May 1941 False charges arrest the father of Jura Vsevolod Alekseev. Kudryavtsev promises to get the necessary drugs to the arrested. Succumbing to a sudden impulse, Vladimir seeks closeness from Elena, she is forced to yield to him. Yuri becomes an involuntary witness to this scene. In the Crosses, Kudryavtsev learns that Vsevolod died, unable to withstand interrogations.