Riviera (2017–…): Season 3, Episode 1 - Episode #3.1 - full transcript
While Georgina attempts to restore order to her life by reinventing herself as an art restitution lecturer, noted expert Gabriel Hirsch has other ideas.
I'm not saying that what I did
was right.
It wasn't.
I just think that I had soaked up
all the things
that my mother had said to me.
The things that she did.
And because I'd never dealt with it,
it began to seep in,
like an infection.
And when I was under attack,
that's where I went,
to her reactions,
to her version of me.
Mm-hm.
You don't think so?
How's your sleep?
Good.
Better.
No more nightmares?
Terrors?
No.
And the erm...
Little girl?
Do you still dream about her?
Not since the fire, no.
What do you think happened to her?
I think...
I think she's free.
Hm.
Mm-hm.
You know that's really annoying.
It's not a question, it's not
a comment, it's just, a noise.
Mm-hm.
I'm sorry, you can't smoke in here.
I don't smoke.
Ms Clios.
Ryland, it's Georgina Ryland.
Mm-hm.
I'd say that's time.
Art restitution is not about
the cash value of a piece of canvas.
It's about
righting the wrongs of the past.
Justice.
Legacy.
Truth.
It's about finding the missing link
in a family's history,
or a community.
Sometimes even an entire culture.
We can't re-write history,
but we can uncover the truth...
(FIRESTARTER PLAYS)
That's a good one.
Let's see if you're laughing
when I set fire to the college bar.
OK. That's all for today,
phones off next time.
I thought you handled that very well.
Yeah, well we're not allowed
to hit them anymore.
(LAUGHS) Hi. Gabriel Hirsch.
I know who you are.
It should be me listening
to you talk about restitution,
not the other way round.
No, god, no, no.
I, I hate young people.
Lucky bastards. And what's that
saying, 'Those who can't, teach'?
Thanks.
No, but that's the point.
I think you can.
I'm on the books here myself.
I'm, erm, an Associate Fellow
or some bollocks, I don't know.
Plays well with the
Americans, anyway.
I couldn't believe it
when I saw your name.
They are very lucky to have you.
Well, I enjoy it.
Do you?
I heard about the Vermeer
that you got back.
That's...impressive.
Look the point is, I,
I've got leads on a cache of similar
items taken from a Dutch family
in '44.
And I could use someone like you.
You know both sides of the game.
You, you've got access to places
that I'm probably barred from now.
I think we'd make a good team.
I'm flattered, but last year
was pretty intense for me.
The fire?
The fire.
So I'm happy to take a backseat.
And I don't think you really
want someone like me
with all the rumours flying around.
Yeah, but that's all bullshit.
Anyone who's followed your career
knows how much you care about art,
you would never do
something like that.
Would you?
Of course I wouldn't.
Look, I appreciate the offer but...
No, now come on, come on,
come on, come on.
It's like you said - restitution
is a chance to put things right,
to get justice.
And what's more fun
than fucking over old Nazis?
Hmm.
Hmmm.
Easy. We're working.
Oh, we can do this in our sleep.
Do you want one last
look at the prize?
I think I can spot a Picasso
when I see one.
Wow.
Good evening.
Georgina Clios,
where have you been hiding?
I pulled her out of rehab.
Luca, this is my 'friend' Gabriel.
Enchanted. Are you a collector too?
Er...
Comedian. Currently out of work.
Well, please, enjoy my party.
And erm, if you want to know
the price of anything,
don't hesitate to ask.
Oh, Luca, it's Ryland now.
My name, Georgina Ryland.
As long as you're still spending
Clios money, you're welcome.
Er, shall we take a look around?
Yeah.
Do you, do you ever
think about keeping the name, Clios?
Just for work.
That's not who I am anymore.
I know but...
It opens doors.
You want my name
to help you open that door?
Any sign of it?
No. You?
No Picasso but, he does
have a couple of Klees that might be
worth looking into when we get back.
