
Elif and Emir are deeply saddened by the scene they encounter by the river. Volkan, fearing that everyone will be after him now that Mehmet is dead, wants to leave Sarpça with Zeynep. However, the news they receive causes their plans to change. When Ekrem goes to Azerbaijan to deal with a problem at the construction site, Macide struggles to quell the growing public backlash against Volkan. While everyone thinks Volkan has also left Sarpça, Emir and Elif take the girls shopping to cheer them up. The gift Emir gives Elif reveals his feelings. Meanwhile, Emir, upon learning that Doğukan is actually Ekrem and Belkıs's son, reconnects with his sister Leyla. Esma must confront her family's prejudice against Doğukan.