Mistress Julia rules her stable of slaves with an iron fist and deceptive gentleness. Weekly, she makes her rounds, collecting what is owed to her—a ritual as much about power as it is about ensuring the terms of the contracts signed by her slaves are met. Machin, one of her slaves, has recently faced challenges that prevented him from fulfilling his obligations. When Mistress Julia arrives at his doorstep seeking her due, she finds him bound and alone, a sign of bad news. Her anger is palpable, her decision swift. Instead of the usual transactional exchange, she chooses to take matters into her own hands, showing him that this is not how one serves their Mistress. The lesson focuses on sensory torment, emphasizing isolation and the intensity of corporal punishment. For two grueling days, Machin is confined in his own bathroom, now turned into a cell. Bound and left to his thoughts, his only visitor is Mistress Julia, who administers a series of punishments