The new squad

The new squad

In the heart of Naples, the Spaccanapoli Police Station is established to combat crime in the most affected areas. It is led by Deputy Commissioner Paola Ricci, a law-abiding officer who often clashes with Sergio Vitale, the impulsive and direct leader of the "Falchi" (Falchi). The Squad must confront crime but also its own vulnerabilities.

CrimeDramaMysteryAction & Adventure

Seasons

Ciro De Rosa was a hero / One centimeter at a time

1. Ciro De Rosa was a hero / One centimeter at a time

Air Date: 2008-03-12

The new Spaccanapoli Police Station is being inaugurated on the site of a former drug dealing hub, the same site where Officer Ciro De Rosa was killed by the Camorra. Vitale, caught by Ricci in the hideout of De Rosa's killer, claims he doesn't know the Camorra member's identity and that he arrived there by chance, following the directions of an informant. The deputy commissioner doubts his sincerity.

With my informants / There's always another way

2. With my informants / There's always another way

Air Date: 2008-03-19

Deputy Commissioner Paola Ricci hunts down Vitale's informants to determine whether the inspector actually received a tip from one of them that led him accidentally to the crime boss Bruno Sannino, the murderer of police officer De Rosa. Ricci, increasingly intent on restoring order and legality to the neighborhood, organizes a raid on the market and extensive checks throughout the area. The operation, however, interrupts Vitale's investigation, and he decides to act alone. Francesco Silla, a new member of the Falcons, feels marginalized but finds support in Battiston and Sciacca.

How much does a child cost / My father's gun

3. How much does a child cost / My father's gun

Air Date: 2008-03-26

After discovering that Vitale had been secretly investigating the murder of police officer Ciro De Rosa, Deputy Commissioner Paola Ricci decides to intervene: she forces Chief Inspector De Falchi and Sorrentino to don their uniforms and assigns them the task of promoting the new online reporting booth. In the historic center, a tourist is mugged in front of Vicky and Silla, who give chase. During their escape, the thief manages to steal Vicky's gun, which belonged to her father, Ciro, an object of great sentimental value, received on her first day on duty.

Man in the box / Stopping a war

4. Man in the box / Stopping a war

Air Date: 2008-04-02

A man's body is found in a wooden box inside a garage. Initial tests reveal that the victim died of starvation, in terrible conditions. Walter approaches the case with anguish, reflecting on his loneliness and stagnant career. Paola Ricci obtains a warrant to bug Luigi Profeta's home, holding him responsible for the guerrilla warfare in the neighborhood. Vitale discovers a new clan led by the Sansone family. Bruno Coppola, without a license, has his betting shop closed, and Gabriele, his son, decides to help him with risky means.

Do it for Sergio / This time it's personal

5. Do it for Sergio / This time it's personal

Air Date: 2008-04-09

Fusco asks Vitale to dispose of a body to protect Isabella Iovine, but Sergio refuses. The deputy commissioner then involves Sorrentino, who falls for the trick. Meanwhile, Ricci saves a homeless man from an explosion at the port. The investigation reveals a suspected criminal record for the mooring manager involved in the fire. Ricci suspects Ciccone for the leak, but she drops the case when Vitale's sister, Cristiana, is found in a state of confusion following an assault. Meanwhile, a young man dies of an overdose during a boxing match. Coppola defends the coach, who is suspected of drug-related offences.

He who makes a mistake pays / It's fear that keeps us together

6. He who makes a mistake pays / It's fear that keeps us together

Air Date: 2008-03-26

While an internal investigation into the leak, commissioned by Ricci, is underway at the police station, Sergio receives a phone call from his colleague Alberto Lenzi: Elisa Scotto, the former prostitute whom the hawk helped leave the business, is dying in a hotel room. The right-hand man of crime boss Bruno Sannino, who revealed the Camorrista's hideout to Vitale, leading to his capture, is tortured and killed. Our team is convinced that the killers were seeking information from him about Isabella Iovine, Sannino's partner.

