Imma is home feeling weakened by recent events. Pietro is very supportive and convinces her to take a day off, something she had never done before.

Pisanelli goes to see a pharmacist friend who gives him a hand in his private investigation. Romano brought home pizza, but once again, Giorgia arrives late. At police headquarters, the team is celebrating having solved the case.

If Italian food culture is so famous the world over, Luigi wonders why it should be so bad in Italian hospitals.

Today, Pimpa learns about rhyming because she hears a word mispronounced. In the word nuvole (clouds), the accent should be on the U, but Mara the butterfly says "nuvòle" to make it rhyme with sole (sun).

Everyone is waiting for the groom to show up and Nora and Ugo discuss what to do, both feeling sorry for Eva.

Crepax's Valentina was an intriguing character because she openly reflected the sexual freedom of the late sixties and was attractive to both men and women. It was very "in" to be seen walking around with an issue of "Linus," an Italian comics magazine published in Italy beginning in 1965.

Prosperino tries to sell Michele's painting of the "boy bitten by a lizard," and attempts to be professional. The three friends get their hopes up, but soon have to face reality. Michele and Mario quickly lose their patience and become belligerent.

Pasquale is a bit heavy-handed in his attempt to manage the collecting of money from the more well-to-do patients and Giuseppe has to step in. He and Nina sell off many of their possessions and Nina has a hard time of it. At the end of a long day, Giuseppe gets a surprise visit

Sonia and Gaetano are arranging a date for dinner when he gets a phone call from Camilla. She wastes no time but tells him to go to see Steve Colato. Torre and Ferrari do just that.

After Imma talks with Andrea's mother, she seeks out Calogiuri and updates him. He tells her about his coming exam for becoming a marshal and about how things have evolved with Maria Luisa.

Lojacono and the DA go back to the nightclub to see the homeless guy. He knows what kind of car he saw the night of the murder.

In this video, Marika explains plenty of expressions with the word bocca (mouth). Listen for the double C!

Nora and the others learn of Eva's decision to put all her assets in the hands of her daughter, Ilaria. Sebastiano has disappeared, Manrico seems to be courting Melody.

Filmmakers Tinto Brass and Giuseppe Tornatore comment on how some elements of expressivity are shared between comic strips and the cinema.

Caravaggio manages to sell one of his paintings and decides to leave d'Arpino's workshop. His friend finds him a room, and he starts working on a painting, now known as"Boy bitten by a lizard".