The return to St. Petersburg shocked Anna. In her house she finds people completely unknown to her, who claim that they are renting this house for a foreign embassy. Anna decides to go to Dvugorskoye and first stops by the Dolgorukys’ estate. Another shock - their house was practically burned down. On her estate, Anna meets a stranger who declares that he is the owner of the house and the heir to the entire Korf fortune, since he is the son of Sychikha. Anna returns to St. Petersburg. In the Repnins' house she finds Varvara and Tatyana, who are caring for Liza, who was badly damaged in the fire. Lisa suspects her mother of arson. Tatyana is in despair - Nikita faces lifelong hard labor. Anna promises to help her, but first she herself needs to figure out what happened to her estate.