Always knowing everything / Perfect mechanism

7. Always knowing everything / Perfect mechanism

Air Date: 2008-04-23

A shipment of drugs laced with atropine triggers tragic events: a man kills his dog, a boy commits suicide, a mother threatens her son. Vitale investigates to stop the massacre. Meanwhile, Gabriele Coppola, to help his father in debt, begins to commit crimes, but his inexperience gets him into trouble. The Sansone clan is running the drug trade in the neighborhood: its members must be identified quickly to solve the problem. Francesco and Vicky immediately begin tailing the local dealers and notice a strange movement: the pushers take money from customers, but do not deliver drugs.

Trust me, I'll fix this / Desperate times call for desperate measures

8. Trust me, I'll fix this / Desperate times call for desperate measures

Air Date: 2008-04-30

The Falchis are keeping watch on the Sansone clan's drug dealing hub, but the Camorra members remain vigilant. Vitale discovers that the tape containing evidence of De Rosa's corruption has been sold and attempts to recover it. Meanwhile, Sciacca analyzes film rolls to solve a murder case. The body of a Camorra member is found in a lake. He was tracking Isabella Iovine, suspected of stealing drugs from a rival clan. Vitale is worried: Fusco had asked him to make him disappear. A witness sees her with a young man, unaware that the man is Sorrentino.

We frame Profeta / Trojan horse

9. We frame Profeta / Trojan horse

Air Date: 2008-05-14

Boss Luigi Profeta, preoccupied with planning his sister Lucia's wedding, seems uninterested in the drug dealing hub run by the Sansone clan in his neighborhood. Vitale confronts him for information. The Falchi clan, stationed for days in an apartment across the street from the drug dealing hub, is monitoring the Sansone clan's movements. A wiretap suggests a shipment of drugs is about to arrive. Our team intervenes quickly, but there's no sign of the drugs.

I don't see, I don't hear, I don't speak... / Was it worth it?

10. I don't see, I don't hear, I don't speak... / Was it worth it?

Air Date: 2008-05-21

Ciccone investigates the death of a student attacked in a bar by a small-time delinquent incapable of following the rules. Witnesses remain silent, and no one finds the courage to reveal what happened: they are all afraid of the attacker's possible retaliation. The police station is under pressure from the operation against the Sansone clan. Ciccone is distracted by his mother, who asks for help with a bag snatching. Meanwhile, the police discover that drugs are being transported through Naples' underground tunnels. Wiretaps reveal the imminent arrival of a large shipment.

Dirty laundry / Losing your head

11. Dirty laundry / Losing your head

Air Date: 2008-05-28

Gaetano Sansone doesn't show up for his wife's funeral, but a young man records the ceremony on behalf of the clan. Discovered, he is placed under surveillance by Vitale, Sorrentino, and Silla. Meanwhile, Marciano investigates a suspected foster care situation, and Vicky, emerging from a coma, identifies her attackers. Vicky receives a mysterious call at the hospital, but the woman who wants to meet her is hit by a car before the appointment. Meanwhile, Ricci witnesses a jewelry store robbery, where a customer is killed in self-defense. The deputy commissioner investigates the motive for her desperate act.

Tell me he's not dead / He's one of the gang

12. Tell me he's not dead / He's one of the gang

Air Date: 2008-08-27

Days have passed, and there's no sign of Salvatore Sciacca. At the Spaccanapoli police station, everyone is busy searching, but there's no clue. Only one thing is certain: the Sicilian superintendent was kidnapped by the wanted mafia boss Gaetano Sansone, who is nowhere to be found. The trial of the hawkish Alberto Lenzi, suspended from duty pending sentencing, continues: a new witness claims to have seen the officer shoot an unarmed football fan. Vitale assembles the hawkish team to investigate the life of the star witness, with no criminal record.

Putting patches / It hurts too much

13. Putting patches / It hurts too much

Air Date: 2008-09-03

Isabella Iovine has returned to Naples, and Ricci mobilizes the team to find her. Vito Sorrentino, involved in her illicit dealings, fears her arrest will compromise him. Meanwhile, Ciccone and Coppola investigate the case of Teresa Bertoni, a key witness held captive by her parents to prevent her from testifying. Ricci's plan to arrest Isabella Iovine fails, and the girl is found dead. A witness speaks of a red motorcycle, and Vitale suspects Vito. Isabella's death reopens the threat of the truth surrounding Ciro De Rosa. Meanwhile, Sciacca struggles with drugs, supported by Walter.

