In which the tormented Raskolnikov gradually emerges from a delirious fever into a fragile consciousness, surrounded by familiar and new faces who tend to his needs and dispatch money from his mother, while he wrestles with vague memories and a restless, concealed strength. Razumihin’s boisterous goodwill and the humble attentions of Nastasya create a small refuge of care and conversation that both comforts and unsettles the recovering student as he contemplates his uncertain future.