Spring arrives, and Taro leaves on another missionary trip with Dr. Kaneda. They provide goods and spread the gospel to Japanese farmers working in rural California. Taro admires their hard work but is troubled by their difficult lifestyle. He meets one woman who sent her children to live in Japan so that she and her husband would be free to work.

Taro returns to Oakland and his shop, where he runs into a woman from church. The woman explains that she tried to enter the shop earlier but it was closed. When Taro goes upstairs, he asks Hana about her day. She informs him that Yamaka came over for lunch, and she closed up the shop while they ate. Taro reprimands Hana for her indiscretion and admits that he knows Hana has romantic feelings for Yamaka.

The accusation triggers a flashback for Hana. When Yamaka came over for lunch, he kissed Hana and tried to sleep with her. However, Hana stopped his advances and asked him to leave. Even though she did not commit infidelity, Hana knows that she will struggle to regain Taro’s trust.