La ladra (The Lady Thief) is a television series starring Veronica Pivetti, who plays Eva Marsiglia, a high-level chef in her new life. But she has a colorful past, and knows how to do more than just cook fancy dishes.
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Eva is in the kitchen trying, without success, to perfect a dessert recipe. She is still mad at Dante, but he is gone for a couple of days. Gina asks her to get some information from a couple in the dining room.
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We meet Gina's shy niece, Alessia, when she comes to the restaurant on her lunch break. She confides in Eva and Gina about how she is being treated by her co-worker. Later, at home, Eva has to deal with a difficult question that Lorenzo asks.
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Eva is at the market when she spies Dante in the crowd. They actually have a conversation without getting angry at each other. Eva rushes off, having realized, all of a sudden, something she needs to pursue.
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Eva and Gina realize that Alessia is, in fact, being harassed by her co-worker, and they decide to give her a hand.
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Alessia has been transformed as far as her appearance is concerned. She'll be put to the test. Eva and Dante seem to be getting along, and Lorenzo tries to make a pitch for his beloved scooter.
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Eva explains her plan to her friends, and she and Lola get the first step underway. Lorenzo hangs out with Dante.
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There is a glitch in the girls' plans. Lorenzo is more and more curious about who his father was.
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The girls are busy getting the "taxi" ready, but they get interrupted by a knock on the garage door. Later Dante is having Eva taste his new dessert, but she gets interrupted by an urgent phone call.
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Is it a coincidence that Lorenzo had a motorcycle accident and that now Dante's motorcycle is missing? Hmm.
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The girls are ready for their mission, but there's a little glitch, and they have some sacrifices to make. With all this, Eva has forgotten an appointment with Dante.
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Dante and Eva have a moment. But then, the girls have to leap into action. Eva is the taxi driver, and Lola has shown up, dressed provocatively for an appointment with Alessia's boss.
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The girls play their parts brilliantly. Now everything depends on Alessia.
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Eva is having trouble leaving her comfort zone as a mother, to spend time with Dante. She ends up missing out on both counts. To console herself, she reminisces about her time in Paris, at the Ritz, where Andreina is headed to visit her son.
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Alessia shows up at the restaurant with Mrs. Piacentini, and they drink a toast together with Eva and Gina. And there is some interesting news in the paper about some couple going at it in the middle of a flock of sheep. This gives free rein to a play on words to describe them, as references to sheep are common when talking about sex.
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