The Octopus (1984): Season 4, Episode 4 - Episode #1.4 - full transcript
Following the mysterious murder
of Antonio Tindari, Mafioso and
owner of a new casino,
Corrado Cattani re-encounters
Tano Cariddi, the new Managing
Director of Antinari Bank
who secretly intends on investing
Mafia money, for Puparo, in a
large financial company which
he is able to become a part of
through his marriage of
convenience to the young Ester Rasi,
daughter of a wealthy financier.
While Corrado stubbornly seeks to
solve Tindari's murder, for
which Salvatore Frolo is responsible,
Tano, thanks to the help of the
menacing Espinosa, a mysterious
and powerful man threatens Rasi with
prison and forces him to suicide.
On Corrado's horizon, we meet
Silvia Conti, a courageous judge
who pays a high price
in her struggle against crime.
Meanwhile Ester Rasi decides to
stay close to Tano to uncover his
secrets and destroy him.
Unfortunately, Corrado is unable to
dissuade her and
must resign himself to
another defeat. David Faeti,
a disenchanted journalist, who on
meeting Corrado
finds new reason to live, is brutally
murdered by the Mafia.
At the moment of his death,
he gives Corrado a blood-stained
photo of a girl. With this tiny clue
Corrado attempts to solve an
obscure murder from years past,
in which the daughter and wife
of Salvatore Frolo were killed.
THE OCTOPUS 4
Part Four
The writing could be
the name of the girl.
And this the photographers stamp.
It should be sent
to the Crime Scene Unit.
What I don't understand
is how Tindari is involved in all this?
Why did his wife
want to give this photo to Faeti?
And what is the link between
Tindari and the Antinari Bank?
Between Tindari and the Mafia?
Between Tindari and the
International Insurance Securities?
I don't understand it.
Listen, if you want to understand
it you need a plan.
Look here.
Here there are many white boxes
and you need
to fill them in one at a time.
For example, here we will put
the Mafia, that buys a casino.
Here we will put Tindari
who is the Mafia's man,
and in this box, the Antinari Bank.
And then?
Then I need more detail. Tell me,
Cariddi marries the daughter
of the president of the
International Insurance Securities,
who shortly afterwards suicides.
Good. More, more details
Then there is the casino,
that is run by a corrupt Council
and by a corrupt
town Councilman named Canopio.
Perfect, go on,
give me more details.
One day there is a
reception at the Anitinari Bank...
good.
Salvatore Frolo arrives and shoots
Tindari, the operator of the Casino...
No, this does not interest me.
What do you mean it doesn't
interest you? Years ago Tindari killed
Salvatore Frolo's wife and daughter!
Yes, but this is a human case, this
is sentimental stuff: hate, vendettas.
I am establishing a different plan.
- We will discuss Frolo later.
- I am sorry, I don't understand you.
Listen, Captain, in life emotions
are tied up with money and business,
but if we make a plan we must choose.
So, what is at the base of all of
this business: money or sentiments?
Money.
So let's thinks about the money.
Here are some arrest warrants,
freshly signed and countersigned.
- To be carried out immediately.
- Who signed them?
- Judge Silvia Conti.
- Has she returned to work?
She's returned all right.
On the basis of the vote just taken,
the municipal's financial plan for the
current year is therefore approved.
Therefore I declare, with satisfaction...
- this sitting closed.
- One moment.
Who are you?
Everyone stay seated. I am Captain
Cattani from police headquarters.
Silence, please!
I will read a list of names.
Those that are called
are asked to stand up:
Giovanni Agliati,
Councilor for Education,
Mario Bini, Councilor for Tourism,
Ettore Gorelli, Municipal Advisor,
Flavia Mura, Municipal Advisor.
Will you stop that, please?
Silence, please. Luciano Novanta,
Councilor for Budget.
Are you the Mayor, Giulio Parisi?
You must come with me.
You are all under arrest. Follow me.
Yet another development in the Casino
scandal. The District Attorney,
Silvia Conti, ordered the arrest of
various members of the Municipal
Council of Roviate,
a city on the outskirts of Milan.
The charges pending are for
extortion and acts of private
interest in public office.
Those that ended up in jail:
the Mayor, Giulio Parisi
Councilor for Education Giovani Agliati
Councilor for Tourism, Mario Bini,
Luciano Novanta, Councilor of Budget
as well as two municipal advisors...
- Something is bothering you?
- No. I am just a little tired.
Unfortunately, today I have
a full day of appointments.
I am sorry I never have
enough time for you.
For me? And why would you?
We are only in business.
It's true, excuse me.
Every now and then I forget.
However what I wanted to tell you
is that you can dissolve our
contract when you like, even now.
At this time, I only want to feel less sad
Can you help me not feel this way?
Me...?
I don't think so.
I am unable to make people happy.
Do you feel like taking
me out to dinner tonight?
To distract me a little?
Is this what you wanted to say?
Yes, that's it.
OK.
Until tonight.
Until tonight.
It's me. Did you see the news? I'm
concerned. It's getting very dangerous,
this investigation into the casino.
We need to do something.
I am already doing something.
Make him sign.
Yes?
I'm coming right away.
What are we doing with those
arrested? Will we transfer them?
No. I want to interrogate them first.
Where are you going?
To the jail. Lumaca wants to see me.
You seem tired, why not go tomorrow?
I wish, but if he is ready to talk...
Some time ago you would not
have gone. You would have wanted a
written request, and even
met with the defense lawyer...
Some time ago I didn't know you.
Dirty money dispels the good...
I'm coming with you.
No, I don't want anyone in here.
I want to talk with her alone.
And him?
He stays.
Those pigs have massacred me here.
But I forgive everything because
I know God helps the innocent.
However, there are those
who don't forgive, like what they
did to you in that van.
Do you remember?
Do you have it in mind, huh?
Do you know who it is?
Of course I know who it is.
I have something from him for you.
What?
This!
Guard! Guard!
What I have to say
is only for you to hear.
Whore! The next time you won't
save yourself! Remember the van!
- Let me see.
- He wanted to kill me...
- It's only a scratch.
There is some construction?
Miners' homes.
Once there was a rock-salt mine
Why was it abandoned?
There was nothing left.
They excavated everything.
Now it is like an empty shell.
There is only a big hole left.
See”? It is like an ant hill.
Kilometers and kilometers of tunnels.
The whole island is like this.
Like an upside down high rise.
Level upon level, deeper and deeper.
The miners said it reached the center
of the earth, to the depths of hell.
Do ships still dock at the port?
For what? I told you, it's
just a piece of worthless rock.
It is too far from everything.
OK. That's enough. I understand.
What are you thinking about?
About Espinosa.
I want to speak with Falisci.
Maybe it's better that he takes over
the investigation for the time being.
I am scared. A judge should not
admit to this, but it's true.
Why don't you go
to your husband in Rome?
Why? Because our marriage is over.
It has extinguished little by little.
When I think about my life
I think about faded colors:
Pale pink, grey, pale blue. Instead
I am surrounded by vibrant colours...
like this red here, the color of blood.
Shall we go?
You can go.
- Are you cold?
- Yes, a little.
Chestnuts? We just got them.
Hold them in your hands,
they will warm you up
Thank you.
Thank you.
I am not familiar with this dessert.
No? Make a wish then.
Done.
Is it a secret?
Yes.
Do you have many secrets?
Yes, I have many.
It comes with the job, however.
But I... I meant, personal secrets.
Women, lovers...
I don't like lovers. I have a wife.
A fake wife, however.
That was the deal we made.
Do you always keep
your part of the deal?
Hardly ever. But with you, yes.
Why?
Because...
because with the others
I am always at war
but not with you.
Actually, I would like...
What would you like?
