Sawa's brother Takeru sacrifices himself to save Sawa who emerges from the burning building with Asahi. Having exacted her revenge, Sawa is reluctant to do any more work for Nue. Makoto supports the anti-shogun revolutionaries with weapons before preparing to leave by car with a foreign agent. After he reveals that Sawa is still alive, Makoto decides to stay, so the agent draws his gun to kill him and a shot is heard. Meanwhile, Elena discovers that she is pregnant by an unknown man and her adoring ghost writer offers to be the baby's father. Elena reveals to Jin that she is pregnant, however he sends her on a mission with Sawa to stop the revolutionaries and capture their leader...