An outfit arriving at the scene delays Dasha. Shouts of Sheremet attract gangsters led by Petrovich and Mezentsev. Mezentsev forbids them to shoot so as not to hurt their son. Andrey declares that he is a hostage and covers himself with Sheremet. Taking advantage of the situation, Sheremet demands that the bandits drop their weapons and lay down on the ground. Sheremet and Andrei steal an all-terrain vehicle, on which the bandits arrived in the taiga, and rush to the mine. Kazarin passes the detained Dasha into the hands of the people of Mezentsev. She is back in the basement. Bronnikov outlines a plan of rebellion. The old convict supports him. Ali in the mine and Khairullo in the hospital are preparing for an uprising. The connection between them is kept by the food delivery man. Arina in the hospital gives evidence to investigator Popov ...