At home, they debate whether a new maid is really necessary, and ultimately decide on the beautiful Teresa, a Venetian woman separated with children, excellent and desperate for work. When Barilon sees her, it's love at first sight. Meanwhile, Germana is complaining to Lucia about having argued with her husband, as has often happened lately. Lucia consoles her and, lying under Stefania's astonished gaze, admits that things are going badly with Giulio too. Rudi, increasingly hurt by Fabiana's behavior, stops going to school. He starts working in the wine shop, welcomed enthusiastically by his uncle Cesare. Giulio, however, disagrees and, as is his wont, becomes angry with his son, who refuses to offer any explanation and withdraws into himself. Meanwhile, Marco and Simona, increasingly in love, are working tirelessly on recording their first album, he as a musician, she as a producer.

To avoid foreclosure, Livia calls upon Aunt Teresa and organizes a fake wedding, with Stefania orchestrating. Marta and Olmo search for a common ground, a mixture of modesty and enthusiasm. In the kitchen, Virginia faces a crucial test cooking for Diana Canà, while Marco harbors a secret he confides only to Walter. Between masks and confessions, the family tests a new course.

Giulio and Carlo try to help Adriano win over his beloved Federica. Their disastrous advice puts Adriano under pressure from his terrible partner Renato, but the arrival of Rovazzi will set things right! Walter supports Virginia in creating the new menu. Marco, discovering Marta's crush on Jonathan, creates a fake profile for him to talk to his daughter, unleashing the girl's ire. Father and daughter have just reconciled when Marta receives a call from Eva: she must return to New York immediately.

Mimmo wisely comments that the fate of exes is truly unpredictable. Cesare is in crisis because his relationship with Pamela becomes more complicated day by day, while the rift between Giulio and Lucia deepens. And inevitably, suitors appear for both of them. Eva and Marco are also suffering from the mutual distance while preparations are in full swing for her upcoming wedding and his first Milanese concert in front of thousands of people. Eva has asked Walter to be her best man, while James, Alex's friend and best man, arrives from the United States. Marco successfully presents his new song from Milan, meanwhile Cesare faces a grave threat concerning Pamela and Matilde. On the wedding day itself, Lucia and Giulio, who have decided to separate immediately after the ceremony, find themselves feverishly searching for a new apartment each. Yet fate will surprise them once again.

Lucia and Giulio aren't speaking; this time, the crisis is serious, and tensions in the Cesaroni household are sky-high. Eva and Alex decide not to announce their impending wedding for the time being. The couple leaves for a farmhouse where Alex is invited for an important catering event. Marco is also leaving for the press conference in Milan, but he's hesitant: his brothers urge him to go. His world tour is about to begin, and it's an opportunity he can't miss: he'll be supporting the Arctic Monkeys! Lucia realizes she's hurt her husband with her story of wanting to change him for the elections.

Eva discovers that Alex has been lying to her: he isn't the head chef at the restaurant where she works, but merely an assistant. By chance, she encounters Selvaggia, a spoiled and overbearing teenager who, blinded by jealousy, stalks her boyfriend Daniele. Eva encourages Alex to never settle and pushes him to accept a catering job for a birthday party, which turns out to be Selvaggia's mega-party! Eva receives a visit from her father Sergio, who still doesn't know Alex. The two hit it off, and Sergio suggests that Alex work at a restaurant in Milan where he will be a partner. Eva urges him to accept, but Alex wants to be with her as much as possible, so overworking isn't a good idea. Jolanda decides to celebrate her fifteenth birthday in style and asks Alice for help organizing the party in Walter's warehouse.

Eva knows that sooner or later she'll have to face Alex, who has returned to Rome with the intention of caring for her and their unborn child. But for now, she refuses to see him, so much so that the boy turns to Marco for help. Her stepbrother painfully puts aside his own feelings and, for Eva's sake, advises her to think about what she's doing. Alice "enters" Stefano's world. He takes her to lunch where they meet some of his colleagues; the girl doesn't notice, but the three tease Stefano, who hasn't had a good idea in a while and has an important project to present the next day. He finally admits to his young friend that he hasn't done anything for the competition.

