Veronica Pivetti plays the role of Camilla, a likable teacher who comes to the aid of her high school students in a dicey drug-related situation. Camilla's relationships with her husband, daughter, and difficult mother are interspersed with her sleuthing. The very talented Pivetti stars in La Ladra (The Thief), another series featured on Yabla.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Veronica Pivetti plays a highschool teacher whose hobby is being a sleuth. The series starts with a "normal" morning, getting ready for school and work.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla arrives at school and finds a very angry looking dog.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla has become a heroine with her students, and she uses the moment to show her students how well she knows them. It does backfire a bit...
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla's normal family dinner with her husband and daughter gets interrupted by an unexpected guest.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
At police headquarters things are nice and quiet. But not for long! The officers meet up with Camilla and Sammy at the apartment.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla had a hard time of it after seeing what she saw the night before. And she had a hard time in class, too, with students who hadn't studied.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla's mother is after her to do her a favor, and Sammy shows up asking a favor, as well.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Things are going nicely for Camilla when she learns more about Nicola and his girlfriend. With her mother, not so much.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The centerpiece of this segment is dinner. Pasta. In Italian, spaghetti is the plural of spaghetto (a strand of spaghetti), and Italians like their pasta al dente which literally means "to the tooth." In other words, it should be cooked just enough to be bitten, therefore firm, not hard, but by all means not soft.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The sad occasion of a funeral is also a good place to observe the people who attend.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Our professoressa finds herself involved in trying to solve the case. She seems to be enjoying it, too.
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Intermediate
Italy
Our teacher is a good sleuth, but cooking is not her strong point, and her Indian sesame breadsticks don't make a huge hit at home, either.
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Intermediate
Italy
We suspected that something would happen as a result of Camilla's taking her husband's car, and sure enough... Meanwhile, her husband and daughter are getting ready to leave for the soccer game.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Our schoolteacher is having trouble on all fronts: with the police, with Sammy's father, with her husband, and with the principal. Sammy is sorry, but that doesn't fix things.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla isn't capable of saying no, even when she says no. But she's taking a huge risk for her student, Sammy.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla has gotten quite a scare, but fortunately, she's fine. She has two conversations, one with the police inspector and one with her husband.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
A harmless waste paper basket fire in the classroom gives our Professor an idea. She engages the help of one of her students.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
This evening Camilla's mother will take care of Livia, who is complaining about the dog again. Camilla and her husband go to the opening of an art gallery, where they have a hard time finding the appropriate words when meeting the artist.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Commissioner Berardi shows up at the gallery opening, and Camilla exchanges a few words with him. This doesn't go unnoticed by the gallery owner, who is very curious. Meanwhile, Camilla's husband has a bizarre conversation with the artist.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla gets her husband to help with the case by invoking her dead father and concocting a story about playing Lotto.
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Intermediate
Italy
Camilla is taking risks to figure out who killed Nicola. But Commissioner Berardi shows up in time to whisk her away. He's none too happy about her interfering, but in the end, she gives him a hand by identifying some suspects.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla goes to the police station to identify the two thugs who had attacked her, and who sold the drugs to Marta. She also confronts Marta who has been brought in for questioning, and who is wondering who on earth Camilla is, and what she wants from her.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla's husband and daughter watch the video recording of the missed game on TV while Camilla decides what to do the next day (with the help of her dog), and enlists her husband's help.
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Intermediate
Italy
Camilla visits Marta to try and talk some sense into her, but then they both look out the window and see trouble coming in the form of two thugs Marta recognizes. Of course, Renzo is blithely reading the paper in the car, and has Camilla's cell phone. What to do?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla finally proves to Marta, at great risk, that she just wants to help. And Marta tells her the truth.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Marta tells Camilla what actually happened the night Nicola was killed. Lots of things start to make sense.
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Intermediate
Italy
Marta goes to the police with Camilla and realizes it was the right thing to do. As agreed upon, Berardi takes Camilla to dinner, where he tells her how the case was resolved. They get a surprise visit, too.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Marta seems to have come back to life, and is no longer alone. Camilla is back with her famiily, and everything has turned out for the best, even for their four-footed friends.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
There's a problem at school, and of course, our Prof (short for professore [professor, teacher], the affectionate, abbreviated term students use in addressing a teacher) has to investigate.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The protest at school continues, and there is tension among the teachers and the principal. At home, Renzo has a first encounter with the housekeeper. He finds her a bit odd.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Little Livia is in the backseat as her mom drives another teacher home. She listens, she opens her mouth when she shouldn't, she observes. She draws her conclusions and then bets on them with her mom.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Bettina has tea with Camilla and invites her to a gallery event. Camilla then gets a phone call that requires her attention and she rushes off.
