at the dining table, shubh's mom asks where is astha. shubh says she is packing to go on a business trip to hyderabad with him. his dad asks if his work is ok because he went to the hotel resort a few days ago. shubh says yes. anushka thinks astha is doing this on purpose to go out and something is up.
when shubh and astha come to pritampur, she asks where the kotha is and tells shubh payal was a tawaif and payal/swayam told her this. he is shocked. they go look for a woman at a place. men come and ask why they are here. a old lady asks them they are here to see that lady and throws a stone at astha's head. astha'a head bleeds. end.
preview: astha is reading something of payal's.