After a night of gambling, an armed gambler returns to his friends' apartment, having lost a lot of money. In the process of a verbal altercation, he shoots Victor in the leg and escapes with the first batch of money set aside for the policeman. Lera, who stayed to live in the apartment of a deceased pensioner, comes to their aid.

Nishakov continues to be a part of the sect. He cannot cope with one of the cultivation steps for a long time due to intolerance to other people's blood, but eventually receives a new title. Lera shows her interest in Vita, but it turns out to be a ploy to attract the guy to participate in the stream.