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Intermediate
Italy
Camilla really is a good friend to Vanda. Vanda, on the other hand, is a bit naive. They have a heart-to-heart talk.
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Intermediate
Italy
Vanda has a hard time accepting what seems obvious to Camilla. Meanwhile she gets a reality check in the form of a phone call. She's lucky to have Camilla as a friend.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
After conceding their little bet, Camilla involves her daughter in a "phony" phone call. There's an incident at Bettina's gallery, where Camilla has gone to pick up a book.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Bettina gives Camilla something fresh to put on and gets the book Camilla came for. Small talk between Gaetano and Camilla leads to some interesting hypotheses about the case he is working on.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The family budget has suffered because of the loan to Vanda. At school, we learn that Camilla knows little about the internet, while Vanda gets an unpleasant phone call during her class.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
There is some trouble at home involving little Livietta and Gavina, the new cleaning lady. It has to do with the mother-in-law.
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Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Vanda go looking for Mazzeo at his aunt's house. Camilla has a hard time watching her friend play into the hands of the man she is in love with.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano is pretty sure Camilla knows more than she lets on, and gently gives her a warning. But she can't help herself, and travels once again to Mazzeo's aunt's house.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Kids have livelier imaginations than adults sometimes, and in fact, Livietta can see something in Mazzeo's aunt's drawing that Camilla totally misses.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Bettina and Gaetano are supposed to go to the movies together, but Camilla shows up and Gaetano chooses work over fun. At school, everyone is rejoicing at the news that Mazzeo is on leave of absence.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano's investigation takes him to the school where Camilla and Vanda teach. Camilla, taking her cue from something Gaetano brings up, can't help doing a bit of investigating on her own.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo made dinner tonight, and thinks he's created an oasis of pleasure. Uh-oh — that reminds Eva of the business card she had found in Mazzeo's locker.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla chooses the wrong moment to visit the Body Oasis. She also chose the wrong moment to leave the ad about the place on the sofa at home.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Gaetano talk about the case. Upon going back home, Camilla meets up with her mother who is clearly worried about something.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
There's some drama in the classroom, but Camilla puts her investigative skills to work to get things back on track. Vanda gets put to the test once again by Mazzeo.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla keeps trying to figure things out on her own. But will she remember to pick up Livietta at ballet lessons?
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Intermediate
Italy
Mazzeo is at large. The police go to the crime scene and find the weapon in a peculiar spot. Camilla tells Vanda what she knows.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The pearls have come back from the jewelers, but there are some details to sort out, and Renzo discusses the situation with Livietta.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The chief of police questions Lubia who is a bit overwhelmed by what had happened at the Bailù. Her testimony brings clarity. Camilla gets to school when a meeting is already underway.
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Intermediate
Italy
By now the news about Mazzeo is in the newspapers and of course, his students see the headline. When a student reads the article in class, Camilla has a feeling something isn't adding up. Vanda calls the police.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla goes to the police station and has to wait for Gaetano in his office. He is very mad at her, but she clears up some things that could make a big difference in the case.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Chief Berardi goes to talk to the Russian girl at the hospital. After hearing her story, he has Camilla join them, so she can tell her side of the story.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
This is the conclusion of this episode. Mazzeo shows his face at school, and Camilla gets a nice surprise.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Here we go with a new episode. Camilla and family are trying to get out of the house to go to school, but on her way out, Camilla overhears some neighbors arguing and starts getting concerned.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla has some car trouble, which leads to a conversation with a neighbor. She is also late for school, putting her in a bad mood.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla goes to the police station to report the theft of her handbag. Livietta confesses to why her retainer is hurting her.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo wants Camilla to go to a book presentation with him, but she is not so sure. She totally forgets her appointment with the neighbor boy, but he doesn't. She helps him with his Latin, but tries to draw him out, too.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
At school, Camilla gets a visit from someone to talk about Debby. Camilla handles the situation with her usual truthfulness tempered with diplomacy.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Karin has disappeared again. Her brother asks Camilla to stop by to talk to his mother.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Christian tries to open his sister's computer, but can't figure out the password. Camilla takes home a book Karin was reading. Renzo comes home from his evening out...
