The friendship between Filippo and Carmine is in crisis just when they need each other. Filippo is not long in discovering the price of Ciro's protection: during his leave he will meet his family in a restaurant. Edoardo takes advantage of the activity at the pottery workshop to court Teresa in his own way. Gemma, during her conversations with her mother, discovers her sister's deterioration and sinks into a state of guilt; Viola, meanwhile, sensing her weakness, keeps circling around her.
