Manzi is preparing the report cards in his own way. At school, he is teaching the kids about rhythm, and the principal comes in with some intriguing news.

Camilla meets up with Vittorio and she obtains some new information about Viola's pregnancy. Back home, Renzo's back is hurting him and Livietta tries to help, followed by Renzo's mother-in-law. Camilla gets a phone call from Gaetano and has some explaining to do.

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.

Moscati discovers what Aniello died of and feels profoundly aggrieved and powerless. He seems to have doubts about his role as a doctor.

Alberto notices that Paolo is absent from class. After some discussion with the students, the whole class transfers outside to go and find him.

Camilla is trying to get Viola and Vittorio to meet up, so she looks for his phone number in Viola's diary. She finds a likely address and decides to go there in person.

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.

Mr. Bedon asks the pupils for the dates of historical events but the only one who knows the answers is Giulia. Bedon thinks he can treat his pupils as he likes, but not everyone sits by quietly.

Berardi and De Santis discuss the case. At school, Viola is not feeling well at all and Camilla sees to her. Back at police headquarters, Ferrari has searched the driver's car and found something.

Not surprisingly, Manzi gets suspended and Bedon takes over, making the kids memorize a poem by Giosuè Carducci from 1872. Ricotta has a bad moment at the garage where he works.

Berardi and the DA are about to have a passionate evening together, but they are interrupted by a phone call from Torre and they have to leave right away.

Both Giuseppe and Giorgio take the exam for the available position. They each have to diagnose a patient and the examination board isn't kind to either of them.

The principal called on an inspector to evaluate how well Manzi's class is prepared. He is not very kind.

Renzo is wondering if meeting up with Inspector Berardi at the restaurant was a coincidence or not, since it wasn't the first time. But they end up exchanging lines of a famous song by Massimo Ranieri, Perdere l'amore (losing love). The next day, the focus is on Livietta and her dance class.

Ricotta and Felice rush over to Manzi's house to give them some good news. At school, Manzi and the principal clash over teaching methods.