I would like the desire
I expressed earlier granted.
Does it have to do with me?
Yes.
Well then, eat the dessert,
otherwise it won't come true.
I have to go...
but I don't want to.
Take me with you.
I can't.
Why can't you?
Where do you have to go?
To a terrible place...
Bye.
A few days ago we registered
some small movements in the hand.
From yesterday, he regained
partial use of his right arm.
Then it will continue to improve?
Perhaps, we don't know. But it
will be impossible to recuperate
all the function. The damage to
the spine is serious. He's here inside.
I've been wanting
to visit you for a long time,
but many things have happened.
I haven't forgotten the
promise I made to you.
See?
You're getting better.
Little by little you'll be like before.
What is it?
Do you want to tell me something?
Here.
Take this.
Let me die.
No, no, I can't.
You can't ask me this.
You have to live.
You have to get better. You have
to return to how you were before.
Don't you remember the promise?
We have to go to Sicily together.
How is he?
What did the Crime Scene Unit
tell you? They're waiting for us.
The writing has been
completely removed,
it can't even be seen with
an electronic microscope.
Can't you attempt to render
it with an infrared machine?
Are you an expert in this field?
Leave it alone. Can you do it or not?
We can try. But I need
a few days for the color tests.
- How many?
- At least fifteen.
No, you have to do it in seven days.
Captain, it is not possible...
People have died for this photo!
We'll see you in seven days, OK?
The doctor says that every now
and then I need to rest my eyes.
I have noted that
sometimes without glasses,
when everything is out of focus,
the world becomes a better place.
When you get old, you will realize this.
For now I prefer see everything.
And what have you seen lately?
I saw an island without a single tree,
lost in the middle of the sea.
An island that has no value,
unless someone
wants to hide something
secret in its gutted belly.
Our agreement did not foresee
your making inquiries.
My friends don't want to give up
the island without knowing
the purpose for which it is destined.
I don't know your friends!
I know you and
my business is with you!
Be careful. With Rasi's death the
situation has changed in my favor.
As we have also managed
to rid ourselves of his deputy
the managers on the board of
International Insurance Securities
are people who are all close to me.
If you don't let me have that island
I can block everything!
And where will you put the 500 tons
of radioactive waste that you
have contracted to eliminate?
Don't take them off.
Look at me in the face.
Do you think that I would
have played this game with you
without even one ace up my sleeve?
You don't know me well.
And I only play to win!
Who told you about
the radioactive waste?
Listen, Espinosa, lets lay
our cards on the table.
I know the worst criminals
in this land.
Those who don't get their hands dirty.
Those who live in houses like this.
Do you think a man
like myself would not
be aware of
the biggest deal in Europe?
Seeing the island
was like an awakening.
In Berlin there is a train with
500 tons of radioactive waste
waiting to be eliminated or recycled.
They come from countries from
the east and west. It is waste from
secret radioactive processes.
That waste is
looking for a garbage can.
And you were commissioned
to find that garbage can.
For this reason I contacted you.
I was looking for someone
who was an expert in garbage.
You chose well.
But first, we must wait for
a response from the island's owner.
And to help him make a wise decision,
you will have to
invite him to the banquet.
Make your proposition
Thirty percent.
Forget it.
Ten percent.
What does that correspond to?
400 million each year.
For how many years?
Forever. As long as the world exists.
Until a great fire burns us
all from the face of the earth.
That cargo that you were
so courteously informed about
is just the first. There will be
more and more and more again.
I will get an answer from my
Sicilian friends as soon as possible.
The amount, seems acceptable.
Of course it's acceptable.
Goodbye.
You would do well to leave.
I don't think this house
can endure my moral filth
as well as yours.
I am waiting for the walls
to cave in, any minute now.
Why has my interrogation
been re-scheduled?
Because Dr. Conti is not well.
I need to speak to you, Captain.
- To me?
- Yes, you. Right away.
Trevi, bring him up.
Everything you have accused us of
is true. We were all paid. Me, too.
Why have you decided to admit it?
Everyone else is denying it.
Because I accepted
that money out of fear.
They threatened us.
I
I
Our wives, our children.
However, I didn't touch that money
I put it in a
safety deposit box in the bank.
How much?
200 thousand each, in cash.
Who paid you?
Canopio. But he is only a assistant.
Above him in Rome there is one
who is feared, an important person.
So, who is it?
The Senator Salimbeni.
Salimbeni?
Are you sure of what you're saying?
Salimbeni was from our district. He
facilitated the opening of the casino
in our district and helped
Tindari's company get the contract
Tindari was giving him a
percentage of the Casino's winnings.
To the Senator?
Well, you know how these things work.
In politics those who are
powerful men never get caught.
Canopio collected the money for him.
How much are we talking about?
Two million,
which the Senator invested.
In his electoral campaign.
Are you willing to repeat
all this in front of a tribunal?
No. I don't trust it.
The only possibility is if
you do this on your own.
However, you would
have to go very high up.
You'd need to go to Rome, to the
Commission on Organized Crime
I am certain that the president
of the Commission is an honest man,
who I am certain will
start an investigation.
But to convince them I need proof.
This is from my safety deposit box.
I opened it a few days after the
contract was awarded for the casino.
In it is the 200 thousand.
- You can go to bed now.
- OK. I'll see you.
Where is Corrado?
We took him home a little while ago.
Take me to him.
I can't. The Boss' house location
is secret, we are not authorized to...
I authorize you. I am a judge.
I know, please excuse me, but I
don't take orders from any judge.
Please Trevi, I have to
speak with him. Please...
But you will be
responsible for this, yes?
Yes, OK.
In that warehouse there are some
stairs. At the top there is a sign on
the door. "Bruni”. He lives there.
Thank you.
Corrado open. It's me, Silvia.
Who gave you this address?
Do I have to stand at the door?
Come in.
Are you leaving?
No, that one is always ready.
It reminds me that I am just passing.
Passing, to go where?
Higher up.
Where everything becomes heavier,
more intricate.
Where you feel that people...
people are scared.
In the end I understand
everyone has something to lose
whether it's a house, a wife, children
I don't have anyone.
That is why I am not scared.
Like Faeti.
I don't want you to end up like Faeti.
Silvia,
you need to think about yourself.
I am thinking about myself.
I need you to be close to me.
I want you to live,
I want you to leave this place one day,
without feeling scared, or pursued.
I love you.
I care for you.
You've seen this house.
You've seen how I live.
There is no room for anyone here.
One day someone will ring
the bell with a pistol in their hand.
No.
I want to be the one who opens it...
Let me stay here.
Don't send me away.
Corrado...
Corrado...!
I am here to speak through you
to the conscience of the citizens of
this town that you represent.
There are truths that no one wants to
listen to, truths that... scare everyone,
even some organs of the State
whose job it is to ascertain the truth.
But I have faith in you, Mr. President
and in you, honorable senators,
I know you will have more courage.
I accuse Sen. Salimbeni of corrupting,
through his assistant Canopio
various members of the city council.
I also accuse him of having
received payment from SETIP,
the company that manages the casino.
But above all I accuse him
of misleading us, ordinary people, into
believing that politics can be clean,
that it concerns all of us,
and requires our participation.
It is for this reason I am here
today, in the seat that I retain to be the
most just and high. I ask this
Commission to call the
Senator Salimbeni to
account for his actions.
If this occurs I will
try to bring a witness
that will prove what I have said.
I have a key of a safety deposit box.
This is the first evidence,
that I declare is true.
Here I am.
If anyone thought I would escape
to Switzerland they were wrong.
I am here, and I am well.
And why should I get upset?
Captain Cattani is telling lies!
Write that down.
I also want you to write this,
there are two possibilities.
