As he is being wheeled towards the operating room, Luigi reflects on how the hierarchy of the hospital can be discerned by how people vent their anger and on whom.

The DA has asked Lojacono to meet her for coffee. They joust a bit, but the DA has seniority and gets some answers from him.

Renzo goes to a sporting goods store for shoes for Camilla and by chance, Pamela is there, too. Gaetano looks at the photo Camilla took and then questions the driver.

The director of the reformatory has done a bit of thinking and comes to see the boys, a rare occurence. Manzi, with his proverbial foot in the door, keeps trying to push it open even wider. There is news on the home front, too.

Giuseppe and Elena exchange a few words during the dance, but then he goes home to study. The next day, at the exam, his friend is having a hard time.

The operation seems to have gone well, but forty-eight hours have to go by before they can be 100% sure.

The "burglary gone wrong" is in the news and is not reflecting well on the city of Naples. The commissioner has summoned Palma and Lojacono to talk about this and makes a surprising decision.

Renzo and Pamela make a bet as to whether Camilla will like her new sneakers. Gaetano questions Nic Bianco's driver in the presence of Camilla. Viola and Vittorio discuss their relationship.

The reformatory director is clearly affected by what his inmates have written. Meanwhile, the magazine takes shape, involving getting it typed, collated, and stapled.

Moscati has to prove himself at the exam, to demonstrate whether he is just presumptuous or can back it up by knowing what to do with the patient before him. His friend Piromallo waits for him outside, meanwhile.

Luigi is trying to rest, but it's not easy with a roommate who talks, and the feelings of nausea he is experiencing. He thinks out loud about how different doctors say different things regarding a patient's health.

Lojacono, Aragona, and DA Piras go back to the crime scene to have a better look at the victim's collection of glass balls. The DA and Lojacono exchange ideas about the murder, but then he and Aragona have to go back to the station house.

Renzo and Camilla each have secrets from the other: Camilla took Livietta out for fast food, and Renzo is trying to learn to dance the Merengue from a video with Livietta. When Camilla comes home, she shares the news of the murder with Renzo.

Alberto goes out on a limb with a pretty amazing surprise for his pupils. Ida is quite concerned, but Alberto is adamant.

Elena gets to talk to Luigi after the operation. The topic is resilience, a very important characteristic of the healing process.