The dinner party is going nicely, and everyone is enjoying the very special fried sage. Max and Eva are concentrated on the job at hand, for the most part.

If you don't check your meters and tell the electric and gas companies how much you have consumed, they make an estimate. Sometimes this means you get a nasty surprise at the end of the year, when they work things out, and figure out how much you owe in order to square accounts. This is called il conguaglio.

Anna has made the decision to call in a "professional" to help her have a child. Orazio isn't thrilled.

Saverio Marconi talks about the job of an actor. Nanni Moretti tells of an embarrassing moment on the set of a movie he was making with the Taviani brothers. Vittorio and Paolo Taviani talk about why they shot Caesar Must Die in black and white.

In the present, Domenico is describing his life in Rome to his audience. There are flashbacks to the reality of those times.

Nora is at the hospital and has a little heart-to-heart talk with the skating instructor Danilo had kissed. Ugo, upon hearing the news, rushes to Nora's side.

Renzo is not having a good day, to put it mildly. In contrast, Camilla is happily jabbering with Gaetano about this and that on the way back to her apartment.

Cusimano finally gets to taste "Zoe's" moussaka, and loves it. Max gets introduced to Adelaide and works a bit of charm on her.

No one likes paying bills, ma vanno pagate (but they have to be paid). Marika goes over some of the most common utilities and special taxes you have to pay if you live in Italy.

Don Agostino is questioned by the police about Orazio and his alleged satan-worshipping activity. Anna and Orazio have a heated argument.

The Taviani brothers, as well as others in the filmmaking world, talk about what acting means, and how each actor brings something different to telling the story.

Domenico gives a moving performance of one of his songs at the circolo (club), and meets Raimondo Lanza di Trabia, who is there with the actress/princess he had seen at the convent.

The postman brings a registered letter for Dino, but his mother signs for it. Nora goes to the indoor skating rink to gather the things no longer needed, since the wedding got canceled. There is a woman giving a private lesson on the ice.

Naturally, Camilla is delayed in getting home, and her phone is dead. Renzo calls Virginia's number...

Andreina knows her herbs, so Eva has to come clean about her special recipes. The girls then go off to Cusimano's house to carry out their plan.