Camilla spends the afternoon at Dora's place, and they have a lot to talk about. Of course, Camilla loses track of the time.

Vittorio De Sica, along with other filmmakers and actors, does not want to be transferred to Venice, as has been mandated by the State. There, he would have to shoot propaganda movies for the Fascists. Luckily a Catholic film company wants to make a movie about a train of sick and deformed people on their way to seek miracles at the shrine of Our Lady of Loreto, a popular pilgrimage destination in the Marches region. The kind of train that carries pilgrims is called un treno bianco (a white train).

Giulio takes Lele to an exhibit in order to have him meet the lady from the fax. Lele goes home only to find a new guest, not a human one.

Manzi's family is helping him get ready for the big evening, his first lesson on TV. Ida has gone to great lengths to get everything as perfect as possible. And even their neighbors want to see his debut.

Eda discovered Margherita Hack on a TV show hosted by Piero Angela. This changed Eda's life. Margherita as a young scientist had a rough time in a profession where men were the important ones and had little regard for women.

Marika provides more useful expressions involving the head, many of which are also common in English.

Doctor Rapisarda seems to want to be elsewhere other than making his rounds. Peppe Silvestri is about to be operated on. Luigi is asked how things are going now that the tube has been removed.

Pimpa's lazy day is interrupted by a call from Bunny. He has a fun plan for the day but his call to Pimpa is suddenly disconnected. Not to worry, Pimpa has a solution.

Francesco Romano is not happy to have reports to take care of and he takes it out on a colleague. Palma has to step in. De Nardo is going to meet up with someone at a hotel. Lojacono goes to his usual restaurant, where he shares his worries with Letizia.

As we begin a new episode, Valentina is in Latin class. Her mother, Deputy Prosecutor Imma Tataranni, has arrived at a new crime scene, and is exhibiting her usual, unique, and somewhat bizarre personality traits.

Camilla gets a note from Dora while teaching her class. It gives her an idea for a class assignment. Later on, Camilla goes to Dora's house for tea.

Our narrator describes what it was like working on the set of La porta del cielo (the Gates of Heaven): the extras, the dangers, the boredom, and the strategies for keeping the cast and crew safe. He also explains how they reconstructed the railway carriages that are featured so prominently in the film.

Mariano is seriously worried about the incident in the examining room. Some people can't help but tease him, however. At home, Ciccio is still "sick," but isn't thrilled with being served soup rather than lasagna. Giulio is being an idiot as usual, teasing Lele about Irene in front of the children.

The moment has arrived, and now it is a matter of standing around in the studio waiting for the show to start. The directors are very nervous and it remains to be seen whether they have reason to be or not. Ida's family plus the neighbors are glued to the TV and can't wait to see Alberto on the small screen.

Giuseppe would like to spend more time with Elena, but at the moment there is too much to do at the hospital. A woman brings a baby to the door of a church to leave it, but she is suddenly taken ill and falls to the ground.