The athlete's lawyer, Tiziano Marrese, appears before the editorial office of "Up to You," warning the magazine against publishing Eva's interview. He will also file a complaint against the journalist for moral damages and assault, recommending Eva Cudicini's disbarment. Editor-in-chief Iva is shocked and asks her assistant to investigate. Cinzia shows her a hotel recording showing Marco and Simona escaping from the athlete's room. Iva is forced to admit that her trust has been betrayed; furthermore, she must pay Marrese a considerable sum to hush up the scandal. Meanwhile, Eva complains to Marco about her mother's coldness, hurt by the late revelation. The two women engage in a heated confrontation, and soon afterward, Eva receives a call from her boss, firing her on the spot. Marco, in turn, tries to speak to Simona, who avoids him.

Iva Zavattini calls Eva: she assumes she's in Friuli for the investigation she's entrusted to her and recommends she return to Rome immediately to interview the famous athlete Tiziano Marrese. The child prodigy of Italian track and field has never given an interview because he's dependent on a controlling mother, and the "stolen" meeting could prove to be a real scoop. It's Giulio's birthday, but tensions are palpable in the Cesaroni household. Lucia remains conflicted about the country house, even though Sergio, her ex-husband, has denied her the loan. She'll be met by Sonsei, who received a large inheritance following his wife's death. The former school janitor, who was never lame, now wants to settle all accounts with his past. He shows up at Stefania's house, telling her he'll help the high school renovate the gym. He also wants to repay the Cesaronis, who helped him when loan sharks were harassing him.

Lucia's mother, Gabriella, hits Fernando with her car. Instead of getting angry, the school psychologist is struck by her voice and suggests she dub an animated film he's written. She'll play the role of Leprottina, destined to die. Gabriella demands a happy ending, and in the dubbing room, she changes all the dialogue. The same morning of the accident, Stefania confides in Lucia that she's the author of the month's bestseller: an erotic manual she's signed under the pseudonym Leida Fantasy, with a title that says it all: "I Married Eros-Ideas to Never Lose Passion." The book is the talk of the town. Barilon, who's complaining about his relationship with Germana, reads it secretly: since Teresa entered his life, things in bed haven't been the same. Ezio mocks him, but when he leafs through the book, his face blanches: the Eros described is too similar to him, and the ideas it suggests are the ones he and Stefania have put into practice.

Matilde accidentally meets a colleague of Pamela's, the prostitute Godiva, who has just been released from prison. Naturally, the young girl doesn't know what her beloved mother's profession was, believing her to have been a noble benefactor. When Matilde comes up with the idea of organizing a memorial in her honor, Cesare and the Cesaroni family are shocked: no one dares tell her the truth. A man with a seductive yet disreputable air shows up at the Cesaroni wine shop asking for news of Pamela's daughter. His name is Lojacono and he claims to be Matilde's father. Cesare puts up a fight, but Ezio, with his clumsiness, even takes the stranger home to avoid him! A debate erupts at the Cesaroni family: what if Lojacono is really Matilde's father? What right does Cesare have to prevent them from meeting?

Walter seems to have finally found a "serious" job: he's a debt collector, handling the most difficult cases, clients of finance companies who refuse to pay, disappearing into thin air or making the most unlikely excuses. With the astute intelligence of someone who grew up in Garbatella, he's a natural fit for his new job. His father, however, continues to avoid work at the new garage, which would otherwise be busy, to frequent Cesaroni's wine shop. The director of Up To You commissions Eva to conduct an investigation that touches her deeply: why do men today reject fatherhood? In the office of a well-known gynecologist, Eva spots the dancer Esmeralda. When she confronts her, abandoned by her partner Sandro, Eva relives her own drama and the painful rejection of her ex-partner Alex and discovers that, in reality, it's the girl herself who resists her own motherhood, much like her.

Lucia and Stefania, longtime friends and rivals, this time compete to see who has the best husband. Unbeknownst to either of them, they draw up a list of four subjects to compete on: willingness to help, post-love cuddles, attention to detail, and finally, romance. The battle is fierce, and despite their promises not to cheat, Lucia is the first to be unfair! Eva's first article is published and gets some attention, at least in the Cesaroni household. Marco congratulates her and invites her to listen to him at Franco's club, where his songs are having great success. Walter goes to pick up his friend, but at the last minute Eva, feeling unwell, cancels, citing too much work.

