Kupitman has some "guest from the past" — a woman who calls herself Rimma Arnoldowna. Once Kupitman hears this name, he immediately panics and runs like a wind, screaming. It seems that something bad had happened between them in the past — something involving Rimma shooting Kupitman with a rifle. Kupitman locks himself in his office, along with Phil. Bykov orders Phil to let him in, after which he explains the whole story of Kupitman's uneasy relationship with Rimma. Kupitman was her most trusted underling and protege... but he chose to betray her, leading to her being fired, with him taking her place, about which he gloated to her face. This culminated in her shooting him in the ass with a hunting rifle. Phil loses any support he had for Kupitman, and agrees with Bykov that Kupitman must face Rimma and learn what she wants. Unknowingly to Kupitman (but knowingly to Bykov), she is here to brag: thanks to Kupitman kicking her out of this hospital, she now has a new, much better life in Germany, while he is old, ugly and lonely alcoholic; as she puts it, "he claimed her fate for himself", only to find out that it was not pretty, and she's actually thankful to him for that. Kupitman still refuses to leave his office, thinking that she's probably after money, which he can afford to spare... but then Rimma comes in by herself, and Kupitman immediately panics, trying to rush out... only for her to reveal her real motives and offer to hug him. Kupitman has nothing to say to her, and quietly accepts.
Kisegach still can't spit out the information about her pregnancy to either her mother or her son (who can deliver it to Marina instead of her). She asks Lobanov for help in her office, and right at that moment Bykov arrives to suggest another way they can tell Gleb about his mother's pregnancy. Now Lobanov is aware of the whole situation... and can be used to deliver that information. Meanwhile, Varya learns that Olga is pregnant, likely from Semyon. Since him not wanting children was one of the reasons for breakup, instead of telling right away, they should carefully investigate what he thinks about it now. Olga asks Gelb to talk to Lobanov, delicately interrogate him and, if all is fine, tell him about Olya's pregnancy. Both Lobanov and Romanenko considers that the best way to deliver their news to each other is by talking it over alcohol. After spending some time drinking and discussing children, now wasted Gleb tells Semyon about Olga as is... which shocks him so much, he can only quietly leave, without telling his part. Now drunk Gleb comes to his mother (who called him to learn how he reacted to the news, being unaware that Semyon failed to deliver them), and, to her and Bykov's surprise, he reacts very positively. Bykov suspects that something must be wrong, and surely, once Semyon calls Gleb and actually tells him the truth, Gleb rushes back, very angry.
This episode provides examples of:
- Best Served Cold: Subverted. Kupitman thinks that this is a reason why Rimma Arnoldowna returned after ten years: to finish what she started. In truth, she is here to gloat about her new (much better) life (which she only got because Kupitman got her fired from here). Though Bykov still tells Kupitman that his fears are correct, and that she's here because he ruined her life, to force Kupitman to face Rimma and apologise.
- Can't Spit It Out: Since Kisegach is too afraid to face her mother, Bykov suggests to tell everything to Gleb (since Gleb would rat them out to Marina anyway). Unfortunately, Anastasia already tried this... and failed, because she just can't spit it out to him, either, wasting several minutes quietly sitting near him. After this, Bykov suggests to do it by himself, but Kisegach refuses, knowing well that Bykov would only make already awkward situation worse.
- Dramatic Irony: Kisegach thinks that Gleb's drunk joy is about her pregnancy, and feels great relief because of this. Unknowingly to her, this joy is due to Olga's pregnancy, which he discussed with Semyon earlier (which is why he's currently drunk). Bykov suspects that there's something wrong right from the beginning, and surely, once Semyon calls him and tells the truth, Gleb rushes back, very angry at them both, silently trashes what's on the table, and drops a pack of condoms before leaving.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: According to Olga, Semyon's reaction to divorce was to throw his chair into the window. Knowing Lobanov, it's not hard to believe it.
- I Was Quite a Looker: Young Kupitman was dark and handsome. Present day Kupitman more resembles a grey-haired old poodle.
- "Just Joking" Justification: Bykov's second plan how to tell Gleb about his mother's pregnancy (first one was too blatantly tell as is) is to tell right away and watch how he would react; if too negatively, tell that Bykov just messed with him. It never comes to pass since Lobanov (who was under the table, trying to put a plug into a socket) overhears everything, so Bykov suggests to just send him instead.
- Karma Houdini: Rimma avoided any punishment for shouting Kupitman (whatever deserved it was) because he was too ashamed to fill a lawsuit and pretended that it was an accident.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Kupitman's backstab of Rimma Arnoldowna resulted in him replacing her on position of the Head of Venereology... where he slowly became an old lonely alcoholic; while Rimma herself is now rich, lives in Germany where she has her own private clinic and even a private yacht and personal plane, and can afford plastic surgery and healthy food to maintain young look. She's actually here not to punish Kupitman further (life already did this for her), but to brag about her new position, which she only has thanks to his actions. And she's willing to forgive him.
- Oh, Crap!: You can literally see how Gleb's drunk joy instantly washes from his face when Semyon bluntly tells him over a phone "your mother is pregnant from Bykov; bye".
- Oh, No... Not Again!: Kupitman's reaction to hearing the name "Rimma Arnoldowna" (the woman who introduced herself to Phil as "the guest from the past") is to scream like a little girl and run like a wind. He reacts this way because she actually shot him once, with a hunting riffle, right in the hospital.
- Out of Focus: Varya has only minor role in Semyon's and Olga's plot, and otherwise appears only twice on background.
- Pay Evil unto Evil: Once we learn circumstances under which Kupitman was shot (in the ass, no less), any sympathy he has left is now gone. Both Bykov and Phil actually sides with Rimma.
- The Starscream: Back in the days when Kupitman was a subordinate of Rimma Arnoldowna, he became her most trusted underling and protege... and then betrayed her and even caused her to be fired. Then, he gloated about this to her face. Making her shooting him with a hunting riffle in the ass understandable.Phil: This makes me respect you less. Even less.
- Stunned Silence:
- After asking Gleb for confirmation twice, Semyon can only react to the news about Olga's pregnancy with shocked silence. He's so shocked, he leaves without delivering his own news to Gleb. He later tells him via phone.
- After learning that Rimma Arnolodwna is here not for his head, Kupitman (who previously screamed like a little girl during futile attempt to open the door and run) can only silently let her hug him.
- Too Good to Be True: Bykov correctly suspects that there must be something wrong with Gleb reacting so positively to his mother being pregnant from Bykov. Cue Gleb, now knowing the truth from Semyon (who was the reason why he was joyful to begin with), rushing into Kisegach's office, smashing everything on the table, dropping a pack of condoms and leaving, all of this without saying a word.
