The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) - full transcript

Miss? Are you all right?

Don't worry;
it must have been the heat.

Here, let me help you up.

You've cracked your lip;
it's bleeding a little.

Excuse me, miss.
You forgot this.

Hey, you're still bleeding.

Take this.

Maybe you should
sit down a minute.

Do you want me
to take you to a hospital?

No.

My name is Alfredo.
What's yours?



My name.

I found it lying open
on the floor.

- Sorry, I have to go.
- Wait! Let me go with you.

Do you want a taxi?
Do you need some money?

Do you know your name?
Can you remember it?

It was the paintings, wasn't it?

All works ofart have power over us.

Great works ofart
have greater power.

Most of them,
they'll never understand,

but I do, and I think...
you do too.

I'm sorry. I have to go.

Just a second.

At least take this.
For the taxi.

Don't worry.
Just take it.



Miss. Miss.

Miss Manni.

Miss Manni, sorry,
didn't you hear me?

Chief Inspector Manetti called.

He called a number of times.
It seemed urgent.

- Who?
- Manetti. Chief Inspector Manetti.

Who am I?

Manni.

'One to relax, two to sleep.'
Patient Anna Manni. Rome.

Hello? Information?

Yes, I'm looking
for a number in Rome.

Anna Manni.

Yes.

Hi, this is Anna.

Leave me a message,
and I'll call you back as soon as I can.

Stand back... back.

Park that car far away from here.

Set up those lights over here.

- Where are we?
- Rome. But you can't pass here.

It's all right.
I'm a police officer.

She's okay. I know her.
Where have you been?

We found her an hour ago.

Manetti's checking it out.
He wants to talk to you.

- Over there, huh.
- Manni, over here.

She's been dead
for about 12 hours.

Looks like the same guy.

Raped 15 women,
killed the last two.

I want you to go to Florence.

We're sure he's raped
three women there.

But he hasn't killed yet. Why?

Three in Florence,
and the rest in Rome.

You've followed
all the cases here,

and you know
the way he operates.

You're just the right person.
You leave tomorrow.

Talk to our people in Florence.

Tell them what you know,
and find out what they know.

Diplomatically, huh?

You're bright. I can trust you.

Now that he has started killing,
he won't stop.

The pig.

Anna,

I'm out of here, too.

How about going to
your place for, uh, a pizza, a video?

Marco!

Your gun...
Assistant Inspector Manni.

Did you come to Florence
just to look for me?

Well, you found me.
Here I am.

I want you the way you were
this morning...

With your lips bleeding.

I wanted so badly
to kiss your mouth,

your bleeding lips.

No, don't.
Stay awake.

I watched while you
were looking at the paintings.

You got that feeling,
didn't you?

You got that feeling too.

No. No.
Stay awake.

I want you
to come with me.

- Stop! Stop!
- No!

No!

Hey, what happened to you?
Calm down! Calm down.

I'm a police officer
from Rome. Anna Manni.

Where are the paramedics?
Hurry!

Porta Rossa Hotel,
Room 47

The lab team's
working on the room.

Sir, I found this
out in the hall.

Okay, we're finished.

We'll have the results for you
in a couple of days.

Do you feel up to talking?

Yes.

Was there anything unusual
about his features?

No.

Could you identify him
if you saw him again?

Yes.

Do you remember
having seen him before?

Yes, at the police station.

He's identical to the composite
they made ofthe murderer.

We're doing
all the clinical tests...

except for the HIV.

It's still too early for that.

You should have one in a month,
then in three, and after six months.

You should take a pregnancy
test in five weeks.

I'm sorry about all of this.
But the law requires it.

It's a light sedative,
to help you relax.

If you don't want it
just say so.

You need to rest
and get your strength back.

Don't worry about
your loss of memory;

this kind of amnesia
is almost always temporary.

Lie down for a few minutes
and try to sleep.

Anna, I'll be right outside
if you need me.

Get some rest.

Okay?

Miss.

Are you all right?

- Miss, did you hurt yourself?
- Yes.

Would you like something for that cut?
We have an antiseptic.