What's that?
Fuck knows.
It's not really his thing, is it?
We should probably search the rest
of the house before he starts
to notice that we're missing.
Yeah, you're right.
We should split up,
cover more ground.
No, thank you.
I see you've found
my latest acquisition.
It's beautiful.
An Austrian dealer I know
ran into some financial trouble.
I was happy
to take it off his hands.
And it's genuine?
Look at it.
And I have the paperwork to prove it.
Are you sure that's clean?
It can be.
Fantastic, I'll take it.
Well, I'll be happy
to negotiate a price.
Oh, I wasn't thinking
of paying for it.
What, you didn't hear?
I'm in restitution now.
We have a client with a very
credible claim that this piece
was taken from her grandfather
by a Lieutenant Thomas Reus in 1944.
No, no.
It was sold to Reus. See, here.
Yeah, but at gunpoint,
which was common for forced sales
at the time.
You cannot prove that.
Well, according to the unedited
provenance, it was sold almost
immediately after to a dealer
named Lowe at a much higher price.
You can't do this.
There's a court order in there.
I'm sure you couldn't have known
the history of the piece,
or you wouldn't have
had it on display.
And I trust that you'd be more
than happy to let your guests know
that you do not support
what happened during The Holocaust.
Great.
I'll send the Restitution Team by
first thing in the morning.
Very nicely done.
Well, no one saw that coming.
Hi? Hello.
Ellen Swann.
Gabriel Hirsch. Hi.
Er, Georgina Ryland.
Different surnames, not married.
Don't even like each other.
So, are you police?
Or Interpol?
No, we're art restitution, erm...
Is 'experts' too strong?
Yeah, no, I'm gonna go with experts.
And were you targeting Mr Aliperti?
No, no, we just follow the work,
but it helps to know
who the players are.
Er, well, I could tell you
all about it over a drink
if you're interested?
That sounds lovely,
but I'm here on business.
It was nice to meet you both.
And you.
What?
Hey.
Everything all right?
Yes, of course.
Well, this is, this is better
than marking essays in shitty London,
isn't it?
(CHUCKLES)
Yeah, I guess
I could get used to it.
(DOGS BARK)
I don't like the sound of that.
What? The barking dogs?
Your friend could be
a bit of a sore loser.
Luca? Please.
Let's get out of here, come on.
Shit. Come on.
Wait, wait, wait. Hold on.
Wait, wait.
Come on!
Come on.
Shit! Go!
What do you want?
Oh, fuck!
No!
Come on, come on, come on.
Run!
Ru...
Georgina?
Georgina?
Check his pockets.
Help me.
Are you OK?
There was a chase.
He came after us, there
was a struggle, it was self-defence.
Yeah, you don't have
to justify yourself to me.
You did what you had to do. OK?
He was speaking Spanish, not Italian.
He kept saying, "Give it to me."
Well, he...give what to him?
What...?
Let's put him into the water.
We missed happy hour.
This is in Spanish too.
There's no saved contacts.
I don't think
he's one of Luca's guys.
Most people would be
freaking out at this point?
I'm sure it'll hit me later.
It was a nice shot by the way.
Beginner's luck.
What about you?
You seemed pretty calm.
Really?
I shat myself.
So what do we do now?
I think we just cut and run,
just get the fuck out of Venice.
Do you really think that something
like this is just gonna go away?
Er, well, maybe not, but we can.
OK?
OK.
You saved my life.
If we were Samurai,
I'd have to do anything you wanted
for the rest of my life.
How good are you at laundry?
What is...that's it?
Shit.
They're not here.
Oh, you think
they're gonna come back?
They're gone.
This is supposed to be discreet.
Let me handle it.
Ellen Swann is Chief of Staff
to Alexandra Harewood.
Tech billionaire.
She's at Les Voiles in Saint-Tropez.
So, why is her Chief of Staff
and God knows who else
looking for us?
Look.
