The Rostovs finally get set to leave Moscow one day before the French enter the city. As civilians stream out of town, the wounded soldiers are carted in and Natasha, in midst of packing, offers some disabled officers hospitality. Count Rostov comes home with the announcement that the police have left Moscow and the countess, terrified at the idea of uncontrolled violence, orders the servants to frenzied occupation. With a sudden burst of vigor, Natasha sets to work and organizes the packing. Late at night, while the housekeeper is still working, a wounded officer in a closed carriage is driven into the yard. Stifling a shriek, the housekeeper recognizes Prince Andrey.
In the morning, as their 30 carriages are being loaded, Vera's husband Berg drives up in his sleek carriage. He asks Count Rostov to send some servants to help him move some abandoned furniture to his new house. At this effrontery of his son-in-law's badly concealed looting, Count Rostov throws up his hands in confusion and leaves the room. The Rostovs' street is full of wounded soldiers, begging a ride out of Moscow. Natasha calls to her father to order some carriages unpacked so they can convey a few disabled men out of town. Her demand re-establishes the humane instincts lost when Berg arrived, and after much rearranging and unpacking of carts, only four carriages remain loaded with the Rostovs' possessions. At the last minute, Sonya learns the identity of the wounded officer in the closed carriage; she and the countess agree to keep the news secret from Natasha. Prince Andrey's conveyance leads their procession out of Moscow. As she drives along, Natasha recognizes Pierre walking on the street. They are able to exchange a few hasty words as they pass each other.
