A drama with comic touches telling the story of Carlo Antonini, a psychoanalyst who is pathologic and very interventionist, both inside and outside the office.
Newly single Carlo begins dating a street performer with a violent ex-husband and an autistic 7-year-old daughter. As he observes the child's behavior, Carlo suspects an additional diagnosis: deafness.
Carlo breaks up a lovers' quarrel at a restaurant and the couple turn up at his office looking for a 'cure' to their pattern of fighting in order to wind up in bed exploring shared sexual fantasies. The pair involve Carlo and his colleague Valentina in their dangerous games which go far beyond the consulting office.
A former patient returns to see Carlo after his wife passes away, trying to understand what he saw the moment she died, which he believes to be her soul departing from her body.
Carlo meets both an Assistant District Attorney who is fighting a court motion for a sex change and the petitioner in the case; a Muslim couple deals with an issue with prejudice directed toward their son.
In his new role as director of the domestic violence NGO, Carlo sees a patient suffering from increasing aggression from her husband, yet she cannot be persuaded to leave him.
While Valentina tries to help a guilt-ridden woman who has been having an affair with her son-in-law, Carlo begins therapy with the son-in-law and finds he shows no remorse.
Prosecutor Adriano asks for Carlo's help with his father Romeu, who, since losing his wife to a stray bullet, has become obsessed with taking the law into his own hands.
Carlo meets an androgynous model who is stalked by a terminally ill African millionaire since a witchdoctor told him he could be cured with the love of someone who is neither male nor female.
Carlo leads a class at a women's prison and meets inmate and former bank robber, Amanda, whose son is having problems at school. When Carlo decides to help, he finds himself in a world where right and wrong matter less than survival.
Coincidence brings Carlo to a 22-year-old woman dying in the hospital. In search of the truth--accident or suicide?--Carlo and the woman's former therapist conduct an investigation of their own.
Tensions rise in the prison where Carlo holds his reading class and a rebellion threatens a bloodbath. While Carlo acts as inmate negotiator, elsewhere his stepson holds his own girlfriend prisoner when she tries to end their relationship.
A middle-school principal turns to Carlo for help when it's discovered that a group of girls are offering sexual favors in the bathrooms in return for charging their mobiles or small amounts of money.
Carlo begins group therapy for four violent husbands, but one of them prefers to see Carlo individually about a secret desire. Meanwhile, Amanda has been released from jail and hasn't forgotten her promise.
Denise, who refuses to touch any object or person directly, lives with her sister, an obsessive hoarder who hasn't left the apartment in over 10 years. Through therapy with Carlo, Denise searches for the source of their distress.
Andre and Renata are a seemingly idyllic couple being torn apart by jealousy. They hire Carlo to help them navigate their marriage and determine if Andre is unfaithful or if it's just Renata's imagination.
A shocking truth is revealed that brings Renata's sanity into question. Carlo and Maria Clara explore the fine line between jealousy and madness while testifying at Renata's murder trial.
Claudia suffers from Persecutory Delusional Disorder and believes events around her are being directly caused by her own actions, but Carlo hopes to convince her that the world isn't out to get her.
Rudel is a man of logic and reason but is convinced he has a sickness that cannot be diagnosed. He seeks Carlo's help to understand what's wrong with him and prove he's not going crazy.
Jorge goes to extreme lengths to run away from the camera crew he believes is following his every move while Carlo tries desperately to prevent him from slipping further into his delusion.
