After dinner, the two couples meet a colleague of Renzo's who also happens to be the boyfriend of the victim's sister, Meg.
The next day, Gaetano and Torre speak again with the suspect, and Camilla is present as well, with her student.

This story teaches us how important it is to accept those who might not look like us and to be patient about finding our place in the world. And sometimes something that seems like a defect, can be a gift.

The Ugly Duckling was written by Hans Christian Andersen, and published for the first time in 1843. In Italian, stories are generally recounted using two main past tenses: the passato remoto and the imperfetto, so even if you are "too old" for these kinds of things, this story, told by Arianna, is an excellent way to get some practice.

Dafne and her father are waiting for her mother. When Dafne goes looking for her mother, she gets an ugly surprise.

In the back room of the pharmacy, there's an important meeting going on. Eva and her friends decide to take action.

In this second and final segment of La Bohème, Anna, as Lucia, goes on to tell us about her life. What will become of her?

Anna takes us to Paris, to a cold, dark attic room where she tells the beginning of the tragic but very romantic story of La Bohème.

After the company Christmas dinner is over, Paolo returns to Maura, who seems almost relieved that it went badly. For Christmas Eve dinner, the two join the children at the grandparents' house, but an inevitable conversation awaits Paolo.

Camilla tries to convince Susy to get Tucci out of her head. He has disappeared but definitely left his mark.

Finally the father of little Dodo reveals the whole truth about the organization of the kidnapping but confesses that he doesn't know where his son is and asks for help to find him.

Paolo, after a show, receives a proposal from an impresario to perform in his theater. Later, at the company Christmas dinner, he is given the task of organizing the exchanging of gifts, but he uses the occasion to tell those gathered what he really thinks.

Ending this episode, Rosario's parents tell him his birth mother wants to meet him. Marioni relives an important moment from his past.

Torre and Berardi visit Giannetti in the hospital. He initially claims to have said everything already, but finally comes out with some important details.

Aragona and Romano go to the address of the two kidnapping suspects, but they aren't there. At the police station, during the reconstruction of the investigation, a comment from Romano and evidence brought by Alex reveal new decisive elements.

Paolo skips work because he wants to dedicate himself to what he really likes to do. When Faber invites him to perform, at first Maura seems annoyed but in the end she supports him.