Elena tries to keep Luigi from getting too depressed about his situation. He then gets a taste of what his roommates had been telling him about the friar.

Father Costa just wants to be left alone and chases Friar Marcello away. Luigi finally has his catheter and drainage removed.

Luigi spends the night tossing and turning. In the morning, a nurse comes to get him for the CT scan, but then he has to wait and wait.

When Luigi finds out he could actually have had some water before his CT scan, he is totally demoralized. He talks about the different kinds of patients to be found in any hospital.

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

Amed is convinced that the girl who had promised special food, a while back, was a figment of their imagination. He goes so far as to call the nurse to see if she remembers the girl.

Amed is obsessed with the idea of eating the right kind of food to fight cancer, but he goes a little too far.

Amed predicts Luigi's future, and Luigi has some visions. This segment reveals the meaning of the title of the show.

Luigi talks about getting old. Marcello talks about missing his restaurant and the work he loves.

Luigi tells us the fourth thing that demonstrates that a man has gotten old.

Riccardo's mother has made him all his favorite foods, but can't grasp that he is using a feeding tube. Luigi, on the other hand, is feeling better and is greatly appreciating being able to eat real food.

Luigi explains an unwritten rule at the hospital, and we see it in action. The priest is in crisi (having a hard time) and explains things to his roommate, who doesn't quite get it.

One doctor chooses to recite Baudelaire rather than listen to his patient. Luigi gets the results of the histological exam.

The doctor and Luigi finish discussing the results of his exam. The message is always the same, however. One step at a time. Captions 6-8 are a great example of how lei can mean different things and cause confusion.

A patient's hemoglobin count is very important. If it's high enough, a patient can make it to the hospital bar. But then?