Hotel Portofino

Lucian arrives back at the Hotel for a holiday without Rose, while being forced to admit that his marriage isn’t working. Bella’s plans to build a spa in the basement are running over budget and to add to her woes, the Hotel may be facing an anonymous inspection from an influential travel guide. Then, she must deal with an unexpected and unwelcome return from someone closer to home.

Cecil tries to win his way back into his wife’s affections, forcing Bella to question what he’s expecting in return. Lucian and Constance are thrown together on a trip to Genoa and their mutual attraction comes bubbling to the surface. Betty receives unwelcome news from home. Nish overcomes his qualms to help Gianluca strike a blow against the Fascists but with disastrous results.

Cecil begins to realize he may be getting dangerously out of his depth in his illegal business dealings with Danioni and the owner of the local casino, Luigi Farrino. Betty’s running battle with Marco’s workmen in the basement reaches a boiling point. With Nish on the run, being hunted by Danioni, Bella and Lucian must help him avoid arrest. Emotions between Lucian and Constance come to a head.

Rose turns up without warning in Portofino and enlists Constance to bring her closer to Lucian. Alice returns with a ring on her finger and a fiancé in tow. Cecil plots with Danioni to take control of the Hotel and does his best to drive a wedge between Bella and Marco. Gianluca is furious about Lucian’s interference in his plan to smuggle Nish to safety and escape the Fascists’ vengeance.

Rose’s clumsy attempt to resolve her marital difficulties with Lucian ends in embarrassing failure and Bella is forced to contemplate making an intervention. Danioni’s ruse to help Cecil grab control of the Hotel appears to be making progress, but Bella is secretly scheming with Claudine and Carlo to thwart her husband’s plans.

During the big casino gala, an act of masculine bravado threatens the Hotel’s future. Bella acts decisively to salvage her investment in the Hotel Portofino, but at what cost to her relationships and those of her children? Just when things seem to be going Bella’s way, tragedy strikes with dire consequences for one member of the family.