Marco, feeling neglected by Criscuolo, decides to leave. However, the record producer warns him that if the musician terminates his contract, he will have to pay a penalty of thirty thousand euros, representing the expenses he has incurred up to that point for his promotion. And, to spite him, he entrusts him with the task of creating the jingle for a toilet paper commercial. Lucia points out to Giulio that it's partly his fault: Marco, before signing the contract, had asked his father for his opinion. Eva gets an opportunity: she's called to the editorial office of the trendiest magazine of the moment, the famous Up To You. She's welcomed by Cinzia, assistant to the newspaper's fearsome editor, Iva Zavattini, who never shows up in the editorial office. In such a competitive environment, the apprenticeship is brutal: Eva is tasked with organizing the archives.

Rudi is worried about Ulrico's reported attack and enlists the help of the high school janitor, Son-sei, a crippled martial arts instructor. Marco seems to have his big break with Criscuolo: a prime-time debut on a show hosted by Pippo Baudo! At the last minute, however, the record producer announces that he will have to replace one of the missing musicians from the well-known band he promoted, Cugini di Campagna. Disgusted and disappointed, Marco refuses. To improve his relationship with Matilde, Cesare has decided to buy a new, larger house. The girl will start school, and her teacher will be none other than Lucia. Giulio urges his brother not to embarrass Matilde when he drops her off the next day: for once, she should dress appropriately.

Finally safe within the walls of the Cesaroni household, Eva calmly reflects on the last difficult period: the terrible scene Alex made, her sudden departure from New York, her return to Rome. Carlotta seems intent on finding her a new boyfriend, while she herself dawdles without much concern for Walter. Eva tries to give herself some perspective by studying for the university entrance exam. Mimmo philosophizes about strength and cunning, observing his father Giulio's crisis, as he fears being supplanted by the vigor of his eldest son, Marco. Ezio makes matters worse by proposing a generational bowling challenge with his son Walter and Marco as opponents. Matilde, who witnesses the match, suggests her stepfather bribe the two boys who are overwhelmingly winning against Giulio, Cesare and Ezio, once known as the "Garballeros," the champions of Garbatella, with some vile money.

Giulio takes a dislike to Tamara, whose unusual habits have disrupted the Cesaroni household and, more importantly, driven his son Marco away from expensive music school. He also discovers she isn't even his girlfriend. Lucia tries to mediate, but the situation becomes untenable, and Marco is forced to ask Walter for help: can they rehearse the pieces they're preparing for their date with Criscuolo in his warehouse apartment, among Cesare's demijohns of wine and Barilon's plants? Cesare and Lucia are very worried: they've had the same nightmare, which they interpreted as a grim omen. Lucia is worried about her daughter Eva, who has been responding curtly or not contacting her at all for days. The girl actually returned from New York in a state of confusion but hasn't informed anyone in the family. She's staying with her friend Carlotta, to whom, however, she hasn't revealed the real reason for her return to Rome.

Giulio and Lucia Cesaroni organize the ritual barbecue that marks the end of summer. Among those present are Giulio's inevitable brother, the mechanic Ezio Masetti and his wife Stefania, a friend of Lucia and the principal of the school where they both teach. Obviously Lucia's mother, Gabriella, is also there, while the youngest of the family, Mimmo, observes that this year the doors of middle school are opening for him. For Alice and Rudi, always dog and cat, instead the much more terrifying doors of high school are opening wide! The firstborns Marco and Eva are far away: he studies music in Milan while she is in New York to specialize in journalism and live with her chef boyfriend, Alex. Their friend Walter, son of Stefania and Enzo, is left hanging around Garbatella, drooling over Carlotta, his beautiful girlfriend from the upper neighborhoods. While walking with Rudi, his passion for mechanics leads him to notice a splendid vintage motorcycle that he inadvertently knocks over.