- No.
- Oh, sorry.

Maybe she was right. You should
put something on that cut.

It's bleeding a lot.

- Does it hurt?
- No.

- You sure?
- Sure, it just stings a little.

Rome

Anna!

- Let me take your bag.
- No, no.

- Come on, I'll carry it.
- Okay.

So... how're you doing?

So-so.

Inspector Manetti is on his way.
Good luck.

Anna, the commission has arrived.
They're in there waiting for you.

They're familiar with your case,
so don't worry.

They just want to
talk to you.

Why did you cut your hair
so short?

I don't know.
I feel better like this.

- Why? Is it a problem?
- Absolutely not.

Here...

a new badge and a new gun
to replace the ones that bastard stole.

There was no negligence
on your part.

The commission just confirmed
what I knew already.

You know how fond I am ofyou,
how much I value your work.

I feel terrible
about what happened.

Maybe it was partly
my fault.

- Nine millimeter...
- The rounds are steel-capped.

About the best defensive weapon
you can have.

Anna, they want you to stick around
at headquarters for a while.

There's a lot ofwork
for someone like you.

And they want you to start
seeing our psychologist twice a week.

We'll get him, Anna.

Wherever he is, we'll find him.

Do you remember
what you said?

About when they start to kill,
they never stop?

Uh-huh.

But he didn't kill me.

I think he wants me alive.

I'm sure, sooner or later,
he'll come looking for me.

Look, starting from today,

you'll have an around-the-clock
police escort.

Two ofour best men.

Hi, this is Anna.

Leave me a message,
and I'll call you back. Have a nice day.

I was sent
to Florence because

I do most of my work
with the anti-rape team.

It all started
with a series ofcases in Rome

and nearby towns.

Then in a month,
there were three cases in Florence.

And so,
my boss sent me up there

to exchange information
with the local police,

to find out
what they knew.

I was in my hotel room
one morning,

when I got a phone call.

It was a woman.

She said- She said, she knew
I was working on the case.

And she thought she knew
who the man was.

She told me her name,
but I can't remember it.

She said he was in town,
and would visit the Uffizi Gallery.

How did she know that?

I don't know.

She just said that
he'd be there that morning.

Did you call headquarters
in Florence?

No.

I went there alone.

I had a vague idea
of what he looked like

because I saw the composites
at the police station.

It was a long shot...

but I went anyway.

Pretty stupid, huh?

Yes.

You know what I thought?

I thought that if I saw him,

I'd arrest him,
or shoot him, if necessary.

What happened at the museum?

There was a long line...

lots of confusion.

Inside...
it was really weird,

a strange atmosphere.

The paintings,

they-
they seemed to be floating.

I followed a group
of tourists into a room.

Then I entered a painting.

It was as if I...

if I was
suddenly immersed in it.

I mean,
I was looking at it when...

I know,
it sounds crazy.

Let's try never to use words
like crazy.

The symptoms include
a cold sweat, nausea,

anxiety,
hallucinations,

severe depression,
and personality changes.

Yes.

In 1817, a French writer,
Stendhal, was in Florence.

He was admiring the works of art
in the church of Santa Croce,

when he was overcome
by powerful emotions.

It had certainly happened
to others before him,

but he was the first
to write

about the phenomenon
in his diary.

That's why what happened
to you in the Uffizi

is known as
the Stendhal Syndrome.

"My feeling is so profound
that it borders on pity.

All this speaks clearly
to my soul.

Oh, if only
I could forget it."

There was a certain
degree of happiness

in this powerful feeling
of Stendhal's.

Yet, in spite of that,

the only thing he wanted
to do was forget it.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Hi, Anna.
- Hi.

Can I come in?

Everything okay?

Stupid question.
I brought you something.

Videos...
Buster Keaton films...

for a laugh.

Frozen pizzas...

and a bunch of flowers...
for you.

- Marco.
- Yes?

I don't want these things.

Don't worry.

I'll leave them
for you anyway.

You eating these?

Yes.

But you never used to
eat chocolates.

