Ilya thrives with Polina as his governess. Boris cannot please social climbing Tatiana who gets a tutor. Andrei arranges for Polina to marry Efim. And pairs Dmitri with Ekatarina.
She was born a mistress, but became a slave. After the death of her benefactor, Prince Golovin, Polina learns that she is in fact a serf and will now be auctioned along with other property of the deceased nobleman. A neighbor and worst enemy of Prince Golovin, the cruel and vicious Count Andrei, becomes her new owner. This is a Russian drama series with English subtitles.