One of Crepax's techniques is to use the details of everyday life to build his stories and provide context. We even see the titles of the books in Valentina's bookcase.

Young Michele thus enters into the service of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte, man of culture and art connoisseur. All he has to do is what he does best: paint.

Giuseppe's health is failing, but he won't accept Arcangelo and Nina's advice to get some rest. He seems to be well aware of his true condition and writes a letter to his loved ones. Elena brings Antonio home.

Camilla might have had a good hunch, but she is still in trouble up to her neck. Fortunately, she has a lot of support from her husband, her students, and her friend the cop.

Imma can't help herself and goes to the office. Diana gives her some important information to mull over. The young people are having a little party for Calogiuri who is leaving for his exam in Rome the next day.

After a long work day, everyone on the team goes home to a different situation, and it isn't always a happy one.

Here's the story of the Italian version of "killing two birds with one stone."

Italians talk about the weather a lot, and in particular, the winds that come in from different directions. Marika gives us the rundown.

Pimpa ends up going to the Amazon to visit some friends and make some new ones. The trip is long and not without its problems.

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

Nora is back, and as an excuse for keeping her distance, she uses the ruse Melody planned to employ with Giampi. But all this has to go on the back burner because there are new potential clients waiting downstairs.

Among the pages of the comic strip, family members find familiar objects, drawings, and personal information from their everyday life. Although Valentina was a figment of Crepax's imagination, she was also an integral part of his family.

Word seems to be getting around that Merisi is a very talented painter. In bed with malaria, Michele himself is the last one to hear about it.

Giuseppe goes to see Giorgio to see if he has the power to save the hospital from the new "reforms," but Giorgio has other priorities and rebuffs him.

Camilla has to leave the school without being seen by the two men who are following her. In discussing the case with Berardi, she realizes there is only one person who can help exonerate her so the two of them pay this person a visit.