All his father / I won't leave you alone

14. All his father / I won't leave you alone

Air Date: 2008-09-10

Isabella Iovine's death threatens to expose the secret surrounding Ciro De Rosa. A furious Sannino demands to meet Ricci. Teresa Bertoni seeks refuge at the deputy commissioner's home. Meanwhile, Vitale discovers Sorrentino's involvement with the Camorra and forces him to leave the station. Shortly before meeting Ricci, Sannino is found dead in prison: someone wanted to prevent him from speaking. Battiston suspects Vitale. Meanwhile, in the alleys of Spaccanapoli, a sniper fires from above, hitting passersby. Silla is also injured while helping a woman, heightening tension at the station.

Every murder has a cost / A hard day

15. Every murder has a cost / A hard day

Air Date: 2008-09-17

A woman is found dead, and suspicion falls on a plumber with a criminal record, but a detail points Ciccone to the right path. Meanwhile, Ricci, Vitale, and Battiston try to get Sannino's killer, who is linked to a woman with a sick daughter, to confess. Following a shooting at the police station, in which a convicted felon dies, Ricci risks suspension. Battiston, to protect her, disappears the incriminating recordings, but she reacts angrily. Only Vitale can save her with his testimony. Meanwhile, Coppola and Marciano follow a suspicious boy.

A kind of lottery / This is the truth

16. A kind of lottery / This is the truth

Air Date: 2008-09-24

During a theft investigation, Spaccanapoli police find the body of an elderly man hidden by his wife, revealing an illicit trafficking ring in cemetery niches. Ricci launches an investigation. Meanwhile, Bruno Coppola must repay a debt to the Profeta clan, and Gabriele receives a dangerous offer to help him. Gabriele Coppola disappears after the death of his friend, who was involved in an illicit business. Federico asks to join the investigation. Meanwhile, a woman dies suddenly in severe pain. Sciacca, aroused by a phone call from her husband, investigates and, guided by his instincts, makes a disturbing discovery.

Trustworthy subjects / It can't always go wrong

17. Trustworthy subjects / It can't always go wrong

Air Date: 2008-10-01

Inspector Vitale takes a huge risk: in a seedy hotel, Vicky and Francesco find one of his informants stabbing his wife's lover. To avoid arrest, the man threatens to reveal the secret investigation conducted for Vitale, jeopardizing his position and the secret of De Rosa's corruption. The investigation into the disappearance of a well-known businessman leads the hawks to the mafia boss Luigi Profeta. Ricci finds a way to summon the Camorrista to the police station. Meanwhile, a young man is arrested for drunk driving. Sorrentino confesses to Vitale about his relationship with his sister.

I want Marfella / Something between us two

18. I want Marfella / Something between us two

Air Date: 2008-10-08

The Spaccanapoli police are close to arresting crime boss Luigi Profeta thanks to a key witness. Meanwhile, Profeta threatens Vitale with revealing compromising information about Sorrentino and Ciro De Rosa. Ciccone is warned that his cleaning lady may be involved in international drug trafficking. The key witness who could incriminate Profeta has disappeared. Vitale, suspended by Ricci for unconvincing answers, secretly investigates and discovers that the man is not in the hands of the Camorra. Vitale tells Sorrentino about Profeta's blackmail, and the young hawk decides to confront the boss directly.

We are a team / Betraying Vitale

19. We are a team / Betraying Vitale

Air Date: 2008-10-15

Vitale's investigative methods raise suspicions among the officers at the Spaccanapoli police station: many no longer trust him, Battiston first and foremost. But the team has no time to sort things out; they must tackle a new, urgent case. A complex case at the Spaccanapoli police station involves a woman, her new partner, and an obsessed ex-husband. Battiston tries to frame Vitale, asking Silla to record private conversations. After a party, a drunken Ciccone makes inappropriate advances toward his housekeeper, crossing the line.

Your regrets / Framing a cop

20. Your regrets / Framing a cop

Air Date: 2008-10-22

A murder shakes the Chinese community, but no one speaks up. The body is found with a bunch of gladioli: a clear sign of mafia revenge. Meanwhile, Vitale and Sorrentino investigate the disappearance of a young man and find a compromising video of him with the wife of a neighborhood boss. Ciccone is reported for harassment by his housekeeper. The Falchis defend him, but Battiston believes the girl. Vitale investigates to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, a woman is found hanging from a tree: the autopsy reveals she was strangled during sex. Vicky links the case to an online dating ring.