Rudi, miraculously promoted, refuses to work in the wine shop, resorting to the blue telephone. The intervention of social services helps Giulio and Lucia to teach the little rascal a lesson. Meanwhile, Eva's departure does not go down well with Lucia.

Giulio and Cesare are convinced that Ezio has contracted the Ebola virus, infected by the parish priest Don Luciano who has just returned from Africa. The three friends believe they are infected and lock themselves in a wine shop, drunk, awaiting death.

The Cesaroni's great soccer dream is about to come true: Romulana could make the jump in category. Giulio uses legal and illegal means to achieve victory, while Cesare does everything he can to ensure Romulana loses.

Cesare, having escaped a collision with a chandelier that fell into a liquor store just as the procession of San Saverio was passing through the neighborhood, believes he has been miraculously saved and undergoes a sudden conversion, worrying Giulio.

Little secrets torment the Cesaronis. Lucia throws a water bomb that hits Stefania and makes her miss the meeting of her life with a famous writer, while Giulio and Ezio believe that Cesare hides his gambling addiction from them.

Cesare, to encourage little Mimmo to take swimming lessons, boasts of being a great swimmer, but in the pool he is forced to confess that he fears water more than his nephew, keeping away from it. Faced with Mimmo's difficulty during the race, Cesare, however, does not hesitate to dive in to accompany the child to the finish line. Lucia and Giulio, meanwhile, try to stay close to Eva and Marco, still suffering from the end of their relationship. While Marco prefers to stay alone, Eva, resumes her relationship with Alex.

On the advice of the doctor, who fears a new trauma, the Cesaronis indulge the amnesiac Francesco who believes himself to be Giulio. The man usurps the innkeeper's place at home, in the wine shop and also next to Lucia.

Due to an accident in the wine shop, Giulio is forced to welcome the amnesiac Francesco into his home, who soon wins the sympathy of the entire family. Meanwhile, Cesare and Ezio discover his true identity: Francesco's name is Oreste and he is gay.

Giulio and Cesare are convinced by Ezio to join him, to sell sandwiches and wine with a traveling stall. The company works, but soon Ezio, instigated by Barilon, demands most of the profits, starting a war between the partners.

Giulio and Lucia Cesaroni organize the ritual barbecue that marks the end of summer. Among those present are Giulio's inevitable brother, the mechanic Ezio Masetti and his wife Stefania, a friend of Lucia and the principal of the school where they both teach. Obviously Lucia's mother, Gabriella, is also there, while the youngest of the family, Mimmo, observes that this year the doors of middle school are opening for him. For Alice and Rudi, always dog and cat, instead the much more terrifying doors of high school are opening wide! The firstborns Marco and Eva are far away: he studies music in Milan while she is in New York to specialize in journalism and live with her chef boyfriend, Alex. Their friend Walter, son of Stefania and Enzo, is left hanging around Garbatella, drooling over Carlotta, his beautiful girlfriend from the upper neighborhoods. While walking with Rudi, his passion for mechanics leads him to notice a splendid vintage motorcycle that he inadvertently knocks over.

Rudi, miraculously promoted, refuses to work in the wine shop, resorting to the blue telephone. The intervention of social services helps Giulio and Lucia to teach the little rascal a lesson. Meanwhile, Eva's departure does not go down well with Lucia.

Giulio and Cesare are convinced that Ezio has contracted the Ebola virus, infected by the parish priest Don Luciano who has just returned from Africa. The three friends believe they are infected and lock themselves in a wine shop, drunk, awaiting death.

The Cesaroni's great soccer dream is about to come true: Romulana could make the jump in category. Giulio uses legal and illegal means to achieve victory, while Cesare does everything he can to ensure Romulana loses.

Cesare, having escaped a collision with a chandelier that fell into a liquor store just as the procession of San Saverio was passing through the neighborhood, believes he has been miraculously saved and undergoes a sudden conversion, worrying Giulio.

Little secrets torment the Cesaronis. Lucia throws a water bomb that hits Stefania and makes her miss the meeting of her life with a famous writer, while Giulio and Ezio believe that Cesare hides his gambling addiction from them.

