Fabio and Michela, a young couple from Northern Italy with two small children, move into the apartment in Naples adjacent to that of retired attorney Lorenzo. They are as beautiful and extroverted as Lorenzo is  ill-tempered and distrustful.  Soon, Lorenzo becomes part of their family, spending more time with them and their children than with his own adult children, and  the joy of  living, which had seemed lost, returns to him. That is until one evening, returning home, Lorenzo finds a terrible uproar in the building.  Something has happened that will affect all of them.

Liberally inspired by the book The Temptation to Be Happy by Lorenzo Marone.