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla has trouble getting up the next morning, but Livietta and Renzo give her a hand and then leave for school. Camilla ruminates on Karin's kidnapping, has an idea, and decides to call Gaetano.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The school principal sees Camilla get into a squad car and thinks the worst. Camilla does not have a pleasant task to perform at the police station.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla is trying to make dinner, but is distracted by Livietta's newsy chatter. They get a visit from some close friends who need Camilla's help, but who also take Livietta off her hands for the evening. Renzo is out for the evening again!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Christian asks Camilla for help, once again. Renzo comes home from his dinner in a good mood, and Camilla is a bit suspicious.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla is able to guess the password for Karin's computer. Naturally she shares this information with Gaetano, but that's not all they talk about.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
In Camilla's class, the subject is Dante and the story of Paolo and Francesca. Debbi voices some strong opinions about it and she and Camilla chat after class. Camilla gets a phone call from one of the men in her life.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla goes to get her car at the mechanic's but as she pulls out there's a little accident, which leads to an interesting encounter. Camilla takes her friend down to the police station to identify the kidnapped girl.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
It turns out that Renzo is taking his American friend to Blue Night, so Camilla decides to go along. Is jealousy her real motive for going there?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla keeps an eye on the situation regarding the delinquents, and Renzo has to contend with Nancy who has fallen down. It seems that in the middle of all this, Camilla is having a good time dancing, and it doesn't go unnoticed.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla gets a visit at school, but not from a parent wanting to talk about his child's progress in class. She is anxious to go and pick up her notebook at the police station.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Gaetano have lunch together in his office, and swap provocative anagrams. Besides lunch, Gaetano has another pleasant but unsettling surprise for her.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla's mom is worried about her and can't keep her thoughts to herself. Camilla is a bit short with her. Christian shows up for his Latin lesson, but there are more urgent matters to discuss.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla can't think of anything but Karin's safety, and consequently drives off with Cristian, taking risks that make us wonder if she is of sound mind. And who is going to pick up Livietta at dance?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla goes to the office where the Levrones work, as well as Mr. Radauno. She is looking for some answers.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla goes to see Gaetano with her new information, but he is out on the job. Observant and clever as she is, she figures out where to find him.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla promises Renzo not to get any further involved in the case, but it seems she can't help herself.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
As for not getting involved any further in the case, we can't say that Camilla is very good at keeping her word.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla almost ruined the arrest by fainting, but fortunately, backup arrived in time. This time Karin is glad to see her neighbor! Gaetano and Camilla recap the whole event back at police headquarters.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Gaetano recap the crime and discuss which one of them was right about what occurred. The Levrone family comes to say goodbye and announce their plans.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo and Camilla go out to dinner to celebrate their tenth anniversary. However, among the other guests are people they recognize...
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
As usual, Camilla is running late for school, and the family quickly discusses the day's logistics. At school, Camilla wants to start right in on an oral quiz but gets no volunteers.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla discovers something pretty bizarre going on in her class. Later, she is thinking of backing out of the class reunion but her friend gives her a good reason for going.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla is happy to see her old classmate and they make plans to get together, but Camilla forgets about a promise she had made to Renzo.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla goes to lunch at Virginia's house (quite a house) and they talk about Virginia's personal situation. Then there's a phone call.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo is playing soccer and wants to take the penalty kick. Virginia goes to meet her former husband's ex-wife and son. Gaetano and Bettina are spending their lunch hour together, but he seems a bit distracted.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano is at Bettina's but gets a phone call and has to go. Camilla, who is already at the crime scene, watches him from the window.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Virginia is in shock, but has to go to police headquarters to answer some questions. Renzo and Livietta get home from the game.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Naturally, Camilla is delayed in getting home, and her phone is dead. Renzo calls Virginia's number...
