Ciccio and Maria are in the backyard, when Alberto shows up unexpectedly. The neighbors look on.

Lele is trying to get Annuccia to eat her lunch and Libero helps out. Uncle Giulio stops by to tell Lele he should get out more and start dating.

Lele deals with a patient who says she has trouble sleeping. Libero answers an ad from a sleep center.

Libero goes to the job interview, where his future employer throws around some words in English that Libero has no idea about. He is shown a product with a demonstration of some of its features.

Cettina is complaining about all the work she has to do and Lele is trying to come up with a plan so that family members can help out. Ciccio is trying to get something to eat for Alberto, who is in hiding.

Nilde calls her brother, Lele, wondering if Alberto had shown up there. The next-door neighbors come by with some information, but they bicker so much that it is hard for Lele and Libero to figure out what they are talking about. But somehow, Lele finally puts two and two together.

It's breakfast time in the Martini household. Lele is late but he has to deal with Alberto. Cettina and Libero have a little discussion about pillows and work.

Libero is still trying to figure out how to sell his pillows and experiments on his friend who has shown up to watch some tennis on TV. They talk about Lele and the fact that he doesn't have a girlfriend. Later, Libero goes to the Sleep Center intending to talk to the man who sold him the pillows.

Libero tries to sell his pillows to the neighbors. Giulio shows up with a surprise for Lele.

"Uncle" Giulio finally sits down for dinner, but there is a strange vibe at the table. Later, Lele goes up to bed and has a surprise waiting for him.

Alberto and his mother meet up at the breakfast table. Tensions are high, Libero tries to help out in his way, Lele needs to leave for work, but he can't leave his sister in the state she is in.

Pina takes her son Christian to see Lele, who gives him a stern talking-to. On the home front, Giulio teases Libero about getting conned in the pillow affair. Be on the lookout for the noun bidone. It means "dumpster" or "garbage can," but colloquially also refers to a "no show, a "scam," or a "piece of junk."

Nilde and Alberto try to talk, but it seems useless. Lele tells Alice about Giulio's "prank," and as they walk and talk, Lele sees something that makes him regret becoming a doctor.

Nilde, Lele, and Libero have a frank discussion about the whole situation regarding Alberto. Giulio tries to help Libero sell his pillows to Nicola.

While Giulio is in the middle of trying to make a deal on the pillows, Vanessa comes back to the Martini house in search of her glasses and meets up with people she knows and people she doesn't know.