We're at the end of an episode, the case has been solved, but things don't get tied up quite as neatly as everyone hoped.

The Piccolo Coro Antoniano sing a Christmas song with quotes from English and German favorites.

Daniela talks about verbs that require the preposition di (to) before another verb in the infinitive.

Jacopo has given up on everything. Sara is having more success than she banked on.

The case has been solved. But emotions are running strong for the women in Luca's life. Each has her own joys or sorrows to come to terms with.

Daniela talks about combining verbs in the infinitive with conjugated verbs where no preposition is needed in between them. She also talks about using the conjugated verb "to be" followed by an adjective plus a verb in the infinitive, again, with no need for a preposition in the middle. For more on this, with examples, see this lesson.

Marika's friend, Anna, is back to wish us all a Merry Christmas, and to share what Christmas means to her.

The children's choir sing Una notte senza età [A Night Without Age], composed by Gianfranco Fasano, with lyrics by Mario Gardini.

Marika provides more useful expressions that employ the verb mettere [to put]. Mettere a posto [to put in order, to tidy up] is one that is used on a daily basis.

The truth comes out, and many of the mysteries are revealed.

The Bologna-based children's choir, the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano, sings a Christmas song.

Natoli is not thrilled at all with Paolo's apartment, nor with his idea of what's for dinner.

Jacopo's life is further turned upside down when he tries to escape to the only refuge he knows: his parents' house.

Lara is busy, so Luca takes Quattroni along with him to the crime scene in order to imagine what might have happened there. Lara's aunt goes to the book fair.

Zucchero's 2008 song evokes the immediate post World War II years, when soldiers and brides pass along together. Delmo refers to Zucchero's real name, Adelmo.