In which Anna's tender yearning for the comfort of a mother unfolds amid the turmoil of the baroness's illness and the suffocating presence of Frau von Treumann, whose unwelcome attentions deepen the household's unease. She navigates the delicate complexities of loyalty and loneliness, seeking counsel from the princess yet finding only gentle admonitions that stir both hope and sorrow in the quiet heat of a restless summer.