A violent earthquake sows panic at the Ambrosiano Hospital. Lin is afraid for her family; Ric decides on Laura's proposal; Federico has to perform a surgery for which he does not feel ready; Martina has an encounter that threatens to bring up her secret; Giulia, on the other hand, has to manage the ward because Doc is stuck in an elevator and has to save a pregnant patient.

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.

Giulia must make a decision about her personal life that will also affect her career. While Martina faces the most difficult exam of her life, Ric takes on a case that will force him to come to terms with Alba's ghost. Lin and Federico, on the other hand, get back to work on the database, but they risk bringing Doc closer to the truth that Agnese has been hiding from him.