Cattani is either victim of a political
maneuver and should therefore be
thrown out of the police, because to
have naive servants of the State
is negligent.
Or he is a mad man, then he should
be thrown out of the police, there are
already enough crazy people around,
and it's not good that they occupy
positions of responsibility.
If instead it is revealed that
he has only been a little
impetuous and rash, well,
I will forgive him! No, write that.
I will forgive him and
I will recommend he be the
director of a kindergarten.
That way he can invent and tell
the children all the fairy tales he likes.
I ask this commission to call Sen.
Salimbeni to account for his behavior.
If this occurs, I will do my best.
I will bring a witness that...
will prove what I have said.
Yes.
Yes, I know. I am also very concerned.
Wait one minute.
Do you know who it was that spoke?
Yes, yes I will see if I can do
something, but it is difficult.
OK. We'll take care of it.
What do you want? Leave me alone!
Nothing will happen to you. Be good!
Now you must do what we tell
you to do. Do you understand?
Write.
Write now. Write what I tell you.
We will break wife and daughter
into a thousand pieces,
if you don't write.
We will break her in half
like an apple, with this! Write!
"Captain Cattani
forced me to tell lies.
He took the key away by force
and made me tell him about the
safety deposit box and where
my savings are kept.
I admit guilt for my actions.
I ask your forgiveness."
'CAPTAIN CATTANI
ACCUSES SENATOR SALIMBENI'
Take this.
Thank you.
Captain Cattani, you know
as president I accepted these
extraordinary proceedings
so as to listen to you,
I did it for the respect, and
the admiration that I, and all the
commission has for you.
Also because, to denounce
those who are corrupt and hold
positions of responsibility, has
always been the main objective of my,
albeit modest, political career.
But this letter from
Councilman Bini, pus into question
all of your accusations.
How do you respond to this?
I...
that is, I want to say
that I feel guilty. Yes, guilty for
believing in Councilman Bini, and
for believing that this country still has
room for those who are courageous.
For those who do not want to be
silent or resign themselves.
But clearly, I was mistaken.
I was mistaken, Mr. President.
Go ahead.
The letter from Councilman Bini
accusing Cattani of blackmail and
violence completely overturns
the Captain's situation.
The accuser is now the accused.
His lack of respect for the law
seems incredible.
The President of the
Commission on Organized Crime
has suspended the sitting
to examine the new situation.
Silvia.
What are you doing here?
Come.
I didn't come to Rome for you.
Tell me something.
It's you who has to tell me something.
Say it.
It's difficult.
I'm listening.
I came for Corrado.
You're on familiar terms with him?
Yes, for some time...
I had imagined something like this.
I didn't want to hurt you.
It's just that my life has changed,
and I have changed. That's everything.
What does he have that I don't?
Nothing.
He has much less than you.
Less sense of reality, less balance,
less reasonableness...
I imagine this
makes him quite fascinating.
Always in the line of fire,
in the trenches.
Like yesterday, in the Commission.
Like a while ago.
The Commission
believes in Bini's letter?
They made him write it!
They scared him into not speaking!
Corrado is speaking the truth.
You have to defend him!
You are asking me to do this?
Yes, because he is
an honest man like you.
It is clear you really care for him.
Have you forgotten you are
a magistrate, and you are attempting
to influence a member of
a Parliamentary Commission?
Silvia, what is happening to you?
I don't recognize you anymore,
You seem to have lost your mind.
Yes, I have lost it, it's true.
And I am happy about it.
Don't be angry with me.
I can't be angry with you.
I love you.
This Commission must therefore
establish, if there is sufficient
This Commission must therefore
establish, if there is sufficient
evidence to try Senator Salimbeni.
Express your opinion, please.
Yes.
This Parliamentary Commission
considers the case closed.
But the case will be forwarded to a
regular magistrate and Internal Affairs
to review Captain Cattani's deposition.
What will you do now, Captain?
What are your thoughts about the
Commission's decision?
Do you intend to re-propose your
accusations for further inquiry?
Do you regret what you have done?
Say something, Captain!
Wait, don't go!
Corrado, come this way!
The President of the
Parliamentary Commission on
Organized Crime refused to make any
statements regarding what happened
simply expressing his uneasiness as
well as that of his colleagues for the
difficult situation they found
themselves in. The respect and
admiration for Captain Cattani, in
which they acknowledge his sense of
of duty towards the State and his
tragic personal losses, have placed
the Commission in conflict
between the factual evidence and the
embarrassment of a difficult
and irrevocable decision.
The news that Captain Cattani
has been temporarily suspended
- arrived shortly after...
- Give me some money.
And now the news from overseas.
More!
Here.
- Is this a gift as well?
- Get lost!
Bye.
News?
Cattani has been
suspended from the police force.
Really? Suspended!
Today is his last day.
We will have to throw him
a party, then. A big one!
You know it is all made up!
You know it!
Why would Cattani have forced Bini to
lie? What interest did he have
in accusing Salimbeni?
Do you know what it means having
him suspended from service?
In cases such as these,
disciplinary actions are necessary.
The Captain made a mistake.
No! He did not make a mistake!
He did something
we should all do occasionally.
He yelled out what others whisper!
I want to yell as well, and I also
want you to! Why everything
we said not been made public?
Why don't you take a stand?
We are judges.
We have to stand in the middle;
we cannot take sides.
But you know that
Corrado is innocent! You know!
Why won't you even lift a finger? Why?
Yes, I know, I'm sorry but at
the moment I cannot do anything.
Well?
So, what are you doing,
aren't you working today?
Goodbye, Giugni. And listen,
don't put on too much weight!
Who are you talking to?
Both of us!
I'll accompany you, Captain.
No, thanks.
When will you graduate?
In a couple of weeks.
Good luck, then. Study hard!
Listen, I wanted to tell you...
That is, we wanted to tell you that...
Forget about the speeches guys,
leave them for other occasions.
I am sorry. I'm sorry because
I have never treated you that well.
But, you deserved to be, because
you are good. Very good.
You are the best
I could have wished for.
Yes?
I have to speak to Captain Cattani.
Captain Cattani is no
longer here, he has left.
How? Where?
I don't know, he is
no longer at police headquarters.
Is there anyone from his squad here?
No one, they left earlier.
Thank you.
What will you do? Where will you go?
I don't know, I haven't thought
about it yet. There will be an inquiry
and in the end they will probably
put me back into service.
Don't worry about it.
Listen,
why don't you stay here?
Maybe we could...
Absolutely not, there are children
I should not have come here as it is
Don't worry about the children.
No one will find you here.
Look at what Vincenzino is up to!
Holy Carmine! What are you
doing, Vincenzi? Give it to me.
Vincenzino, you have to do it
like this. Look. Yes, like this, good.
Slowly, slowly. Try. You try. Good.
Slowly, slowly. Continue on your own.
...unfortunately I have to
go away for a while.
But when I return I will
bring you a beautiful gift.
Why are you going?
Because sometimes big people
can't do what they want.
If it were up to me, I would
stay here with you forever.
Maybe Bernardo could give me
a little room, so in the morning
you can knock and
you can bring me coffee,
but I can't.
But I will send you lots of
pretty and colorful postcards.
I don't want you to leave.
Give me a kiss.
Bye.
Get down, Captain!
Children, stay down! Stay down!
Take cover behind the altar.
What are you doing there?
Cover yourselves quickly!
Run towards the church.
We must go around him. Quick, go!
Stop!
Don't betray me, my lovely!
Shouldn't you be at home?
Your shift finished at five.
So we're doing overtime.
Everything is in order, Captain.
Thanks, guys. But you can't
keep being my wet nurse!
We are here as surveillance
for the judge's house, not for you.
Good. Thank you.
Bye.
