A secret linked to a painful event from the past suddenly returns to the lives of the Ristuccia family, owners of the La Villetta restaurant, one of the most renowned restaurants in the capital for forty years. Carlo, his new partner Ginevra and his sister Sara are always there, every day, to help their parents Pietro and Alba in running the business. The only absent is Paolo, the artist brother, who no one knows where he is. One day, however, an unexpected event upsets the family balance.