Nalan’s attempted suicide changes all the balances. Halit pursues the truth about who fathered Mükerrem’s child. Seniha learns that she must establish a stable family to adopt Yasemin, and Cihan proposes to her. Cemil discovers that Şükran has been unfaithful and kicks her out of the house. Halit strikes a deal with Cemil, but Cemil is unaware that this will be the end. Mediha makes one final move to prevent her son from clashing with the Kızılbağ family. While Halit keeps Mükerrem in uncertainty, Nüzhet reveals the truth to him.