The deadline to submit the research is approaching, but Giulia seems to have other things on her mind. Even Doc struggles to manage the myriad commitments: there's the meeting with the funders and then there's Carolina, who is in town for a few days. Everything takes a back seat, however, when Lin's sister is hospitalized. A case that will force the resident to come to terms with her father.

In the ward, the moment of truth has arrived. As Federico faces his last day at Ambrosiano Hospital and Martina makes a decision that leaves the rest of the team stunned, Doc must come to terms with the truth Agnese has told him. He is convinced that it can't get any worse - until the man responsible for it all, his worst enemy, is admitted.