After a disastrous gambling night, Vera—whose body the narrator says she transmigrated into—owes 40 pounds of grain coupons and plans to sell a child to cover losses. The boy cries for help as creditors press her. Her husband, a hardened soldier, condemns her gambling and reveals the boy is Noah, the child of his fallen comrade. He refuses to accept her actions, demands a divorce, and offers her a ticket home plus 20 pounds of grain. She protests; he remains firm. The episode ends on his divorce ultimatum and Noah's uncertain fate.