Joy finally realizes where Stefano might be and goes looking for him. She finds out what went wrong.

When Joy shuts herself in her room, her mother joins her to talk. At that moment, Max calls to warn Joy that Stefano has run away, and the girl rushes to the park to meet the others and figure out what to do.

There was an unexpected twist in the second-course challenge and the results disappointed some of the contestants. Remaining would be the dessert competition, to determine which group would go to the finals. At home, Joy encounters Ettore.

Alice asks Joy to try to talk to Stefano since she likes him, but he's not responding to messages anymore. For the contest, JAMS still needs a recipe, and Davide steps in to lend a hand.

During the lesson on main courses, Joy seems very distracted and Alice thinks it's because of Stefano. JAMS seems to be in real trouble now that not even Max has shown up.

Joy was able to confirm that Stefano no longer wanted to participate in the contest. In class, the teacher returns the assignments and compliments all the students.

After Stefano's decision to leave JAMS, the kids risk losing the contest finals. Alice is upset, but Max tries to calm her down by telling her that everything will be fine.

Matteo seems fine but his father and uncle are worried about him. Marioni learns why Matteo is described as fragile and makes some decisions regarding the orchestra.

Sofia goes up to the roof to practice her cello, but ends up singing a song (in English). When Maestro Marioni gets home from an amorous encounter, he watches a video where Matteo's previous violin teacher introduces him and explains his special situation.

Sofia is practicing cello when her brother asks her for a favor. His girlfriend Ilaria comments on Sofia's weight.

Sara is home at dinner arguing with her mother who finds her unbearable. Sara's phone rings with an audio cue indicating the caller. Robbo and his sister Chiara are going home on the tram when, out the window, they see someone they think they recognize.

Barbara is practicing piano in the presence of her mother, who tries to encourage her. Little by little Barbara manages to focus on the music, and perhaps not only the music. Another pianist is playing the same piece in a music store. He might be there because he has no piano at home.

Matteo is at home with his uncle, doing a tricky jigsaw puzzle and ready for dinner. Even though it is clear to Matteo that his uncle is gay, his uncle is very uncomfortable talking about it. Matteo lets his uncle know that there is a girl he likes.

A colleague of Marioni's chides him for having treated Matteo as he did. He tries to justify his actions, and then goes to have a word with Rosario, a percussion student.

Marioni puts Matteo to the test, asking him to play first violin in the Brahms symphony, together with the entire orchestra. Later, Domenico tells him about someone who had crumbled under Marioni's harsh treatment.