Riviera (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Restitution - full transcript

So, how did it go?

They said yes.

My grandparents.

That apartment once contained

one of the finest paintings
in history of art.

The Vermeer?

If that painting still exists,

I promise I will find it.

Adam is probably on a beach in Thailand

somewhere with a stomach
full of Mai-Tai's and drugs.

I'm afraid a body has been
recovered from the sea.



It's about Monsieur Clios.

He offered me two thousand Euros

to deliver this note tonight.

I have some news.

About Adam.

He tried to destroy this family.

He was responsible for
Constantine's death.

Your son was an Oedipal little prick,

and I didn't make him that way.

I can take you down
at any time, Georgina.

Just behave.

There's a good girl.

Hey, you're up!

I love this view.



It's beautiful, isn't it?

Coffee?

It's pretty lucky,

finding an apartment like
this in Nice at the last minute.

I know.

You just moved here with

no purpose, no friends.

That's brave.

Meeting you has made all the difference.

What's this?

Did you target me?

No, course not!

That's how I first learnt who you were.

And yes, I was hoping to
find a way to meet you.

Listen, I was completely
honest with you.

I told you that you were the one

person who I thought
could help me. Right?

Just I wasn't expecting what
happened when we did meet.

Were you?

No.

It was nothing to do with that.

Well, the next time you
want a picture of me,

ask first.

- Deal?
- Deal.

I'm gonna take a shower.

Hi.

His last set of blood tests
showed slight anaemia.

His burns still need
further time to heal

and the headaches concern me.

Monsieur Clios really needs
a full hospital assessment.

- CT scans, MRI, ECG...
- No, he can't be moved

at the moment.

No, it's, it's too risky.

If the pain worsens or

he suffers any kind of seizure,

inject him with one of these sedatives.

I'll ask the nurse to refresh

your other medical supplies.

So, the paintings last known

location was the Hotel Excelsior,

right here in Nice, in
nineteen forty-three, right?

Right. But they say all their

wartime records were lost or destroyed.

Well that's because the Hotel Excelsior

was commandeered by the Gestapo.

I don't think that's something
they really like to talk about it.

It's a dead end.

If the painting's been seen at all

since the war, it's on the grey market.

All we have to do is find
a dealer who traffics in

looted Nazi art, and doesn't
care about provenance.

Do you know such a person?

No.

But I know a man who might.

And he'll do anything
at the right price.

I've given this a great deal of thought.

I think it's time we made
Adam's disappearance official.

What do you mean official?

French authorities will not
look for missing persons unless

they have previously
expressed suicidal tendencies,

or there is clear evidence of foul play.

But when a person stops appearing
at their place of residence

without any news from them
as to their whereabouts,

one can apply for a Judicial
Presumption of Absence.

Well, that's certainly 'official'.

Adam's property and possessions

will be secured for the family as...

Are his voting rights on
the board of Clios Bank.

Wait,

are you trying to make the
authorities forget about Adam?

No.

It's my birthday tomorrow...
he's gonna be here.

I know you've given up on him

but he's not gonna forget this.

I've not given up on him.

When have I ever given
up on any of you?!

But we need to face reality.

I've hired a firm of private detectives.

Their investigation
is proving fruitless.

She has a point, Ada.

We haven't seen or heard
from Adam in weeks now.

You see, my darling? I'm doing

this for the family, for all of us.

We need to protect Adam's estate.

Protect his estate?!

You're not protecting anything or anyone

not me, not Adam, not even Christos.

It's all about control.

Controlling us, controlling the bank.

It's always been about you.
It's always been about her.

Perhaps these teenage tantrums will end

tomorrow once she
actually turns eighteen!

There's never a right time

- for a decision like this.
- Yeah,

but this is definitely a wrong one.

You know, I think I'm
just gonna go and...

No, do join us

- this is so much fun.
- Yes, Jeff.

Please make yourself at home.

If mother has anything to say,

she'll do so in front
of the entire family.

Fine.

I will postpone making the application

until the morning after your birthday.

If Adam hasn't returned
or contacted us by then,

we have no choice.

Ok, listen,

I'll talk to her. Ok, but she,

she's right,

your timing sucks.

Irene!

Hey, wait up!

