Livietta tells her father about the visit to Sport Village, and he takes it as a criticism of his lack of clients at the moment, so he decides to go and sleep in his office. Livietta wants to keep him company, so Camilla takes advantage of the situation to go to see Gaetano.

Barbara tells her mother some of the things she has been holding back. It's also time for Matteo to play his solo.

Paolo enjoys composing songs with his friend, Fabrizio, to distract himself, while Maura, pregnant with their second child, puts little Elisabetta to bed. When the baby is born, at the hospital, friends joke about the heir and Paolo's steady job.

Lojacono celebrates Christmas with Letizia, in a serene atmosphere of intimacy. Piras, on the other hand, is home alone, while Pisanelli receives an unexpected visit from Brother Leonardo. Dodo is alone and misses his mom.

Camilla is offered various options for Livietta's swimming course, but gets distracted looking at a photo and asks the receptionist some questions. Gaetano receives an unexpected visit from his sister, who has a big favor to ask him.

Before the concert, Maestro Fiore has another strange idea for the members of the orchestra. Matteo is nervous, and Domenico gives him some advice. Barbara confronts her mother.

After the enthusiasm of the morning when they arrived, Paolo can't sleep because he thinks he's a failure and wishes he could change his life. Maura tries to comfort him, but she also has some news.

Finally the suspect has a name. At the police station the atmosphere is tense but everyone is ready to move to track down Lena and her accomplice. Meanwhile, another urgency looms: getting their hands on Parascandolo's husband, guilty of loan sharking.

At the police station, two women, both clients of Tucci's agency, reconstruct the identikit of the man who robbed them, and a familiar face emerges. Camilla takes Livietta to check about a possible pool for her swimming lessons.

It's the evening of the concert, and everyone is nervous, not only the musicians. While the final preparations are in full swing, Barbara shows up, Maestro Fiore has some bizarre ideas for motivating his orchestra members, and Matteo makes a surprising move.

Paolo and Maura take their little girl to her grandmother's so they can spend some time together. Maura wants to go to the movies, but Paolo has a surprise for her, and they speed off in the Spider.

Dodo knows the woman who is holding him prisoner and even though he has a fever, he asks her when his father will come to free them. Meanwhile, Laura and Lojacono try to figure out who the woman in the video could be.

Camilla, Susi, and Mazzeo are leaving school when the police approach because they need to question Moretti again. Despite Camilla being angry with her colleague, she stops to talk with Gaetano to find out how things are going.

Preparations are underway for the big concert with maestro Fiore. Domenico accompanies Matteo to choose a special jacket while Clelia says she's excited to see Rosario all dressed up.

At work, Paolo finds himself doing what he used to do in his school days. At home, however, as he and Maura paint the walls of their new home, he sees a Spider convertible in a newspaper ad for the movie, La dolce vita and starts fantasizing.