INSPECTOR RICCIARDI
It's nice, isn't it?
Tell me right away,
I want you to like it here.
I know you'd prefer
to go back to Fortino.
SNICKERS
You think
didn't know you'd be inspector
and we'd never go back to Fortino?
We're staying in Naples.
If it's all right with you,
it's fine with me.
But I must see the house,
because you might be an inspector,
but you're still a baron!
Let's see it.
What's here?
Ahh!
The kitchen!
Beautiful.
It's nice and big.
They left dishes, glasses...
No. We'll bring ours from Fortino.
We need our dishes
and our glasses.
You don’t just use
anybody's glasses-! No, no way.
I must bring pots too.
I need mine,
plus pasta-making wires.
I don't want to die here alone,
like a dog.
I don't want to die here alone,
like a dog.
I don't want to die here alone,
like a dog.
Now I see why
you like this house.
- It's like the one in Fortino.
- No, I don't like it.
- Why?
- I don’t know. I have a premonition.
GENTLE PIANO MUSIC
- Maybe I made a mistake.
- We'll take it then!
We'll take it.
Here you are.
Rosa?
I'm worried about you.
- You want me to call Dr Modo?
- No.
It's this Naples heat.
When it comes,
you're never prepared.
Even if you've lived here
for a long time.
Will you please stop
working so much?
We can hire someone
to help you here in the house.
Today my niece Nelide
is coming from the village.
I’m glad.
So you won't tire yourself out.
I'd no longer be tired
- you'd behaved - if you'd behaved
as you should have with someone
Who doesn't come around anymore.
Tell me the truth.
You know where Miss Enrica is?
I don't know.
But I know why she left.
In her place,
would've done the same thing.
- Thank you.
- Good morning', Major.
- Thank you.
- Good morning, Major.
When will you show us
the painting?
When I've paid homage
to so mush grace.
Grace...
Come on. Honestly!
Have a good day. Goodbye.
BREAD, MILK, SHOE SOLE,
BENEDETTA'S BAG, SALT,
DRESS, FLOUR
TOTAL SPENT: 291 LIRAS
- Good morning.
- Inspector.
I have a bunch of children.
They have the bad habit
of eating,
Electricity, coal, the rent...
Don't get offended.
You must allow friends to help you.
- Should I talk to Lucia?
- No! Lucia mustn't know.
She can't find out that
we discuss money, or she gets anxious.
By the way, good thing I'm here.
The hospital just called.
I sent Camarda and Cesarano.
There's a dead man.
Sisinella is love.
Love is Sisinella.
Sisinella is love.
Love is Sisinella.
Sisinella is love.
Love is Sisinella.
Inspector, the dead man
is Tullio Iovine del Castello.
Age 60, chair of
the gynaecology department.
He found him this morning.
- Corporal Pollio, yes, sir.
- We're at the front.
Pollio, listen.
Did you touch or move anything?
No, Inspector,
I'd never do that.
When I realised,
I immediately called the head nurse.
I hoped something could be done.
There was nothing we could do.
Dr Rispoli and I came.
There was no need to touch him,
we could tell by looking at him.
Renato Rispoli,
I'm the professor's chief assistant.
Is it normal that a department chair
was here at this hour?
Our job never ends, Inspector.
He stayed here until late
or arrived at sunrise.
Maybe he didn't even
go home yesterday.
- He had a family, I imagine.
- A child and a wife.
- We should tell them.
- We'll take care of that.
You just have to
remain at our disposal.
Here you are. I was worried.
I got a message: "Go
to the hospital. Ricciardi needs you."
So I came and asked the doorman
where Ricciardi was:
"Gynaecology."
I was even more worried!
Not even this heat
stops you from joking.
What do you care, Ricciardi?
He who perspires has blood
and therefore, a heart.
Like me, him or these people.
You're a salamander.
- Are you done?
- I'm done. What do we have here?
Move away, everyone.
Corporal, what time did you arrive?
He must've fallen from very high up.
He's in pieces.
Not the first floor,
maybe a higher window.
- Did he jump or was he pushed?
- I have an idea. You can confirm it.
These marks lead me to think
a hand grabbed him.
Those on the trousers too.
Give me until tomorrow for
the post-mortem, and I'll confirm it.
Can you tell me more or less
when it happened?
No, it's too hot.
I'd say not after midnight.
- So you're ruling out this morning.
- No, it can't have been this morning.
Give me a hand.
Listen, Bruno.
I have to ask you a personal favour.
Rosa isn't very well.
She's starting to forget things
and she can't grip objects.
- Does she get dizzy?
- Yes, that too.
She doesn't say anything
to avoid worrying me.
I'd say
she has a circulation problem.
It's something that shouldn't be
underestimated. How old is she?
to be examined.
If you agree, you could come by
one of these evenings.
- With the excuse...
- Yes.
When you're at home, now that
you have a social life with Mrs Vezzi.
- Thank you.
- Get a cuter assistant. He's so ugly.
SINGING, DUCKS QUACK
SINGING CONTINUES
SINGING STOPS
Madam, I must tell you...
When you sing,
you're magnificent.
- Clara, I thought I was alone.
- Whafare you saying, madam?
People lean out of the buildings
to hear you.
If I had a voice like yours,
I'd sing like a goldfinch.
- I'd always sing!
- Thanks, but I'm out of practice.
Who cares?
You know what they say?
A heart that is desperate or in love
has to sing!
Then you know what we'll do?
Well hold a big reception.
If a heart in love should sing,
I'll sing this time!
Signora...
- Did anyone come in here before us?
- I don't think so, Inspector.
I left at 10pm yesterday.
The professor was still working.
This morning, none of us
had even gone upstairs.
Did he mention anything last night?
Did he seem worried?
No, he seemed normal.
I asked him if he needed anything.
and he said no, that he was waiting
for someone and I could go.
Someone? Who?
Thank you.
If we need you, we'll call.
Inspector, there doesn't seem
to be a suicide note.
Raffaele.
A ring.
Inspector, everything OK?
Is there anything I can de?
Yes, thank you, doctor.
Please.
Could you tell me
what Iovine's wife is called?
Maria Carmela.
This was for her.
It's got her name inside.
It must be a name-day gift.
We celebrate the Madonna of
the Carmine on July 16th, in a few days.
Inspector. -
There's another one.
COVIELLO
GOLDSMITH
They’re identical.
Sisinella.
Love is Sisinella.
This is the payment receipt for
both of them. It has yesterday's date.
All right. Tell Cesarano to have
Coviello come to the station tomorrow.
I think he cared about both of them.
Doctor,
do you know if the professor
had any particular friends?
