Kupitman finds out that Kisegach changed the vacation's schedule; which is a problem, because every year he rides to one specific place, to one specific woman, and now he can't do this. But Kisegach refuses to listen to him. He cooperates with Bykov (who wants to distract her from Anton, whom she started dating) and other doctors to convince Kisegach that she needs to take a break. This backfires, because Kisegach decides to leave for a week... with Yaroslavsky. At least Kupitman wins something good, because she leaves him in charge.
Gleb must hide the fact that Lobanov lives with him from his landlady, because she explicitly forbid him to invite anyone, fearing that they would organise a "drug den" there (and Semyon's not exactly noble-looking face would only strengthen her suspicions). Unfortunately, despite all their attempts, Gleb's landlady finds out anyway, and is now dead set to kick them out. Phil overhears a part of their discussion, and now thinks that they are a gay couple. This actually helps them, since Phil's timely intervention convinces the landlady (ashamed by Phil's calling her out on kicking out that "nice couple") to give them another chance.
Varya attempts to smuggle a kitten into the hospital. Hiding it becomes progressively harder, as it requires more and more lies to maintain (like Varya eating cat food), until the kitten pisses on sofa. Varya hides the cat into a box with Bykov's sneakers, and lies that it was her, but Bykov just tells her to admit the truth and preserve what little dignity she has left. She gets punished with two night shifts, but at least she wouldn't be fired.
This episode provides examples of:
- Blatant Lies: Varya's attempts to hide her new kitten from Bykov results in disaster. Why? Because she attempts to tell him that she bought that cat food for herself, and even attempts to eat it, obviously failing to play it even remotely convincingly. And that piss on sofa is also her... Bykov takes pity on her, and offers her a chance to just accept that she smuggled in the cat and preserve what's left of her dignity. She still gets punished by two night shifts, of course.Bykov [when he sees the cat crapping his new sneakers]: One is crapping into my mind, another craps into my shoes!
- Cranky Landlord: Gleb's landlady specifically forbid him from inviting anyone... out of fear that he would "organise a drug den here". For this reason, he tries to hide Lobanov from her, or she would kick them both out. She finds out anyway, and they only gets saved by Phil's timely intervention, when he calls her out on "kicking out that cute couple": turns out, sometimes being Mistaken for Gay may be useful...
- Face of a Thug: Gleb's landlady specifically mentions that Semyon looks "like a criminal", which she can tell "by just his snout"; Semyon is more offended by the word "snout" than comparison itself.
- Gaslighting: Bykov, to convince Kisegach that she is too tired to work, makes her think that she started hearing something different from what is really said to her, and needs some rest. It's an attempt to keep her away from Yaroslavsky. Other Doctors plays along, even psychiatrist. They comments on it being amoral, but way too funny.
- Gone Horribly Right: Bykov's attempt to gaslight Kisegach into deciding to take a vacations works... but she decides to take it with Yaroslavsky.
- Kindhearted Cat Lover: Varya attempts to smuggle a homeless kitten into the hospital. Lyuba reacts rather hostile to it, because it is dirty, and because Bykov can potentially fire them both if Varya fails to hide it. Later Bykov finds out anyway when he notices the cat food, and when kitten pisses on his sofa, but agrees to let it slide if Varya leaves with her kitten right now — and returns to serve two night shifts.
- Mistaken for Gay: Phil mistakes Gleb and Semyon for a gay couple due to overhearing them out of context. This actually works in their favour, since Phil later confronts their landlady (who was planning to kick them out) about her mistreating that "lovely couple"; feeling awkward, landlady backs down.
- Out-of-Context Eavesdropping: Phil overhears only the part of Gleb's conversation with Semyon, and now thinks that they are a gay couple. There's also Bykov jokingly mentioning that hey are Like an Old Married Couple, and Gleb (also jokingly) calling Semyon his "beloved one", to his irritation.
- Romantic False Lead: Bykov doesn't consider Yaroslavsky as the genuine threat, and thinks that Kisegach would soon forget Anton and return to him; Kupitman thinks that he's too careless. Though he decides to take some "precautions" anyway, just in case.
- Single-Issue Landlord: Gleb's landlady is obsessed with him not inviting anyone else, because if there's more than one tenant, they apparently would organise a drug den and/or bordello.
- Troll: When Bykov realises that Phil believes that Gleb and Semyon a in gay relationship, instead of correcting him, he decides to play along and tells him the fake story of their "relationship".
- What the Hell, Hero?: When Phil (who thinks that Gleb and Semyon are a gay couple) learns that Gleb's landlady wants to kick them out of apartment, he sides with them and tell her that she acts cruelly by leaving this "lovely couple" homeless. While Semyon gets enraged by this accusation, Gleb plays along (and shuts up Semyon), realising that this is their only chance. This works.