I shot a man / A reason is found

21. I shot a man / A reason is found

Air Date: 2008-10-29

Vicky and Silla hear gunshots coming from an isolated villa. Inside, a body. A young man flees armed: Vicky shoots him in self-defense. This is just the beginning. Vitale and Sorrentino investigate to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, a taxi driver is found dead. A detail leads our team to a dark trail: Scampia. Alberto Lenzi, acquitted of murder, wants to return to the Falchi. Ricci, however, defends Silla and refuses Fusco's pressure. Lenzi, determined to regain his job, plots to discredit his colleague. Meanwhile, a girl disappears: traces of satanic rituals are found in her room. Our team investigates before it's too late.

Under blackmail / The good name of Ciro De Rosa

22. Under blackmail / The good name of Ciro De Rosa

Air Date: 2008-11-05

The daughter of a Secondigliano Camorra boss is found dead. Her distraught father refuses police help and seeks revenge. The investigation leads to the Professor, Luigi Profeta's cousin. Fearing his involvement, the boss blackmails Sorrentino with a compromising video: he must protect his family or lose everything. A Camorra war erupts in the neighborhood, and Profeta's son is injured. Ricci proposes a truce, while Vitale plans the boss's arrest and tries to protect Sorrentino, but is forced to reveal the truth about Ciro De Rosa. During the conference held to mark the six-month anniversary of the police station, Vicky discovers something shocking.