It's Trevi. So, what are you up to?
They did not want to take me home,
they think it is too dangerous.
You can stay here. Just a few days.
No, I don't want to stay here.
I came to say good bye.
I still have the right to a police escort.
Stay.
I just heard back from the
Crime Scene Unit. They did it!
They deciphered the
handwriting on the photo!
Here, see that orange halo on the left?
That indicates the photo wasn't
taken in a studio,
but outside on a sunny day.
The back is the most interesting.
See?
'Studio Limiti, Salemi'.
A small town in Sicily.
The one at the top must be the
name of the girl. Loretta De Pisis.
De Pisis...
De Pisis?
It was the name on Yfter's diary.
This is the definitive copy
that we were able to obtain.
What are you thinking about?
I was looking at the sea...
For a moment I forgot everything.
Sorry I broke your day dream.
You are stubborn.
And I am mad, to bring you with me.
You didn't bring me,
I came on my own.
The Mafia wants to kill us,
and what are we doing,
we're going to meet it.
Aren't you scared?
Not with you.
I'd like to tell you so many things,
but I can't find the words.
You won't leave, will you?
You didn't sleep last night?
Sicily is so beautiful! I had forgotten.
Were you happy here?
Yes.
My daughter was here.
Every morning she asked me
to walk her to school.
She was growing up. But when
she had to cross the road,
she would look at me,
then she would take my hand.
I can feel the heat of her hand still.
In the background there was
always this sea, this scent.
Can you smell it? Did you know,
this smell is only in Sicily?
It is little like you. Bitter and sweet!
Yes, this is my stamp.
This is an enlargement.
But I can't remember what the
original was. Many years have passed.
Do you know the surname De Pisis?
I mean, are they locals?
No. Not from here.
There are no De Pisis from here.
Look here is the rosette!
I hadn't realized. Look.
What does it mean?
Do you see it?
It's from the Institute of Santa Teresa
Semeria College for nuns.
That's why I don't
recognize the surname.
It was a college where
children from all of Sicily went.
It must be a school photo.
Where is this college?
Two kilometers from here.
It is closed now.
There is only a caretaker there.
Good morning.
Enter.
I was waiting for you.
They rang me to let me know.
Come this way.
Do I remember Loretta?
I remember her well.
I have a book of history up here.
Every so often I turn the pages,
I see the years that have
passed the children who grow up.
Yes, Sister Lucilia would always
say, "You should have become a
professor. A professor! To be
a professor I would have had to learn
how to read and write better.
Enter here. The records
are here. Please come in.
It is messy in here. No one ever
comes here. The registers are here.
Excuse me.
Was Loretta an orphan?
Of course. They brought her here
early one morning around 5:00 a.m.
It was raining. She was
all wet and crying, poor thing.
Sister Lucilia was worried
she would get pneumonia!
Did a man or woman bring her?
A man. I opened the door,
but only saw the girl, and
the shadow of a person fleeing.
They all do it, those
who leave their children.
They flee, because they are ashamed.
These are the photographs
of the scholastic years.
- May I?
- Of course.
Was Loretta De Pisis her real name?
No. The family who
adopted her gave it to her later.
She didn't remain here for long.
See? Here. This is her.
The photo was taken in 1977.
However, the child did not
stay here for seven years.
When she was adopted she was
a few months old, then she came
here for school. She would
arrive every morning in a
car and it would return to collect her.
So she was adopted in 19707
Uh, yes, in 1970.
Are you looking for the
exact date of the adoption?
Yes. April, May,
June, July, August?
August! Yes, well done.
I remember clearly.
They adopted her in
the month of August.
The page has been ripped out!
Yes.
It's true. Two months are missing!
Have you ever met the De Pisis?
Never. I have never seen them.
How long was the child here
before she was adopted?
Three months, more or less.
So, they brought her here in May?
Uh... well... I think so...
Wait, I'll look.
May 1970. Here she is!
Well, Espinosa is asking us
to go ahead and poison ourselves.
How should we respond?
That island is a mass of rocks.
And besides, the
waste is sealed in containers.
So why don't they keep them
in Germany, in France, in Belgium?
Why do they have to throw them here?
They are not bringing them here.
That island is far from Sicily.
I'm not listening to you!
Everything you say is wrong!
Everything you do comes at a price!
Shut up!
You are young, Tano. You have wind
in your sails and you navigate well.
But your storm will come,
it comes for everyone.
And when it does, you will
also turn towards the shore
to look for your land. Then you
will understand why a man like me,
who could buy half the world
remains closed in here,
in these four walls, with that same
slice of horizon for a view for 10 years!
The only land that will be mine
is the land I'll be buried in.
That island is beautiful, Tano.
And you want it to
turn it into a garbage can.
If we don't grant the island
to Espinosa, the deal with the
International Securities will be lost!
You have to tell Espinosa,
that on my turf, I accept advice from all
but I take orders from no one!
The land! The family! The house!
You need to
adjust your head to your millions!
You want to maneuver banks,
governments, international markets
and then you reason like peasants!
When I am dead, you can
do what you want with him.
He would sell you the island of
Tirene, Sicily, and even Italy if you
asked him. But while I'm alive, no.
The stock exchange was
already a big thing and now this
nuclear business.
No, this time I won't follow you, Tano.
It's worth billions.
It is a deal that will never end.
Why don't you want to understand?
I understand. Of course I understand.
But you need to
tell Espinosa, "no thank you."
And the International
Insurance Securities?
You are the brain.
Work out another way to get them.
And if you are unable, go back
to being an accountant in some office.
Now both of you get lost.
Judge, you have been very kind.
The story you have told is incredible.
Here she is.
Who did the autopsy on the baby?
A legal doctor. He died years ago.
Listen, I need to ask you something.
We're not here in an official capacity.
We are very fond of
you here in Sicily, Captain.
I will take full responsibility.
Then make them open the tomb.
The other families? The Cupola,
what are they saying?
They don't know yet.
What do you think?
My brother is old.
Let me speak with
the members of the Cupola!
It's not possible.
It's never happened.
Let me speak with the Cupola,
and you won't regret it!
You can't open a coffin.
It brings bad luck.
She is alive!
Frolo's daughter is alive!
Are you sure?
They saw him in two or three
places. First at Salemi,
then at the police station
and yesterday on the coast.
Was he alone?
No. The judge was with him.
Call Santuzzo. Tell him
there is work for him.
Santuzzo! Santuzzo!
You have to come to the villa.
Nothing! Nothing. Look.
The document no longer exists.
The only thing we know for
certain is the man who took Loretta to
school each day was Tindari.
The description from the
caretaker corresponds.
Tindari.
Why did he save her life that night?
Why adopt her two months later?
Why give her a different surname?
Maybe because during that time
the war between Mafia families
had begun. Hundreds were killed.
Who won in the end?
Puparo. Then he expanded north.
Tindari left for Milano.
He must have taken her with him!
Milano, is where we should be
looking for her! Not here.
We didn't know he had a daughter.
He lived alone with his wife.
He may have put her in a college.
Yes, this must be it.
Stay down, Silvia!
You haven't spoken since we left.
Did you see that seat?
It was covered in bullet holes.
I can't get it out of my head.
You'd be dead if I didn't pull you away!
Sit next to me.
It's better if we don't
see each other for a while.
This war respects no one.
I am scared for you.
I don't want you to...
Corrado...
I want the same thing as you.
I just want to understand.
Yes, but when that man,
when he fired, I thought only about
protecting you. If I'd been alone...
What? You would have killed him?
And what would that have proved?
I don't know.
Regardless, though, I need to be free.
Silvia, I need to do it my way,
do you understand?
You can't seek me out for some time
Don't come to my house. Promise me?
But what do you want to do?