If you're going to give me

parenting advice, I'm not in the mood.

What's er,

what are you doing later?

Later?

Yeah, this evening.

You wanna get some dinner?

Why?

Why?

Why not?

I'd like that

very much.

You,

you don't trust me, do you?

Because I tried to contact Georgina.

You need to get some rest.

I'm gonna break a rule and ask,

what are you thinking?

Oh, I just

never thought I would
meet someone so soon

after Constantine died.

I think you're trying to
remember the moment we met;

and decide if I was playing you or not.

I just want something in my

life that isn't built on lies.

Something real and true
and not about money.

That's all.

There was chemistry
between us when we met.

You were there.

You know I wasn't faking anything.

Hello again.

What the fuck are you doing here?

I see you've lost none of your charm.

I have a proposition for you.

Have you, indeed?

Oh, come on Geoffrey,
don't be like that.

It involves a missing piece of art.

I know you love a mystery.

And you owe me.

I'm not.

Well, that's too bad.

It could be quite lucrative.

At least let me introduce
you to my client.

Mr. Levy.

I'm helping him with an
art restitution case.

How noble.

Taking on pro bono cases now, are we?

All part of your "Renaissance",

Reunion, Rebirth rebranding
bollocks, I s'pose.

I know you have some
clients who could help me:

those who aren't
interested in provenance?

We're looking for some works that may

have found their way
to the South of France

via the Vichy government.

What's in it for me?

So, you can help me?

There might've been
some movement recently

regarding certain pieces.

But I couldn't possibly
comment about that.

Well maybe you know someone who can?

I can make the introduction

for the right price.

Of course.

- Happy Birthday, Ada!
- Happy birthday.

Here's to my last illegal drinks.

Are you going to wish
me a happy birthday?

I will. At midnight.

Until then I'm just an
accessory to the crime.

- Thank you.
- Welcome.

Hey!

Killed the mood, let's just say.

You can imagine.

Ah Jeff, I needed this tonight.

Sometimes I think I've forgotten
what it's like to laugh.

Life goes on.

You can't just stop the world and

get off because someone's gone missing.

I should know, I tried.

Before they found my sister's body

those were some of the
worst nights of my life

I didn't know what to say to Georgie.

Now you know the problem

I face with Adriana and Christos.

Oh fuck.

You think he's dead, don't you?

My God. I'm so sorry.

Have you told Georgina?

I'd be better off unburdening
myself to that waiter.

Shall we get the bill?

Yeah.

Ada!

You're embarrassing yourself.

Oh, come on! Lighten up.

You're embarrassing me.

Come on, it's almost midnight
got to charge our glasses.

Yeah.

Hey! Hey, listen,

I don't know you so well,

but I know my sister and trust me

you would be a disaster.

You're too old. She's too young.

Too young for what?

Listen, I'm trying to be nice here, ok?

She's old enough to think for herself.

Hey, she's eighteen. Just.

And I know how to treat a lady. Just.

♪ Happy birthday to you. ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you. ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you. ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you. ♪

Hello?

Hey Marj, it's me.

Just wondering when you're getting back?

About an hour or so, I think.

- Why? Is everything alright?
- Yeah, everything's great.

Actually I've just
had dinner with Irene.

Ok, I didn't expect that.

Yeah, the thing is, she's planning on

reporting Adam to the authorities
as officially missing.

She what?

Something about a bank.

But er, hate to be the
one to tell you this, erm

she thinks Adam's dead.

Why are you ignoring me?

- I'm not ignoring you.
- Yes, you are.

All of us. You're hanging
out with the oldies.

Is this your eighteenth
or your thirtieth?

- Come on, Sophie
- Shut up.

- Are you ok?
- Yeah.

Yeah, I'm...

Sorry, what did you say?

I'm just, I feel a bit I just can't...

You're all over the place.

Yeah, I think someone's
put something in my drink.

You know I, I know who did this.

Excuse me.

Hey, did you put something in my drink?

You put something in my drink!

What? I can't hear what you're saying.

- You're a fucking prick.
- Oi! Oi!

- Fucking prick!
- Don't talk to him like that!

Fucking prick!

Hey, hey, it's fine.
It's fine, it's good.

I'm fine. I'm... it's fine.

I think my friend's been spiked.
I don't know what with.