Well, now I find
I like to.

I miss you, Anna.

No, I can't make love, Marco.

I can't even think about it.

You see...
I'm not the same woman anymore.

No.

I'm sorry.

But it's been so long
since we...

since we made love.

Right.

So you want to have sex?

So you want to fuck, huh?

- Come on, Anna...
- You want to screw me, huh?

Don't, Anna.

- Stop.
- Turn around.

No, what're you doing?

You want to fuck me, huh?

Now I'm fucking you.
I'm fucking you.

You like it, huh?
Like to be fucked, huh?

- Stop it.
- Shut up!

I don't want to hear your voice.
Just shut up!

I'm fucking you.
Sure you like it.

We haven't finished yet, pig.

I wanted to fuck him
like a man...

the way that men do it.

The idea of being fucked
disgusts me.

- I'm scared.
- Of what?

Something that's inside of me,

that makes me hurt myself.

I keep cutting myself,
hurting myself,

mainly the hands.

But I don't do it on purpose.

Maybe I do.

The physical pain
doesn't bother me.

It makes me feel alive.

Now, let's put things in order.

Two very serious things
happened to you.

A rapist killer stalked you,

jumped you and all the rest.

And there's a good chance
that he'll come looking for you again.

That's one thing.

Second, you got a shock
looking at those paintings.

A shock followed by hallucinations...

the Stendhal Syndrome.

That's important too.

But it's an illness
that will soon be over,

and the memory
of what you felt

will fade away
until it practically disappears.

For the moment, you have to
try to love yourself more,

to stop despising yourself
because you were raped.

Don't hate yourself
because he desires you.

You aren't responsible
for all that.

Where does your family live?

Viterbo.

Why don't you get away for a while,
leave Rome?

I'll tell your boss.
Go to Viterbo.

It's close enough
for us to continue our meetings.

I don't like
going back there.

I joined the police force
to get away

from everything
that place meant to me.

My brothers, school friends,

my house, my father.

Anna, you're back!

- Hi.
- Giulio! Giulio, come here.

Always hang out
in this square, huh?

Hi, Giulio.

- Hey, look who's back.
- What did they do? Kickyou offthe force?

No, I'm on leave.

Hey, why don't you pass
by old Mario's gym?

Watch out!
I've been training.

Oh, yeah?

- Hi, Anna.
- Hi, dad.

You're in time for dinner.
Your brothers are here already.

New haircut?

You've changed
the way you dress too.

- You look different.
- Yeah, you look like a boy.

What did you have to say
she looked like a man for?

Because she does dad.

- You saw...
- So?

She's hardly back in the house,

and you have to upset her.

Did the police send you
to a doctor?

Psychologist.

Is that necessary?

Yes. I think so.

I have problems, you know.

Is it closed, the museum?

It's been under restoration, Anna,
for the past two years.

Anna, Anna.

No, my father never set foot
in the museum.

I used to go there
with my mother.

She always read fairy tales to me.

She was a painter, too.

Why do you think this incident
came to mind only today?

I don't know.

I was driving past the museum,
which is closed for restoration work,

and I remembered it.

Doctor, I think I might try painting
something myself. Is that all right?

Absolutely, I think
it is an excellent idea.

Anna, what are you...?

Calm down
before somebody gets hurt.

Yeah, we're training...

All right you two, don't just stand there.
Let's mix it up a little.

Okay, if you want
to get serious.

So I left him.
I just had to.

Not that he was
bad in bed.

I mean in bed,
he made up for it,

but some things are
just too much.

He kept pushing and pushing,
and finally, something snapped.

No, I don't expect guys
to be completely honest with me.

Do I look like somebody
who believes in fairytales?

But still, a girl appreciates a gentleman
now and then.

Sure, I'd like to kiss you too.

He never liked kissing.

I am the opposite.

I am the oral type.

Wait. There is
a place back here.

Where... Where, you know,
the local whores go.

Come... come, come.

A hooker from Senegal
called us;

one of the bunch that
does tricks in this area.

She brings her clients
back here at night.

Found her lying down there.

