After being bitten by a snake, Serena regains consciousness but faces despair as her family believes she is dead. Her husband is missing, and their children risk losing their home to the Yale clan due to inheritance laws during famine. The eldest son fiercely defends the family property against the Yales' eviction orders. Despite his efforts, the clan enforcers prepare to seize the house and throw out the children. The episode ends with the family forcibly displaced, highlighting the urgency for Serena to return and save them from destitution.