Learning of Ieyasu's illness, Gou tells Hidetada to go to see Ieyasu in Sunpu. Hidetada and Ieyasu reunite after a long interval; the two however, are unable to communicate smoothly. Not hearing back from Hidetada, Gou also heads for Sunpu. While helping Ieyasu pick medicinal herbs, Gou reveals to him her true feelings that she has had since she married into the Tokugawa family. Although Ieyasu's condition seems to be getting better, he falls ill again. Sensing his life approaching to an end, Ieyasu for the first time expresses to Hidetada his own thoughts and feelings.
家康（北大路欣也）が倒れたとの知らせが江戸に届く。江（上野樹里）に送り出され見舞いに行く秀忠（向井理）だったが、久方ぶりの再会にも父と子の会話は弾まない。江は、居ても立ってもいられず、自らも駿府へ向かう。薬草摘みを手伝いながら、義父に徳川へ嫁に来てからの思いの丈を話す江。元気を取り戻し、いったんは回復したかに見えた家康だったが、再び倒れてしまう。死を覚悟した家康は、秀忠に自らの思いを語り出す。