No, Inspector.
We only had a working relationship.
Did you notice anything strange
in his behaviour in the last few days?
Was he upset
by something, perhaps?
No, Inspector.
I can't think of anything.
But...
- But?
- Iovine wasn't worried,
but he recently carried out
a major operation:
complications for a woman
during her first childbirth.
Unfortunately, the woman didn't
make it, but we saved the baby girl.
- Her husband...
- What did he do?
He swore he'd k*ll him.
What's this gentleman's name?
Inspector, that Giuseppe Graziani
who threatened the professor
- is no less than Peppino the Wolf.
- Should I know him?
He's a hot shot
in the Pendino neighbourhood.
Let's hope that
the threats didn't come to this.
Let's focus on the widow now.
We have to give her the bad news.
I'm sorry, madam.
He didn't come back last night.
It happened often,
but I couldn't imagine...
In your husband’s office,
we didn't find any notes or traces
that lead us to think
he might have done it on purpose.
Do you think
he could have had a reason?
No.
No. My husband was
a respected man,
rich, influential.
- He didn't have debts.
- All right, madam.
Money wasn't a problem.
But...
- it's not just about money, right?
- What do you mean?
There could be other reasons,
besides financial ones.
Fatigue, problems at work
or here at home.
A university career
is very demanding.
But my husband reached the top.
He had no worries,
not even at home.
So you think that a voluntary gesture
is to be excluded.
SNIFFLES
SOBS
That my son doesn't live
with the shame of a disgraced father.
I hope I can give you some answers
as soon as possible.
Thank you.
TO MR GIULIO COLOMBO
going out for a minute.
I'm going to the bank.
- Is everything all right?
- Yes.
Nelide,
let's get these things in order.
Then you'll come with me to the market
before it's too hot for me.
- Auntie, you don't feel well?
- No. It's too hot in Naples.
- You want me to go?
- No.
I have to go with you,
to tell you where and what to buy.
Nelide, only take care
of the things I say.
I'll tell you what we need,
and that's what you must take care of.
An empty sack
cannot stand upright.
Nelide, do you always have
to talk in proverbs?
Got it, Auntie.
Only do what you say.
"I understand", not "got it"!
You must speak properly
with the master!
I understand.
When in Rome,
do as the Romans do.
Dear Dad,
I'm sending this to the store
so you're the only one
who reads it.
I think I owe you an explanation
about my departure.
I'll never write these things
in the letters I send home.
I can only open up to you.
At my age, almost all girls
are already married. It's true.
But I assure you that
I desire a family too. and children.
But not with a man
with the right requisites like age
or a good position,
as Mum wants.
I want to love.
Actually, there is
a person in my heart.
He lives in the building
opposite ours
From the kitchen, you can see
his room. That's how I first saw him.
His name is
Luigi Alfredo Ricciardi,
he's the inspector
with the police.
I waited a long time for him
to come forward, but he didn't.
Actually,
I often saw him
with a beautiful and rich lady.
That's why I accepted
this job at the summer camp.
I'd like to tell you
that it helped me forget him,
but that's not true.
My heart hasn't taken one step back
from the window facing our building.
- And then...
- I looked for you at the station.
You didn't forget
we had an appointment, right?
- Good afternoon, Sergeant.
- Madam.
Hello, Livia.
- Sorry, but we have a new case.
- Not so urgent, I see.
It's an afternoon performance.
You won't get home late.
Promise.
- See you tomorrow morning at Mode's.
- Inspector.
Madam.
One, two..
Are you counting?
Come on.
Mum, what are you doing
with potatoes and onions?
- Hello.
- I'm making a nice salad.
Potatoes, onions and tomatoes.
It'll be delicious.
- I don’t like it.
- Yesterday you ate them!
- Hello, Dad!
- Hello, Daddy's darling.
- I didn’t like them.
- Hi, Dad.
Why isn't it ready yet?
Don't worry. It'll be ready at 8pm,
like every other day.
Go and wash up,
you're all sweaty.
All day out in this heat...
Lucky you,
you only go out in the morning.
It's nicer at home.
There's some air.
You didn't go out this afternoon?
No. This morning
I bought groceries at the market.
I shopped for tomorrow too.
No need to leave me money.
- There's nothing wrong with it.
- With what?
- Grocery shopping in the afternoon.
- Raffaele, what are you saying?
I buy groceries in the morning.
In the afternoon, I'm busy at home.
I told you that.
Go and wash. You're all sweaty.
Thank you for insisting.
The performance was beautiful.
Good night.
Wait.
I still haven't told you
something important.
I'd like to invite you
to my house next week.
Livia, I accepted
tonight's invitation as a friend.
I'm inviting you as a friend.
I'm throwing a party
for the Madonna del Carmine.
There will be people,
food, music.
And a surprise.
My job doesn't allow me
to make plans.
Besides, Rosa is ill.
I'm worried.
Did you know that my decision
to come to Naples was partly...
because of you?
Please, don't start again,
I know you don't want
any emotional commitment with me,
but I've never hidden
my feelings for you.
You like being with me.
Even if you won't admit it.
Do me this favour.
And I'll tell you
what the surprise is.
I promise
I'll do all I can to be there.
Don't reveal the surprise.
That's the point of a surprise.
- Good night.
- Good night.
No, Nelide. This goes there
and this goes here.
So, there's no schedule here.
With the Inspector's job,
you never know.
But you must wait for the master
and make sure he eats.
Is that clear?
Here he is.
- Good evening.
- Good evening.
- This is Nelide.
- Of course.
Hello, Nelide.
I'm very happy that you're here.
I wouldn’t say so, considering
the time. You knew she was coming.
Sit down, dinner is ready.
I’ll heat it up.
I made cicci maritati for you.
She sounds just like you.
I'll be right back.
Nelide.
You've always been
a serious and honest girl.
Thank you, Auntie.
Do things for yourself,
and you do the job of three!
Nelide.
Tomorrow
when we finish the housework,
I'll show you
a very important box.
It contains the accounts
and the land documents of Fortino,
and how to get the rent
from the sharecroppers.
Why are you telling me this?
Sh!
SIGHS
Don't yell.
You have to take care
of the master.
He doesn't care
about material things.
I don't know if he'll ever have
a woman close to him
who will take care of them
for him.
Even if he does have one,
I don't know if I'll meet her.
So it's true
that you don't feel well!
No, Nelide.
It's just that I'm old.
- Did you say your prayers?
- Good night.
- Good night.
Bettina, listen to me.
There's nothing here.
No. It's Mum's chain.
I have' to find it.
Mum's chain!
- You may have left it at the beach.
- No, I lost: it in the countryside.