Look, I know that you want to
figure out what we're up against,
but I think
we've been through enough today.
Let's stick with Plan A,
get our stuff in the morning,
get back on home turf.
I'll take the couch.
Georgina?
Yeah?
I am so sorry
that we've ended up here.
Their names are Gabriel Hirsch
and Georgina Ryland.
He's art restitution,
she's got history.
What kind of history?
I've sent you the details.
Do the Argentinians know?
Yes, I've instructed Cesar
to leave it to me.
And how are you?
Disappointed.
Alex?
Yes.
I'll get it back.
Fuck!
Hey. Hey.
Where is it?
It doesn't make any sense.
Luca's guys were chasing us,
even though he knew he didn't have
a leg to stand on with the Picasso.
What does he want?
Georgina...
The dead guy wanted something too,
something that you took.
- Where is it?
- I can explain.
(MUTTERS)
No, no.
What the hell have you done?
We are supposed to do what's right.
We're supposed to put things
back where they belong.
Luca is one of the biggest
fences in Europe.
Do you think it belongs to him?
It doesn't belong to you.
Look, I just...
I saw it and I just picked it up.
I killed for this.
I know.
And all of that
'it's gonna be fine' bullshit,
that was you just covering your arse.
No.
I should've seen it,
you didn't even finish your drink.
I hope it was worth it.
No, no, no, no. No. No. No.
Georgina, I am, I am, I am so sorry.
I didn't mean for any of this
to happen,
but we are in it together, all right?
And I'm, I'm, I'm gonna get us out.
How?
We, we, we can dump it, walk away.
They came looking for us
at our hotel.
You think this is just gonna stop?
Well, we could give it back.
To who, the guy I just shot?
Look, I've been in worse situations.
There's always a way out.
What's that?
It's a note.
It's more Spanish.
Marguerite.
You're always in my heart.
With you for all eternity, Enrique.
It looks like emeralds and diamonds.
Yeah, I thought
it was probably German?
Maybe French.
Is there a safe in here?
Yeah, in the wardrobe.
(SAFE BEEPS)
What's that, your birthday?
It's one-two-fuck-you.
You're gonna have to work
a lot harder than that.
Georgina?
(COUGHS)
Georgina?
(PHONE RINGS)
Hello?
Where are you?
I'm going to see Luca.
He's a dealer, I'll cut him a deal
so we can be in the clear.
OK, well give me,
give me five minutes
and I'll, I'll catch up with you.
No.
No, you go to the hotel,
I'll meet you there.
OK.
Gabriel, I'm trusting you.
Yeah, OK.
Luca?
Hi, Georgina?
Luca's dead.
What?
He's been shot.
Fff...
Are you, are you ok?
Yeah.
Where are you?
I'm on the way to the hotel,
like you said.
Keep going, we need our passports.
(CREAKING)
Hey, hello?
Georgina?
Talk to me.
I think there's someone else here.
Well, then get the fuck out.
Now, please, please,
don't take any risks,
just get yourself out of there.
- Gabriel?
- Yeah? What?
Shut the fuck up!
(LINE DISCONNECTS)
Fuck!
Fuck!
You like to dance, huh?
In Argentina,
the man leads and the woman follows.
Fuck!
Bitch.
Fuck!
(PHONE RINGS)
Hi, Georgina.
It's ok. I'm fine.
Just meet me in the lobby.
Oh, thank fuck for that.
Oh, fuck.
You've got something
that belongs to me.
(PHONE RINGS)
Gabriel?
Hi, you've reached Gabriel's phone.
I'm not here right now,
leave a message.
(PHONE RINGS)
Gabriel, what the fuck,
what happened?
It's a long story.
Er, I'm kind of in, in Saint Tropez.
Saint Tropez?
Yeah.
Look, Georgina, I know the, erm,
the South of France is the last
place that you want to come
to right now but...
What are you talking about?
Are you OK?
Erm, I need you to bring
the Rosary here, quickly.