I don't know yet.
I don't know.
END
Part Four
of Antonio Tindari, Mafioso and
owner of a new casino,
Corrado Cattani re-encounters
Tano Cariddi, the new Managing
Director of Antinari Bank
who secretly intends on investing
Mafia money, for Puparo, in a
large financial company which
he is able to become a part of
through his marriage of
convenience to the young Ester Rasi,
daughter of a wealthy financier.
While Corrado stubbornly seeks to
solve Tindari's murder, for
which Salvatore Frolo is responsible,
Tano, thanks to the help of the
menacing Espinosa, a mysterious
and powerful man threatens Rasi with
prison and forces him to suicide.
On Corrado's horizon, we meet
Silvia Conti, a courageous judge
who pays a high price
in her struggle against crime.
Meanwhile Ester Rasi decides to
stay close to Tano to uncover his
secrets and destroy him.
Unfortunately, Corrado is unable to
dissuade her and
must resign himself to
another defeat. David Faeti,
a disenchanted journalist, who on
meeting Corrado
finds new reason to live, is brutally
murdered by the Mafia.
At the moment of his death,
he gives Corrado a blood-stained
photo of a girl. With this tiny clue
Corrado attempts to solve an
obscure murder from years past,
in which the daughter and wife
of Salvatore Frolo were killed.
THE OCTOPUS 4
Part Four
The writing could be
the name of the girl.
And this the photographers stamp.
It should be sent
to the Crime Scene Unit.
What I don't understand
is how Tindari is involved in all this?
Why did his wife
want to give this photo to Faeti?
And what is the link between
Tindari and the Antinari Bank?
Between Tindari and the Mafia?
Between Tindari and the
International Insurance Securities?
I don't understand it.
Listen, if you want to understand
it you need a plan.
Look here.
Here there are many white boxes
and you need
to fill them in one at a time.
For example, here we will put
the Mafia, that buys a casino.
Here we will put Tindari
who is the Mafia's man,
and in this box, the Antinari Bank.
And then?
Then I need more detail. Tell me,
Cariddi marries the daughter
of the president of the
International Insurance Securities,
who shortly afterwards suicides.
Good. More, more details
Then there is the casino,
that is run by a corrupt Council
and by a corrupt
town Councilman named Canopio.
Perfect, go on,
give me more details.
One day there is a
reception at the Anitinari Bank...
good.
Salvatore Frolo arrives and shoots
Tindari, the operator of the Casino...
No, this does not interest me.
What do you mean it doesn't
interest you? Years ago Tindari killed
Salvatore Frolo's wife and daughter!
Yes, but this is a human case, this
is sentimental stuff: hate, vendettas.
I am establishing a different plan.
- We will discuss Frolo later.
- I am sorry, I don't understand you.
Listen, Captain, in life emotions
are tied up with money and business,
but if we make a plan we must choose.
So, what is at the base of all of
this business: money or sentiments?
Money.
So let's thinks about the money.
Here are some arrest warrants,
freshly signed and countersigned.
- To be carried out immediately.
- Who signed them?
- Judge Silvia Conti.
- Has she returned to work?
She's returned all right.
On the basis of the vote just taken,
the municipal's financial plan for the
current year is therefore approved.
Therefore I declare, with satisfaction...
- this sitting closed.
- One moment.
Who are you?
Everyone stay seated. I am Captain
Cattani from police headquarters.
Silence, please!
I will read a list of names.
Those that are called
are asked to stand up:
Giovanni Agliati,
Councilor for Education,
Mario Bini, Councilor for Tourism,
Ettore Gorelli, Municipal Advisor,
Flavia Mura, Municipal Advisor.
Will you stop that, please?
Silence, please. Luciano Novanta,
Councilor for Budget.
Are you the Mayor, Giulio Parisi?
You must come with me.
You are all under arrest. Follow me.
Yet another development in the Casino
scandal. The District Attorney,
Silvia Conti, ordered the arrest of
various members of the Municipal
Council of Roviate,
a city on the outskirts of Milan.
The charges pending are for
extortion and acts of private
interest in public office.
Those that ended up in jail:
the Mayor, Giulio Parisi
Councilor for Education Giovani Agliati
Councilor for Tourism, Mario Bini,
Luciano Novanta, Councilor of Budget
as well as two municipal advisors...
- Something is bothering you?
- No. I am just a little tired.
Unfortunately, today I have
a full day of appointments.
I am sorry I never have
enough time for you.
For me? And why would you?
We are only in business.
It's true, excuse me.
Every now and then I forget.
However what I wanted to tell you
is that you can dissolve our
contract when you like, even now.
At this time, I only want to feel less sad
Can you help me not feel this way?
Me...?
I don't think so.
I am unable to make people happy.
Do you feel like taking
me out to dinner tonight?
To distract me a little?
Is this what you wanted to say?
Yes, that's it.
OK.
Until tonight.
Until tonight.
It's me. Did you see the news? I'm
concerned. It's getting very dangerous,
this investigation into the casino.
We need to do something.
I am already doing something.
Make him sign.
Yes?
I'm coming right away.
What are we doing with those
arrested? Will we transfer them?
No. I want to interrogate them first.
Where are you going?
To the jail. Lumaca wants to see me.
You seem tired, why not go tomorrow?
I wish, but if he is ready to talk...
Some time ago you would not
have gone. You would have wanted a
written request, and even
met with the defense lawyer...
Some time ago I didn't know you.
Dirty money dispels the good...
I'm coming with you.
No, I don't want anyone in here.
I want to talk with her alone.
And him?
He stays.
Those pigs have massacred me here.
But I forgive everything because
I know God helps the innocent.
However, there are those
who don't forgive, like what they
did to you in that van.
Do you remember?
Do you have it in mind, huh?
Do you know who it is?
Of course I know who it is.
I have something from him for you.
What?
This!
Guard! Guard!
What I have to say
is only for you to hear.
Whore! The next time you won't
save yourself! Remember the van!
- Let me see.
- He wanted to kill me...
- It's only a scratch.
There is some construction?
Miners' homes.
Once there was a rock-salt mine
Why was it abandoned?
There was nothing left.
They excavated everything.
Now it is like an empty shell.
There is only a big hole left.
See”? It is like an ant hill.
Kilometers and kilometers of tunnels.
The whole island is like this.
Like an upside down high rise.
Level upon level, deeper and deeper.
The miners said it reached the center
of the earth, to the depths of hell.
Do ships still dock at the port?
For what? I told you, it's
just a piece of worthless rock.
It is too far from everything.
OK. That's enough. I understand.
What are you thinking about?
About Espinosa.
I want to speak with Falisci.
Maybe it's better that he takes over
the investigation for the time being.
I am scared. A judge should not
admit to this, but it's true.
Why don't you go
to your husband in Rome?
Why? Because our marriage is over.
It has extinguished little by little.
When I think about my life
I think about faded colors:
Pale pink, grey, pale blue. Instead
I am surrounded by vibrant colours...
like this red here, the color of blood.
Shall we go?
You can go.
- Are you cold?
- Yes, a little.
Chestnuts? We just got them.
Hold them in your hands,
they will warm you up
Thank you.
Thank you.
I am not familiar with this dessert.
No? Make a wish then.
Done.
Is it a secret?
Yes.
Do you have many secrets?
Yes, I have many.
It comes with the job, however.
But I... I meant, personal secrets.
Women, lovers...
I don't like lovers. I have a wife.
A fake wife, however.
That was the deal we made.
Do you always keep
your part of the deal?
Hardly ever. But with you, yes.
Why?
Because...
because with the others
I am always at war
but not with you.
Actually, I would like...
What would you like?
I would like the desire
I expressed earlier granted.
Does it have to do with me?
