Said talks about how working gives a person dignity. He feels changed and reiterates that one always returns to one's roots, to the person they were before ending up in prison. No one was born a thief.

After being discharged from the hospital, Pisanelli goes to the pharmacy to get the medicine prescribed by the doctor. The pharmacist had noticed that he hadn't been seen for a while and updates him on something he already knew.

The day of the Bruna festival has arrived, but Imma and Calogiuri are finishing up their work. Once finished, Calogiuri expresses to Imma everything he thinks and feels, much to Imma's surprise, who thought he was a man of few words.

Irene tries to convince Luca to leave with her after finding out that he saw Giacomo in front of the school. Meanwhile, the kids continue with their concert rehearsals.

Riccardo tries to approach and talk to Menicucci twice, even asking Michele for advice on how to do it, but he doesn't succeed. At the Nido, the visiting class doesn't seem very inclined to listen to the history of the place.

Paolo asks Polio for advice on how to convince Maura that he is serious. In the evening, on the beach with his friends, Paolo prepares to prove to Maura that he loves her with a test of courage.

Davide tells how he lives in semi-freedom, allowing him to spend half the year at home. However, this comes with obligations that must be respected. Davide has learned to see the world from a different perspective and this has taught him a lot.

After Meg's confession, Gaetano and Camilla go to dinner to discuss the conclusion of the case. While talking, Gaetano asks Camilla something but at that moment she receives an emergency phone call from home and rushes away without answering.

Laura and Giuseppe are at the restaurant when Laura notices that one of her colleagues is there with a woman who is not his wife. She insists on leaving the restaurant, but at home the argument with Giuseppe, who didn't want to leave, becomes heated.

Imma summarizes with Calogiuri how things went regarding Don Mariano's death and, reconstructing the events, decides to send some notices to those involved.

After the meeting with the doctor, Matteo meets his uncle who invites him for an aperitif. At the venue, they are served by his uncle's ex and Matteo teases him about it.

New captains, absences, and tensions made the competition quite lively. We're at the dessert voting stage, which will decide who will participate in the final, and the Jams make a video for Joy where they communicate the result.

Eleonora had forgotten that her teacher friend would bring the kids on a field trip to the Nest and asks Chiara for help to welcome them. Meanwhile, the police arrive while Michele is on the phone.

Paolo goes to meet Maura and when she tells him the important news, he thinks she's joking. Maura, hurt by Paolo's reaction, goes to vent to her friends who, however, have no words of comfort.

"An inmate is not a walking crime". This is how Silvia emphasizes that the inmates are people with everyday lives and their personal stories, and deserve some respect. It is healthy for people on the outside to become familiar with what prison is and can be.