Annelies Brenner braves her dad Nico to marry squire Jan Van Weerde-Lawieck. The businessman sells her hand for the squire's land necessary for the bridge and some cash. Dr. Anton Meerdink enjoys entertaining Jaap ter Mors from Holland. They would abort Rosemarieke's baby, who may have a cognitive disability, but the vicar decides she'll give birth secretly in a convent.