Gaetano wants to question Susi, and Camilla asks to be present. When her colleague answers a certain question, Camilla is a bit disconcerted. At work, Renzo advises a couple of clients to change architects for reasons of taste.

Pisanello returns home after being hospitalized but still can't stop thinking about Musella's death, which was filed as suicide. Alex, after the argument with her father, takes refuge at Rosaria's place.

Michele is carrying the painting that the Kazakh didn't want, when Iolde approaches him to tell him that she's ready. He tells her that he's not feeling up to it yet and goes to see Nicoletta.

Matteo and other friends show up at Barbara's house, but she hasn't returned yet, so they talk a bit with her mother about the concert without revealing what happened to her daughter. Barbara doesn't take the visit well and asks her friends to leave.

Camilla goes to see Renzo whose clients have left him, in addition to his assistants. She tries to comfort him without success. Gaetano returns home to his insecure fiancée.

Twenty-four hours after the first phone call, there is still no news about the kidnapped child. To avoid sitting idle, Giuseppe and Alex meet with Mrs. Parascandolo to learn more about the theft.

Barbara is aware that she is making all sorts of mistakes, but she counts Domenico as being outside her "diary of errors." All this is expressed in a song she sings.

Renzo is still very depressed about work and the blackbird is getting on his nerves. To complete the picture, Camilla's mother shows up and says she will stay with them for a few days.

The kidnappers demanded a very high ransom and the police decided to summon all the child's close relatives to ensure no one takes independent action. The situation is definitely heating up.