Returning to Crete, Kyritsis finds Maria dying. Once again, as then in Spinalonga, he will have to save her. But he fears that this time he might not succeed. In the meantime, Rinio expresses her love to Manolis for the first time, hoping for a positive response from him. But is Manolis ready to love a woman and change his lonely life? At the same time, Vangelis expresses his love to Katerina and suggests that they go away from Crete together.

Manolis takes it upon himself to stand by Rinio in the last weeks of her life and begins to think about what will become of little Christina. The idea of raising her crosses his mind, but he doubts whether he is capable of taking on such a life-changing responsibility. Meanwhile, Maria holds in her hands a mysterious letter from Andreas to Manolis, with unknown contents.