The room is airless, shabby and crowded, and although he has no idea what he is charged with, or what authorizes the process, K. makes a long speech denigrating the whole process, including the agents who arrested him; during this speech an attendant's wife and a man engage in sexual activities.
Soba je bez zraka, otrcana i puna ljudi, i iako on nema pojma za što je optužen, ili tko je odobrio proces, K. drži dugačak govor u kojem obezvrijedi cijeli proces, uključujući i agente koji su ga uhitili; za vrijeme tog govora nadzornik i njegova žena se upuštaju u seksualni čin.