Yudin escapes from the kidnappers. Denis tries to bring Artemy out of depression and offers him to swim on inflatable boards on the lake. The investor tells Ira tall tales about his personal life with the district police station.

Maslov and the Governor get into the hospital, while Nikita tries to stealthily get the former out of the hospital. Ira reads books to distract himself from Artemy's absence, but makes things worse for himself.