Giancarlo, leader of the Partigian troops, during an ambush is hurt. Carmen's family fled to the countryside. Carmen will stay in town, but she will have to be careful about Nito threatening to deport her and her son, to save her, asks Don Ambrosio to marry her with Francesco. Elisa is in trouble and ends up in jail. After some facts Francesco is caught by Nito. Elisa shoots in her mouth and kills her. Nito wants to close the accounts with the past and find Bigiù. Carmen deceives the colonel and follows a complicated story.