Hold on a second.

It's him again, same technique.

- What did you see?
- I come here alone, see.

Ask my friend.

I don't know who she is.

- And you?
- I've never seen her.

- Oh, yeah? Really?
- I've never seen her.

It was definitely...
what's his name... Alfredo.

We don't know if
that is his real name.

There is nothing
to be afraid of.

Huh, right.

We have got you protected
night and day.

You see that guy down there?

His name is Parisi.

He was in the marines,
a captain;

they're pretty tough.

Now here's that list
you wanted.

I don't get it Anna.

What are you doing?

Why do you want to contact
all the women he raped?

- I mean...
- I don't know. I just want to talk to them.

Who knows?
Maybe I'll learn something.

Well, you didn't need to
drive all this way

to give me
these phone numbers.

You could have faxed them.

No, no, no.

I wanted to...
I wanted to see you.

Anna, tell Marco to come in.

No, he has to go.

What did you say
you wanted?

To see you.

So what do you see?

Who is it, hello?

Hello,
what is your name?

Vincenzo.

And I bet your last name
is Gorlai, right?

- Yes.
- Is your mommy home?

Mommy!

- Hello.
- Yes, my name is Anna Manni.

- Do I know you?
- No, no, I am a police officer.

I work with the ARD,
the Anti-Rape Department.

I see.
What can I do foryou?

I would like to ask you
about your experience.

- Nothing very...
- I'm really sorry,

but I can't answer
any questions.

Yes, I know how hard it is...

It isn't a question
of hard or easy.

I don't want to answer
anymore questions, that's all.

I am here with my children.

I was lucky
I wasn't murdered.

- Ma'am, I understand.
- I am here now,

and I don't want
to go back there.

So, you really want to know
what happened to me?

Yes, if you want to tell me.

Sure I do.

I remember trusting him.

I was lying in a field.

I remember his hands
around my neck,

squeezing tighter
and tighter,

and the feeling of being torn
between the legs, inside.

I remember that every time

he stopped squeezing my neck,

he hit me in the face.

I remember his stinking breath.

Then I also remember
thinking,

this son of a bitch...

this son of a bitch isn't very different
from my ex-husband, that pig.

You know, this city is full of monsters.

People moving away from
large built-up areas,

attracted by safer, more acceptable
living conditions in the provinces

are having to pay
an unexpected price.

Rents are rising
in small to medium...

Yes, you continue to talk
about my wife's murder,

but you don't
accept all the rest...

before she was killed.

I'm sorry to have disturbed you,
Mr. Manini.

I shouldn't have.

And all this
happened to my wife!

I called...

And I'll never know
what she had to endure.

What torture?

Can you tell me?

Can you tell me what
she was thinking?

What she was feeling?

Can you tell me, Miss Manni?

Left. Combination.

Left. Left. Left.

I'm sorry Anna.

I didn't mean to.
Sorry.

Why?

The blood makes you sick, huh?

Look. Look!

I am eating with Alessandro.
Join us, Dad.

Hello.

Hello, Anna.

I've missed you.

I have thought a lot about you.

My feeling is so profound
that it borders on pity.

All this speaks
clearly to my soul.

Ah, if only I could forget it.

Yes, if only I could forget.

Stendhal couldn't.

And you, can you forget?

Can you forget me?

I've missed you so much.

Never three with the same match.
It's unlucky.

Do you hear that noise?

It's running water.

It is absolutely pure.

Do you remember when
you were pure?

You know junkies used
to use this place,

but something must have
scared them away.

They left to shoot up
somewhere else.

No!

Scream

Let's play a game.

We are out
in the country,

two miles east
of the highway.

There is no trace of Anna.

No, no, no, the helicopter
has to go back to base

and continue the search
tomorrow morning.

Ofcourse,
we are going to carry on.

And another team is
helping to patrol the area.

Ring, ring, ring.

Remember, I like to make
phone calls too.

Oh yes,
I really do.

Like when I called you
in Florence,

except then
I had this voice...

"You don't know me,

but there is something,
I must tell you.

