Giuseppe goes to Laura to ask her opinion about a doubt that came to him while watching the kidnapping footage. Palma accompanies Ottavia home with a special gift for Riccardo.

Dodo knows the woman who is holding him prisoner and even though he has a fever he asks her when his father will come to free them from the man with the beard. Meanwhile Laura and Giuseppe try to figure out who the woman in the video could be.

Finally the suspect has a name. At the police station the atmosphere is tense but everyone is ready to move to track down Lena and her accomplice. Meanwhile, another urgency looms: getting their hands on Parascandolo's husband, guilty of loan sharking.

Lojacono celebrates Christmas with Letizia, in a serene atmosphere of intimacy. Piras, on the other hand, remains alone in her house, while Pisanelli receives an unexpected visit from Brother Leonardo, who besides his wishes has something important to tell him.

Alex, after leaving her parents' house, rushes to Rosaria's house where she finally feels free. At the police station, the search is actively underway to find Lena Miroslava.

Aragona and Romano go to the address of the two kidnapping suspects, but they don't find them. At the police station, during the reconstruction of the investigation, a comment from Romano and evidence brought by Alex reveal new decisive elements.

Finally the father of little Dodo reveals the whole truth about the organization of the kidnapping but confesses that he doesn't know where his son is and asks for help to find him.

Pisanelli got ahead of Lojacono's team by entering the Intrasit warehouse before the others. When they all arrive, Pisanelli has fainted but it's still too late.

The news that the kidnappers managed to escape taking little Dodo with them is spreading rapidly. While Lojacono follows the updates on television, his daughter unexpectedly makes her appearance.

Lojacono immediately goes to Laura's house, where she confides in him that she finally feels ready to take the risk and start a relationship with him, if he wants it too. Although Christmas has already passed, Marinella insists on wanting to put up the tree anyway, but just at that moment Giuseppe receives a phone call.

Everyone is ready to celebrate New Year's when, amid pleasantries and exchanges of good wishes, the police commissioner makes his entrance, surprising everyone with an unexpected announcement.

It's almost midnight and everyone goes out on the terrace to toast and be enchanted by the fireworks while Pisanelli remains alone in the house. In front of the television, he makes an incredible discovery that will change everything.