We can't stay here all day.
The others are waiting for us.
- Were you looking for this?
- Yes!
- It was here.
- Bettina, thank the Major.
Thank you.
- No. Bettina, what are you doing?
- Please, don't scold her.
No, please...
If I may, we take care
of the children's education.
You're right. I apologise.
No, I apologise.
I was ill-mannered.
Do you want to
have a snack with us?
- Good morning, Sergeant.
- Good morning.
Fanelli Gianbattista.
The building's doorman.
How can I help you?
I need information
on the tenants of this building.
Why, Sergeant?
Has something happened?
Nothing...
- Only decent people live here.
- Really?
Is it to do with politics?
Right, that's it.
Something political.
So I ask for complete discretion.
- You mustn't talk to anyone.
- Understood.
- Orders from above.
- Goodness.
I need
precise information
on all the people who live here.
Certainly, Sergeant.
Of course.
Well, everything here belongs
to Count Marrone of Visaglia.
He lives on the top floor.
- What's this count like?
- He's old.
He's ill, bedridden,
with two people who nurse him.
He's certainly not
the one you're looking for.
- And the others?
- Yes.
There's a sewing shop
on the first floor.
- For men?
- No. For women.
On the second floor,
there are two families.
The Frezzas: he works at the town hall.
They have eight children.
And the Marontis,
a young couple with two children.
Then on the top floor
is a Mr Ferdinando Pianese.
Mr Pianese.
What about him?
How old is he? Does he live alone?
Yes.
He's a lawyer in his 40s.
He's the only one likely
to be involved in political activity.
His house is-always full of people,
even if it's mostly beautiful women.
Fanelli, speak clearly.
What beautiful women? Speak up!
Am, Sergeant.
Don’t hurt me.
What's the problem?
No need to get scared.
Just talk to me.
I was saying that I don't know
who comes to see him.
- I can check him if you want.
- Don't do anything.
- Nothing.
- You must not breathe a word.
- Remember...?
- Yes.
- Don't say anything.
- Nothing.
The hand prints on the clothes
you saw, they're on the back too.
They're scratches made
by the person who grabbed him.
He broke his nails
trying to resist.
He was grabbed from behind
and hurled out of the window.
It must have been
a strong, stocky person.
So we're looking for a m*rder*r.
Yes, but it won't be easy,
because he wasn't well liked.
- He wasn't.
- I get it.
Thanks, Bruno.
Cherchez la femme.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Listen, kid, next time
I'll tell you what to say.
You're so naive!
- Will you talk to him next time?
- But really!
Don't be silly, he wants you.
Do you realise
how lucky you are?
A German army major,
handsome, gallant.
- Who's going back to Germany.
- So what?
Are you afraid of
leaving your mother's house?
You're 24 years old, Enrica.
You want to be a spinster?
He's a handsome guy.
I don't understand!
Bread for those who don't have teeth!
Holy Mary, help us. Help us!
Inspector.
Nicola Coviello is here,
the goldsmith.
Send him in.
- Come in.
- Thank you.
Come in, Coviello.
Have a seat.
We want to speak to you
about the m*rder
of Professor Iovine del Castello.
You made two identical rings
for him. Right?
Yes.
We saw the receipt
was made out on Thursday.
I delivered them to his office
on Thursday evening.
Do you remember what time?
Late, around 10:30pm.
I'd just finished them.
He wanted them immediately.
Did he mention anything in particular?
Did he seem worried?
No. Normal.
He was alone.
Even if...
when I went out,
there was a man waiting in the hall.
What was he like?
Old, young?
Any identifying features?
I'm sorry.
I didn't look at him carefully.
I can only remember that
he was young.
Normal, with dark hair.
I noticed that.
Thank you.
Of course I know
who Sisinella is!
It’s Teresa Luongo,
a woman who won the lottery.
She used to be a prost*tute.
Then the professor
treated her for an illness.
An ugly one!
You know what our job's like...
Well, he fell in love with her, so
he took her and set her up in a flat.
- Sergeant, are you listening?
- I'm listening. Teresa Luongo.
I knew you'd be able to fill me in
about that poor woman.
- You know her address too?
- No, Sergeant.
Peppino the Wolfs boys
asked me too
when they were looking
for the professor.
Peppino the Wolf?
What’s he got to do with it?
Everything.
His wife had childbirth problems,
but the professor couldn't be found
at the hospital or at home.
- Guess where he was.
- Where?
With his lover,
while Rosina was dying.
That poor girl was so beautiful
and in love with her husband!
That baby,
born without a mother.
I know about these things.
I'm an orphan.
A good girl?
She was with a gangster.
A gangster, Sergeant?
Peppino stabbed a few people,
but in the past.
He's a man of honour.
The good people of his neighbourhood
turn to him if they're wronged.
That's the problem.
Poor people,
to solve problems with justice,
go to Peppino the Wolf
instead of coming to us.
Why am I talking to you?
It's hot, forget it.
Don't you want to hear
the rest of the story?
Of course! I wonder
why Fascists waste their time
organising a network
of secret police informants,
- when they could just come to you.
- Oh, no, Sergeant!
Fascists come to me
for just one reason.
Like everyone else!
Apart from you, of course.
But I don't despair.
He who lives off hope
dies in desperation.
By the way, it seems that Sisinella
has had a new lover for some time.
A piano player.
One of those people
who go around selling music.
That's all,
I don't know anything else.
All right.
I wanted to ask you
something else.
Do you know
a certain Ferdinando Pianese?
Fete? Does he have something to do
with the professor?
He does. It's...
Do you know him or not?
He's a two-bit lawyer, kept
by a couple of old ladies he flatters.
He spends everything
on cards and women.
- Women?
- We all have our weakness.
Fefe is crazy for blondes.
- Sergeant, is everything all right?
- Yes, everything's fine.
Major.
It's strange to see you here
at this hour.
You came without your easel?
You told me
that this is your free hour.
I was hoping to see you alone.
I didn't mean to make you
feel uncomfortable.
I like talking to you.
And for once, I wanted to do so
without children.
Don't misunderstand me.
I love children.
Although I didn't have time
to have them.
I'm a widower.
My wife died 10 years ago.
I'm sorry. That's terrible.
It was a long time ago.
Since then, the army has been my life.
But I have to tell you
that here,
the thought came back.
- That's the beauty of nature.
- No.
I don't think it's juSt that.
Major, forgive me,
but I have to leave.
Excuse me.
I know it's not the right place
or the right moment,
but I want to talk to you.
One of these evenings,
may I have the honour
of going out with you?
All right.
- Are you Graziani Giuseppe?
- I know why you're here.