The man you are looking for will be
visiting the Uffizi Gallery this morning."

Yeah, I like
making phone calls.

And you fell for it.

I'd already spotted you
in Rome.

I knew what you wanted.

You wanted me.

You like me, don't you?

I know you are always
on my side,

and I love you too.

I see you changed guns.

Moved up to a nine millimeter.

You don't use this baby
to stop your man.

You use it when you want to
blow him to bits.

I have to meet somebody
in town.

I've something
she desperately... desires.

What fresh, invigorating air.

Help!

Help! Help!

You'll have to do a lot
better than that.

Harder! Harder!

Wait a minute.
Shoot me.

Are you going to shoot me?

You can't shoot me.

You're a fucking cop.
You have to arrest me.

Arrest me.

It's my right.

You have the right
to shut up.

Well, is that better?

Move.

Can't you move?

What about a walk
in nice fresh air?

How do you like the fresh,
invigorating air?

Can you hear the water?

It's so clean.

Do you remember
when you were clean?

What are you looking at?

You want to have sex?

No really, tell me.
What do you want?

Don't be shy.

What?

Oh, I see.
You want to take a bath,

Because you feel dirty.

Yes, you want to
take a long bath.

Will I have this scar forever?

No, you'll see.
With a little plastic surgery,

in no time you'll
be as good as new.

No sign ofthe scar.

Here, look at this map.

You see, the river
runs down the valley

for a mile and a half,
and then ends up

in the water company's
outfall drain.

Why is locating the body
such a problem?

Because the drain is divided
into dozens offiltering channels.

You know how it is, Inspector.

There was a scramble for contracts
around here when it was built,

and a lot of people
tried to get in on the act.

So nobody knows
where this damn river ends up!

I am an engineer in the
Maintenance Department, Inspector.

I didn't have anything to do
with the speculation that went on.

I want that body found.

A broken neck,
a nine-millimeter bullet in his chest,

and enough blood around
to fill a bathtub...

I still want that body.

He is gone forever, Anna.

Dead. You killed him.

He will never go away.

He will always come back, always.
Always.

Rome

- Hello.
-Just a moment please,

I have Chief Inspector
Manetti foryou.

Yes.

Anna, I'm going to pay a visit
to that bastard's wife.

You were right. His name was Alfredo,
Alfredo Grossi.

I thought you'd want to come along,
since it's your case.

- Yes, I do.
- Okay.

We'll pick you up
in 15 minutes.

We know this is hard
foryou, Mrs. Grossi.

Now, we'd like to ask you
about your husband's movements.

Dates, the days he wasn't home.

That's her.

That's her, isn't it?

Excuse me?

I saw her picture in the papers,
and on TV.

Mrs. Grossi, this is
Assistant Inspector Manni,

one of our best officers.

And as I said,
I'm Chief Inspector Manetti

from the Police
Headquarters in Rome.

I'm not answering
any questions in front of her.

Would you like to
reconsider that?

Sorry, it's out of the question.

Now, from the beginning.

I would like to know exactly where
and when you last saw your husband.

- Hi.
- Hi Anna.

I feel myself changing.

My friend Betty
says I'm crazy.

Anna, why do you continue
to use the word crazy?

You know what I
thought yesterday?

I thought,
my real name was Louise.

Louise.

Do you like Louise?

You're amazing.
You never say anything.

I read a really interesting story
on the way here.

There's this judge,
sitting on a riverbank.

A traveler asks him,
"May I use this boat?"

and he says,
"Sure. It's mine."

So the traveler pushes the boat
into the water,

but it sinks,
and he drowns.

A man who was watching
shouts at thejudge,

"But why didn't you warn him
that the boat had a hole in it?"

And the great judge replies,

"The question of the boat's
condition was not raised."

I know you're suffering,

but the things that
happened take time.

I don't have time.

He might appear
at any moment.

- He's dead, Anna.
- Yeah?

Who says so?
You?

Did they find the body?

No.

I can sense he is still
thinking about me.

That he wants me.

That he still exists.

