Yale and others plot to control Sarah by exploiting her guilt over her dead husband and her powerful family, planning to make her raise Jim obediently. However, Yale admits Sarah is more cunning than expected and only appears weak. They decide to force her submission with a Heart-Control Pill hidden in soup. Despite their plan, Sarah senses a change in Jim. When Sarah refuses to accept her mother's offer of drugged soup and confronts her, tensions erupt, ending with a harsh punishment and a stern warning to never mention adoption again.