Lojacono celebrates Christmas with Letizia, in a serene atmosphere of intimacy. Piras, on the other hand, remains alone in her house, while Pisanelli receives an unexpected visit from Brother Leonardo, who besides his wishes has something important to tell him.

Camilla is offered options for Livietta's swimming course but gets distracted looking at a photo and asks the receptionist some questions. Gaetano receives an unexpected visit from his sister who has a big favor to ask him.

Finally the suspect has a name. At the police station the atmosphere is tense but everyone is ready to move to track down Lena and her accomplice. Meanwhile, another urgency looms: getting their hands on Parascandolo's husband, guilty of loan sharking.

At the police station, two ladies both clients of Tucci's agency, reconstruct the identikit of the man who robbed them and a familiar face emerges. Camilla accompanies Livietta to choose the pool for the swimming course.

Dodo knows the woman who is holding him prisoner and even though he has a fever he asks her when his father will come to free them from the man with the beard. Meanwhile Laura and Giuseppe try to figure out who the woman in the video could be.

Camilla, Susy and Mazzeo are leaving school when the police approach them because they need to question Moretti again. Despite Camilla being angry with her colleague, she stops to talk with Gaetano to understand how things are going.

Giuseppe goes to Laura to ask her opinion about a doubt that came to him while watching the kidnapping footage. Palma accompanies Ottavia home with a special gift for Riccardo.

Susy complains about the fact that Nico has practically disappeared, but Camilla tries to calm her down. At the police station, the questions asked to Romolo are answered through the voice of the boy's mother. Renzo makes peace with his mother-in-law.

Fingerprints left in the apartment have finally been identified at the Parascandolo house. Di Nardo and Lojacono quickly show up at Mrs. Parascandolo's, who doesn't deny it and proposes a deal to the officers.

Gaetano asks Sabrina some questions while Torre and his colleagues recover materials from Tucci's marriage agency. At school, Camilla has the students write an essay about Grimaldi when she notices that something has happened to Celeste.

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.

Renzo is still very depressed about work and the blackbird particularly annoys him. To complete the picture of this rough period, Camilla's mother shows up, who will stay with them for a few days.

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.

Camilla goes to see Renzo who has been left without clients and without collaborators. She tries to comfort him but doesn't seem to succeed. Gaetano returns home and his wife makes a declaration of love to him.

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 his father, takes refuge at Rosaria's place.