Olga finds Mongo's button in her daughter's crib. Sibari, who noticed her excitement, could not stand it and told the whole truth. Varya and the filler find Mongo in the Templar monastery. He is ready to start a new life, to renounce all worldly things. Varya tries to convince Mongo not to make a fatal mistake: he must be with Olga because she loves him. Tolstoy faces death in a shuang cell. Deciding that it is foolish to die without a fight, he enters into an unequal battle.