The episode starts as Natasha gets engaged with Andrei, which brings them a lot of joy, even though they will have to be engaged for at least a year. Afterward, there is a jump in time to 6 months later. Natasha's family is in great financial debt after Nikolai had his gambling problem and lost a lot of money. His mother wants him to marry a rich girl to help them, but he refuses as he claims that he is in love with Sonia, his cousin. After many months without seeing Andrei, Natasha meets his sister Marya and their father and have a terrible conversation, which leads to Natasha in tears. At…