January 15, 2009
Greece is divided into two camps, the Liberals and the Royalists.
Karyotakis completes his degree exams in Law School and decides to visit his parents in Thessaloniki, but he is arrested as a draft dodger.
Karyotakis leaves for Athens and manages to enroll in the School of Philosophy.
At the time when Polydouri, at her father's suggestion, is taking exams at the Prefecture of Messinia, Karyotakis and his friend Agis Leventis decide to publish a satirical magazine called ""Gampa"".
Karyotakis is appointed to the Prefecture of Thessaloniki where he for the first time gets to experience life in the public sector and bureaucracy, which is later reflected in his poetry.
Karyotakis gets a deferment of military service for a year and returns to Athens.
Polydouri is located in Athens and attends the Law School of the University of Athens.
In the Attica and Boeotia Prefecture Polydouri meets young lawyer Nikos Diplas, shows him that she likes him but is quickly let down by his behaviour.
Their romance is at its peak. In a highly tense atmosphere between the two, Polydouri decides to return to Athens.
She becomes withdrawn, while he is temporarily transferred to Thessaloniki for the rehabilitation service of refugees.
The acquaintance of Maria Polydouri with Aristotelis Georgiou changes her mood.
Polydouri confides in her sister Virginia, telling her she wants to divorce Georgiou.
In Athens, Kostas Karyotakis is involved in the trade union activities of employees of the public sector and is being prosecuted.