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo is not having a good day, to put it mildly. In contrast, Camilla is happily jabbering with Gaetano about this and that on the way back to her apartment.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo is pretty mad at Camilla and says so. But somehow, Livietta is OK with that.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Breakfast time for Renzo and Camilla. How long will Renzo stay mad at Camilla?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The family goes to the flea market. Camilla mentions the case, but Renzo isn't interested. Later she talks about motives with Gaetano.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano and Camilla continue to look at the photos he took at the funeral. They discuss motives. At school, Camilla has a conversation with Alina's father about the baby.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Virginia admits to Camilla that she hadn't told the entire truth to the police commissioner and asks her for some help. Camilla goes to see Bettina at the gallery, and then to talk to Gaetano. Renzo is home polishing his flea market purchase.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano is giving Camilla a bit more attention than she feels comfortable with. At home, Renzo is still cleaning the Man Ray sculpture when Camilla walks in.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Poor Renzo. He was so happy to have bought a piece of artwork at a bargain and now he might have to give it back. At school, the principal comes into the classroom, so Alina's little secret is at risk.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Gaetano go looking for information about the famous paperweight. They discuss who could have committed the murder. But there is something that Camilla didn't know about her friend Virginia.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
It certainly seems as though Virginia is hiding something from Camilla, but for her, that's a hard truth to accept. How well does she actually know Virginia?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla can't help giving in to her intuition, so naturally, she follows Virginia and discovers something new.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla ends up talking to Tommaso and discovers an interesting detail in a photo. At the police station, Gaetano questions some other family members.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla challenges Virginia to tell her the truth. And another detail comes out that could help the case, one way or another.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla works on getting the list of parking tickets from the night of the murder. Gaetano has some new information that doesn't look good for Virginia. And it sounds like Renzo might have to kiss that bronze loaf of bread goodbye...
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
At school, it looks like Alina might be in trouble. We'll see. And at home, Renzo has some unsettling news for Camilla.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
This scene is between Gaetano and Camilla who discuss the case and try to go out for coffee together. The parking ticket was an important piece of information, but there are still plenty of loose ends.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
There are various things going on at the travel agency, some more innocent than others, it seems. At school, the behavior of the principal and the chatter around it give Camilla pause.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla follows her instincts once again, without letting anyone know where she's going. Fa bene o fa male? (Is she doing the right thing or the wrong thing?) Let's find out.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Tommaso tells the whole story of what happened that fateful night. As usual, Camilla is way ahead of Gaetano in figuring things out.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Bettina is trying on bathing suits for her vacation with Gaetano, but things get unusually quiet and Camilla is a bit alarmed. Later on at home, Camilla gets a phone call.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Virginia and Camilla meet up outside police headquarters, where Edoardo is waiting for Virginia. The two friends clarify some things and say their goodbyes. Meanwhile, Camilla gets a phone call from Gaetano who has an emergency.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano and Camilla do a post mortem at his apartment. He stocked up on vermouth, just for her.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla leaves Gaetano's apartment, sees her mother in an interesting situation, and finally ends up on the couch watching TV with her family. Then the news comes on.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Renzo celebrate the fact of being a couple, playing one of their typical word games. And that's the end of this episode.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
A new season (with a new look) and a new episode find Camilla and her family getting ready to start the day. The TV is on and Camilla spies her friend Gaetano on the news, getting involved in a new case. Renzo comes back from buying the newspaper, and gets some unpleasant news from the nosy portinaia (female doorkeeper).
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano is at the crime scene and two young witnesses work with a sketch artist to recreate the suspect's face. Just as we suspected, there was indeed a problem with taking Camilla's VW to drive Renzo and Livietta to their appointments. We discover who the new principal of the school is. Camilla's class is having fun as they wait for her to show up (late).
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The witnesses questioned by Torre furnished some important information about the murder. Gaetano meets the new public prosecutor who is not what he expected. Renzo makes the acquaintance of Livietta's substitute ballet instructor.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
At the police station, there seems to be a match for the murderer. In class, Camilla does the roll call and discovers Luca Foglietti is absent once again. She goes to the window to investigate.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla gets caught at the school window by the new principal. Having seen what she saw, she tries again to get some information from her students. Meanwhile, Berardi and Torre search the apartment for clues, and Berardi talks to the doorkeeper of the apartment building.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Ferrari finds a plane ticket in the victim's name and calls the travel agency to find out more. Camilla and Martina pick up the kids at dance class and the conversation gets around to the new substitute teacher Camilla had no idea about.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla goes to see Luca's mother and learns why she doesn't want to call the police about her missing son. Gaetano is rushing to the airport, where Torre and Ferrari are waiting for the victim's wife to make an appearance.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Rotunno's wife had heard the news report in the bathroom of the airport, so she made a change of plans in a hurry. At home, Livietta and her mother are having a chat about school, while Camilla's phone keeps ringing and ringing in the living room.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano gets a different story from the doorman than his wife had given, and even has some new important details to share. Gaetano reports on the case to the prosecutor and brings up dinner again. At home, Camilla mentions the substitute dance teacher to Renzo...
