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

After Stabiae was razed to the ground in a war, the Romans decided to build some luxury villas in the area. Luckily, some archeological digs led by archeologist Libro D'Orsi were effectuated in the 1950s, and 3 villas came to light.

Giuseppe and Elena exchange a few words during the dance, but then he goes home to study. The next day, at the exam, his friend is having a hard time.

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.

It's the first day of school for our friends. In fact, it's their first year of middle school. The desks are set up for pairs of pupils, so choices have to be made as to where to sit and whom to share a desk with.

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.

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.

The DA has asked Lojacono to meet her for coffee. They joust a bit, but the DA has seniority and gets some answers from him.

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.

In 1749, King Charles of Bourbon (Charles III of Spain) or Carlo Terzo di Borbone, who was King of Naples at the time, commissioned an important campaign of archeological digs in an area near that city. Marika tells us the story.

Giorgio takes his friend Giuseppe to a ball in honor of Princess Elena Cajafa. Giuseppe feels out of place, but Giorgio insists on having him meet some important people, hoping it will help his career, not to mention the entrance exam they have the following day.

Manzi's pencil ruse gets found out and he is called into the director's office.

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.

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.

Di Nardo and Romano decide to check out the apartment across the street, without much hope of success. That evening, there is news on TV about the murder and both Lojacono and the district attorney tune in from their respective apartments.