One day, they receive an unexpected visit from Kayo who says she has come to see the baby. However she soon reveals that she wishes to run away from her unhappy marriage in Sakata and find Kota, whom she has learned is at his parents' house in Tokyo. Kota agrees to meet with Kayo who expresses her desire to be with him. However Kota tells her that the only reason he met with her was to apologise for the way that he had left her. With his continued involvement in the workers' movement, he was not in a position to have a relationship. Kayo finally realises what a fool she has been all these years and that Oshin was the one Kota had loved. Kayo resolves to return to Sakata and bear an heir to carry on the family business.