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♪

- Oh! - Ciao, Lucy!

(chattering indistinctly)

Did you invite the whole class?

Just a few people.

There's no better path to new friends than through

the best cacio e pepe in Rome.

You're so lucky your mom's a chef.

People way prefer free food over old rocks.

(chattering ceasing)

What?

Some people think it's bad luck to sit in a corner.

They say it means you'll never get married.

Luckily I'm here for the pasta, not a husband.

Besides, none of that is real, so.

(Nico's mom speaking Italian)

(gasping)

Both: Grazie.

(all gasping)

What? How expensive was that olive oil?

Some say it's also bad luck to spill olive oil.

I'd like to see any research that supports that theory.

Oh, could you pass me the salt, please?

Why aren't you taking it?

In Italian culture, when you're passing the salt

to place it on the table or else...

Let me guess, bad luck?

Every culture has their superstitions.

I don't ask you what stepping on a crack has to do

with a mother's back.

(chuckling)

Fine. Here I am, carefully placing the salt

on the table for Nico.

Don't want to open a portal to another dimension or something.

(gasping) Sorry!

Lucy! No, no, no!

(gasping) Stop.

I know how this looks,

but that was all just an unfortunate coincidence.

You--

(people groaning)

- No, no, no. - Sorry.

(chuckling)

(groaning)

♪ La mia nuova vita ♪

♪ My new life ♪

♪ I just can't wait to meet ya ♪

♪ (My new life) ♪

♪ La mia nuova vita ♪

♪ My new life ♪

♪ Take me with ya ♪

♪ (Take me with ya) ♪

♪ A little scared, but more excited ♪

♪ And I just can't wait to find out ♪

♪ Who I am and who I get to be ♪

♪ It's really nice to meet ya ♪

♪ La mia nuova vita ♪

You know it's only one night, right?

I've never been to an archeologist conference before.

It is black tie? Formal? Cocktail?

Semi-formal? Business-casual?

Are those different?

Uh, how about your gold top?

I am receiving the Golden Column award,

so you would match.

I do like to coordinate.

- Perfetto. - (chuckling)

This is going to be so much fun.

I made a schedule so we won't miss anything.

- Oh. - Mm-hm.

Much shorter than I thought it would be.

Oh, no. That's just the overview.

Here's the detail with the minute-by-minute.

Which color for my project on the first law of thermodynamics?

Scientifically people see blue as more wise,

but yellow makes them more excited.

Yellow. You may need the help.

Check it out, Luce.

We got you a new suitcase,

which from your face tells me this is not as exciting

as I thought it would be.

What's the occasion?

My big conference this weekend.

Don't tell me you forget.

Okay. I won't tell you.

I'm sorry, I'd love to come,

but I have a previous engagement.

You're 13. What engagement?

I'm working on my project with Nico?

How? You can't stay here by yourself.

Tesoro, let the girl stay.

I'll ask Signora Benotti to stay here with her.

It will be a great lesson in independence.

Mm.

Ooh, and I totally forgot to book a dog sitter for Salsacino.

You don't want me to fail my project

and that sweet little pupper, do you?

Oh, you think those big eyes are going to work on me?

Or those big eyes?

Okay, what do you do in case of fire?

Extinguisher's in the bathroom.

Call centoquindici... (speaking Italian)

I don't know what that means. Stranger at the door.

Check the peephole, call Signora.

In the case of bats?

Grab a snack, run screaming into the hall,

close the door, never looking back.

Bats own the apartment now.

- Mm, that's correct. - (chuckling)

I'm ready for this.

You raised a very responsible kid.

All right, but if you get scared,

just say the word, and I will come right home.

You got it, but I'll be fine.

Take my cornetto.

It'll scare off an evil eye.

Ciao, Tesoro.

Ciao. Thank you, bye!

- Okay. Bye. - Don't have too much fun!

'Kay, thank you.

(exhaling)

(screaming)

(screaming)

♪

(gasping)

♪

(laughing)

(screaming, laughing)

(screaming)

♪

(phone vibrating)

Hm.

Hey.

What's up, Miss Independent?

Surviving your first official day of womanhood?

It's only been an hour, but nothing's caught fire yet.

Knock on wood, don't jinx it.

Wood is actually very flammable, so how would that help exactly?

Ah, yes, Lucy the Sceptic.

I thought you might be nervous about heading

into this new chapter--

Not nervous.

so I brought out the Tarot deck.

Pass. Tarot is, um, what's the technical term?

A load o' hooey.

Don't you wanna know what the universe

has in store for you?

Lucy: I can tell you myself. Homework.

That spiritual stuff is bogus. Sorry.

So, you don't think that old building of yours is filled

with spirits and ghosts?

The only thing that haunts this place is Bruno,

and even he won't come between me

and my perfectly uneventful day.

Kyla: Okay, well, let's see what the cards say.

First up.

The death card!

(glitching) De-de-de--

Kyla?

Kyla!

No.

A card deck Kyla got at the mall cannot predict the future.

♪

Right?

Thank you.

I got the badges.

Time for Section A of the itinerary, which starts--

Oh, there's one about Cleopatra starting at 10:00.

I find ancient divas very inspiring.

Yeah. (chuckling) That sounds amazing.

Mm, it is at the same time as the botanical exploration

of the hanging gardens of Babylon,

which is already on the schedule.