Why?
What is going on?
I, I can't really talk right now,
but I...
I need your help, OK?
Please?
(YELLING OUTSIDE)
was right.
It wasn't.
I just think that I had soaked up
all the things
that my mother had said to me.
The things that she did.
And because I'd never dealt with it,
it began to seep in,
like an infection.
And when I was under attack,
that's where I went,
to her reactions,
to her version of me.
Mm-hm.
You don't think so?
How's your sleep?
Good.
Better.
No more nightmares?
Terrors?
No.
And the erm...
Little girl?
Do you still dream about her?
Not since the fire, no.
What do you think happened to her?
I think...
I think she's free.
Hm.
Mm-hm.
You know that's really annoying.
It's not a question, it's not
a comment, it's just, a noise.
Mm-hm.
I'm sorry, you can't smoke in here.
I don't smoke.
Ms Clios.
Ryland, it's Georgina Ryland.
Mm-hm.
I'd say that's time.
Art restitution is not about
the cash value of a piece of canvas.
It's about
righting the wrongs of the past.
Justice.
Legacy.
Truth.
It's about finding the missing link
in a family's history,
or a community.
Sometimes even an entire culture.
We can't re-write history,
but we can uncover the truth...
(FIRESTARTER PLAYS)
That's a good one.
Let's see if you're laughing
when I set fire to the college bar.
OK. That's all for today,
phones off next time.
I thought you handled that very well.
Yeah, well we're not allowed
to hit them anymore.
(LAUGHS) Hi. Gabriel Hirsch.
I know who you are.
It should be me listening
to you talk about restitution,
not the other way round.
No, god, no, no.
I, I hate young people.
Lucky bastards. And what's that
saying, 'Those who can't, teach'?
Thanks.
No, but that's the point.
I think you can.
I'm on the books here myself.
I'm, erm, an Associate Fellow
or some bollocks, I don't know.
Plays well with the
Americans, anyway.
I couldn't believe it
when I saw your name.
They are very lucky to have you.
Well, I enjoy it.
Do you?
I heard about the Vermeer
that you got back.
That's...impressive.
Look the point is, I,
I've got leads on a cache of similar
items taken from a Dutch family
in '44.
And I could use someone like you.
You know both sides of the game.
You, you've got access to places
that I'm probably barred from now.
I think we'd make a good team.
I'm flattered, but last year
was pretty intense for me.
The fire?
The fire.
So I'm happy to take a backseat.
And I don't think you really
want someone like me
with all the rumours flying around.
Yeah, but that's all bullshit.
Anyone who's followed your career
knows how much you care about art,
you would never do
something like that.
Would you?
Of course I wouldn't.
Look, I appreciate the offer but...
No, now come on, come on,
come on, come on.
It's like you said - restitution
is a chance to put things right,
to get justice.
And what's more fun
than fucking over old Nazis?
Hmm.
Hmmm.
Easy. We're working.
Oh, we can do this in our sleep.
Do you want one last
look at the prize?
I think I can spot a Picasso
when I see one.
Wow.
Good evening.
Georgina Clios,
where have you been hiding?
I pulled her out of rehab.
Luca, this is my 'friend' Gabriel.
Enchanted. Are you a collector too?
Er...
Comedian. Currently out of work.
Well, please, enjoy my party.
And erm, if you want to know
the price of anything,
don't hesitate to ask.
Oh, Luca, it's Ryland now.
My name, Georgina Ryland.
As long as you're still spending
Clios money, you're welcome.
Er, shall we take a look around?
Yeah.
Do you, do you ever
think about keeping the name, Clios?
Just for work.
That's not who I am anymore.
I know but...
It opens doors.
You want my name
to help you open that door?
Any sign of it?
No. You?
No Picasso but, he does
have a couple of Klees that might be
worth looking into when we get back.
What's that?
Fuck knows.
It's not really his thing, is it?
We should probably search the rest
of the house before he starts
to notice that we're missing.