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano and Camilla finally meet. They talk about the case but not only, and they go to Luca's house to talk to his parents.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla remembers something about the last time she saw Luca and tells Gaetano. She questions her class about Luca, too. Meanwhile, Torre and Ferrari go to Menicucci's place.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano's team finds an important lead which they get ready to act on. Livietta has to wait to get picked up again. Camilla analyzes the case with Potti, as she irons.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
An evening at home: baked lasagna and some casual sparring about Livietta's substitute dance teacher. Finally, Gaetano and Camilla talk by phone and she is able to tell him her hypothesis.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla figures out how to get a message to Luca. Torre gets some information out of the director at Money Service.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Sandro Menicucci confesses to having killed the drug dealer and talks about his parents. Camilla is wondering what to do about the appointment with Luca. Gaetano has drinks with his new boss to celebrate their first solved case
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo reads about the murder in the newspaper and suspects Camilla of getting involved, which she denies, of course. She goes to see Gaetano to get him to go with her to the spot where Luca and Gloria are hiding out.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Berardi and Camilla try to reach Luca and Gloria but there are some glitches. Back at police headquarters, Torre and Ferrari gain some knowledge about Rotunno's contracts.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla talks with Gloria at the hospital and then, realizing she is late, rushes home. Berardi interviews Olivieri and then Gloria.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Luca is able to get to Camilla's house, but there is another setback. Renzo and Livietta have a little exchange about word choice. Renzo and Camilla have a little discussion about a certain police chief.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo and Camilla discuss their marriage. Marchesi shows up in front of Camilla's house with a passenger on his scooter. Torre shows up at police headquarters with a pile of papers from Rotunno's office.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla brings in Luca, but first she discusses the case with Berardi. Of course, she sees something in the letter made up of magazine clippings that the Chief had missed.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
With Camilla's help, the police have figured everything out, almost. One element is still missing.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
As usual, Camilla figures things out by discussing them with her dog. But this time, she is overheard by Renzo. Later on, she gets together with Berardi to share her thoughts.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla rushes home only to find Renzo and Livietta happily watching a soccer game on TV.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Today, Camilla, contrary to her normal routine, is all dressed up and early for school. Her daughter notices right away, as does the nosy custodian in their apartment building. We soon discover why.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano and Camilla grab a cofffee during her break, but they get interrupted by a visitor and then by a phone call about a murder. Gaetano rushes off to the scene of the crime.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Debbie happens to be wearing a dress by Paul Lenox, the stylist who had been murdered the night before. Gaetano has a conversation with the woman who found the dead body.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Martina get to Paul Lenox's shop to exchange the dress, but they are surprised to see the police there, too. Inspector Berardi sees some troubling evidence in the safe.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo is going to pick up Livietta at dance class. He barely avoids being crushed in a collision as he crosses the street. On the home front, Camilla is trying to introduce Bibì to Potti.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo wants Bibì gone and Camilla promises to comply. At police headquarters, Berardi interviews the photographer who was supposed to do a photo shoot the evening of Lenox's murder.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Berardi questions the photographer. Camilla shows up at police headquarters, too, with Bibì, wanting to ask Gaetano about his sister, who has not been answering her phone.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Berardi isn't able to be honest with his boss about what leads to follow on the case. The jeweler shows up at the police station wanting his valuable pieces back. There's a little incident with Bibì at school. Berardi goes to see a guy he knows, who might be able to find out something about the jewelry.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Under pressure from Renzo, Camilla tries calling Francesca one last time, and this time, she answers. They arrange a meeting so Bibì can go back to her owner.
