his house. Erronius, after mistaking Hysterium for the ghost who has been haunting his house, sees the ring on Hysterium's finger, and thinks Hysterium is his long-lost daughter.