Tina continues to rebel, and Kalinin fires her. This becomes a watershed in their relationship. Sergey learns the truth about the reservation's past, and the mayor reveals the nature of the anomaly.

Sergey is getting closer to solving the main mystery of the reservation. Masha is trying to find Oleg. Kirill is tormented by guilt over the past and tells Sergey about life at the very beginning of the anomaly.