Salvatore falls in love with a classmate, Alice, but when people tell him you can die for love of a woman, he doesn't pursue her. Meanwhile, his family's urge to avoid the Mafia runs aground.
When Salvatore realises that Alice's boyfriend has not died, he decides to ask her out. Lorenzo hopes his family can move to a new house but comes up against the construction industry Mafia.
Salvatore discovers the dark side of Palermo when an anti-mafia journalist comes to his school to talk about his work and is murdered soon after. Lorenzo's mortgage application is turned down.
Uncle Massimo has an idea to change their fortune and the family travel to Ficuzza to convince their grandpa, Tore, to sell some land but Tore refuses as the land hides an awful secret
Salvatore has a diary, but mainly writes about the Mafia, so Pia and Lorenzo decide to take him to a psychoanalyst. Meanwhile, Lorenzo is also worried about the consequences of a promotion.
Salvatore's sister, Angela, has a new boyfriend, Alfonso Puccio, but unfortunately Alfonso's father turns out to be a front man for the Mafia. Salvatore decides that it's time to declare his love.
When Pia tells Lorenzo that she did not get offered a permanent teaching position because the system is rigged, reluctantly, Lorenzo asks for Massimo's help in seeing justice served
In prison, Massimo strikes up a friendship with a respected Mafia boss, Tommaso Buscetta, who knows Pia from long ago, and Tommaso helps Massimo obtain permission to marry Patrizia from the jail
Can Palermo beat Juventus in the Coppa Italia final and boost the city's fortunes? Meanwhile, Lorenzo is optimistic about the mortgage, and Massimo becomes aware of the cost of being in the Mafia.
Lorenzo suspects Pia of being unfaithful and comes to accept the idea of compromising in order to achieve his dream of a new home for his family, while Massimo realises that he's not Mafia material
Lorenzo finds the new home a heavy burden on his conscience. Salvatore asks officer Boris Giuliano, who is under a Mafia death warrant, for help but ends up seeing something he shouldn't.
Lorenzo must find a way to deal with Salvatore, who is extremely upset and wishes to testify on behalf of his friend, Boris Giuliano. Meanwhile, Massimo is hiding a painful secret.
September 1979 sees the Giammarresi family back in Palermo. Lorenzo is panicking that he is followed, local Mafiosi are killing off the judiciary and each other and Salvatore is missing Alice.
Pia at last enters a new school but finds that everything is very different than she imagined, while Massimo is uncomfortable with his role in Cosa Nostra and clashes with Buscetta
Angela has a huge crisis on her hands, while Pia is worried when Lorenzo works closely with a colleague, Marina. And a tug of war over drug trafficking develops between the local and the US Mafia.
Angela is coming to terms with her situation. Alice softens towards Salvatore when she reads the letters he sent her. Meanwhile, Massimo is developing a dangerous relationship with Iolanda.
While Lorenzo gets the Regional Council job, a storm is about to fall on the Giammarresi family. Marco breaks Angela's trust by talking to his family and Salvatore gets into serious trouble.
Christmas is approaching and Lorenzo has not yet forgiven Angela, while he is also in anguish over the fate of Mattarella's government. And Salvatore must work in a bookshop for his penance.
There is a sense of disorientation in Palermo. Lorenzo finds suspicious paperwork so decides to look deeper with Marina's help. And Massimo finally understands that he is involved with drugs
With his friends, Salvatore decides to report Mr Pellerito, while Lorenzo gives anonymous information to the papers about the contracts. Massimo looks for a way out of the drug trafficking world.
In fear, Massimo hides at the Giammarresi's house. Pia and Lorenzo manage to choose the wrong time for a few days break at a seaside hotel. And Angela and Rosario draw closer.
Judge Costa is setting up a very big Mafia bust which could implicate Alice's father. Lorenzo and Pia are struggling with their marriage, while Lorenzo's denunciation of his boss is taking effect.
Lorenzo is ready for a change and asks Massimo for help in getting a more important job. Judge Costa takes a brave decision with little support. Elsewhere, Rosario declares his love for Angela.
Rosario proposes to Angela and Lorenzo asks Judge Costa to celebrate the wedding. Massimo must choose whether to follow Buscetta to Brazil or not and Salvatore and Alice break up.