23. Dimmi che non è morto

Air Date: 2008-08-27

24. È uno del gruppo

Air Date: 2008-08-27

25. Mettere toppe

Air Date: 2008-09-03

26. Fa troppo male

Air Date: 2008-09-03

27. Tutto suo padre

Air Date: 2008-09-10

28. Non ti lascio da solo

Air Date: 2008-09-10

29. Ogni omicidio ha un costo

Air Date: 2008-09-17

30. Una giornata pesante

Air Date: 2008-09-17

31. Una specie di lotteria

Air Date: 2008-09-24

32. È questa la verità

Air Date: 2008-09-24

33. Soggetti di fiducia

Air Date: 2008-10-01

34. Non può andare sempre male

Air Date: 2008-10-01

35. Voglio Marfella

Air Date: 2008-10-08

36. Una cosa tra noi due

Air Date: 2008-10-08

37. Siamo una squadra

Air Date: 2008-10-15

38. Tradire Vitale

Air Date: 2008-10-15

39. I tuoi rimorsi

Air Date: 2008-10-22

40. Incastrare un poliziotto

Air Date: 2008-10-22

41. Ho sparato a un uomo

Air Date: 2008-10-29

42. Un motivo si trova

Air Date: 2008-10-29

43. Sotto ricatto

Air Date: 2008-11-05

44. Il buon nome di Ciro De Rosa

Air Date: 2008-11-05

1. Il vostro nuovo capo

Air Date: 2009-09-02

2. Non mi piacciono gli addii

Air Date: 2009-09-02

3. Provare ad obbedire

Air Date: 2009-09-09

4. Questa mano la vince lui

Air Date: 2009-09-09

5. La vita che hai strappato

Air Date: 2009-09-16

6. Questa città è nostra

Air Date: 2009-09-16

7. Voglio solo vendetta

Air Date: 2009-09-23

8. Dentro o fuori

Air Date: 2009-09-23

9. Muoiono pure i generali

Air Date: 2009-09-30

10. Il nuovo re

Air Date: 2009-09-30

11. Non mi fido più

Air Date: 2009-10-07

12. Mi fermo qui

Air Date: 2009-10-07

13. Contro i piani alti

Air Date: 2009-10-21

14. Il bandolo della matassa

Air Date: 2009-10-21

15. Il voto nostro

Air Date: 2009-10-28

16. È tornato

Air Date: 2009-10-28

17. Doppio gioco

Air Date: 2009-11-04

18. Facciamolo sembrare un incidente

Air Date: 2009-11-04

19. Voi mi dovete proteggere

Air Date: 2009-11-18

20. Partiamo dall'inizio

Air Date: 2009-11-18

21. Fino in fondo

Air Date: 2009-11-25

22. Finali diversi

Air Date: 2009-11-25

1. Con o senza prove / Un lavoro di squadra

Air Date: 2011-01-14

After the arrest of the boss Antonio Barone, the vice commissioner Andrea Lopez has a single objective: to prove and report the relations between Barone and his historical enemy, the corrupt director of the secret services Gerardo Facchini. The whole team works hard on the investigation, day and night without respite. Having obtained authorization from the commissioner Greco to meet Barone, Lopez places a bug in the protective apartment where the boss is staying. From the wiretaps our guys discover that Facchini and Barone will meet before a court hearing. There is little time to organize the operation, but for Lopez and the police officers of the team it is an unmissable opportunity, even if risky... Vitale has a small car accident with the father of a classmate of his daughter.

2. Il nuovo boss di Spaccanapoli / Cedere il comando

Air Date: 2011-01-21

Lopez's death has left an unfillable void in the Spaccanapoli police station. While waiting for a new manager to arrive, command is temporarily entrusted to Ciccone who, from the start, feels burdened with too much responsibility. Sciacca and Battiston investigate the death of a businessman from the upper class of Naples. In the elegant shop where the man was killed, a pair of women's sunglasses are found: could it be a crime of passion? The victim's wife, outraged, rules out that her husband could have had a lover and firmly believes that it was a robbery. Yet the takings have not been touched. The two policemen have no choice but to find the owner of the mysterious glasses. A nativity scene shop is robbed. The owner, instead of going to the police, asks for help from the new neighborhood boss, Michele Malinconico. A passerby who witnessed the theft alerts the police at the Spaccanapoli police station.

3. La blu / Spaccianapoli

Air Date: 2011-01-28

Sciacca, Marciano and Coppola investigate the death of a young girl. The murderer, the victim's peer and friend, is found not far from the scene of the murder. At the police station, the police discover that the boy is incapable of understanding and willing: he will not end up in prison, but in a psychiatric hospital. Shortly afterward, a condominium fight breaks out in the victim's building. Sciacca suspects that the girl's parents are hiding something. His infallible instinct will prove him right once again. Malinconico is increasingly determined to conquer the city's drug market. The drug dealing areas of Spaccanapoli, however, are still in the hands of a small-time neighborhood boss. When one of these squares is razed to the ground, causing the death of a young boy who lived there with his mother and little sister, Vitale and the hawks become convinced that Malinconico organized the ambush.

4. Devi tirarti fuori / Nella vita reale

Air Date: 2011-02-04

Coppola and Marciano, on duty at the hospital, come across a young girl hospitalized for a wound to her hand. The doctor, however, is certain that the injury was caused by a cutting weapon. After listening to the teacher who accompanied the young woman to the emergency room, Coppola suspects that the girl is hiding something. Sciacca and Ciccone look for possible witnesses among the schoolmates. Could it be an episode of bullying? Vitale investigates the disappearance of his friend, the owner of the nightclub where Gabriele works. The inspector is convinced that Malinconico killed him after discovering that he was collaborating with the police. In the meantime, Battiston is pressured by the deputy commissioner Greco who demands concrete results. So, they decide to wiretap the cell phones of the boss's pushers and Matteo, more stubborn than ever, has an important intuition. Gabriele, unemployed again, accepts Malinconico's offer and starts working in his bar.

5. Assumerci il rischio / Fuori di testa

Air Date: 2011-02-05

During a patrol, Coppola and his new driving partner, Persico, notice an abandoned car in front of a dilapidated building. Suspicious, the two police officers enter the building and find the body of a girl. The terrifying silence is broken by the rapid sound of footsteps. Federico tries to understand where they are coming from, but the killer, careful not to be seen, seriously wounds him and disappears into the darkness. The case involves the entire police station, shaken by the critical condition of the young officer. After the large cocaine seizure, the drug dealing squares of Spaccanapoli are empty. Our guys suspect that Malinconico is reorganizing, but they have no hold on anything to hold on to in order to restart the investigation. Gabriele, infiltrated in the Malinconico clan and Vitale's informant, suggests keeping an eye on a young drug dealer. Thanks to the valuable information, the inspector makes an important discovery.