On the advice of the doctor, who fears a new trauma, the Cesaronis indulge the amnesiac Francesco who believes himself to be Giulio. The man usurps the innkeeper's place at home, in the wine shop and also next to Lucia. Cesare, to encourage little Mimmo to take swimming lessons, boasts of being a great swimmer, but in the pool he is forced to confess that he fears water more than his nephew, keeping away from it. Faced with Mimmo's difficulty during the race, Cesare, however, does not hesitate to dive in to accompany the child to the finish line. Lucia and Giulio, meanwhile, try to stay close to Eva and Marco, still suffering from the end of their relationship. While Marco prefers to stay alone, Eva, resumes her relationship with Alex.

Giulio and Cesare are convinced by Ezio to join him, to sell sandwiches and wine with a traveling stall. The company works, but soon Ezio, instigated by Barilon, demands most of the profits, starting a war between the partners. Due to an accident in the wine shop, Giulio is forced to welcome the amnesiac Francesco into his home, who soon wins the sympathy of the entire family. Meanwhile, Cesare and Ezio discover his true identity: Francesco's name is Oreste and he is gay.

Giulio and Ezio are convinced that Cesare is abusing drugs, while the poor innkeeper is struggling with a furious stomach ache, due to the consumption of expired sardines. Lucia, who returns to teach in Rudi's class, attracts the antipathy of her parents. Cesare sees Pamela again, the two still love each other and start dating again. The innkeeper, however, cannot confess to her that he is a virgin and instead of sincerity, he prefers to disguise himself, on Giulio's advice, behind the false identity of the wealthy Achille.

Giulio discovers that years before his father, to indulge his passion for engines, had left him a mechanical workshop, which was then sold, without his knowledge, by Cesare to pay off the debts of the liquor store. The Cesaroni family and the customers of the wine shop are in a frenzy: soon there will be a derby between the football team of the Garbatella neighborhood and the team of the neighboring neighborhood. Captain Giulio, overcoming Lucia's resistance, decides to participate.

Giulio is in the hospital, cared for by the loving Lucia. Ezio and Cesare do everything they can for their friend, getting into all sorts of trouble, while the little Cesaronis blame themselves, believing they are responsible for what happened. The crisis is overcome and the innkeeper can return to the affection of his loved ones. Marco and Eva apologize to their father for what happened, but this time, being forgiven will not be easy. There is tension in the Cesaroni household over Marco and Eva's affair. While they are waiting for Giulio to return from the hospital, the two young people are wondering about the future of their relationship: Eva is considering dropping out of school.

A new family arrives at the Cesaronis' home: Sofia with her three children, Nina, Irene, and Ivan. The woman is an old acquaintance, having lived in Garbatella twenty years earlier, and there's a secret between her and Giulio that threatens to upend the Cesaronis' lives.

Giulio and Lucia Cesaroni organize the ritual barbecue that marks the end of summer. Among those in attendance are Giulio's ever-present brother, mechanic Ezio Masetti, and his wife Stefania, a friend of Lucia's and the principal of the school where they both teach. Lucia's mother, Gabriella, is also present, of course, while the youngest member of the family, Mimmo, remarks that this year the doors to middle school are opening for him. Alice and Rudi, always a cat and dog, are instead opening up the far more terrifying doors of high school! Their eldest children, Marco and Eva, are far away: he studies music in Milan, while she's in New York majoring in journalism and living with her chef boyfriend, Alex. Their friend Walter, Stefania and Enzo's son, has remained hanging around Garbatella, drooling over Carlotta, his beautiful girlfriend from the upper-middle classes.

Giulio is finally about to leave for New York, but Lucia, due to an unexpected event, must join Eva in San Francisco. Once again, fate keeps them apart. Rudi urges Irene to forget about the kiss and realize that Mimmo is in love with her. Meanwhile, Francesco forces Alice to move her things from their house.

Irene begins dating Alessio, the high school bully who spearheads the school occupation. Alice tries everything she can to mend her relationship with Francesco, who, to make her jealous, begins dating Arianna, the beautiful physical therapist. Nina tries everything she can to convince Francesco to step back and get back together with Alice.