Anyway, thanks to you
I have recovered from one thing:

the Stendhal Syndrome.

Paintings don't obsess me anymore.
On the contrary...

Don't look at it.

He left his mark on me.

They say that after two years
and four operations,

the scar will disappear.

Do you think it will?

- Excuse me.
- Sorry.

Are you interested
a lot in art?

Yes. You too?

Oh, very much, yes.

I study Fine Arts here,
in your town.

- Really!
- Yes.

One second,
I'll get it for you.

- No.
- Pardon me.

- Well, okay, thanks.
- Give it to me.

My...
My name is Marie.

Hi. Marie?

Yes, Marie.
I'm French.

But... I thought that Marie
was a woman's name.

Well, in French
it isn't so exact.

- It can be a man or woman.
- Oh.

Do you have a... voiture?

- Oh, you mean a car?
- Yes.

No, I don't.

Then, if you like, I can give you a ride
on my French scooter.

- Okay.
- Okay?

My name is Anna.

C'est avec un grand plaisir
queje fait votre connaissance.

It is a... plaisir...
to meet you too, Marie.

- No, Ma-rie.
- Ma-rie.

Voila... Marie.

Marie.

I love art too.

What made you come to
Italy to study art?

Oh, le renaissance,
rinascimento,

le baroque,
Rafaello, Michelangelo,

Masaccio, Simone Martini,
Tiziano, Giorgione,

Botticelli, Rosso
Fiorentino, Caravaggio,

Leonardo da Vinci,
Mantegna, Tintoretto,

Cosme Tura,
Paolo Uccello

Il Pontormo
Beato Angelico

Viligelmo,
Giacomo Della Porta

Piero della Francesca!

He thinks
I am a Law student.

And why didn't you tell him
that you were a policewoman?

I don't know.

What do you
like about him?

Well, first of all,
that he isn't a cop.

Have you thought about
how you met him?

Yes, I was looking
at some paintings.

Like Alfredo.

But it's not the same thing.

You know it isn't.

I thought I'd turned
into an arid, mediocre person.

And then I met
a very sweet French boy

who made me smile.

I thought you'd be
pleased to know...

something.

That I laughed too.

Here, try this.

My mother sent it
from France.

What is it?

Why do you ask?
Don't you trust me?

It is foie gras.

What?

Goose liver.

It's really good.

It's really...

tasty.

I've always hated liver.

Tout va bien.

Wait.
Don't move.

Let me do it.

No, let me do it.

- Anything new?
- No, nothing.

- Anna?
- She's home.

Okay, you guys can go.

I'll be here
until 3:00 or 4:00, okay?

Okay.

Hello!

Hello. Hello.
Who's there?

Marco, there was someone
in the street over there.

He looked like Alfredo.

I've been here for hours.
I haven't seen anyone.

Nobody who looked like him,
that's for sure.

Come on.
I'll come home with you...

so you can relax.

- But...
- It's okay.

Let's go, come on.

It's kind of funny
sitting here,

having all this freaky art
looking down at you.

Please, it's not true.

Marco!

No! Don't say that.

Marco!

No, leave him alone.

Please.

No, he's got nothing
to do with all this.

No, you must not touch him.

Marco!

Hello?

Hello!

Damn it.

It was him.

We'll tap your phone
right away. Don't worry.

What did he say?

He said...

Anna, what did he tell you?

He said, he knows
I've been with Marie.

Who is she?

No, I mean Ma-rie.

He is a boy,
a friend of mine from France.

He said he knows
we're in love,

that we make love,
and he's very jealous.

He said he's going to
teach him a lesson.

Doesn't sound like him.

That is not
his way of operating.

He is not interested in men.

He said,
"I'm veryjealous of him,

and I am going to teach him a lesson
once and for all."

Hello?

Yes, Marie Beyle, please.

Okay then,
tell him that Anna called,

and to call her back
as soon as he comes in.

Okay, thank you.

- Hello.
- Hello, it's Marie here.

Are you all right?
Tell me you're okay.

Ofcourse I'm okay.

Marco, you can hang up now.

