As rumor of Yoshimura's plot spread, causing uproar, Masako visited Yoshimura's residence to convince him that Yasutoki should be the successor and to ascertain if he had been part of the conspiracy.
義村謀叛の噂が広まり騒然とするが、政子は義村の邸を訪ねて泰時が後継者となるべき理を説き、義村が政村擁立の陰謀に加わっているか詰問した。