Mimmo and Rudi are at odds with each other over Irene. To the adults' surprise, Irene isn't in love with Mimmo, but she's smitten with Rudi. Both Sofia and Giulio are busy coping with their children's adolescent torments. Nina, growing closer to Francesco, realizes that she doesn't actually want to become a doctor and, to the admissions committee's surprise, turns down a chance to earn a perfect 30 with honors.

Nina is increasingly in crisis; Federico's attentions aren't making her happy, but she tries, at all costs, to stay close to Francesco. When, tired of her confusion, Federico tells her he's realized she's fallen in love with Francesco, Nina realizes it's over. Happiness, however, isn't around the corner because Francesco and Alice have decided to get married.

Alice and Francesco, both wheelchair-bound, are taken in by the Cesaroni household. The situation isn't great, and tensions between her, him, and Rudi threaten to explode at any moment. Annibale becomes embroiled in the Cesaronis' and Stefania's problems: he must help Cesare, who doesn't trust Augusto and fears he might steal money from the liquor store, and Stefania, who must track down Ezio.

Sofia offers to accompany Nina to Rimini to meet Federico, and once they're alone, she takes advantage of the situation to confess that she spent a night of love with Giulio in her youth, but she doesn't tell her she's his daughter. The innkeeper is hesitant to tell Nina he's her father, but Annibale dissuades him.

Marco returns home and discovers that Francesco and Alice have broken up because of her infidelity. To impress Irene, Mimmo offers to help her with her physics homework, but the plan backfires, and when he has to retrieve the originals from the teachers' room, he's forced to ask Rudi for help. Irene becomes increasingly fascinated by the older Cesaroni.

Marco, increasingly doubtful and tormented, hesitates to talk to Virginia. Lidia invites a chef to the restaurant to try Virginia's dishes, but, distracted by her problems with Marco, she fails. But Giulio, Lidia, and Carlo give her a second chance. Marco confesses; Virginia, hurt, walks away and leaves for a cooking internship.

Marco's confession overwhelms Virginia, who accepts the internship to get away. Giulio realizes the crisis is brewing when Carlo reveals the truth about Milan: he rushes to his son and entrusts the business to Carlo and Livia, with Adriano's help. A financial police audit forces a painful choice between friendship and the winery. Walter approaches Virginia to apologize and confess his feelings; Marco goes to her to clarify, but finds them in the same room. Exhausted, Giulio considers selling and closing down.

After the trip to Misano, Walter and Alice have grown closer, but both are afraid to declare their feelings for the consequences it would have on their respective families. Only Palmiro, the old mechanic at the garage, urges Walter to take the plunge, and it is Palmiro who, tragically, brings the two together.

The day before the transplant has arrived, and to exorcise her fear, Sofia decides to throw a party. All her friends flock there, except Giulio, who has decided to stay as far away from her as possible. Alice realizes Francesco's true feelings and decides not to marry him. Stefania finally gives in to Alfredo, and Annibale begins to grow closer to Luca.

Giulio Cesaroni and Lucia Cudicini, he a widower, she separated, meet again after twenty years in Rome. They realize they still love each other and decide to get married, so Lucia's daughters, Eva and Alice, arrive from Milan and move in with the Cesaronis. Getting to know Marco, Rudi and Mimmo, Giulio's sons, is not easy and things are also complicated by uncle Cesare, Giulio's brother, and his jealousy. Sergio wants Lucia to get back together with him, but after her ex refuses, the ruthless manager goes to Giulio's liquor store and threatens to take away his future wife, daughters and job. Giulio acts on impulse and doesn't hesitate to punch him, so Sergio, with the complicity of a doctor friend, makes the Cesaronis believe he is dying.

Sofia is awaiting her transplant, and Giulio is torn between preparing for Alice and Francesco's wedding and the constant support his friend provides. Nina and Francesco are growing closer: once again, thanks to his friend, Francesco manages to overcome the psychological block that kept him confined to his wheelchair. Stefania, just as she's about to begin turning her gaze to the male gender again, discovers that the ever-kind Luca is gay.

