The deadline for submitting the research is getting closer and closer, but Giulia seems to have her mind somewhere else entirely. Even Doc struggles to manage his thousand commitments: there's the meeting with the investors, and then there's Carolina, in town for a few days. However, everything risks being overshadowed when Lin's sister is hospitalized.

March 2011: Andrea is forced to deal with Agnese's illness, but unexpected news from America rekindles hopes. At the hospital, the new Chief struggles with a difficult diagnosis, which will force someone to make a terrible compromise.