Irene becomes furious with Luca when she discovers that he is obsessively following and controlling Marco, while she does busy work in a shop to distract herself from her own thoughts. Meanwhile, Barbara arrives at the new school and Sara goes to the school director with a particular request.

Barbara and her mother appear decidedly more serene, and Barbara seems ready to start over. Meanwhile, at Rosario's house, his parents try to reassure him in anticipation of the meeting with his birth mother.