Alberto Manzi gets his degree after his oral exam defending his dissertation, but now he has some tough decisions to make about his future.

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.

Alberto took a huge risk when he decided to take the boys to the seaside. In fact, he wasn't ready for how out of control they would be.

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.

Elena gets to talk to Luigi after the operation. The topic is resilience, a very important characteristic of the healing process.

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.

Luigi is trying to rest, but it's not easy with a roommate who talks, and the feelings of nausea he is experiencing. He thinks out loud about how different doctors say different things regarding a patient's health.

The reformatory director is clearly affected by what his inmates have written. Meanwhile, the magazine takes shape, involving getting it typed, collated, and stapled.

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.

The operation seems to have gone well, but forty-eight hours have to go by before they can be 100% sure.

The director of the reformatory has done a bit of thinking and comes to see the boys, a rare occurence. Manzi, with his proverbial foot in the door, keeps trying to push it open even wider. There is news on the home front, too.

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.

As he is being wheeled towards the operating room, Luigi reflects on how the hierarchy of the hospital can be discerned by how people vent their anger and on whom.

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.

It's time to go to the operating room. A priest arrives to give him an encouraging word, and Elena walks with him as far as she can. Luigi is still worried about his surgeon having jet lag.