Clelia and Roberto, Rosario's foster parents, discuss the possibility of arranging a meeting between the biological mother and the boy. Daniele talks to Matteo to calm him down and help him feel less alone after his mother's death.

Susy complains about the fact that Nico has practically disappeared, but Camilla tries to calm her down. At the police station, the questions asked to Romolo are answered through the voice of the boy's mother. Renzo makes peace with his mother-in-law.

Fingerprints left in the apartment have finally been identified at the Parascandolo house. Di Nardo and Lojacono quickly show up at Mrs. Parascandolo's, who doesn't deny it and proposes a deal to the officers.

Marioni watches as a spectator the lesson that maestro Fiore gives to the orchestra students and doesn't approve of his method. At the end of the lesson, Matteo's uncle waits for him to take him to a place where he doesn't want to go.

Gaetano asks Sabrina some questions while Torre and his colleagues recover materials from Tucci's marriage agency. At school, Camilla has the students write an essay about Grimaldi when she notices that something has happened to Celeste.

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The kidnappers demanded a very high ransom and the police decided to summon all the child's close relatives to ensure no one takes independent action. The situation is definitely heating up.

Barbara didn't have the courage to tell her mother that she was kicked out of the orchestra, and the girl starts telling a lot of lies that make her feel increasingly lonely.

Renzo is still very depressed about work and the blackbird particularly annoys him. To complete the picture of this rough period, Camilla's mother shows up, who will stay with them for a few days.

Twenty-four hours after the first phone call, there is still no news about the kidnapped child. To avoid sitting idle, Giuseppe and Alex meet with Mrs. Parascandolo to learn more about the theft.

Matteo and other friends show up at Barbara's house, but she hasn't returned yet, so they talk a bit with her mother about the concert without revealing what happened to her daughter. Barbara doesn't take the visit well and asks the boys to leave.

Michele is carrying the painting that the Kazakh didn't want when Iolde approaches him to tell him that she's ready. He tells her that he's not feeling up to it yet and goes to see Nicoletta.

Camilla goes to see Renzo who has been left without clients and without collaborators. She tries to comfort him but doesn't seem to succeed. Gaetano returns home and his wife makes a declaration of love to him.

Pisanello returns home after being hospitalized but still can't stop thinking about Musella's death, which was filed as suicide. Alex, after the argument with his father, takes refuge at Rosaria's place.

Maestro Fiore has arrived and introduces himself to the orchestra students. He says he is just like them and wants to feel their music and their energy.