In the wine shop, people are discussing the timid Arduino Mandelli's candidacy, when Barilon enters triumphantly, announcing his upcoming election as mayor of the town. Faced with his attack on "Romanity," Giulio rises to the challenge and immediately takes to the field to defend his people and Garbatella from the barbarian invasion from the North. Lucia disagrees; politics isn't something you can improvise. Only when Germana provokes her does she become convinced: her husband will win, and she will help him in any way she can! Meanwhile, Marco has been selected for an important competition, but Simona and Franco tremble when they discover that the missing juror is their old enemy Criscuolo, who must cast the decisive vote to get Marco through. Walter makes matters worse by beating up the record executive for daring to insult his wife. In the end, Franco resolves matters by giving Criscuolo 50% of the producer's profits from Marco's album.

About a year has passed in the lives of the Cesaroni family and their friends from Garbatella: Marco and Eva have just returned from the X Tour with little Marta, who is everyone's joy. Rudi, Alice, Budino, Jolanda, Lorenzo, and Regina return from vacation, struggling with adolescence. And Carlotta also rejoins Eva and Walter's lives.

After two weeks of heated discussions and arguments, the crisis between Giulio and Lucia hasn't subsided. The two have decided to separate. Giulio acts calm, but it's just a facade. He begins to have a crisis and decides to seek therapy from Emma, the sister of Olga, the wedding planner for Cesare's wedding. Things are also getting tough for Ezio: he argues with Walter, who wanted to repair a motorcycle at the shop.

Giulio, in the midst of therapy, is still suffering. Furthermore, he believes Ezio and Cesare are ignoring him, but they are only doing so for his own good. After going to Venice with her mother, Alice returns to start school again. At class, Rudi meets a new student: Miriam, Olga's daughter. Mimmo also meets Andy, the wedding planner's other son.

Marco and Eva, who have decided to stay at the Cesaroni house to help Giulio, are unable to sleep because of Marta's crying, as she's teething. Alice, on the other hand, has met a wonderful boy and would like to make love to him, but she's not ready yet. Walter, who had lent her the house, is relieved.

Giulio's moment of truth has arrived with Lucia. A new traffic cop is terrifying everyone in Garbatella: it's Germana. She's decided to return to her job after Barilon's shop goes into crisis. Ezio and Cesare decide to sabotage her, but something goes wrong. Ezio can't sell the shop, but Barilon has the right idea, and the two become partners.

After meeting Lucia, Giulio is officially separated and out of therapy. He decides to celebrate by going camping with Ezio and Cesare, but Barilon, feeling left out, plans to sabotage his outing. Gabriella, who blames Giulio for the end of her marriage to Lucia, never sets foot in the Cesaroni household again, but she misses everyone and pretends to be ill to have them around again.

Since Giulio has been single, he's always on edge. Ezio and Cesare realize he needs to get back on track. The three embark on a series of tragicomic attempts to meet women. When all seems lost, Giulio meets Gianna. Ezio and Cesare have a hand in it, but have they made the right choice?

Alice and Walter live their relationship in secret. Marco and Eva both work in radio and don't have much time for themselves anymore. Giulio and Olga have a connection, but Olga can't take it any further. Olga takes advantage of the situation to organize the launch of her sister Emma's book at the wine shop, but her ideas for renovating the place cause a clash between Giulio and Cesare.

Since he's been seeing Olga, Giulio has been constantly away from home, attending exhibitions and events she organizes. Stefania and Pamela urge their husbands to be less of a couch potato. Ezio and Cesare then infiltrate an exclusive party Olga is hosting at a golf club, resulting in a series of hilarious incidents and misunderstandings.

Giulio is furious with Walter and Alice and their secret affair. So are Ezio and Stefania. Marco and Eva, on the other hand, are disappointed: they expected more honesty from their best friend and sister. Furthermore, Walter, under the stress, breaks a key part of the motorcycle he was modifying.

The fire at the garage and motorcycle throws Walter into a panic. Walter is drawn dangerously into the world of horse racing. Luckily, this is the right time for Ezio to bury the hatchet and act like a father. Olga and her children have a problem at home and turn to Giulio for help.

Marco and Eva don't know who to trust with Marta: Alice is on a trip with Rudi and the others, Gabriella is away, and Giulio is always out with Olga. Ezio and Cesare step forward: however, the two decide to enter the girl in a competition at Cinecittà, encountering a series of comical complications that spiral into tragedy when they lose the child.

