Luini locks up the boys before crossing the lake by boat to get to Milan. Among them is Dante, the boy who had stolen Alfredo's bag, who tells them that his brother also went to work in Milan, but ended up dying of starvation. The night before leaving, Dante devises a plan to escape.

Romeo manages to get the key which keeps his door locked, so he can go out to meet Angeletta, becoming friends. She tells him that, due to her illness, she has not been able to leave her room for many years, which prevents her from being able to behold the vast blue sky. Then Romeo makes her a promise, but the Wolf Pack gang will get in her way.