Nobushige [Masato Sakai] is enjoying life in Kudoyama with Haru [Mayu Matsuoka] and the others. He tells Nobuyuki [Yo Oizumi] that there is no need to plead for a pardon for him anymore. However, as a father, Nobushige is worried about how to raise his eldest son Daisuke [Seishu Uragami]. Meanwhile, Taka [Yukino Kishii], whom Nobushige had helped flee to Luzon, comes visiting and brings a unique ribbon from overseas. Looking at the woven ribbon, Nobushige comes up with an idea. One night, a mysterious figure appears and says he has come to fetch Nobushige.
信繁(堺雅人)は、春(松岡茉優)らとの九度山での暮らしを満喫していた。信之(大泉洋)にも、赦免嘆願はもう不要だと答える。ただ、父としては長男の大助(浦上晟周)をどのように育てるべきなのかに悩んでいた。一方、かつて信繁がルソンに逃がしたたか(岸井ゆきの)が、海外の珍しい紐(ひも)を持って訪ねてくる。信繁はその紐を見てあることを思いつく。そんなある夜、謎の人物が突然現れ、信繁を迎えに来たと告げる!