Don Matteo (English subtitled) Season 9 Episode 4 Token of Love (Episode 4 of 26)

Don Matteo season 9 episode 4, titled "Token of Love," follows the Catholic priest Don Matteo as he investigates crimes in the small Italian town of Gubbio. In this episode, Don Matteo and his team are called to solve a strange case involving a series of thefts that occur in a local nursery. Upon inspection, they discover that the thief stole only coins and notes with unique serial numbers. The team believes that the thief is sending a message.

Meanwhile, Don Matteo's friend Enrico is in a tough spot. He is a wedding planner and is tasked with planning a wedding for a wealthy family in the town. The father of the bride, Vittorio, is a harsh man who is always angry and never satisfied. Enrico is struggling to please him and make the wedding perfect. Moreover, Vittorio's daughter Alessia is upset about the wedding. She doesn't want to marry the man her father chose for her, and she is further disappointed when she realizes her lover, who is a musician, is playing at the wedding.

As Don Matteo investigates the nursery theft, he meets a young girl named Emma. She is one of the nursery's children and has a passion for ice skating. Emma's mother died a few months ago, and she lives with her father, who is an ice cream vendor. Emma is sad and tries to hold back her emotions but eventually breaks down in front of Don Matteo. She tells him that she misses her mother and that her father is always busy with his business.

During the investigation, Don Matteo and his team come across several clues that lead them to a suspect. They discover that a young man named Matteo was behind the theft. He is a talented musician who needs money to fund his project. He wants to make a music video that he believes will help him get noticed by a record label. He chose the unique notes and coins intentionally to announce his upcoming music video. Matteo is a talented young artist who needs a break.

Alessia's wedding faces a disaster when the band Matteo hired falls sick and is not able to perform. After some convincing from Emma, Don Matteo contacts Matteo and asks him to play at the wedding. Don Matteo explains that Alessia is a fan and that it would be a huge gift for her if he played at her wedding. Matteo agrees, and his music makes the wedding a success. Meanwhile, Don Matteo figures out a way to help Emma bring her father and herself closer by asking her father to take her ice skating.

The episode ends on a positive note as Enrico manages to please Vittorio by adding some personal elements to the wedding. Alessia and her lover run away during the wedding, and Don Matteo helps the pair evade pursuit and escape using his car. In the end, all is well in the small town of Gubbio, thanks to the efforts of Don Matteo and his team.