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Intermediate
Italy
Camilla finds Francesca in very bad shape and calls an ambulance. Meanwhile, Berardi interviews Lenox's secretary and hears about Paul's ex-girlfriend.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla is in front of the hospital and gets a call on Francesca's phone. At least Camilla has the sense to warn Renzo she'll be a bit late. Renzo sees his mother-in-law outside with someone who doesn't look a bit like poor Sandra.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
At the hospital, Francesca wakes up to see Gaetano by her side. Is he there as a brother or as a cop? She explains what happened the night of the murder.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo has an idea for what to do about Potti. Gaetano and the district attorney go to the morgue to talk to the coroner. At school, Camilla gets a phone call from Francesca.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Berardi discovers who owned the gun that killed Lenox and goes to see his superior to take himself off the case. Meanwhile, Camilla goes to Francesca's apartment to get the dogfood for Bibì.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Berardi gets a phone call before leaving Camilla. Renzo goes to pick up Livietta and sees the dance teacher dancing. Meanwhile, on the home front, there is some drama involving Potti, Bibì, and Camilla's mother.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Renzo are looking for the dogs... Inspector Berardi goes to see Maciste at the amusement park. The next morning, Gaetano shows up at school needing a favor from Camilla.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Potti and Bibì seem happy to be home together, and Livietta is happy too. The jeweler has gone to police headquarters to talk with Torre. At school, there is tension between Debbie and Eugenia. Renzo is thinking about taking dancing lessons.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla is able to find out why Debbie acts the way she does at school. Enzo goes to the dance school hoping to see Pamela. He does see something else interesting, however. Camilla and Gaetano give Francesca a ride home.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano is taking Camilla and Francesca home, but gets a phone call from Torre and so there's a change of plans. After dance class, Renzo has a little talk with Livietta about the kiss he saw her receive.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Torre discovers the criminal record of the photographer's accomplice and she gets questioned again. Camilla is exhausted, and Renzo tells her about the kiss Livietta's friend Giulio gave her.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The photographer gives Berardi some more details, but there is still the question of the missing gun. Potti and Bibì seem to have made up completely and Camilla and Renzo might not be in total agreement about what to do next.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
They discover the gun belonged to Francesca. Debbie talks to the class, and Camilla gleans a spark of information that might prove useful. Gaetano goes to talk to Camilla and she gives him a good talking too.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla has an interesting and enlightening conversation with Signora Voglino. For some reason, Berardi shows up, too.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo still has Bibì and has a frustrating phone call with Camilla. At the police station, Lenox's "secretary" explains herself.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Now that the case has been solved, all that needs to happen is for Bibì to go back to Francesca. Livietta isn't so sure about that.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
All that remains is to take Bibì back to her owner. Nothing easier, right?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla oversleeps, and Livietta comes to the rescue, but Renzo is already out, jogging with Potti.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
There's a class performance, Camilla is late, and the principal is not happy about it all. Viola and Allegra have a peek at the audience before the curtain goes up, and they each reach some conclusions.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
During the show, Allegra sees that her father is no longer in the audience and runs off the stage. Her mother comes to see her in the dressing room.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Allegra finds her father in the bathroom, motionless. The police are on their way, and Camilla is already at work trying to figure things out.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Reporters and photographers descend on the school, followed by the police. Camilla tells Gaetano her version of what happened, and the coroner shows up to give his first impression about the murder.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo goes to a sporting goods store for shoes for Camilla and by chance, Pamela is there, too. Gaetano looks at the photo Camilla took and then questions the driver.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo and Pamela make a bet as to whether Camilla will like her new sneakers. Gaetano questions Nic Bianco's driver in the presence of Camilla. Viola and Vittorio discuss their relationship.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo and Camilla each have secrets from the other: Camilla took Livietta out for fast food, and Renzo is trying to learn to dance the Merengue from a video with Livietta. When Camilla comes home, she shares the news of the murder with Renzo.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo gives Camilla her new, red sneakers. At school, she sees something unusual from the break room window. Allegra, the daughter of the murder victim, has come to school, but she is hurting and Camilla talks to her.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Allegra talks to Camilla about her relationship with her mother and why she is so upset. Back at headquarters, there is some news reported by Torre. As usual, he tries to use an expression and gets it wrong. The actual expression is qui gatta ci cova, meaning literally, "The cat is sitting on something, covering it up." In other words, something is going on that we don't know about.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano is not one hundred percent convinced of Camilla's version of how the murder occurred. Renzo goes to a Merengue lesson but gets a surprise while dancing with Pamela, the instructor.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Torre and Berardi found some useful information at Nic Bianco's villa. At home, Camilla is cooking but is missing an ingredient and goes to see her mother.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo is in a good mood as he arrives home from his day and he decides to deliver the roses left for his mother-in-law in person. Camilla is arriving at the apartment with the eggs she needs to make crepes.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
