The return to St. Petersburg shocked Anna . In her home, she finds completely unfamiliar people who claim to rent this house for a foreign embassy. Anna decides to go to Dvugorskoe and first stops at the estate to Dolgoruky . Another shock - their house almost burned down . In his estate, Anna meets a stranger who declares that he is the owner of the house and the heir of all the wealth of the Korfs, since he is the son of Sychikha. Anna returns to St. Petersburg. In the house of the Repnins, she finds Barbara and Tatiana, who care for Lisa, who was badly injured in the fire .. Lisa suspects mother of arson. Tatiana in despair - Nikita is waiting for a lifetime hard labor . Anna promises to help her, but first she needs to figure out what happened to her estate.