From the conversation with the head physician, Pavel learns that not everything is in order with Tanya and the child - they have an incompatibility of incomprehensible origin. When at the discharge Tanya takes a child in her arms for a moment, the girl screams. The mother and child ride home in different cars.

Nikita leads Tanya Larina an assistant to the famous Moscow director Bolshov. She is offered to go to Moscow for the main female role in the film about Pushkin. Tanya begins attending classes in acting.

Tanya Zakharzhevskaya is sent to a sanatorium, and Pavel, under the guidance of Klava, is mastering the profession of a young father. Elka advises his brother to visit his wife. But his visit only complicates relations between spouses. Drunk Ivan returns home after a spree. Tanya is not able to tolerate his behavior any longer, driving Ivan away. Larina becomes an obstacle to their relationship.