6. La prova / Non abbiamo altra scelta

Air Date: 2011-02-11

The body of a Nigerian woman, who died at the airport shortly after arriving in Italy, is stolen from the morgue. Among the victim's personal effects, Battiston, Ciccone and Sciacca find a letter written by her daughter, who had been in Italy for some time and ended up in prostitution. What is behind the theft of the body? Will our heroes be able to save the girl? In order to continue following the investigation on Malinconico, Vitale reveals to Battiston and the anti-drug director Lamberti that Gabriele Coppola is his infiltrator in the boss's clan. Pretending to have always known and to support the chief inspector of the hawks, Battiston convinces Lamberti of the idea of ​​a collaboration. Meanwhile, an interview with a prostitute, rescued by Gabriele, threatens to blow his cover. When the boy doesn't show up for an appointment with Vitale, the suspicion that Malinconico has discovered everything becomes more and more certain. Bianca is worried about the custody of her son Giulio.

7. Non ci sarà una fine / È me che vuole

Air Date: 2011-02-25

Marciano and Coppola, back together with the patrol cars, come across a Sinhalese man who is running away with his wife and son, completely covered by a sheet, from the building where he lives. When asked about the suspicious escape, the man replies that he wants to protect his child from the harsh spectacle of the drug addicts who gather every day in the courtyard. Once inside the building, the two officers find a crack house. Could it be the work of Malinconico? The investigation into the crack house soon passes to Vitale and his team of hawks. The inspector finds himself having to manage the disturbances in the neighborhood: the exasperated residents of Spaccanapoli take out their anger on the Sinhalese who live in the building, guilty of having attracted the police. During the riot, Sciacca notices a man whose face reminds him of something. Gabriele Coppola, under pressure, wants to leave his job as an infiltrator in the Malinconico clan, but he can't.

8. Un sistema perfetto / È troppo rischioso

Air Date: 2011-03-04

The men of the Spaccanapoli police station are looking for damning evidence to definitively frame the boss Malinconico. Gabriele discovers that a large shipment of cocaine is about to arrive in Naples. Vitale, having heard the news, leaves the cover apartment and moves to the police station. The inspector works day and night with his team of hawks to discover the method through which Malinconico manages to elude customs controls at the port. Lamberti devises a plan. A story of rivalry, envy and deceit in the world of youth sports for Sciacca and Ciccone who investigate the death of the coach of a junior soccer team. From the first interrogations it emerges that the victim had a relationship with the mother of one of the young soccer players. The betrayed father, having discovered his wife's relationship with the coach, had threatened the latter on several occasions. Could it be just a crime of passion? Vicky can't stay away from Gabriele.

9. Lui non c'entra niente / Ha scoperto chi sono

Air Date: 2011-03-18

Lamberti and Vitale work day and night to find damning evidence that will frame Malinconico once and for all. The two investigate the customs agents corrupted by the boss in search of news about the arrival in Naples of a large shipment of cocaine. One of them has a son who ended up in a wheelchair following the attack on a judge. Vitale suspects that something is hidden behind the tragic episode. Malinconico keeps Gabriele hidden to protect him from possible retaliation by the Colombians who hold him responsible for the arrest of their boss Castillo. Unable to track him down, Desirée becomes convinced that Gabriele is with Vicky and goes to look for her at the police station. Having located the policewoman's desk and distracted the agents present, the girl makes a shocking discovery. After committing a mugging in front of our people, an Afghan becomes ill and faints. Ciccone and Marciano rush him to the hospital.

10. Fuori di testa

Air Date: 2011-02-05

11. La prova

Air Date: 2011-02-11

12. Non abbiamo altra scelta

Air Date: 2011-02-11

13. Non ci sarà una fine

Air Date: 2011-02-25

14. È me che vuole

Air Date: 2011-02-25

15. Un sistema perfetto

Air Date: 2011-03-04

16. È troppo rischioso

Air Date: 2011-03-04

17. Lui non c'entra niente

Air Date: 2011-03-18

18. Ha scoperto chi sono

Air Date: 2011-03-18

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Rating

8.0/10

Release Date

2008-03-12

Episodes

84 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

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