Nora is having trouble finding male strippers and Spartacus has an idea. Manrico is still bugging Dino about going out with Melody. Ugo has a talk with the groom to find out what the bachelor party should be like.

We learn of the death of Francesco Cenci from a conversation between the Cardinal and one of his guests. Michele arrives too, at a reception, where his latest painting is on display. He makes an impression as someone who speaks his mind.

Luigi talks about getting old. Marcello talks about missing his restaurant and the work he loves.

Even though Giuseppe's health is failing, he goes to see the needy in the poorest sections of Naples. Even when he gets home for dinner, the patients keep coming. He doesn't turn them away.

Camilla is in big trouble having been investigated for murder but at least she has Berardi on her side. She goes to pick Livietta up at dance class.

Ugo is pretending to be relaxed and busy cooking, singing an aria from Verdi's Otello under his breath as he cooks. Nora is getting all gussied up for her date.

Young Michele thus enters into the service of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte, man of culture and art connoisseur. All he has to do is what he does best: paint.

Amed predicts Luigi's future, and Luigi has some visions. This segment reveals the meaning of the title of the show.

Giuseppe's health is failing, but he won't accept Arcangelo and Nina's advice to get some rest. He seems to be well aware of his true condition and writes a letter to his loved ones. Elena brings Antonio home.

Camilla might have had a good hunch, but she is still in trouble up to her neck. Fortunately, she has a lot of support from her husband, her students, and her friend the cop.

Roberto is worried about how Ugo is acting. Manrico is trying to get Melody to go out with him. The bride-to-be shows up at the workshop with her girlfriends who want to plan a bachelorette party for her.

Word seems to be getting around that Merisi is a very talented painter. In bed with malaria, Michele himself is the last one to hear about it.

Amed is obsessed with the idea of eating the right kind of food to fight cancer, but he goes a little too far.

Giuseppe goes to see Giorgio to see if he has the power to save the hospital from the new "reforms," but Giorgio has other priorities and rebuffs him.

Camilla has to leave the school without being seen by the two men who are following her. In discussing the case with Berardi, she realizes there is only one person who can help exonerate her so the two of them pay this person a visit.