A young man is departing by train and says goodbye to his two parents in different ways. In another scene, a little girl is going to school very reluctantly and her brother has to practically drag her there.

Professor Capuana is one of the judges of the lasagna contest. He notices right away that two of the dishes look an awful lot alike. Later on, at the park, the JAMS have an uncomfortable discussion.

Joy has trouble sleeping. Max isn't sleeping either because he is reading! At the cooking contest, Alice notices that Melissa is making the same recipe as the JAMS team.

Max meets up with Gianmaria to give him the recipe, but is Gianmaria being straight with him? Joy and Alice have their pyjama party, but it's not much of a party.

Joy and Stefano have a brief conversation in the park. He doesn't push. Michelino shows up wanting to go over to the lawyer's house with Joy. The cooking team practices their new recipe at the bistro.

Alice is concerned about Max. Gianmaria knows very well that Max is in trouble and makes a proposal. In cooking class, Joy
decides she doesn't feel well and leaves.

Poor Max is called on to talk about the Iliad. Whatever he doesn't know, Gian Maria does know and raises his hand constantly.

The Halloween party has come and gone, and it's time to focus on other things, like school, including oral quizzes. L'interrogazione is the word for the teacher asking students questions about what they have learned in class and what they have studied at home. There are students who want to be called on and others who try to hide, and pray they won't be called on.

There are some surprises at the Halloween party. Alice and Max have an interesting conversation about Ivan and Chiara. Melissa is up to her usual tricks. Joy is waiting for Stefano to show up.

It's time for the Halloween party. Joy and Alice show up together, Max is by himself, clearly down in the dumps, and both Melissa and Joy are wondering why Stefano is absent.

Joy and Alice make peace with each other and get ready for the Halloween party. Stefano and Max talk on the phone.

Alice and Ivan go to the costume shop to choose something for him. Stefano and Max happen to see them together and wonder about it.

Alice is still worried about Joy and talks to Stefano and Max about it, but they don't see things the same way. They're thinking about the party, as is Ivan, who catches up with Alice at a certain point. He may want to abandon his usual ghost costume.

Relations between Alice and Joy have become strained, but soon it will be Halloween, and everyone is thinking about what to dress up as.

It's time for the students to read their essays about living in another time. But Joy refuses. Nobody can figure her out.