I've missed you so much.

Me too, Anna.
I miss you, too.

All I do is think of you.

I know it's stupid,
but I can't stop.

I'm always thinking about you.
I love you.

Me too, Anna.

If anything happened to you,
I think I'd die.

But what are you saying?

Hello?

I'm here, Anna.

So when will you finish
your project?

In halfan hour.

Okay.

Wait for me.
I'll meet you there.

- Okay.
- I want to make love to you.

Marco,
I'm going to take a bath.

Okay.

It's closed.

Sorry, it's closed for today.

I'm looking for Marie Beyle.

Who's that?

Never heard of her.

Him. He's a man.

He works here
as a research assistant.

Is that so?

And who might you be?

Now, get your
walkie-talkie out,

and find him
before you lose your job.

Okay.

- Hi!
- Oh, Anna!

Excuse me.

- Hi.
- Hi.

We're finished, okay.
I just need a few more minutes.

Okay.

- How many minutes?
- Oh, just a few.

I have to put away
the models and canvases.

So can you wait downstairs?
You can't stay here.

Okay, I'll wait for you
downstairs.

Okay.

What is it, hmm?

Nothing.

It's just that...

it's just that there are
some things I didn't tell you.

- Okay, later then.
- Okay.

A bientôt.

A tout a' I'heure.

Ah, ton
Français e' parfait.

Yeah.

But promise me that you'll come down
as soon as you're finished.

Yes. I'll come straight to you.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Who is it?

Professor!

Is anybody in there?

Tell me what to do.
Should I lock the doors?

Yes, there's a body
in there.

Where are you going?

- Let me go!
- Wait!

You can't go in there. Stop her!

No! No!
Let me go!

- Let me go! Let me go!
- Let go of her! Let her go!

No! Marie! Marie!

Marie! Marie!

Anna, Anna, Anna.

- Listen.
- Don't touch him.

Anna, it's me.

Who called him?

Anna.

My son talked of you
so much!

He used to call you
"My marvelous little Anna!"

Come on, Marco.
Come on!

- I didn't mean to scare you.
- Everything scares me.

There are some things
I want to talk to you about.

- Do you have time?
- Yes.

He'll never give up, will he?

He's the kind of murderer
who only stops

when he's caught... or killed.

That's what a lot of people
are hoping will happen.

Anyway, the important thing is for you
to understand that he is not infallible.

He can be caught.
After all, he's just a man.

You know that
he's just a man?

He'll never let himself be caught.

How can you... be so sure?

Because...
Because he knows.

Because he knows what?

Everything.
Every fucking thing.

But how could he Anna?

How could he know everything?

What's the holdup?

Bring it over here.

Come on, come on.
Hurry up guys. Let's go.

Judging by its state
from over here,

I'd say it's been in the water
for at least three weeks, maybe more.

Roberto!
Yes, sir.

How was he supposed
to be dressed?

According to the composite,
blue trousers,

white T-shirt,
and black socks.

- Okay.
- Mario! Mario!

I want to see you
up there.

Officer! Officer! Officer!

What did I tell you?
It's a real maze of canals.

The body was probably knocked
through one conduit after another.

I told you... speculation.

You say, you should have realized
he wouldn't let you have him.

- Have who?
- Marie.

Alfredo doesn't want me
to have anybody else.

Which means you are his,
and no one else's.

Why do you say that?

You said he knows everything.

Are you sure?

Yes.

At least he knows
everything about me.

Just a moment,
think ofwhat you just said.

"He knows everything about me."
You really believe that?

Believe it? I know it.

And you believe that he knows you
better than you know yourself.

Is that what you think?

What I think is
that you should leave.

Now, please go!

Why do you want me
to leave, Anna?

Hi, this is Anna.
Leave me a message,

and I'll call you back.
Have a nice day.

Anna, it's Marco.
We found Alfredo.

We just hauled his body
out ofthe canal.

It's been in the water
for three weeks.

You know what that means?

There's another lunatic
running around, an imitator.

Call me as soon
as you hear this. Bye.

