After the war, Mak, accompanied by his four friends, returned to his home in Phra Khanong. Mak happily reunites with Nak and their son; he then invited his friends to stay in his aunt's house nearby. The next day, the five went to the local market to find jobs and buy food, but the vendors fled from Mak due to the rumor about his wife. At a liquor store, the owner tried to tell Mak about the rumor, only to be stopped by her nephew. One night, Shin (Wiwat Kongrasri), while trying to fetch Mak to join them drinking liquor, lost his nerve at the sight of Nak, the cradle swinging by itself, and what he believed to be her arm stretching to pick up a lime she dropped off the porch; however, his friend did not take his words seriously. None of them notice the liquor store's owner drowned body floating nearby. The next day, Ter (Nuttapong Chartpong), saw a corpse wearing a distinctive looking wedding ring in the backyard, and the same one on Nak's finger. The remaining two friends started to believe Shin and Ter, but none of them actually tried bending over and looking at Nak between their legs to confirm that she is a ghost (which is an advice shared by Shin). What ensued is their desperate and comical attempts to get the message to Mak without alerting Nak, and Nak's "dinner" made of dry leaves and live worms that Mak enthusiastically encouraged their friends to try. After the four flat out said Nak is dead, Mak became angry with them for letting the rumor get the better of them, and told them to leave. Unwilling to leave their friend behind, the four conspired to "free" Mak from his wife.