The answer is no, I didn't k*ll
that Iovine piece of sh*t.
- But if I'd had the time...
- Don't get smart.
We could cuff you
in front of everyone.
Graziani, I'm sorry for your loss.
I sympathise with your sorrow...
No. Nobody can understand
my sorrow.
Sorry if I don't invite you in,
but the baby is sleeping.
She's a light sleeper.
But Rosina was my life.
She gave me a soul
inside this body of a wolf.
When she started having cramps,
people said it was nothing.
But I'm a man who always thinks,
so I asked around
and found Iovine.
He was the best.
I paid a lot of money, and he told me:
"Don't worry. I'll take care of
your wife. Everything will be fine."
And what did he do?
The night Rosina was sick,
he was nowhere to be found!
He was on duty at the hospital,
but he wasn't there, or at home.
That piece of sh*t
was with his lover!
I sent my boys around Naples
to look for him.
When they brought him hours later,
there was no hope for Rosina.
It took seven of them
to keep my hands off him.
For 2 days,
I couldn't look at my little girl!
She kept crying...
So I picked her up.
When I did,
she stopped crying.
Even now, when she's with me,
she doesn't cry.
That's why I didn't look
for Iovine right away.
So I could stay with her.
Someone k*lled him before I did.
Where were you
on Thursday night?
- I told you. I was here.
- Can anyone confirm that?
My mother, my sisters,
the kids out here.
The whole neighbourhood,
Inspector.
Graziani, to get
the address of this lover,
which of your boys
should I talk to?
I don't know if they were
Peppino the Wolfs men.
But I remember that night.
They were banging so hard,
they almost knocked down the door.
We were sleeping.
It was 4am.
They got Tullio
and took him away.
They were frightening.
I told you, I don't know them.
I don't know what else to say.
You mustn't worry, Miss Luongo.
We're not here for that.
I just needed confirmation.
Then what do you want? I've got enough
trouble after all these tragedies.
Of course. You no longer have
a married man who supports you.
You'll have bigger problems if
you talk like that to the Inspector.
When did you last see Iovine?
On Wednesday night.
He came around midnight
and left around 6am.
- That's what he always did.
- Did he come on set days?
Never. He called me in the evening
when he knew if he could get off.
Was he due to come
on Thursday night?
Had Professor Iovine had
anything on his mind recently?
No, Inspector.
When he came to me,
he left his worries outside the door.
I want to remember him
like that, happy.
I know I’ll have to leave this house,
but I don't care.
The best gift he gave me
is the certainty
that I'll never
go back to whoring.
Inspector, Tullio saved my life.
Miss, we know that
there's another man in your life.
What are you thinking?
Yes...
I was waiting for
the right moment to tell Tullio.
His name is Salvatore. He’s
a good guy, we care about each other.
This man,
where was he on Thursday night?
He was here with me.
Where can we find him?
- Why? He has nothing to do with it.
- What you say doesn't matter!
We could put you in jail,
along with him!
Maione.
Miss, you'd better tell us
where we can find Salvatore.
If we go and ask around,
it could be worse.
You're right, Inspector.
He plays on the street,
in Vomero.
When you need him,
how do you find him?
Sometimes I send a kid
who works here as a shop boy.
Send this kid to look for him.
Tell him to come to the station.
Tell him to be quick,
because it's urgent.
Miss, how long
are you planning on staying here?
Until they send me away.
Salvatore will take care of me.
I know he's innocent.
Thanks for the coffee.
That girl is trying
to change her life.
I feel sorry for her.
You don't?
You were very harsh with her.
Inspector, all she cares about
are her own best interests.
That's the kind of woman she is.
I'm curious to see Salvatore,
because the girl is very beautiful.
When she was
with the professor...
Can you imagine your woman
in the arms of another man?
It's a powerful sensation.
Jealousy makes you do
crazy things, Inspector.
That's enough for today.
I'm tired of doing the accounts.
{\an8}SHE GROANS
You'll do them tomorrow,
as I taught you.
But I can't do the accounts.
The teacher at school
always said to me:
"You're a dunce!"
And it's true.
All right, I'll do the accounts.
He that cannot pay,
let him pray.
What can I say?
SHE BREATHES UNSTEADILY
DRAMATIC MUSIC
SHE BREATHES UNSTEADILY
Baroness.
Rosa.
Baroness.
The master ate everything.
But he wanted to play...
- Aunt Rosa.
- He behaved himself.
Aunt Rosa! Aunt Rosa!
It's Nelide, Aunt Rosa!
Auntie, it's Nelide!
Answer.
I'll be right back, Aunt Rosa.
Help! Aunt Rosa...
Help! My God!
{\an8}DRAMATIC MUSIC FADES
Ricciardi.
You're finally here.
I was waiting for you.
I was asked to come here.
I was out investigating. Any news?
It's not about the investigation.
Listen carefully. Rosa...
She had an apoplectic fit.
We had to hospitalise her.
Nothing serious, right?
It was a serious pressure drop,
but luckily,
her niece was there to help.
- How is she feeling? Can I see her?
You can't see her.
She's sleeping soundly.
I must be honest with you.
I'm very worried.
I'm afraid it's a brain haemorrhage.
She'll be OK, won't she?
You're the best,
- will she be all right?
- I did all I could.
Now we can only wait
until tomorrow morning.
- Can I just look in on her?
- No. I told you.
Especially not now.
She's in a woman's pavilion.
Don't worry, Nelide’s with her.
That girl is a bulldog.
All right.
I'll get settled here then.
Can you give her better
accommodation tomorrow?
Whatever it costs...
I must stay with her.
- She's my family.
- Of course.
Dad, come on. It's ready.
I'll finish this
and I'll be right there.
Benedetta, come here.
Did you go out with Mum
this afternoon?
No, she wanted to go by herself.
- By herself?
- Yes.
- Weren't you supposed to buy shoes?
- She wanted to go by herself.
- Did she buy any?
- No, she didn't.
She didn't buy any...
Dinner's ready!
Dad, we’ll wait for you
to start eating.
I'll be right there.
RAIN FALLS
DOGS BARK
INDISTINCT CHATTER
Inspector. You’re here.
What happened?
Rosa.
Why aren't you
having dinner at home?
It's hot, Inspector.
I didn't feel like sleeping or eating.
I stepped out to get some air.
I went by the station
and they said you were here.
Can I sit down
and keep you company?
MELANCHOLY MUSIC
Hi, Rosa.
I same to see you.
So, am I dead, Baroness?
No.
I must finish
embroidering this first.
You see?
Don't worry about the master.
Nelide, my niece, is with him.