Yeah, you're right.
We should split up,
cover more ground.
No, thank you.
I see you've found
my latest acquisition.
It's beautiful.
An Austrian dealer I know
ran into some financial trouble.
I was happy
to take it off his hands.
And it's genuine?
Look at it.
And I have the paperwork to prove it.
Are you sure that's clean?
It can be.
Fantastic, I'll take it.
Well, I'll be happy
to negotiate a price.
Oh, I wasn't thinking
of paying for it.
What, you didn't hear?
I'm in restitution now.
We have a client with a very
credible claim that this piece
was taken from her grandfather
by a Lieutenant Thomas Reus in 1944.
No, no.
It was sold to Reus. See, here.
Yeah, but at gunpoint,
which was common for forced sales
at the time.
You cannot prove that.
Well, according to the unedited
provenance, it was sold almost
immediately after to a dealer
named Lowe at a much higher price.
You can't do this.
There's a court order in there.
I'm sure you couldn't have known
the history of the piece,
or you wouldn't have
had it on display.
And I trust that you'd be more
than happy to let your guests know
that you do not support
what happened during The Holocaust.
Great.
I'll send the Restitution Team by
first thing in the morning.
Very nicely done.
Well, no one saw that coming.
Hi? Hello.
Ellen Swann.
Gabriel Hirsch. Hi.
Er, Georgina Ryland.
Different surnames, not married.
Don't even like each other.
So, are you police?
Or Interpol?
No, we're art restitution, erm...
Is 'experts' too strong?
Yeah, no, I'm gonna go with experts.
And were you targeting Mr Aliperti?
No, no, we just follow the work,
but it helps to know
who the players are.
Er, well, I could tell you
all about it over a drink
if you're interested?
That sounds lovely,
but I'm here on business.
It was nice to meet you both.
And you.
What?
Hey.
Everything all right?
Yes, of course.
Well, this is, this is better
than marking essays in shitty London,
isn't it?
(CHUCKLES)
Yeah, I guess
I could get used to it.
(DOGS BARK)
I don't like the sound of that.
What? The barking dogs?
Your friend could be
a bit of a sore loser.
Luca? Please.
Let's get out of here, come on.
Shit. Come on.
Wait, wait, wait. Hold on.
Wait, wait.
Come on!
Come on.
Shit! Go!
What do you want?
Oh, fuck!
No!
Come on, come on, come on.
Run!
Ru...
Georgina?
Georgina?
Check his pockets.
Help me.
Are you OK?
There was a chase.
He came after us, there
was a struggle, it was self-defence.
Yeah, you don't have
to justify yourself to me.
You did what you had to do. OK?
He was speaking Spanish, not Italian.
He kept saying, "Give it to me."
Well, he...give what to him?
What...?
Let's put him into the water.
We missed happy hour.
This is in Spanish too.
There's no saved contacts.
I don't think
he's one of Luca's guys.
Most people would be
freaking out at this point?
I'm sure it'll hit me later.
It was a nice shot by the way.
Beginner's luck.
What about you?
You seemed pretty calm.
Really?
I shat myself.
So what do we do now?
I think we just cut and run,
just get the fuck out of Venice.
Do you really think that something
like this is just gonna go away?
Er, well, maybe not, but we can.
OK?
OK.
You saved my life.
If we were Samurai,
I'd have to do anything you wanted
for the rest of my life.
How good are you at laundry?
What is...that's it?
Shit.
They're not here.
Oh, you think
they're gonna come back?
They're gone.
This is supposed to be discreet.
Let me handle it.
Ellen Swann is Chief of Staff
to Alexandra Harewood.
Tech billionaire.
She's at Les Voiles in Saint-Tropez.
So, why is her Chief of Staff
and God knows who else
looking for us?
Look.
Look, I know that you want to
figure out what we're up against,
but I think
we've been through enough today.
Let's stick with Plan A,
get our stuff in the morning,
get back on home turf.