Yes.
Well then, eat the dessert,
otherwise it won't come true.
I have to go...
but I don't want to.
Take me with you.
I can't.
Why can't you?
Where do you have to go?
To a terrible place...
Bye.
A few days ago we registered
some small movements in the hand.
From yesterday, he regained
partial use of his right arm.
Then it will continue to improve?
Perhaps, we don't know. But it
will be impossible to recuperate
all the function. The damage to
the spine is serious. He's here inside.
I've been wanting
to visit you for a long time,
but many things have happened.
I haven't forgotten the
promise I made to you.
See?
You're getting better.
Little by little you'll be like before.
What is it?
Do you want to tell me something?
Here.
Take this.
Let me die.
No, no, I can't.
You can't ask me this.
You have to live.
You have to get better. You have
to return to how you were before.
Don't you remember the promise?
We have to go to Sicily together.
How is he?
What did the Crime Scene Unit
tell you? They're waiting for us.
The writing has been
completely removed,
it can't even be seen with
an electronic microscope.
Can't you attempt to render
it with an infrared machine?
Are you an expert in this field?
Leave it alone. Can you do it or not?
We can try. But I need
a few days for the color tests.
- How many?
- At least fifteen.
No, you have to do it in seven days.
Captain, it is not possible...
People have died for this photo!
We'll see you in seven days, OK?
The doctor says that every now
and then I need to rest my eyes.
I have noted that
sometimes without glasses,
when everything is out of focus,
the world becomes a better place.
When you get old, you will realize this.
For now I prefer see everything.
And what have you seen lately?
I saw an island without a single tree,
lost in the middle of the sea.
An island that has no value,
unless someone
wants to hide something
secret in its gutted belly.
Our agreement did not foresee
your making inquiries.
My friends don't want to give up
the island without knowing
the purpose for which it is destined.
I don't know your friends!
I know you and
my business is with you!
Be careful. With Rasi's death the
situation has changed in my favor.
As we have also managed
to rid ourselves of his deputy
the managers on the board of
International Insurance Securities
are people who are all close to me.
If you don't let me have that island
I can block everything!
And where will you put the 500 tons
of radioactive waste that you
have contracted to eliminate?
Don't take them off.
Look at me in the face.
Do you think that I would
have played this game with you
without even one ace up my sleeve?
You don't know me well.
And I only play to win!
Who told you about
the radioactive waste?
Listen, Espinosa, lets lay
our cards on the table.
I know the worst criminals
in this land.
Those who don't get their hands dirty.
Those who live in houses like this.
Do you think a man
like myself would not
be aware of
the biggest deal in Europe?
Seeing the island
was like an awakening.
In Berlin there is a train with
500 tons of radioactive waste
waiting to be eliminated or recycled.
They come from countries from
the east and west. It is waste from
secret radioactive processes.
That waste is
looking for a garbage can.
And you were commissioned
to find that garbage can.
For this reason I contacted you.
I was looking for someone
who was an expert in garbage.
You chose well.
But first, we must wait for
a response from the island's owner.
And to help him make a wise decision,
you will have to
invite him to the banquet.
Make your proposition
Thirty percent.
Forget it.
Ten percent.
What does that correspond to?
400 million each year.
For how many years?
Forever. As long as the world exists.
Until a great fire burns us
all from the face of the earth.
That cargo that you were
so courteously informed about
is just the first. There will be
more and more and more again.
I will get an answer from my
Sicilian friends as soon as possible.
The amount, seems acceptable.
Of course it's acceptable.
Goodbye.
You would do well to leave.
I don't think this house
can endure my moral filth
as well as yours.
I am waiting for the walls
to cave in, any minute now.
Why has my interrogation
been re-scheduled?
Because Dr. Conti is not well.
I need to speak to you, Captain.
- To me?
- Yes, you. Right away.
Trevi, bring him up.
Everything you have accused us of
is true. We were all paid. Me, too.
Why have you decided to admit it?
Everyone else is denying it.
Because I accepted
that money out of fear.
They threatened us.
I
I
Our wives, our children.
However, I didn't touch that money
I put it in a
safety deposit box in the bank.
How much?
200 thousand each, in cash.
Who paid you?
Canopio. But he is only a assistant.
Above him in Rome there is one
who is feared, an important person.
So, who is it?
The Senator Salimbeni.
Salimbeni?
Are you sure of what you're saying?
Salimbeni was from our district. He
facilitated the opening of the casino
in our district and helped
Tindari's company get the contract
Tindari was giving him a
percentage of the Casino's winnings.
To the Senator?
Well, you know how these things work.
In politics those who are
powerful men never get caught.
Canopio collected the money for him.
How much are we talking about?
Two million,
which the Senator invested.
In his electoral campaign.
Are you willing to repeat
all this in front of a tribunal?
No. I don't trust it.
The only possibility is if
you do this on your own.
However, you would
have to go very high up.
You'd need to go to Rome, to the
Commission on Organized Crime
I am certain that the president
of the Commission is an honest man,
who I am certain will
start an investigation.
But to convince them I need proof.
This is from my safety deposit box.
I opened it a few days after the
contract was awarded for the casino.
In it is the 200 thousand.
- You can go to bed now.
- OK. I'll see you.
Where is Corrado?
We took him home a little while ago.
Take me to him.
I can't. The Boss' house location
is secret, we are not authorized to...
I authorize you. I am a judge.
I know, please excuse me, but I
don't take orders from any judge.
Please Trevi, I have to
speak with him. Please...
But you will be
responsible for this, yes?
Yes, OK.
In that warehouse there are some
stairs. At the top there is a sign on
the door. "Bruni”. He lives there.
Thank you.
Corrado open. It's me, Silvia.
Who gave you this address?
Do I have to stand at the door?
Come in.
Are you leaving?
No, that one is always ready.
It reminds me that I am just passing.
Passing, to go where?
Higher up.
Where everything becomes heavier,
more intricate.
Where you feel that people...
people are scared.
In the end I understand
everyone has something to lose
whether it's a house, a wife, children
I don't have anyone.
That is why I am not scared.
Like Faeti.
I don't want you to end up like Faeti.
Silvia,
you need to think about yourself.
I am thinking about myself.
I need you to be close to me.
I want you to live,
I want you to leave this place one day,
without feeling scared, or pursued.
I love you.
I care for you.
You've seen this house.
You've seen how I live.
There is no room for anyone here.
One day someone will ring
the bell with a pistol in their hand.
No.
I want to be the one who opens it...
Let me stay here.
Don't send me away.
Corrado...
Corrado...!
I am here to speak through you
to the conscience of the citizens of
this town that you represent.
There are truths that no one wants to
listen to, truths that... scare everyone,
even some organs of the State
whose job it is to ascertain the truth.
But I have faith in you, Mr. President
and in you, honorable senators,
I know you will have more courage.
I accuse Sen. Salimbeni of corrupting,
through his assistant Canopio
various members of the city council.
I also accuse him of having
received payment from SETIP,
the company that manages the casino.
But above all I accuse him
of misleading us, ordinary people, into
believing that politics can be clean,
that it concerns all of us,
and requires our participation.
It is for this reason I am here
today, in the seat that I retain to be the
most just and high. I ask this
Commission to call the
Senator Salimbeni to
account for his actions.
If this occurs I will
try to bring a witness
that will prove what I have said.
I have a key of a safety deposit box.
This is the first evidence,
that I declare is true.
Here I am.
If anyone thought I would escape
to Switzerland they were wrong.
I am here, and I am well.
And why should I get upset?
Captain Cattani is telling lies!
Write that down.
I also want you to write this,
there are two possibilities.
Cattani is either victim of a political
maneuver and should therefore be
thrown out of the police, because to
have naive servants of the State
is negligent.
