The ship arrives at the mainland and Cardinal Gonzaga instructs his men to escort Michele to land in a dinghy. The Cardinal will follow with the travel documents and paintings. Michele is a bit suspicious, but has no choice.

Max meets up with Gianmaria to give him the recipe, but is Gianmaria being straight with him? Joy and Alice have their pyjama party, but it's not much of a party.

We move on to Biella, northwest of Milan, where the quality of the water contributes to the excellent quality of the woolen fabrics produced by the historical Zegna company.

We begin a new episode featuring Camilla the schoolteacher who likes sleuthing, in the middle of the night, when she hears a noise upstairs. Going back to sleep doesn't seem to be an option.

Alexia shows up just before Nora leaves for the mountains. It turns out that the wedding is to take place, not just in the mountains, but on a mountaintop.

Lojacono asks Laura to go with him to question Nick again. They want to know why he hadn't told them about Grazia being a model.

Zakary goes into more detail about his encounter with Donata. Imma starts getting suspicious about some of what Zakary describes and has a flash of realization. She sends Diana away and has some questions for Calogiuri.

Michele is still in Sicily and is feeling justifiably paranoid. A painting he had done in secret is on display in a small church. But there are some criticisms and he doesn't react passively.

Joy and Stefano have a brief conversation in the park. He doesn't push. Michelino shows up wanting to go over to the lawyer's house with Joy. The cooking team practices their new recipe at the bistro.

There are more steps to making these skins into fine shoe leather, with the result of turning waste products into noble ones.

Chiara delivers the jacket to her father and questions him about what's padding it. In the common room, Iolde has something to tell Eleonora.

Berardi, the DA, and Torre, along with some of the gutter punks, visit Scortichini at the hospital. Words are exchanged, and Berardi manages to get some answers. Back home, it is time for the birthday party, where Renzo has to make balloon animals for the kids.

Ugo tries to reason with Iside. At the same time, he's pondering his feelings for Nora, who is leaving for her wedding in the mountains, with Roberto.

Lojacono and his team go to talk to Grazia's agent, Mr. Cava. He provides some interesting information about Grazia. Ottavia goes home and tries to broach the subject of getting a dog for Riccardo.

After some frustrating and bizarre moments, Imma manages to interview Counselor Zakary and learns some new facts.

Michele arrives in Messina. Filide pays a visit to a Cardinal she knows, to try to negotiate a pardon for Michele.

Alice is concerned about Max. Gianmaria knows very well that Max is in trouble and makes a proposal. In cooking class, Joy
decides she doesn't feel well and leaves.

Tuscany is famous for its fine leather. The tradition goes back to medieval times and was a way to make use of the byproducts from slaughtering animals for meat, in other words, the hide.

The gutter punks are at the police station, but don't want to talk, so Berardi lays out his idea of what happened. At a certain point, Camilla shows up, too.

Iside walks in on the conversation between Clo and Nora, which sets her off, as well. The next day, Iside tries to make peace with her son.

Lojacono and Alex are able to interview Nick, who seems overcome with grief about his girlfriend's death.

Imma and Calogiuri go to see Lombardi at his home. They clarify a lot of things and are able to fill in some holes in the story of the case.

Torre, Berardi, and Ferrari go to the farmhouse where they find some evidence relative to the murder. Camilla admits to her mother that she is a bit jealous of Renzo being out to dinner again.

Michele is painting and doesn't want to stop, even to eat, until he has finished. He is also having nightmares. The Marquise pays an unusual visit.