Alice stops by the house and is able to give some support to Maria who is really missing her mother. At the clinic, Renata and her husband meet with the doctors.

The neighbors arrive to talk about the moped they saw going into Lele's garage. Enrica doesn't back down. Later on, Libero resumes negotiations for a watch for Maria.

At the health center, Lele has to deal with an angry Mr. Corati who has come looking for his wife. Back home, Lele gives Annuccia her bath, wondering why Maria doesn't talk to him like she used to. Alice, who is there too, tries to explain it to him.

Maria's grandparents have found a gift for her, but Libero hasn't yet. At the health center, someone told Giorgi that Laura hadn't gone to the police about the battered woman.

It's Cettina's day off, and nobody seems to have the time to help with the dishes, but at least, Maria and her father get some alone time.

Libero is still trying to think of what to get Maria for her birthday and talks to Alice about it. At the health center, Lele talks to his colleague about Maria's party wishes. The woman who had "fallen down the stairs" comes back.

Lele is asked by a fellow doctor to have a look at a patient who might not be telling the truth about what happened to her. Maria and Rebi are planning the guest list for the party. Cettina is listening and commenting as she works in the kitchen.

Libero is looking for a birthday present for Maria. Giacinto, trying to be helpful, stops by with a friend who has a briefcase full of jewelry from Russia to sell. Will Libero have learned his lesson after the pillow affair?

We begin a new episode and this time the conversation at the breakfast table comes around to Maria's upcoming birthday. Lele still thinks of Maria as his little girl, so he is a bit surprised at her request.

While Giulio is in the middle of trying to make a deal on the pillows, Vanessa comes back to the Martini house in search of her glasses and meets up with people she knows and people she doesn't know.

Nilde, Lele, and Libero have a frank discussion about the whole situation regarding Alberto. Giulio tries to help Libero sell his pillows to Nicola.

Nilde and Alberto try to talk, but it seems useless. Lele tells Alice about Giulio's "prank," and as they walk and talk, Lele sees something that makes him regret becoming a doctor.

Pina takes her son Christian to see Lele, who gives him a stern talking-to. On the home front, Giulio teases Libero about getting conned in the pillow affair. Be on the lookout for the noun bidone. It means "dumpster" or "garbage can," but colloquially also refers to a "no show, a "scam," or a "piece of junk."

Alberto and his mother meet up at the breakfast table. Tensions are high, Libero tries to help out in his way, Lele needs to leave for work, but he can't leave his sister in the state she is in.

"Uncle" Giulio finally sits down for dinner, but there is a strange vibe at the table. Later, Lele goes up to bed and has a surprise waiting for him.