Khayrullo rushing about in delirium. He needs medicine and dressings. All this brings guard Maxim, whom Bronnikov saved during the blockage. Mezentsev’s bandits penetrate Dasha’s and Arina’s apartment. Dasha is taken to the basement of the Mezentsev mansion. And on Arina, they decide to try the effect of a new drug brought from Afghanistan. Bronnikov finds a gold nugget. He manages to convince the guard Maxim to get antibiotics for Khairullo, promising him part of the nugget. After that, he persuades Maxim to help them get out of the mine - for the whole nugget. Maxim agrees to help, intending to leave with them. But on a tip from another guard, Petrovich finds in his things gold obtained for antibiotics.