A desperate woman tries to protect her mother's life-saving money from a ruthless man who accuses her of lying and aims to take it by force. Despite her pleas about her sick mother’s dire condition, the man refuses to listen and threatens to punish her severely by cutting off her hand. Meanwhile, the ruler orders an urgent search for a girl marked with a fire symbol on her forehead, sending men across the capital to find her. The episode ends with the woman facing imminent bodily harm while the search for the girl intensifies, leaving both threats unresolved.