Nao's family finds out she kidnapped Tsugami forcing Nao to decide to dissolve her adopted status sparing the family any potential repercussions if she is caught.
Tsugami decides to runaway and return to Hokkaido as she does not want Nao to breakup with her family. Nao desperately searches for her by retreacing the steps she took with Tsugami on their way to Tokyo. In the end both Nao and Tsugami leave her step mom's home . . .
나오의 가족들은 츠구미가 나오의 친딸이 아니고 유괴한 아이란 걸 알게 된다. 나오의 엄마는 츠구미를 친엄마에게 보내라고 하지만 나오는 단호하게 거절한다. 그 이야기를 들은 츠구미는 나오에게 편지를 남기고 집을 떠난다. 편지를 발견한 나오는 츠구미를 찾아 나서는데...
奈緒的家人得知了實情，藤子希望奈緒能把繼美送回室蘭。繼美為了保護奈緒決定自己離開，奈緒在房間發現了繼美留下的書信。繼美在練習本上記下了來時的路，奈緒看到后立刻根據路標去尋找終於把繼美帶回了家。藤子忍痛讓奈緒簽署了斷絕關系申請書，奈緒帶著繼美再次離開。葉菜身患絕症住院治療，俊輔在她的店鋪門口留下了名片。仁美獨自找來了東京，葉菜得知后決定保護奈緒和繼美。
継美（芦田愛菜）のふとした発言から、籐子（高畑淳子）は継美が奈緒（松雪泰子）の実子ではないと察する。家族に問い詰められた奈緒は、鈴原家から戸籍を外してほしいと申し出て、家を出ていく決意をする。だが、籐子に諭された奈緒はすべてを告白する。一方、責任を感じた継美は奈緒に置き手紙を残し、姿をくらましてしまう。
