After dinner, the two couples meet a colleague of Renzo's who also happens to be the boyfriend of the victim's sister, Meg.
The next day, Gaetano and Torre speak again with the suspect, and Camilla is present as well, with her student.

This story teaches us how important it is to accept those who might not look like us and to be patient about finding our place in the world. And sometimes something that seems like a defect, can be a gift.

The Ugly Duckling was written by Hans Christian Andersen, and published for the first time in 1843. In Italian, stories are generally recounted using two main past tenses: the passato remoto and the imperfetto, so even if you are "too old" for these kinds of things, this story, told by Arianna, is an excellent way to get some practice.

Dafne and her father are waiting for her mother. When Dafne goes looking for her mother, she gets an ugly surprise.

In the back room of the pharmacy, there's an important meeting going on. Eva and her friends decide to take action.

In this second and final segment of La Bohème, Anna, as Lucia, goes on to tell us about her life. What will become of her?

Anna takes us to Paris, to a cold, dark attic room where she tells the beginning of the tragic but very romantic story of La Bohème.

Paolo enjoys great success during his performances in Rome. The newspapers praise the brilliance of his comedy and, finally, he decides that the time has come to resign from Cosider.

In Fregene, Berardi and Torre discover that Camilla and her friend Susy are there, too, on Tucci's trail. Ferrari and Piccolo follow Sabrina to a luxury villa, also in Fregene!

It's almost midnight, and everyone goes out on the terrace to drink a toast and enjoy the fireworks while Pisanelli remains alone inside. His attention is caught by something on the TV screen.

Roberta, annoyed by Gaetano's behavior and the presence of the boy, decides to go home. Meanwhile, Camilla and Susy ask one of the students to trace the address from which Tucci sent the email, while Gaetano and the team listen to a wiretap and then head out to the source of the call.

Everyone is gathered to bring in the New Year, when, amid the exchanging of greetings, the police commissioner makes his entrance, surprising everyone with an unexpected announcement.

Gaetano returns to the police station with the kids. Meanwhile, Torre has carried out some checks on Tucci's secretary. Camilla shows up to pick up Livietta and share with her the sad news about Zuccotto.

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.

Paolo and Maura go to the theater to see Jannacci's show, but he has suddenly fallen ill and has a very high fever. Chiesa looks into the audience and sees a possible solution.