It's March 23 and a history-making face-off plays out on Italian television between Silvio Berlusconi and Achille Occhetto.

Veronica is officially a member of Parliament for Forza Italia but she discovers that many are prejudiced against her.

Under his friend, Pietro becomes the new Home Office Minister Under Secretary, but the government immediately falls prey to difficulties.

Scaglia contemplates setting aside family bonds in the name of justice.

In his villa, Berlusconi tries to heal the rift with his government ally; the summer holiday is marked by the death of a member of the Forza Italia Party staff.

A UN summit on organized crime takes place in Naples; Leo has to find a pair of earrings snatched from the wife of the Finnish Justice Minister, before the media gets wind of it.