Alex, after leaving her parents' house, rushes to Rosaria's house where she finally feels free. At the police station, the search is actively underway to find Lena Miroslava.

Aragona and Romano go to the address of the two kidnapping suspects, but they don't find them. At the police station, during the reconstruction of the investigation, a comment from Romano and evidence brought by Alex reveal new decisive elements.

Finally the father of little Dodo reveals the whole truth about the organization of the kidnapping but confesses that he doesn't know where his son is and asks for help to find him.

Pisanelli got ahead of Lojacono's team by entering the Intrasit warehouse before the others. When they all arrive, Pisanelli has fainted but it's still too late.

The news that the kidnappers managed to escape taking little Dodo with them is spreading rapidly. While Lojacono follows the updates on television, his daughter unexpectedly makes her appearance.

Lojacono immediately goes to Laura's house, where she confides in him that she finally feels ready to take the risk and start a relationship with him, if he wants it too. Although Christmas has already passed, Marinella insists on wanting to put up the tree anyway, but just at that moment Giuseppe receives a phone call.

Everyone is ready to celebrate New Year's when, amid pleasantries and exchanges of good wishes, the police commissioner makes his entrance, surprising everyone with an unexpected announcement.

It's almost midnight and everyone goes out on the terrace to toast and be enchanted by the fireworks while Pisanelli remains alone in the house. In front of the television, he makes an incredible discovery that will change everything.

Giuseppe announces to his colleagues that he will marry Laura, but he wakes up with a start: it's only a dream. Romano finds a newborn baby near the dumpsters in front of the police station and when the ambulance arrives he asks to be able to go to the hospital with her.

Romano, very worried, accompanies the little girl found abandoned next to the dumpster in the ambulance. Meanwhile, while Lojacono and Alex patrol the neighborhood, at the hospital the doctors immediately get to work to provide first aid to the little one.

Romano stays in the hospital to monitor the condition of the newborn found in the dumpster. During the visit, the doctor asks him to choose a name for the little girl. Meanwhile, Pisanelli goes to see Don Salvatore, hoping to get some details about the case from him.

Don Salvatore confides to Pisanelli that he received a visit from a young foreign woman and describes some significant details, elements that help the team outline possible scenarios. Meanwhile, the newborn's condition remains critical, with prognosis still guarded.

Alex and Giuseppe wander around the neighborhood looking for the girl who might have left the newborn. When they discover her possible residence, they head towards the apartment building and meet what appears to be a neighbor.

After gathering some confused information from a neighbor about the woman who might have abandoned the newborn, the police decide to enter the apartment. Inside, the body of a woman is found. Procedures are immediately triggered and officer Di Nardo reports the discovery, launching the investigation.

The death of the young Ukrainian woman, who had just become a mother, raises many questions: the identity of a rescued child, a possible blood relationship and the evident signs of a murder. Between DNA tests and professional tensions, they attempt to reconstruct the story.