She's an honest girl
with a head on her shoulders.
I Don’t worry, Nanny.
He'll be fine.
Now rest.
Hello, Nelide.
I'm glad that you were with her
through the night.
Rosa loves you very much.
- Didn't she wake up at all?
- It's never darker than at midnight.
You didn't go home, right?
So pig-headed!
I can't leave her.
What if she wakes up?
Listen.
Listen to me, Ricciardi.
It's highly improbable
that Rosa will wake up.
But you must let us work now.
Go home.
And take
that sad sergeant with you.
He's scaring everyone
with his uniform.
It’s more than enough for us
that the lady doesn't move from here.
Any, port in a storm.
Did you hear that?
Sitting Bull has spoken.
Go home.
{\an8}GENERAL HUSTLE AND BUSTLE
Get your artichokes!
Best artichokes here!
Get your artichokes!
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
Good morning, Coviello.
Inspector.
We need to ask you
a few more questions.
Go ahead.
Did the person you saw at Iovine's
have a moustache?
Moustache?
No, I don't think so.
Coviello, you don't think so
or you don't remember?
I don't remember
but I don’t think so.
In that moment,
I didn't think it was important.
Did he by any chance resemble
one of these two men?
Hmm.
- Nicolino, who are these gentlemen?
- Mother, go in the other room, please.
I like men in uniform.
- You want to get engaged to me?
- Sergio, give Mother a sweet.
Nicolino is engaged too.
You know that?
His old fiancee came back
after a long time.
- Now he's marrying her.
- Mother, please. Leave us alone.
He's marrying her!
I apologise,
but Mother isn't herself anymore.
She thinks she's a young girl.
As for these men,
they're not familiar. Sorry.
- Thanks for your cooperation.
- Any time.
Have a good day, Coviello.
DOOR CLOSES
- Good morning, Mrs Iovine.
- Good morning.
Excuse me if we didn't warn you,
but we wanted to tell you
something in person.
It's about your husband.
The post-mortem showed that
he didn't voluntarily k*ll himself.
Yes, I knew that.
Come in.
My husband's head nurse told me.
News flies from one hospital
to another.
What do you think?
Any-thoughts about what happened?
My husband didn't talk to me
about his work.
But you could be aware of
certain situations outside his work
that could have caused
problems for your husband.
You're asking me if my husband
had a double life, and if I knew?
When a man's job takes him
away from home so long,
a wife has no certainties.
Mum.
This is my son, Federico.
Say hello to these people.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- What a handsome young man!
- Did you know my father is dead?
Now you must look after
your mum.
He'll take care of me,
and I'll take care of him
all my life.
I think she had a hunch
her husband was cheating on her.
But she didn't care.
How is it possible?
The idea drives me crazy!
Because you and Lucia are pure.
You're both so lucky.
- That's what I thought...
- What are you saying?
If something's wrong at home,
tell me about it.
I'd rather not.
When I think about it, I get agitated.
Inspector!
- I’ve been looking for you all day.
- We're investigating a new case.
I know everything.
Poor professor.
However, we have to face the future,
as our beloved Duce says.
Speaking of which,
I received a report
that mentioned
a very important reception
to be attended by notable dignitaries,
even from Rome.
We'll guarantee
maximum security, sir.
What are you saying, Inspector?
Our officers
will take care of security.
You'll be free
to attend the reception.
Since your friend Livia Lucani
is organising it, I thought...
I'll make sure you receive
the invitation as soon as possible.
Now if we may,
we have to question a suspect.
Very good! Go ahead.
Work comes first!
Ponte.
- Where were you on Friday night?
- I was with Sisinella.
So I couldn't have k*lled
Professor Iovine.
Besides, Inspector, I'm not an idiot.
He gave her lots of money,
so there was money for me too
when I needed it.
You're saying that your fiancee
was in the arms of another man
- and you weren't jealous?
- Sergeant, my fiancee?
You heard wrong,
I don't have a fiancee.
Sisinella and I just have fun.
She's a wh*re.
You think that a serious, hardworking,
Christian young man like me
would associate with a wh*re?
Sisinella doesn't work in brothels
anymore. She's not a wh*re.
Once a wh*re, always a wh*re.
Let me look at nobody
in the face!
It's rare to meet someone
as worthless as you.
- Sergeant...
- I'll keep my eye on you.
You mess up even slightly,
and you'll see what happens.
Sergeant, I'm an honest man.
I don't do anything wrong.
Raffaele.
You'd better go.
Goodbye, Inspector.
I'm going to the courthouse.
I'll be back in an hour.
That's Pianese, the lawyer.
- Are you Mr Pianese?
- Yes. What is it?
- What do you want?
- I'll tell you.
There must be a mistake.
I didn't do anything.
Ruining a family isn't anything?
Taking a mother away
from her children isn't anything?
Sergeant, calm down!
If it's about that woman,
I swear I won't look at her again.
If you meet her once more,
I'll k*ll you.
- Understand?
- I swear.
- I’ll k*ll you!
- I swear.
Sooner or later
I'll have to hospitalise you too.
But you'll be
in the men's pavilion.
There's been no improvement?
HE SIGHS
Either I wasn't clear
or you don't want to understand.
Rosa could remain like this
for a long time.
Or she could never wake up again.
- I can't just stay here and stare.
- Then don't, Ricciardi.
Go home, wash, get dressed,
change, get decent...
I'll let you know if there's news.
Everyone's on alert.
Listen, Bruno.
You must do everything you can.
Whatever the cost...
You think
it's a question of money?
I know you're rich,
I'd have told you. That's not it.
This lady scares me. She hasn't moved
since this morning. Is she a statue?
Cilento women
are indestructible, doctor.
Go home.
You need to sleep.
I'll only stay until tonight,
I swear.
Master, I'll go home.
I'll clean up and come back.
MELANCHOLY MUSIC
You caressed my hand.
- Maybe it was Luigi Alfredo.
- Where is he?
- He's here, new.
We can’t see, him.
But I know
he loves you very much.
And he's suffering.
I'm sorry, Baroness.
Luigi Alfredo is alone,
because he knows
it's difficult to love
when we live with our curse.
What curse, Baroness?
What’s the matter with him?
And what was the matter with you?
Will you tell me?
I’d better net, Rosa.
You wouldn't, understand.
Now rest.
HE GASPS
HE SIGHS
HE GROANS
Raffaele.
Don't do so much overtime.
That's why you're agitated.
We don't need any extra cash
this month, do we?
What do you know?
Have you ever budgeted?
No.
Because you won't let me.
Budgeting has nothing to do with it.
It's this investigation...
Plus being away from home
distracts me.
