The tension is almost unbearable for everyone. But when the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Manuela and Paolo are trying to get ready for getting approval for adoption from Social Services. They get to know each other better in the process, and Natoli shows his true colors, too.

We get a taste of what life is like at police headquarters without Luca. We also see that Lara learned some bad habits from Luca, going off on her own on a hunch.

Camilla's normal family dinner with her husband and daughter gets interrupted by an unexpected guest.

There are plenty of people—women, actually— to send Luca off on his bus, but he keeps looking around for a certain someone to show up...

It's time for Luca to say goodbye to his colleagues and friends. It's a sad moment for everyone.

Paolo is feeling helpless and discouraged about everything, but Manuela won't give up as easily.

Camilla has become a heroine with her students, and she uses the moment to show her students how well she knows them. It does backfire a bit...

In this segment, we see a flashback to Iolanda's murder. She was an honest woman through and through. And it looks like Manara confirms his resignation, now that the case has been solved.

All at once, Paolo has a whole lot on his plate. If he thought he already had problems, the worst is yet to come.

What would the police do without Lara's aunt Caterina? She knows just where to look to get precious information about the case.

Camilla arrives at school and finds a very angry looking dog.

Luca's mind is going full speed ahead, and this leads him to invite Lara and her aunt to the movies. The outing ends up revealing an extremely delicate and awkward situation, but an important one for the case.

Events have awakened a true transformation on Paolo's part, but even with all his good intentions, he's running up against some brick walls regarding Natoli.

Interrogating the wife of one's boss might be cause for some nervousness, but Manara seems to enjoy it. And Luca also has some news, which slips out very casually.