To remove this thorn in his side, Yoritomo decided to kill Yoshikata in Kamakura, but Ohime was told about his plan by her maid-in waiting, and she helped Yoshitaka to escape.
頼朝は禍根を断つべく鎌倉にいた義高の殺害を決めるが、これを侍女達から漏れ聞いた大姫が義高を鎌倉から脱出させる。