Marco and Eva, after the shock of Marta's disappearance, realize they've spent too much time at work and too little time with their family. They decide to treat themselves to a relaxing day at the beach. But Marco has a secret that's making him feel bad, and it will come out, upsetting his relationship with Eva. Walter and Carlotta also face a moment of truth: they love each other. She leaves her husband, and he leaves Alice, who, however, doesn't know about Carlotta.

Olga finally makes herself heard, but she has no intention of returning. She entrusts the children to Emma, with Giulio willing to keep them at his house. Furthermore, the two, aided by Ezio and Cesare, must cope with a birthday party Olga was supposed to organize, which will have unpredictable outcomes. Marco is devastated: Eva has gone with Marta to Venice to visit Lucia.

Marco gets a setback from his record company: his album isn't well received. He spirals into self-destruction. Alice is heartbroken over the end of her relationship with Walter. To cheer her up, Jolanda throws her a party, which, however, goes haywire.

No one is willing to play in the traditional match against the San Paolo neighborhood: neither Marco, who is increasingly depressed, nor Lorenzo, who is busy trying out for a professional team. Ezio, Giulio, and Cesare, convinced they'll win anyway, are forced to enlist some of the girls, including Regina, Jolanda, and Miriam.

Emma is scheduled to attend a conference on stalking, and Ezio and Cesare become convinced that she's being stalked by a maniac. The man is actually Flavio, Emma's ex, who has resurfaced. Giulio helps the therapist win him back, but is their closeness merely friendship?

Stefania and Giulio offer to host two Argentine students for a few days: David, whose good looks upset the principal, and Pedro. Miriam tries everything she can to lure Alice into David's arms, just to keep her away from Rudi. Emma, after dismissing Flavio, admits to Stefania that she's in love with Giulio, but the relationship scares her and threatens to jeopardize her therapy with a patient who's threatening suicide.

Olga has returned profoundly changed. Still in love with Giulio, she intends to win him back, but she hasn't reckoned with Emma, who has finally decided to reveal her feelings. Giulio is caught between two fires, and the surprises aren't over. Ezio is deeply hurt by Stefania's betrayal and has no intention of forgiving her.

Lucia has remained in Rome to organize an exhibition of young emerging painters, and Ezio, convinced that she wants to win Giulio back, hatches a plan to bring the two back together. When the innkeeper convinces himself he's got a second chance with his ex-wife, the truth hits him like a cold shower. Rudi returns from vacation convinced he's forgotten Miriam, and Alice is filled with hope that his feelings will be reciprocated. Ezio decides to buy Walter's former garage, and to do so, he ends up gambling away the Cesaroni wine shop, pitting himself against a biker gang. Marco, thanks to Lucia's support, finds the courage to tell Giulio the truth about his relationship with Eva. Meanwhile, he and Maya are at loggerheads, so much so that the young Cesaroni does everything he can to make her look bad to her family.

Ezio and Cesare, certain they're in contact with aliens, become convinced the world is about to end and decide to steal a submarine to save themselves from the Great Flood. For Giulio, however, the most important thing is to make a good impression on Lucia. While Alice and Rudi grow increasingly cold, Diego meets Miriam, and they immediately fall in love. Giulio finds himself dealing with a young suitor who, because of Ezio and Cesare's intervention, threatens to report him in revenge for being rejected. Lucia's intervention brings the girl to her senses, and Giulio, happy at his newfound connection with his ex-wife, can only be stunned when she announces she's about to return to Venice.

Giulio, Cesare, and Ezio clash with Stefania and Lucia over the assignment of the former Barilon store, where the men want to open a Roma Club and the women a bookstore. In a clash where the ends justify the means, Giulio, seeing the bookstore as a reason for Lucia to stay in Rome, boycotts his friends. Cesare discovers he has a son, the result of a sperm donation he made in his youth. However, things aren't as they seem, and this time, Cesare's enthusiasm will suffer the consequences. To finance their fashion project, Alice and Jolanda decide to find work as waiters, which is how they meet Francesco.