Giuseppe goes to see Laura to watch the kidnapping footage again. 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. Meanwhile, Laura and Lojacono 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, is home alone, while Pisanelli receives an unexpected visit from Brother Leonardo. Dodo is alone and misses his mom.

Alex, after leaving her parents' house, rushes to Rosaria's house. 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 aren't there. 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, they recognize his car.

The news that the kidnappers managed to escape taking little Dodo with them is spreading rapidly. While Lojacono is following the updates on television, his daughter surprises him with a visit.

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 gathered to bring in the New Year, when, amid the exchanging of greetings, the police commissioner makes his entrance, surprising everyone with an unexpected announcement.

It's almost midnight, and everyone goes out on the terrace to drink a toast and enjoy the fireworks while Pisanelli remains alone inside. His attention is caught by something on the TV screen.

This new episode begins with a banquet on the beach with various friends and colleagues of Lojacono's. Later on, Romano is on his way to work when he hears some unusual sounds near a dumpster and goes to investigate.

The alternative tourism video starts by showing some of Rome's iconic sites, but will focus on less well-known quarters, such as the Salario-Trieste neighborhood in north Rome.

Rome's Coppedè Quarter is the focus of the segment. Its eclectic style is difficult to characterize, but the narrator talks of the liberty style, which stems from the Liberty department store in London. In English, we know this style by the French term, Art Nouveau.