I'll take the couch.
Georgina?
Yeah?
I am so sorry
that we've ended up here.
Their names are Gabriel Hirsch
and Georgina Ryland.
He's art restitution,
she's got history.
What kind of history?
I've sent you the details.
Do the Argentinians know?
Yes, I've instructed Cesar
to leave it to me.
And how are you?
Disappointed.
Alex?
Yes.
I'll get it back.
Fuck!
Hey. Hey.
Where is it?
It doesn't make any sense.
Luca's guys were chasing us,
even though he knew he didn't have
a leg to stand on with the Picasso.
What does he want?
Georgina...
The dead guy wanted something too,
something that you took.
- Where is it?
- I can explain.
(MUTTERS)
No, no.
What the hell have you done?
We are supposed to do what's right.
We're supposed to put things
back where they belong.
Luca is one of the biggest
fences in Europe.
Do you think it belongs to him?
It doesn't belong to you.
Look, I just...
I saw it and I just picked it up.
I killed for this.
I know.
And all of that
'it's gonna be fine' bullshit,
that was you just covering your arse.
No.
I should've seen it,
you didn't even finish your drink.
I hope it was worth it.
No, no, no, no. No. No. No.
Georgina, I am, I am, I am so sorry.
I didn't mean for any of this
to happen,
but we are in it together, all right?
And I'm, I'm, I'm gonna get us out.
How?
We, we, we can dump it, walk away.
They came looking for us
at our hotel.
You think this is just gonna stop?
Well, we could give it back.
To who, the guy I just shot?
Look, I've been in worse situations.
There's always a way out.
What's that?
It's a note.
It's more Spanish.
Marguerite.
You're always in my heart.
With you for all eternity, Enrique.
It looks like emeralds and diamonds.
Yeah, I thought
it was probably German?
Maybe French.
Is there a safe in here?
Yeah, in the wardrobe.
(SAFE BEEPS)
What's that, your birthday?
It's one-two-fuck-you.
You're gonna have to work
a lot harder than that.
Georgina?
(COUGHS)
Georgina?
(PHONE RINGS)
Hello?
Where are you?
I'm going to see Luca.
He's a dealer, I'll cut him a deal
so we can be in the clear.
OK, well give me,
give me five minutes
and I'll, I'll catch up with you.
No.
No, you go to the hotel,
I'll meet you there.
OK.
Gabriel, I'm trusting you.
Yeah, OK.
Luca?
Hi, Georgina?
Luca's dead.
What?
He's been shot.
Fff...
Are you, are you ok?
Yeah.
Where are you?
I'm on the way to the hotel,
like you said.
Keep going, we need our passports.
(CREAKING)
Hey, hello?
Georgina?
Talk to me.
I think there's someone else here.
Well, then get the fuck out.
Now, please, please,
don't take any risks,
just get yourself out of there.
- Gabriel?
- Yeah? What?
Shut the fuck up!
(LINE DISCONNECTS)
Fuck!
Fuck!
You like to dance, huh?
In Argentina,
the man leads and the woman follows.
Fuck!
Bitch.
Fuck!
(PHONE RINGS)
Hi, Georgina.
It's ok. I'm fine.
Just meet me in the lobby.
Oh, thank fuck for that.
Oh, fuck.
You've got something
that belongs to me.
(PHONE RINGS)
Gabriel?
Hi, you've reached Gabriel's phone.
I'm not here right now,
leave a message.
(PHONE RINGS)
Gabriel, what the fuck,
what happened?
It's a long story.
Er, I'm kind of in, in Saint Tropez.
Saint Tropez?
Yeah.
Look, Georgina, I know the, erm,
the South of France is the last
place that you want to come
to right now but...
What are you talking about?
Are you OK?
Erm, I need you to bring
the Rosary here, quickly.
Why?
What is going on?
I, I can't really talk right now,
but I...
I need your help, OK?
Please?
(YELLING OUTSIDE)