- Does that ever happen to you?
- No.
No?
No.
Raffaele, I think
there's something wrong with you.
I'm not well.
I'm going to bed now.
SHE SCOFFS
It's you.
I told you.
Consider me your guardian angel.
Falco, please.
I know very well that for you,
for the Party structure,
the department, whatever...
I'm just a big nuisance.
And I have been ever since
I decided to move to Naples.
So let's make it quick.
Why did you want to see me?
Because you've decided
to throw a party.
As you know,
I have to ask for the list of guests.
SHE SIGHS IN ANNOYANCE
All that we want, madam,
is to set up security measures
and to root out possible
incompatibility of the guests.
That's all.
I really care about this party.
For the occasion,
I'd like to do something
I haven't done in a long time.
Don't tell me, madam...
Will you sing?
You'll finally sing again?
You don't know,
but I'm a huge admirer of yours.
I asked to be assigned to you
when I heard you were coming here.
I shouldn't have,
but I couldn't resist the idea
of meeting you in person.
You have a gift, madam.
Thank you so much.
Yes, I thought I'd sing again,
at least among friends.
You'll be magnificent!
I was meant to dissuade you
from throwing a party,
but this changes everything.
I'll be there.
But I promise you won't see me.
And I promise
that I'll give you the list.
Although you already know
most of my guests.
By the way,
I wanted to say that I'm sorry
for Inspector Ricciardi's governess.
Rosa?
Yes, she’s been hospitalised.
It's serious.
Dinner's ready and the house
is in order. You must eat and sleep.
Doctor's orders.
Aunt Rosa would've said that too.
That's for sure.
Hello.
I heard about Rosa
and wanted to know how she is.
You can see for yourself.
She's sleeping.
Bruno thinks
she probably won't wake up.
- If I can do anything, I...
- No. You shouldn't be here.
There's something you can do.
Do you have the car?
- Yes, of course.
- Then take me home.
I need to sleep.
I'm getting everybody worried.
- You have to eat too.
- That's not a problem.
All right, let's go.
Goodbye.
Bye, Nelide.
A neat maiden
often makes a dirty wife.
Dear Dad, I told you about Manfredi,
the German major.
He'd like to see me on Friday evening,
the evening of Madonna of the Carmine.
I know what he'll say.
I'm afraid.
Because I know
he's sincere in what he feels,
and he could give me a lot.
Why is it that the prospect
of a serene life frightens me?
I want to live,
but I know the person
who rules my heart.
WAVES CRASH
GULLS CAW
HE SIGHS
- Hello, Nelide.
- Are you hungry, sir?
I brought some stuffed pizza.
You want some?
No, thank you.
Maybe later. Thank you.
Listen, Nelide.
If you want, you can go home.
To your home, I mean.
I'll take care of Rosa.
Aunt Rosa wants me to take care
of you. That's why I'm here.
And that's what I'll do!
If you don't send me away.
Of course I won't.
- Then stay with me.
- Like a mother with her child!
Eh.
SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC
- May I?
- Come in, Sergeant. I'm here.
I'm leaving, Sergeant.
Did you come to enjoy the scene?
Very much cared for Salvatore.
And I thought he'd marry me.
I'd never been in love before.
What a fool I was!
Are you happy, Sergeant?
- Where will you go?
- I don't know.
I only know that I won't die
Sisinella won't die.
I'll go where nobody knows me.
Maybe I'll find a job as a maid.
But I won't go back
to being a wh*re.
I must apologise, Sisinella.
I'm sorry.
I misjudged you.
That's why I came.
And also to...
give you this.
Iovine had it made for you.
It's yours.
You should have it.
Your name is engraved inside.
EMOTIVE MUSIC
SHE SOBS
It's beautiful.
- It must be worth a lot, right?
- Yes, of course.
You can do what you want
with it, Sisinella.
It's the first time in my life
that I can choose, Sergeant.
- I'll choose well, I swear.
- All right, all right.
SHE SOBS
What can you tell me
about Iovine's past?
I know he was always
determined and ambitious.
As a young man,
he was one of Albese's favourites.
A true professional.
Unfortunately,
Iovine was lucky, even in that.
Why do you say "unfortunately"?
Because poor Professor Albese
died as a young man.
He had a heart condition.
At that point, Iovine had
no more rivals to take his place.
In everything, even in marriage.
- Marriage?
- I thought you knew.
Maria Carmela Iovine
is Albese's widow.
- And what do you think about her?
- Nothing, Inspector.
I know she's highly esteemed.
I've always thought
she was strong,
even a bit tough.
But maybe sorrow toughens people up.
Don't you think?
Yes, I think so.
Here I am, Inspector. Excuse me.
Good day. doctor.
- Everything all right, Maione?
Unfortunately, we have to go.
An urgent call came in.
- Thank you, doctor. Excuse me.
- Good day.
What happened? Who did it?
Don't make me repeat myself.
It's a tragedy.
I found him this morning,
when I got to the store.
I'm his apprentice.
Come here. Don't worry.
- What's your name?
- Sergio.
- Sergio what?
- Esposito.
- Do you live here?
- Yes.
- How old are you?
- 23.
- Do you live alone?
- No...
At the bottom of your heart.
{\an8}DISTORTED VOICE
At the bottom of your heart.
At the bottom of your heart.
{\an8}DISTORTED VOICE
At the bottom of your heart.
At the bottom of your heart.
At the bottom of your heart.
At the bottom of your heart.
At the bottom of your heart.
How long
have you been working here?
All my life.
And are you married?
No, I still live with, my mother.
Listen,
did he say or do
anything unusual yesterday?
Did you notice
anything in particular?
He was happy.
He smiled,
and he never did that.
Why do you think that was?
I don't know.
Mr Coviello's life
revolved around work.
But lately he's been refusing
some jobs, some people.
Why?
Did he have something on his mind?
Was he seeing someone?
No.
He worked in any case.
It was something personal.
Nobody knew, not even me.
But once he had to rush
to his mother.
- I saw it.
- What was it?
A votive offering, all gold.
A votive offering?
What did it look like?
A heart with a flame on top.
Unique, a work of art.
Mr Coviello had magic
in his fingers.
Do you know
where the gold heart is?
In the safe, I think,
but I don't know. where the key is.
Well, we'll look for it.
Donna Livia, what a pleasure.
Thank you for inviting me
to your reception.
- He's always at your feet!
- Yes.
You're here for Ricciardi, I imagine.
But he's not here.
I finally got him
to go away for a bit.
Actually, I'm here for you.
Rosa's condition is serious,
and I was wondering if...
I could have her examined
by a head physician friend in Rome.
Believe me.