Tell, tell them I need
a blood test as well.

Tell them. I need a blood test.

- Yeah, alright.
- I didn't take anything, ok.

- I swear. I'm fucking clean!
- Alright!

Relax, we're gonna get you sorted.

Marj?

Good night.

I'm sorry. I'm looking for Adriana.

She's not here, she erm,

she went to a club.

No, she left there.
I think she came back home.

I really need to talk to her.

Do you know which room is hers?

Go right there.

Be my guest.

Hello.

Yeah, yeah, I know what MDMA is.

Well, I told you.

Nico Eltham spiked my drink.

Prick!

I hear you and Jeff had
a nice dinner last night.

Good morning to you too.

What the fuck do you think you're doing?

Someone has to clean up
the mess you left behind.

Publically declaring Adam missing?

That's not about protecting
the Clios Bank Irina,

I know you, you don't hang
out with people like Jeff,

you're trying to fuck with me.

I don't give a damn
what you think or feel.

I do care about protecting
my children's future.

The ones I have left, that is.

Bullshit. You're trying
to protect yourself.

Don't forget that you
and I share a secret now.

Just try and fuck me over and

I'll bring you down twice as fast.

Stay away from my uncle.

That's so nice, you shouldn't have.

You're worth it.

Where's the birthday girl?

You're hungover.

My drink was spiked.

Christos, please.

I'm used to the excuses of addicts,

that's the weakest one I've heard yet.

Wait, are you serious?

- Yeah.
- Morning.

Morning.

Hi, Nico Eltham. Nice to meet you.

- Jeff. I'm Georgina's uncle.
- Oh really?

I hope we didn't keep you up all night.

Yeah, Irene got me drunk
so slept like a log.

Happy birthday, darling!

Yes, happy birthday.

Presents.

Yes, Happy Birthday, are you...

Too old for us to sing?

Never! But please don't.

It's from Sophie.

Is there anything from Adam?

I'm sorry, babe.

No, you're not. Adam's missing,
you got what you wanted.

Of course not, he's my son,

don't you think I wish he was here?

My love.

I got you a little something.

But don't open it till I'm gone.

Let's have lunch.

I'll take you shopping.

I already have plans. Christos.

Would you mind helping
me get those up to my room?

Yeah, sure.

I'm sorry, I'll...

Open them later.

So, I told Georgie what
you said yesterday.

That you think Adam's dead.

Listen, I don't know what's
going on between you two

but I really think you
ought to talk about it.

- We have.
- Nothing's going on.

So, you have talked about the

thing where there's nothing going on?

Adam's disappearance has
put a strain on everybody.

Right. And if Adam doesn't

wanna be found, then
he doesn't wanna be found.

That's why I'm registering
him as officially missing.

And I support that.

I better get going.

I have to make a phone call.

I'm very that happy you came to see me.

Unfortunately, I was unable to

get to Tiffany to pick up a gift.

I'll survive.

I need you to do something for me.

Of course, of course, anything.

You have resources that are

not available to the authorities.

You can get answers from the sort of

people that would never
talk to the police.

And only you can find
out what happened to Adam.

The man you need to speak

to is called Louis Dumont.

He's expecting your call.

This is where he wants to meet?

Well if you deal in stolen art,

you don't put it on display.

Louis Dumont?

I'm Georgina Clios.

Who's this?

He's my colleague.

I hear you're interested
in buying some art.

We're interested in locating some art.

Have you heard of The Astronomer
by Johannes Vermeer?

Is that a painting?

Well who's your supplier, maybe he

can help me find what I'm looking for?

I'll check with him.

Well I can pay for an introduction.

How much?

I don't do business on camera.

Step into my office.

So, tell me how much

and I'll tell you what
information that buys you.

No, information first and
I'll tell you what it's worth.

I don't know how you do
business in the art world,

but in my office

we do things differently.

The bag! Give me the bag!

Give me the bag!
Give me the fucking bag!

Hey!

Here are the books you
asked for, Monsieur Clios.

Thank you, Laurent.

No! What are you doing?

No!

Did you have to go so far?

He'd have done a lot
worse to us if I hadn't.

Wait, what are you doing?

Oh man! That's a Courbet!

Hello?

