Kiyomori, after being released, faces scolding from his younger brother, Iemori, who flatly says that Kiyomori's behavior was inappropriate as the heir of the Taira family. Yorinaga, who wanted to drive Kiyomori into a corner at the Gion incident, approaches Iemori who was performing a dance at a festival in place of Kiyomori. Meanwhile, Kiyomori bumps into Yoshitomo at a market, and while they are drinking together, they encounter a woman dressed in shabby clothes, named Tokiwa, who later becomes deeply involved with the Taira family and the Minamoto family.
検非違使庁から戻った清盛（松山ケンイチ）を待っていたのは、弟・家盛（大東駿介）の反逆ののろしだった。“祇園事件で世を騒がせた清盛を嫡男とは認めない”と家盛は決起する。そのことに目をつけたのは、藤原頼長（山本耕史）。家盛に接近し籠絡することで、平氏の武力と財力を我が物にしようとする。策略とは知らず、家盛は頼長の思うがままになってしまう…。類いまれなる美貌の持ち主といわれる女性・常盤（武井咲）が登場。
