Kumiko is made acting head of the Ooedo clan while her grandfather is hospitalized. Ex-student Kudoh takes the opportunity to stir up trouble with the militant Kakita clan and casting blame on the Ooedo clan. However, Kumiko, dressed as a gokutsuma (a yakuza woman) skilfully brokers a reconciliation between the clans without bloodshed. Some of Kumiko's childhood is revealed.