Stay here. I'll check upstairs.

Holy shit!

Wait, wait wait.

I know that Van Gogh.

Some of these paintings have
been missing since the 1940's.

What is he saying?

He's just telling me how much
he loves being an old Nazi.

No shit.

He's fucking crazy.

Yeah!

I know this house.

Who are these people?

He won't say it.

This is a waste of time.

But maybe we can get some
answers from the Elthams.

I haven't done a full inventory, but

some of these paintings
have been missing

for over seventy years.

We can't let them disappear again.

Yeah ok, bye.

Just let me do the talking ok?

I'm sorry to ask you this, and I know

it might seem like a strange question,

but...

This is your house, isn't it?

Back in the forties?

Isn't that great grandfather?

Philip Walker.

What on earth is this about?

How much do you actually know about

what your family was
doing during the war?

Not much.

He lived here throughout
the Vichy regime.

He was some sort of diplomat I think,

reporting back to
London, you know sort of

spying on the Nazis, I suppose.

Are you familiar with Vermeer?

In passing, yes. Why?

Excuse me, would you?

Yes?

Laurent?

Monsieur Clios has gone.

What you mean gone?

- He has escaped.
- What?

Oh my God.

Do you have a vault here?

Anywhere you keep art
that's not being hung?

No.

I've been overseeing the renovations, so

I'd know if there was.

Everything we have is on the walls.

- Although...
- What?

Well this is the old servant's corridor.

And that doorway beside
the servants' bells,

it isn't there anymore.

Right, ok. You see where that man is?

There was a door there.

Right there.

Oh, wow!

Here, hold this.

Oh, my God!

How much did you know about this?

Darling, you have to understand.

My parents...

They didn't talk about these things.

About anything, really.

I mean there were,

there were rumours about Grandpa

but you know that's all they
were-they were just rumours.

What's going on?

Is that a Vermeer?

This painting was stolen
from my grandparents.

Just before they were sent Auschwitz.

Your great-grandfather was
looking after it for the Nazis,

along with the rest of his hoard.

What do you mean, looking after it?

Oh God.

So, what now?

Take them, take all
of them, I don't want

them anywhere near this house.

I'll have everything else

So, what happens now?

With the rest of the pictures?

The rest?

They all need to be authenticated.

Specially the Vermeer.

Probably some restoration work

and provenance will have
to checked and verified.

It'll take some time.

Wait, you didn't think that you

could just walk out with it, did you?

Sorry, I've waited so long.

It's just disappointing.

Constantine?

Constantine?

Look at me.

You'll be ok.

It's imperative

that he receives hospital assessment.

The seizure can be as a result

of any number of serious ailments.

Undiagnosed or untreated,

they could be fatal at any moment.

Make the necessary arrangements.

Yes, madame.

- Laurent, could you erm...
- Yeah sure, madame.

Please. Thank you.

Perfect timing.

I've just made a fresh
pitcher of martinis.

And I was telling Irene
about the time that you

spiked the punch at prom.

Were you?

- Yeah.
- Ok.

How was your day?

It had its moments.

I was helping a friend find a painting

that it was lost during
the Second World War.

How noble.

You know what, I'm gonna
go and get some fresh ice.

What is going on?

Every time I come home, you're here.

I can't come and visit my children?

I don't see them anywhere.

I see you getting drunk with my uncle.

I hope you're not suggesting
that Jeff and I...

That's exactly what
I'm suggesting Irina.

Come on, you use sex as a weapon.

What do you think you're gonna

get some pillow talk out of him?

Christ, you're paranoid.

Jeff's a perfectly charming man.

I enjoy his company, that's all.

Ada has been difficult and
he's been very supportive.

How about you?

Did your little art-hunting
expedition make you feel better?

You know what? It

absolutely did.

What about you? What are
you doing to ease your guilt?

I would like you to leave now.

Hey, everything alright?

Don't invite her here anymore.

Come on, Marj. What's
going on? Talk to me.

Jeff, I really need some time to myself.

I have a million things to do.

Yeah, well too bad.

You used to say that to me
when you were a teenager.

And every time I gave you space

and didn't talk about something,

it would come back and
bite me in the ass even harder.

So,...

You and I aren't
leaving till you tell me

what's going on between you and Irina.