It's not that I don't trust you.
No, I know.
But I assure you, the only thing
that can be done in her state
is a brain operation, and
considering her age, it'd be fatal.
We can only expect the worst.
Poor Ricciardi.
It won't be easy for him
to accept letting Rosa go.
It was hard enough
to get him away from the hospital.
A distraction will do him good.
I'll stay with Rosa during the party.
But you won't be able to come.
No, but it's the only way
to get him to come.
Besides, some people at your party
won't like seeing me there.
And I don't like seeing them
either, so that's fine.
{\an8}SHE CHUCKLES
You're very kind. Thank you.
- It's certainly suicide.
- "Certainly". How can you say that?
There are no signs of a struggle,
no bruises.
- I'll run some tests...
- Hour of death.
Inspector, we found the key.
There are only papers,
numbers, small jewels.
No trace of the votive offering.
I CAN FINALLY LEAVE
Inspector, there's a note here.
I’m sure
it wasn’t here yesterday.
Listen.
Before finishing the golden heart,
what was the last job Coviello did?
The two rings for Iovine.
- When was that?
- About 2 weeks ago,
right after the lady's visit.
What lady?
She was wearing a veil.
Inspector, I think
the votive offering was for her.
Who was she?
I don't know.
It was late and I couldn't see.
But she was beautiful.
Coviello told her
to return the following day.
- Then he said something strange.
- What?
There are no steamers
departing tomorrow."
That's what he said.
So Coviello sent me home.
The following day, did he tell you
anything about this woman?
I asked him
if she'd commissioned a job.
But he said there was no lady,
that I'd dreamt it.
I didn't pursue it,
I guessed it was private.
Then he began refusing jobs.
Steamers?
"Finally I can leave."
{\an8}DISTORTED VOICE
At the bottom of your heart.
GULLS CAW
Inspector, excuse me.
You think there's a connection
between Iovine’s death
and this suicide?
There must be.
Coviello delivers the jewels to Iovine
the night he's k*lled,
and a few days later
he commits suicide?
- What are you doing here?
- Finally, our Ricciardi!
Luckily, I was here. You cannot keep
such an important lady waiting.
Deputy Garzo, please.
I dropped in without notice
to ask about Donna Rosa.
I heard about your maid.
How is she?
Rosa is not a maid.
For the Inspector,
she's more than family.
I'm very fond of her too.
Yes, but...
She's important for us too...
If you'll wait for me, I'll say
goodbye to the Inspector and join you.
Excuse me.
I couldn't get rid of him.
I know what you're going through.
Let me help you
get through this.
Livia, your mind needs to be free
to concentrate on certain things. I...
I know.
But I'll expect you at my party.
I talked to Modo. He said
he'll watch over Rosa that evening.
I can't promise anything.
EMOTIVE MUSIC
I'm organising
this reception for you.
Whether you're there or not.
And the surprise too.
That's for you too.
Sergeant! Sergeant.
- Camarda, what is it?
- A kid brought this for you.
He said it's from someone who needs
to give you an important message.
Important?
JAUNTY MUSIC
Bambinella!
Bambinella! Give me one good reason
why I shouldn't drown you.
Because the information
I'm giving you is very important.
That's why
I had you come all this way.
I couldn't wait
for you to come and see me.
In church?
Charm and confidentiality.
I'll count to five. If you don't talk,
I'll drown you in holy water.
You asked about Ferdinando Pianese,
known as Fefe.
- It's a closed case.
- That's what you say.
- Who else should say so?
- Me.
I have a dear girlfriend who works
in the building where Fefe lives.
- She works as a seamstress.
- Are you sure?
It's your first friend
who has a normal job.
What did this friend say?
Look ahead! Turn around.
Sit properly, you're in church!
She told me that
Pianese locked himself in,
asking the doorman
not to let anyone through.
Two people in particular.
A big sergeant who threatened him
and even hit him.
And the second person not to let in
was a woman.
- A married woman.
- So I imagined.
Marquise Lucrezia di Morsano.
- A marquise?
- That's right. She's ghastly.
- Bambinella, we're in church!
- As ugly as sin!
But she had a turbid affair
with this Fefe.
You know something else?
- No.
- Apparently, about a week ago,
a lovely blonde lady showed up
at the seamstress's
in the building where my friend works.
Apparently, the lady wanted work
to bring a little extra money home.
Only in the afternoon,
a couple of hours. Who knows why!
Maybe she has a stubborn husband
who would be offended if she worked.
HE CHUCKLES
Why are you telling me this?
Just because.
To let you know that
if you meet this big sergeant,
tell him that he's an idiot
to doubt his wife.
HE CHUCKLES
Let's put it this way...
I don't know
this big sergeant, but...
if I meet him on the street,
I'll tell him that he's a lucky man
for having friends who remind him
what an idiot he is.
All right?
Sergeant, may the Virgin Mary
accompany you.
Take care.
Inspector, excuse me,
but I had something important to do.
Finally in a good mood, Raffaele.
What happened?
Nothing. At times,
something opens up your eyes
and you see things
in a different light.
See how many people
in the street?
LOUD MUSIC PLAYS
HE LAUGHS
They're all in a hurry. They're
getting ready for the feast day.
DISTORTED VOICE
At the bottom of your heart.
At the bottom of your heart.
In Coviello's shop, there was
the Madonna of Carmine effigy.
He was in a hurry
to finish his secret job too.
Maybe he was devoted
to the saint.
Perhaps he had to finish
before the celebration.
So?
So let's go
to the Basilica of Carmine.
Maybe Coviello wanted
a prayer answered.
Excuse me.
Can you tell me if any of the votive
offerings were recently exhibited?
They're examined
before being exhibited.
Then can we see those
that need to be examined?
- You need authorisation for that.
- I realise that, Father.
Inspector Ricciardi.
This is Sergeant Maione.
This is about a m*rder,
followed by a suicide.
You realise
that this is very important.
The craftsman who made it
showed up this morning at dawn.
A superb work of craftsmanship.
Here it is. See? The flame has
nine points, a sign of eternal love.
This is a work of art.
DISTORTED VOICE
At the bottom of your heart.
"Maria Carmela."
I should have understood.
But I was distracted
by too many things.
Coviello was the last person
to see him alive.
The m*rder*r is often the last person
to see the victim alive.
He told us about a big, young man,
to waste our time
because he wanted
to complete his work.
Despite his mother
being delirious,
she told us about the fiancee
who returned after a long time.
The same lady who, one evening,
went to see him in his shop,
saying some mysterious words
about the departure of a steamer.
Before dying,
Coviello left a note on his counter.
"Finally I can leave."