That's no surprise, is it?

We knew that
Alfredo was dead,

and that it wasn't him
who killed Marie.

What are you getting at?

It's the moment of truth, Anna.

The time has come
to shake offthe lies,

like you take a winter coat off
when summer comes.

Right, Manetti.
A minimum of three weeks.

There's no doubt, Chief.
It's him.

Her police escort?
Why isn't there one at night?

I called her,
but there's no answer.

Yes, I'm on my way there now.

I'll stay tonight.

- Christ! Where were you?
- Here.

I called you
over and over.

Maybe I was
in the bathroom.

Didn't you
get my message?

No.

This afternoon, they found
Alfredo Grossi's body in the canal.

So?

So, why don't you
let me in?

Why should I?

Don't you realize
he's dead?

It wasn't...

Alfredo.

- No! No!
- Stop.

No! No! No!

My God!

He forced his way in here.

He was saying
crazy things.

He made no sense,
and then... and then he tried...

He wanted to rape me.

He tried to do the
same thing Alfredo did.

It was him, Marco.
He killed Marie.

He was the only one
who knew everything,

because I told him.

Why didn't you call us?

But don't you understand?
He killed Marie out of jealousy.

He didn't want me
to love anybody else.

Why didn't you call me?

Anna, I don't believe it.

I mean... I just don't.

What don't you believe?

That the doctor wanted
to rape you...

and then... he killed Marie.

What do you believe then?

Anna, I don't think
you understand right now, okay?

The body you found
isn't Alfredo. It isn't him.

It was definitely him, Anna.

It isn't Alfredo.

What are you talking about?

Because I know where he is.

Where is he?

He is inside of me.
I've become him.

He's like an infection,

a cancer that grows
bigger every day.

Everyday his presence
inside me gets stronger.

Why didn't you realize?
Why didn't you help me?

Why didn't you stop me
before I killed... before I killed Marie?

He forced his way into me...

and now I can't get rid of him.

Anna.

Anna, listen.

You have to help me
get rid of him...

because he won't stop.

He controls me.

He orders me to do
horrible things...

like killing Marie...
and my doctor.

Okay, relax.
Calm down.

Listen, I have to
take you somewhere.

- No.
- No, don't worry.

A place where they'll help you.

Where's your gun?

- My gun?
- Yes.

Where is it, Anna?

Why? Do you need it?

It will help us.

Okay.

Then come with me.

What is it?

He loves paintings.

Maybe that's why he likes
to be inside of me...

- My God.
- Because I love art too.

It's in here.

Wait. I'll get it.

Do you recognize me now?

It's me, Alfredo.

I told you I wasn't dead,
but you didn't believe me.

I have to remember
to fix everything before I leave.

Everything
must be in order.

Ah, that's very
important.

I have to go to
Dad's on Wednesday.

Yes.
Yes, I mustn't forget that;

it's really important.

And then I have to pick up
the clothes at the dry cleaner's.

That's very, very...
that's very important. Yes.

No, that's the first thing
and the second...

the second... the second,
the clothes at the dry cleaner's.

Yes.
That's important.

Very important.

Where do I go from here?

Get her, but don't shoot.

Don't you dare shoot.

It's Anna.
Don't you dare!

Collect everything.
Call Betty.

She will be cross with me.

Leaving home like this
to rest a little.

My clothes, my father.

Betty, cleaning.

How many things.
It's difficult.

I'm so tired.

I need to be alone.

- Some people...
- Hey, stop!

Wait! Wait! Wait!

What are you doing with that gun?
You want to shoot me, huh?

- You want to shoot me?
- Where are you going, Anna?

- Let go of me!
- Calm down!

I'm telling you
to calm down.

No! Let me go!
Let me go!

- Leave me alone!
- Hold her.

Calm down.

What's her problem?

Just trust me.

Trust me, please.

- Yes, Anna.
- Calm down. Easy.

Okay, that's it.

It's over.

- Good.
- Okay, okay.

That's it, Anna. Stay calm.
It's all over.

It's all right.

Stay calm, Anna. It's all right.