TwoyearshavepassedsinceweleftDanieleandtheshipofmadmen.Manythingshavechanged:DanieleandNinahavebecometheparentsoflittleMariaandshortlyafterherbirththeyseparated.Wefindthemfightingforcustodyofthelittlegirlwiththesupportoftheirrespective,verydifferentfamilies.Daniele,aftertheintenseexperiencehehadduringtheCHTweek,haschosentobecomeanurseand,thankstotheinterventionofDr.Cimaroli,heisabouttoenterasaninterninthehospitalwherehewasadmitted.Hehasfiveweekstodemonstratetothejudgethatthiscanbecomeastablejob,establishinghimselfasareliableparent.Inthisnewrole,Danielegetstoknowthenewpatientsinthedormitory,whoforcehimtoreflectonhisexcessiveempathytowardsthepainofothers,andwhoriskderailinghimagain.