At the funeral for Nic Bianco, his daughter Allegra breaks down and seeks out her professor for comfort. Allegra's best friend Viola didn't come to the funeral, and Camilla goes to see her to find out why.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The DA wants results and is impatient. Berardi gives her some good reasons not to be so pessimistic. Torre and Ferrari show up with some fresh reports, and of course, Camilla shows up to tell Berardi about what Viola said.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Torre and Berardi go to see Nic Bianco's wife and obtain some new information about Cappellini. Camilla and Renzo go running and Camilla tries to get him to get some strange ideas out of his head.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
With Mister Esposito's deposition, the inspector's suspicions are confirmed. That evening, Camilla and Renzo go to dinner, as arranged, but they are not the only ones.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Renzo is wondering if meeting up with Inspector Berardi at the restaurant was a coincidence or not, since it wasn't the first time. But they end up exchanging lines of a famous song by Massimo Ranieri, Perdere l'amore (losing love). The next day, the focus is on Livietta and her dance class.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Berardi and the DA are about to have a passionate evening together, but they are interrupted by a phone call from Torre and they have to leave right away.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Berardi and De Santis discuss the case. At school, Viola is not feeling well at all and Camilla sees to her. Back at police headquarters, Ferrari has searched the driver's car and found something.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla is trying to get Viola and Vittorio to meet up, so she looks for his phone number in Viola's diary. She finds a likely address and decides to go there in person.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla meets up with Vittorio and she obtains some new information about Viola's pregnancy. Back home, Renzo's back is hurting him and Livietta tries to help, followed by Renzo's mother-in-law. Camilla gets a phone call from Gaetano and has some explaining to do.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla goes to see Gaetano and brings him up to speed. They go to the hospital to see how Viola is doing. Allegra is there too, with her mother and Viola's father.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Luckily, Viola is out of danger. Her father is by her side at the hospital but Inspector Berardi needs to talk to her alone. Camilla and Viola's father have a conversation out in the hall, to give Berardi and Viola some privacy. A little later, Vittorio comes to see Viola, talking first with his teacher.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
At the police station, Viola's father recounts his version of what happened the day of the murder. Later Gaetano and Camilla discuss the situation.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Inspector Berardi and Camilla discuss the case and what might happen in a trial. Camilla goes home to dinner but has to make up a story in a hurry.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla gets up and gets ready for work, but Renzo and Livietta are surprised. It turns out Camilla doesn't realize it's her day off, so she has the whole day in front of her.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla finds herself with her pants soaked in milk that has leaked from the container in her bag. The woman she is talking to her invites her home to change. While she is there, Gaetano calls her back.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla spends the afternoon at Dora's place, and they have a lot to talk about. Of course, Camilla loses track of the time.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla gets a note from Dora while teaching her class. It gives her an idea for a class assignment. Later on, Camilla goes to Dora's house for tea.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and Dora take a stroll through the antique market while Renzo is at his daughter's dance performance. He runs into someone he knows.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
As Camilla and Dora try to catch a tram, there is a terrible accident, or at least, it looks like an accident. Meanwhile, at home, Renzo seems to be preparing for an evening out without Camilla and is trying to come up with a plausible excuse. You will probably learn the adverb purtroppo (unfortunately) in this segment!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla is teaching her class, but is having trouble masking her distress over her friend. She goes to the police station where the officers have some questions for her.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla is interviewed by the police, and Mr. Rigas, the man she argued with in line for the bus, comes too. Renzo, who is also present, can't understand why Camilla is so profoundly affected by the event.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
It's a difficult moment for Camilla, and there are tensions at home, which Livietta perceives quite well. Camilla talks to Detective Berardi about Dora's death.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Camilla has to go down to the Carabinieri (police) headquarters. She tries to call Gaetano, to no avail. At the police station, she runs into the administrator of Dora's villa.
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