Grillo kidnaps and beats Sabbiese to extract a confession from him, whilst Rosa refuses to believe her brother has escaped. At Il Vulcano, Micaela accuses Lorenza of sabotaging Samuel’s kitchen: with no evidence, the row throws the whole restaurant into turmoil and once again reverses the roles of victim and culprit.

Clara begins to think that the two of them have run off together. Whilst Rosa cannot bring herself to believe such a possibility, Damiano is certain that is exactly what happened

Sabbiese now finds himself back in Stella’s clutches. Meanwhile, Rossella realises that Alberto is really unwell and asks Nico to help him

Manuela misses her father, and despite Serena’s advice, she eventually picks up the phone and texts him. Meanwhile, the tenth-anniversary celebration of Mariella and Sasà’s friendship ends in an argument

Roberto persuades Michele to investigate Mori, who continues to harass Greta, whilst Marina remains angry with Ferri. Giulia tells Luca about Gianluca’s accident, and Anna’s mother asks Alberto to help her daughter following her discharge from hospital. 

Anna’s mother asks Alberto to persuade her to resume her alcohol treatment. Meanwhile, Gian Luca is still in a coma and Luca knows nothing about it. Greta tells Roberto about the attempted assault by Mori, who is threatening Marina; Ferri instructs Michele to investigate the radio station’s financial backers.

After the crash, Gianluca is hospitalized, and Alberto returns to question Anna, unable to shake off suspicions that they may have rekindled their romance. Bice and Sergio lighten the mood with a fling between Mariella and Guido’s sheets.

The young woman has resumed drinking, and after an argument with Gianluca, she gets behind the wheel and fails to notice an oncoming car. Meanwhile, Lorenza continues to lie to everyone at the Vulcano bar.