Gu Qianfan exposes himself to let Sanniang gets onto the boat. Magistrate Zheng orders his subordinates to send the gold to Xiuzhou himself. When Gu Qianfan is caught, he can take it back. Pan'er lies about her relationship with Qianfan to the boat owner.
顾千帆跳下船，拼命地游向孙三娘处，把昏迷的孙三娘从枯木上解下来，然后再将孙三娘带回船边。船上的人一起帮忙，帮着顾千帆拉绳子，这才让孙三娘顺利被救上船。顾千帆在救了孙三娘之后，将孙三娘体内的积水打出来，这才帮着赵盼儿，把孙三娘带进船内烤暖炉。顾千帆在孙三娘被抬走时，被船老大郑爷发现了，他只能去告诉赵盼儿，看是否要找个就近的岸跳船。赵盼儿让顾千帆先躲起来，她去找郑爷，解决顾千帆的麻烦。赵盼儿对郑爷威逼利诱，然后编了一个故事，给了顾千帆一个假身份，让郑爷相信，她和顾千帆是为了私奔，因为她怀孕了，不让郑爷多问。