Or he is a mad man, then he should
be thrown out of the police, there are
already enough crazy people around,
and it's not good that they occupy
positions of responsibility.
If instead it is revealed that
he has only been a little
impetuous and rash, well,
I will forgive him! No, write that.
I will forgive him and
I will recommend he be the
director of a kindergarten.
That way he can invent and tell
the children all the fairy tales he likes.
I ask this commission to call Sen.
Salimbeni to account for his behavior.
If this occurs, I will do my best.
I will bring a witness that...
will prove what I have said.
Yes.
Yes, I know. I am also very concerned.
Wait one minute.
Do you know who it was that spoke?
Yes, yes I will see if I can do
something, but it is difficult.
OK. We'll take care of it.
What do you want? Leave me alone!
Nothing will happen to you. Be good!
Now you must do what we tell
you to do. Do you understand?
Write.
Write now. Write what I tell you.
We will break wife and daughter
into a thousand pieces,
if you don't write.
We will break her in half
like an apple, with this! Write!
"Captain Cattani
forced me to tell lies.
He took the key away by force
and made me tell him about the
safety deposit box and where
my savings are kept.
I admit guilt for my actions.
I ask your forgiveness."
'CAPTAIN CATTANI
ACCUSES SENATOR SALIMBENI'
Take this.
Thank you.
Captain Cattani, you know
as president I accepted these
extraordinary proceedings
so as to listen to you,
I did it for the respect, and
the admiration that I, and all the
commission has for you.
Also because, to denounce
those who are corrupt and hold
positions of responsibility, has
always been the main objective of my,
albeit modest, political career.
But this letter from
Councilman Bini, pus into question
all of your accusations.
How do you respond to this?
I...
that is, I want to say
that I feel guilty. Yes, guilty for
believing in Councilman Bini, and
for believing that this country still has
room for those who are courageous.
For those who do not want to be
silent or resign themselves.
But clearly, I was mistaken.
I was mistaken, Mr. President.
Go ahead.
The letter from Councilman Bini
accusing Cattani of blackmail and
violence completely overturns
the Captain's situation.
The accuser is now the accused.
His lack of respect for the law
seems incredible.
The President of the
Commission on Organized Crime
has suspended the sitting
to examine the new situation.
Silvia.
What are you doing here?
Come.
I didn't come to Rome for you.
Tell me something.
It's you who has to tell me something.
Say it.
It's difficult.
I'm listening.
I came for Corrado.
You're on familiar terms with him?
Yes, for some time...
I had imagined something like this.
I didn't want to hurt you.
It's just that my life has changed,
and I have changed. That's everything.
What does he have that I don't?
Nothing.
He has much less than you.
Less sense of reality, less balance,
less reasonableness...
I imagine this
makes him quite fascinating.
Always in the line of fire,
in the trenches.
Like yesterday, in the Commission.
Like a while ago.
The Commission
believes in Bini's letter?
They made him write it!
They scared him into not speaking!
Corrado is speaking the truth.
You have to defend him!
You are asking me to do this?
Yes, because he is
an honest man like you.
It is clear you really care for him.
Have you forgotten you are
a magistrate, and you are attempting
to influence a member of
a Parliamentary Commission?
Silvia, what is happening to you?
I don't recognize you anymore,
You seem to have lost your mind.
Yes, I have lost it, it's true.
And I am happy about it.
Don't be angry with me.
I can't be angry with you.
I love you.
This Commission must therefore
establish, if there is sufficient
This Commission must therefore
establish, if there is sufficient
evidence to try Senator Salimbeni.
Express your opinion, please.
Yes.
This Parliamentary Commission
considers the case closed.
But the case will be forwarded to a
regular magistrate and Internal Affairs
to review Captain Cattani's deposition.
What will you do now, Captain?
What are your thoughts about the
Commission's decision?
Do you intend to re-propose your
accusations for further inquiry?
Do you regret what you have done?
Say something, Captain!
Wait, don't go!
Corrado, come this way!
The President of the
Parliamentary Commission on
Organized Crime refused to make any
statements regarding what happened
simply expressing his uneasiness as
well as that of his colleagues for the
difficult situation they found
themselves in. The respect and
admiration for Captain Cattani, in
which they acknowledge his sense of
of duty towards the State and his
tragic personal losses, have placed
the Commission in conflict
between the factual evidence and the
embarrassment of a difficult
and irrevocable decision.
The news that Captain Cattani
has been temporarily suspended
- arrived shortly after...
- Give me some money.
And now the news from overseas.
More!
Here.
- Is this a gift as well?
- Get lost!
Bye.
News?
Cattani has been
suspended from the police force.
Really? Suspended!
Today is his last day.
We will have to throw him
a party, then. A big one!
You know it is all made up!
You know it!
Why would Cattani have forced Bini to
lie? What interest did he have
in accusing Salimbeni?
Do you know what it means having
him suspended from service?
In cases such as these,
disciplinary actions are necessary.
The Captain made a mistake.
No! He did not make a mistake!
He did something
we should all do occasionally.
He yelled out what others whisper!
I want to yell as well, and I also
want you to! Why everything
we said not been made public?
Why don't you take a stand?
We are judges.
We have to stand in the middle;
we cannot take sides.
But you know that
Corrado is innocent! You know!
Why won't you even lift a finger? Why?
Yes, I know, I'm sorry but at
the moment I cannot do anything.
Well?
So, what are you doing,
aren't you working today?
Goodbye, Giugni. And listen,
don't put on too much weight!
Who are you talking to?
Both of us!
I'll accompany you, Captain.
No, thanks.
When will you graduate?
In a couple of weeks.
Good luck, then. Study hard!
Listen, I wanted to tell you...
That is, we wanted to tell you that...
Forget about the speeches guys,
leave them for other occasions.
I am sorry. I'm sorry because
I have never treated you that well.
But, you deserved to be, because
you are good. Very good.
You are the best
I could have wished for.
Yes?
I have to speak to Captain Cattani.
Captain Cattani is no
longer here, he has left.
How? Where?
I don't know, he is
no longer at police headquarters.
Is there anyone from his squad here?
No one, they left earlier.
Thank you.
What will you do? Where will you go?
I don't know, I haven't thought
about it yet. There will be an inquiry
and in the end they will probably
put me back into service.
Don't worry about it.
Listen,
why don't you stay here?
Maybe we could...
Absolutely not, there are children
I should not have come here as it is
Don't worry about the children.
No one will find you here.
Look at what Vincenzino is up to!
Holy Carmine! What are you
doing, Vincenzi? Give it to me.
Vincenzino, you have to do it
like this. Look. Yes, like this, good.
Slowly, slowly. Try. You try. Good.
Slowly, slowly. Continue on your own.
...unfortunately I have to
go away for a while.
But when I return I will
bring you a beautiful gift.
Why are you going?
Because sometimes big people
can't do what they want.
If it were up to me, I would
stay here with you forever.
Maybe Bernardo could give me
a little room, so in the morning
you can knock and
you can bring me coffee,
but I can't.
But I will send you lots of
pretty and colorful postcards.
I don't want you to leave.
Give me a kiss.
Bye.
Get down, Captain!
Children, stay down! Stay down!
Take cover behind the altar.
What are you doing there?
Cover yourselves quickly!
Run towards the church.
We must go around him. Quick, go!
Stop!
Don't betray me, my lovely!
Shouldn't you be at home?
Your shift finished at five.
So we're doing overtime.
Everything is in order, Captain.
Thanks, guys. But you can't
keep being my wet nurse!
We are here as surveillance
for the judge's house, not for you.
Good. Thank you.
Bye.
It's Trevi. So, what are you up to?
