Zharova's ex-husband disputes the terms of the divorce and leaves her without a livelihood. Her attempts to attract sponsors in the person of Kaverin's influential patient, Larisa Odintsovo, are failing. Zharova makes Kaverin an offer to start all over again in Moscow, but receives a decisive and final refusal. A day full of shocks ends with good news for Kaverin...

Kaverin organizes Yana's escape from the hospital by ambulance, and now Bragin is blackmailing him, threatening the safety of Yelagina and Marina. He demands that Kaverin hospitalize a wealthy patient, Larisa Odintsovo, in order to gain access to her business. Kaverin's new patient is a pregnant actress who is faking childbirth to avoid a fine. The woman falls under the supervision of traffic police lieutenant Sidorov, who turned out to be her school sweetheart. On the highway, Ageev and Marina are stopped by the police on a tip from Sorokin. Elagina saves the situation.