The group have to pick up the pieces after a devastating fire. As some deal with feelings of lust, others are anxious about surviving in the Siberian wilderness with a lack of food and a possible tiger nearby.

One contestant seems on the brink of insanity and needs to be restrained, while another comes close to death as everyone must deal with plunging temperatures and a loss of hope after some members of the group set off to explore the beacon, while others stay behind to find food and clothing at the abandoned producers' camp.

The Evenki capture Neeko, Sabina, and Miljan, but reunite them with their friends. While the tribesmen explain that the contestants violated their enemy's territory, the group at the science center attempt to make contact with the outside world.