That's what he wrote.
He left it where he's been waiting
all his life for you to return.
That's the prayer he'd made
the votive offering for,
on which he engraved your name.
Coviello k*lled Iovine.
Now I know.
I can't prove it.
But you must tell me why.
A boy brought this to me.
Nicola wrote me a letter.
He asked me
to give him a decent burial.
And he said
that he'd k*lled Tullio.
Do you know what this is?
Do you realise or not?
This is the last act of love
Coviello performed for you.
He decided
to completely absolve you!
He's the culprit, you did nothing.
But you know that he k*lled for you.
Serve him justice.
You owe him that.
As children, we used
to watch the steamers leave.
They were going to America.
He liked watching them.
I’d never leave
without knowing what I'd find.
It'll be better
than what they leave behind.
I'm learning a trade.
I'm good at it.
We won't want for money.
We won't leave
if you don't want to.
Weak people leave,
those who can't make it.
I'll make it.
I know it in my heart.
Everyone said
we were destined for each other,
but at the bottom of my heart,
my dream was bigger.
My mother said she’s sending me
to my aunt's house.
She has no children,
but she's rich.
I'll be educated.
Then I'll wait for you.
I'll wait for you forever.
When I came back, I'd changed.
I married Rosario Albese.
He was a good man.
But being good isn't enough if
you don’t have the right connections.
In that way, I'm very good.
When Rosario died,
I was 3 months pregnant.
That's when Tullio began
coming to my house.
He helped me with everything.
But then I lost the baby.
And in the end, I married him.
Because I knew that with my help,
Tullio would be successful,
and I'd continue to live well.
After so long, what happened?
Someone came looking for him at night.
He wasn't in the hospital.
So I knew he was cheating on me.
The following day,
asked him about it. We argued.
He said he'd fallen in love.
A snake like him,
who had never felt anything,
he'd fallen in love!
So you were jealous.
No, Sergeant. I was offended.
The idea that he wasn't even able
to love our son,
and then he was saying
he'd fallen madly in love with her.
I told him I'd ruin him,
just as I'd helped create him.
He laughed,
and said to me: "I'm not like Rosario,
who needed you."
That's when he confessed
that he’d k*lled Rosario.
Didn't your husband
have a weak heart?
Every day he added drops of
a vegetable extract to his herb tea.
In small doses. Deadly,
for someone with heart disease.
"You really think I would have
supported the son of another man?"
At that moment, I remembered.
He gave me
a herbal tea every day too.
So you lost your first child
because of him too.
He said
I couldn't prove anything,
but I knew then
what he was capable of.
He said that everything
would go on as before,
otherwise he'd ruin
me and my son.
So you went to see Coviello.
I don't know
how you managed all this time.
For the love of my son.
Did you tell your husband
to come to me?
Everyone talked about
how good you've become.
I told you.
I just want to
earn your trust now.
When you've finished the job,
deliver it late in the evening.
He's always alone at that time.
Carmela,
what will you be doing?
I’ll be alone with my son.
When Nicola and I said goodbye,
I kissed him on the mouth.
He was shaking.
He said to me..
- There's only you now...
- "...at the bottom of my heart."
But then..
He k*lled himself.
And he condemned me
to the worst punishment possible.
Thank you, Mrs Iovine.
One last thing.
Stay at our disposal.
There was a homeless man
with a piece of bread in his mouth.
But he had no teeth
and couldn't chew it.
{\an8}DOOR OPENS
It's Dad.
- At this hour?
- What lovely flowers.
Do you like them?
What are these flowers?
- They must have cost a fortune!
- It doesn’t matter.
I didn't know
how else to tell you that...
I'm a lucky man.
CHILDREN LAUGH
Inspector Ricciardi.
I'm Giulio Colombo.
- We live on the same street.
- I know.
- May I have a word with you?
- Of course.
Coffee?
Please excuse me, but I'm not used
to talking to a stranger like this.
I'm from a different generation.
A coffee.
I'll gladly listen to you.
Then I'll tell you a story.
The imaginary story of a daughter
who her father loves very much.
So much, that
he understands her with one look.
But also through her letters...
This father
found out that his daughter
was in love with someone
who had somehow led her
to believe the feeling was mutual.
- Let me speak, please.
Of course.
Then something happened
that convinced his daughter
it wasn't mutual.
So she decided to leave,
to go away,
in order to forget.
- Where?
- Not far away.
That's not the point.
The point is, his daughter...
met another man.
One who courted her,
with good intentions.
He asked her to dine with him.
What did the girl answer?
Nothing yet.
She has mixed feelings.
She can't forget the man
she's in love with.
All right, sir,
I can say that the feeling
that man has is very strong.
But he’s terrified.
Because he sees
what effect feelings have
in everyday life,
because of his profession.
So he keeps all the people
he loves out of his life,
because he thinks
it's the only way to protect them.
Let's say that
that’s all the father needs to know.
And he thinks that
the man and the daughter
ought to clarify things,
before they spend
the rest of their lives unhappily.
I know.
I know what you’d like me to do.
How can I go there with you in this
state? Ischia isn't round the corner.
Wake up.
Wake up and we'll go together.
Nothing doing.
It's a lost battle with you.
For your own sake, Ricciardi,
go home and get ready.
It'll be a lovely evening.
A villa, a party and a beautiful
woman are waiting for you.
A few hours off. I'll stay here.
I had my shift changed.
I'm sure if she could,
Rosa would drag you there.
Yes, she'd drag me.
But not to go to Livia.
HE SIGHS
All right!
Tonight is the big night!
He'll propose to you.
What will you answer?
Carla, I'll answer
what I've always felt in my heart.
That I'm in love.
But not with him.
SHE EXHALES
Let him kiss you.
Madam, everything's ready.
The people are impatient to hear.
Wait a bit longer.
- Ricciardi?
- He hasn't arrived yet.
- I hear a car coming.
- Is it him?
- Tell the pianist to start. Go on.
- All right.
PIANIST PLAYS
GUESTS APPLAUD
The further you are from me
The closer I feel you
Who knows at this moment
What you are thinking,
what you are doing
You have poured into my veins
A sweet poison
I do net mind the cross
I am bearing for you
I want you
I think of you, I call you
see you, I hear you
I dream of you
For a year
Would you believe, for a year
These eyes have not found
Any peace
WAVES LAP
Thank you.
I think it's time
I showed you something.
THEY LAUGH
It's beautiful.
I want a family again.
I want a wife and children.
And I want all this with you.
For a year
Would you believe, for a year
These eyes have not found
Major, wait. I must tell you...
Any peace?
MELANCHOLY MUSIC
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