As soon as he returns home, Lorenzo develops a severe psychosomatic fever: he's tormented by his inability to say the right words to Luisa after their wonderful night in Sicily. Meanwhile, surprisingly, Serena pushes Gigi away and tries again with Giuseppe, thus resuming the comfortable life she once led. Serena is perplexed and angry, but for now, she's putting a brave face on things. However, it's the breakup between Serena and Gigi that finally strains the relationship between Savino and Lucrezia.