Moll Hackabout dangles a watch and a poxed maid ("bunter") empties a jug while Sir John Gonson, a magistrate, and a group of bailiffs enter the room to arrest her. Engraving by William Hogarth.

An inscription on a pewter tankard indicates that Moll is now a street prostitute lodged in the vicinity of Drury Lane, Covent Garden, an area containing many brothels and public houses. The spartan room is decorated with prints including portraits of "Captain Mackheath" and "Dr Sacheveral"