They did not want to take me home,
they think it is too dangerous.
You can stay here. Just a few days.
No, I don't want to stay here.
I came to say good bye.
I still have the right to a police escort.
Stay.
I just heard back from the
Crime Scene Unit. They did it!
They deciphered the
handwriting on the photo!
Here, see that orange halo on the left?
That indicates the photo wasn't
taken in a studio,
but outside on a sunny day.
The back is the most interesting.
See?
'Studio Limiti, Salemi'.
A small town in Sicily.
The one at the top must be the
name of the girl. Loretta De Pisis.
De Pisis...
De Pisis?
It was the name on Yfter's diary.
This is the definitive copy
that we were able to obtain.
What are you thinking about?
I was looking at the sea...
For a moment I forgot everything.
Sorry I broke your day dream.
You are stubborn.
And I am mad, to bring you with me.
You didn't bring me,
I came on my own.
The Mafia wants to kill us,
and what are we doing,
we're going to meet it.
Aren't you scared?
Not with you.
I'd like to tell you so many things,
but I can't find the words.
You won't leave, will you?
You didn't sleep last night?
Sicily is so beautiful! I had forgotten.
Were you happy here?
Yes.
My daughter was here.
Every morning she asked me
to walk her to school.
She was growing up. But when
she had to cross the road,
she would look at me,
then she would take my hand.
I can feel the heat of her hand still.
In the background there was
always this sea, this scent.
Can you smell it? Did you know,
this smell is only in Sicily?
It is little like you. Bitter and sweet!
Yes, this is my stamp.
This is an enlargement.
But I can't remember what the
original was. Many years have passed.
Do you know the surname De Pisis?
I mean, are they locals?
No. Not from here.
There are no De Pisis from here.
Look here is the rosette!
I hadn't realized. Look.
What does it mean?
Do you see it?
It's from the Institute of Santa Teresa
Semeria College for nuns.
That's why I don't
recognize the surname.
It was a college where
children from all of Sicily went.
It must be a school photo.
Where is this college?
Two kilometers from here.
It is closed now.
There is only a caretaker there.
Good morning.
Enter.
I was waiting for you.
They rang me to let me know.
Come this way.
Do I remember Loretta?
I remember her well.
I have a book of history up here.
Every so often I turn the pages,
I see the years that have
passed the children who grow up.
Yes, Sister Lucilia would always
say, "You should have become a
professor. A professor! To be
a professor I would have had to learn
how to read and write better.
Enter here. The records
are here. Please come in.
It is messy in here. No one ever
comes here. The registers are here.
Excuse me.
Was Loretta an orphan?
Of course. They brought her here
early one morning around 5:00 a.m.
It was raining. She was
all wet and crying, poor thing.
Sister Lucilia was worried
she would get pneumonia!
Did a man or woman bring her?
A man. I opened the door,
but only saw the girl, and
the shadow of a person fleeing.
They all do it, those
who leave their children.
They flee, because they are ashamed.
These are the photographs
of the scholastic years.
- May I?
- Of course.
Was Loretta De Pisis her real name?
No. The family who
adopted her gave it to her later.
She didn't remain here for long.
See? Here. This is her.
The photo was taken in 1977.
However, the child did not
stay here for seven years.
When she was adopted she was
a few months old, then she came
here for school. She would
arrive every morning in a
car and it would return to collect her.
So she was adopted in 19707
Uh, yes, in 1970.
Are you looking for the
exact date of the adoption?
Yes. April, May,
June, July, August?
August! Yes, well done.
I remember clearly.
They adopted her in
the month of August.
The page has been ripped out!
Yes.
It's true. Two months are missing!
Have you ever met the De Pisis?
Never. I have never seen them.
How long was the child here
before she was adopted?
Three months, more or less.
So, they brought her here in May?
Uh... well... I think so...
Wait, I'll look.
May 1970. Here she is!
Well, Espinosa is asking us
to go ahead and poison ourselves.
How should we respond?
That island is a mass of rocks.
And besides, the
waste is sealed in containers.
So why don't they keep them
in Germany, in France, in Belgium?
Why do they have to throw them here?
They are not bringing them here.
That island is far from Sicily.
I'm not listening to you!
Everything you say is wrong!
Everything you do comes at a price!
Shut up!
You are young, Tano. You have wind
in your sails and you navigate well.
But your storm will come,
it comes for everyone.
And when it does, you will
also turn towards the shore
to look for your land. Then you
will understand why a man like me,
who could buy half the world
remains closed in here,
in these four walls, with that same
slice of horizon for a view for 10 years!
The only land that will be mine
is the land I'll be buried in.
That island is beautiful, Tano.
And you want it to
turn it into a garbage can.
If we don't grant the island
to Espinosa, the deal with the
International Securities will be lost!
You have to tell Espinosa,
that on my turf, I accept advice from all
but I take orders from no one!
The land! The family! The house!
You need to
adjust your head to your millions!
You want to maneuver banks,
governments, international markets
and then you reason like peasants!
When I am dead, you can
do what you want with him.
He would sell you the island of
Tirene, Sicily, and even Italy if you
asked him. But while I'm alive, no.
The stock exchange was
already a big thing and now this
nuclear business.
No, this time I won't follow you, Tano.
It's worth billions.
It is a deal that will never end.
Why don't you want to understand?
I understand. Of course I understand.
But you need to
tell Espinosa, "no thank you."
And the International
Insurance Securities?
You are the brain.
Work out another way to get them.
And if you are unable, go back
to being an accountant in some office.
Now both of you get lost.
Judge, you have been very kind.
The story you have told is incredible.
Here she is.
Who did the autopsy on the baby?
A legal doctor. He died years ago.
Listen, I need to ask you something.
We're not here in an official capacity.
We are very fond of
you here in Sicily, Captain.
I will take full responsibility.
Then make them open the tomb.
The other families? The Cupola,
what are they saying?
They don't know yet.
What do you think?
My brother is old.
Let me speak with
the members of the Cupola!
It's not possible.
It's never happened.
Let me speak with the Cupola,
and you won't regret it!
You can't open a coffin.
It brings bad luck.
She is alive!
Frolo's daughter is alive!
Are you sure?
They saw him in two or three
places. First at Salemi,
then at the police station
and yesterday on the coast.
Was he alone?
No. The judge was with him.
Call Santuzzo. Tell him
there is work for him.
Santuzzo! Santuzzo!
You have to come to the villa.
Nothing! Nothing. Look.
The document no longer exists.
The only thing we know for
certain is the man who took Loretta to
school each day was Tindari.
The description from the
caretaker corresponds.
Tindari.
Why did he save her life that night?
Why adopt her two months later?
Why give her a different surname?
Maybe because during that time
the war between Mafia families
had begun. Hundreds were killed.
Who won in the end?
Puparo. Then he expanded north.
Tindari left for Milano.
He must have taken her with him!
Milano, is where we should be
looking for her! Not here.
We didn't know he had a daughter.
He lived alone with his wife.
He may have put her in a college.
Yes, this must be it.
Stay down, Silvia!
You haven't spoken since we left.
Did you see that seat?
It was covered in bullet holes.
I can't get it out of my head.
You'd be dead if I didn't pull you away!
Sit next to me.
It's better if we don't
see each other for a while.
This war respects no one.
I am scared for you.
I don't want you to...
Corrado...
I want the same thing as you.
I just want to understand.
Yes, but when that man,
when he fired, I thought only about
protecting you. If I'd been alone...
What? You would have killed him?
And what would that have proved?
I don't know.
Regardless, though, I need to be free.
Silvia, I need to do it my way,
do you understand?
You can't seek me out for some time
Don't come to my house. Promise me?
But what do you want to do?
I don't know yet.
I don't know.
END
Part Four