Even with all the activity swirling around, with the visitors, fellow patients, and doctors, Luigi feels very alone with his symptoms and his thoughts, just like anyone else who has undergone surgery.

The nurse is pretty mad at Amed and she says some things. Luigi makes the consideration that it's the nurses who keep the hospital going.

Elena finally gets to visit Luigi in the hospital and they talk about the situation. She brings him a little video made by Anita, their daughter.

Luigi wants his tube removed in the worst way. Only Zamagna can answer his questions.

Luigi recounts that typically, during the night in the ward, there is anger in the air, and, indeed, Luigi has to deal with an angry stressed-out nurse.

This episode begins with a flashback to when Luigi first notices blood in his urine. At the hospital, the priest is getting ready for his operation.

Luigi has plenty of time to observe the doctors as they make their rounds. They need to get in and out in a very short time.

Luigi realizes that the doctors have "pre-packaged" answers for the questions they get every day from patients There is s new patient sharing a room with Luigi. Peppe remembers everyone, but they don't remember him.

Luigi can't wait for the tube to be removed and expresses how grateful he would be to Doctor Policari... Peppe is still hoping someone will remember him from two years earlier.

Luigi complains that all he hears doctors and nurses say is, un passo alla volta (one step at a time). He would love a little optimism and reassurance.

Luigi has another conversation with Zamagna, but isn't sure if it is really him. Luigi is not out of the woods yet.

Doctor Rapisarda seems to want to be elsewhere other than making his rounds. Peppe Silvestri is about to be operated on. Luigi is asked how things are going now that the tube has been removed.

Peppe comes out of the operating room where all seems to have gone well. Luigi has a fever and the doctors are discussing the possible causes and what to do about it. Meanwhile Luigi feels he has to try to get out of bed, to prove to his body that he can.

Amed is worried that the replacement chaplain will come and start talking, and never stop. He'll "press play" and tell stories ad nauseam. But on the good side, Luigi's fever is going down, even though he doesn't feel great.

Elena tries to keep Luigi from getting too depressed about his situation. He then gets a taste of what his roommates had been telling him about the friar.