Im Wechselbad der Gefühle versucht Ohana ihre Mutter zu überreden mit zum Kissuiso zu kommen, damit sie einen unvoreingenommen Artikel schreiben kann. Doch wie zu erwarten stellt sie auf stur und Ohana will sie kurzerhand mit Hilfe der anderen entführen. Aber die Sache hat einen Haken, denn Tohru macht bei der Sache nur mit, wenn sie ihren Kindheitsfreund, Kou, mitnimmt...
After spending the night at a hotel with Minko and Tōru, Ohana suggests that they kidnap Satsuki and force her to come to the Kissuisō, with Tōru only agreeing if they take Kōichi with them as well. Whilst Minko and Tōru visit Tokyo's various restaurants, Ohana runs into Igarashi, who tells her that she needs to decide what her feelings for Kōichi are. After she gets a call back from Kōichi, who tells her about how he visited the Kissuisō whilst Ohana was searching for Tōru at the time, Ohana feels guilty and decides not to take Kōichi back to the Kissuisō with her. After joining up with Minko and Tōru, the group goes to see Satsuki, who decides by herself to go to the Kissuisō. When Tōru's asks Satsuki about why she changed her mind, she replies that it's because Ohana reminded her of herself when she was younger.
旅行雑誌の旅館ランキングで、喜翆荘に悪い点数を付けられたのは
大人の事情が絡んでいたと知ってショックを受ける緒花。
心配で迎えに来た徹と民子に慰められ、3人は小さなビジネスホテルで一夜を明かすことに。
翌朝、緒花は喜翆荘の本当の良さを知ってもらうため、
母親であり、ライターでもある皐月を誘拐して連れて帰ることを宣言。
徹と民子にも協力を仰ぐ。
それを了承する徹だったが、孝一も一緒に喜翆荘に連れていくという条件を出す。