Okay, amore, but let's get some coffee first, yes?

Make sure our minds are sharp enough to learn about plants.

Yeah, sure, I guess we could maybe fit that in.

Your fans will find you anywhere.

Excuse me, but are you--

Yes, I'm here to support my husband,

but I'd be happy to sign--

Sorry, I was talking to him.

William Flint, right?

You wrote that revelatory paper on ancient Roman footwear.

I did!

Professor Omar Naheeb.

Nice to meet you.

I'm honored to be presenting you the Golden Column.

Would you sign my copy of the journal?

I'm a bit of a collector.

(all laughing)

Yeah. Sure. I'll...

Thank you. That's very kind.

Uh, William, il caffe?

Is it okay if you grab some for us,

and then that way we don't fall behind schedule.

Okay.

Uh, should I make it out to you or your kids?

I'll sign two, don't worry.

♪

Reception, where are you?

(groaning) Come on!

- (thumping) - (gasping)

(thumping)

Who is it?

Hey, Lucy. It's me.

Oh. Hey, Nico.

You are usually wearing something unique,

but this is... Wow.

(laughing) It's a unique-corn?

It's my PJs! I'm cozy.

Why'd you knock like that?

Oh, I'm trying a slow living technique.

It helps release the stress.

Yoga is also slow living.

No, I'm trying to get a signal.

The Wi-Fi's not working,

and I have no data for some reason.

Ah, ghosts.

They love to mess with technology.

What's with everyone and ghosts today?

Oh, don't worry. If there is a ghost,

Salsacino will tell us.

Let's just get to work.

(barking)

He senses them.

(groaning) You gotta be kidding me.

(barking)

We come in peace!

We're getting to the bottom of this.

Let's go.

Wow, this is such an honor.

I couldn't have done it without my beautiful wife Maria.

William: I mean, how could they put the urban planners

in the same panel as

the historical preservations specialists?

I mean, the drama. (chuckling)

Amore, where have you been?

Oh, sorry. My fault.

I just had to steal this brilliant mind away

for some questions.

William, are you going to introduce us?

Oh, yeah, of course. Sorry. Omar, this is--

(applauding)

Our category's next. See you up there.

Really? I didn't even write my speech.

I was going to do it right before this.

Speak from the heart.

Well, my heart is a bit of a rambler.

I need a ballpoint. I need a ballpoint.

It's fine.

Dr. Flint is one of our most esteemed guests this evening.

It is my pleasure to grant this year's Golden Column

to William Flint.

(applauding, cheering)

Wow.

So many of you

just looking right at me.

So many people to thank.

Uh, let's start with my most important source of support,

uh, my publisher.

I also want to thank the person who never gave up on me.

The barista at Mary Jo's Coffee Shop,

where I wrote my dissertation.

(audience laughing)

Of course I want to thank, uh,

the most important part of my life.

The dirt that preserved these relics

so that we could discover them.

So, I mean, who would any of us be in this room without dirt?

So, thank you, dirt, for keeping our careers out of the mud.

(applauding, whistling)

(Bruno speaking Italian)

I think we found your ghost.

It's Bruno messing around with the building again.

I'll have you know that Antonio and I have been working hard

to fix the broken Wi-Fi.

What happened to the lights?

I didn't say he was doing a good job!

(chuckling)

Oh, no. Please, come back! I appreciate you!

Some technician.

No. He just lives in apartment 29.

So, that explains it. No ghosts.

In Rome there are thousands of ghosts.

Yeah, catacombs everywhere.

And in Umbria I heard there are mummies.

Are mummies ghosts?

You're messing with me.

Let's play a funny joke on the American.

Maybe I'll ask Signora Benotti because she obviously--

Signora Benotti has been dead for 33 years.

- (Lucy scoffing) - What?

Nico, Signora Benotti is not a ghost.

Have you ever touched her?

No!

Because your hand would go right through her.

Dio...

If my dad knew what nonsense you guys were roping me into,

he never would have let me stay home alone.

Can we please just get the internet working

and agree there's no such thing as ghosts?

(all gasping)

Bruno, what did you do?

Me? Nothing.

But you might have angered some spirits.

Mm-hm.

Why didn't we just stay in my office?

Because I promised my dad I'd finish my project.

And also, ghosts aren't real.

Ma dai. I can't believe the reason I'm going to die

and become a ghost is because you have to do your homework.

(groaning)

Fortunately, I carry one of these.

- Cornetto. Smart. - Yeah.

If evil spirits really existed,

how would some trinket protect you?

So, you're not scared of anything, right?

Of course I am.

Climate change, college tuition, cutting my own bangs.

Things that exist in the realm of logic,

not something as implausible as--

A ghost?!

Exactly.

No, a ghost!

(all screaming)

Blood!

(all screaming)

Mamma mia. Why all the screaming?

Lucy: (sighing) It's not blood.

It's just pasta sauce.

Your father said you like lasagna, eh?

Oh, grazie, Signora Benotti,

and sorry about all the screaming.

We were just playing a silly game. Right, guys?

You, two get back to your work, eh?

And to you, Bruno, you must stop

hurting poor Antonio's feelings.

(sighing) Let's go.

Okay, no more childish distractions.

Where'd you go? I looked for you after the ceremony.

You missed the bomboloni.

I thought I might go to the spa.

The spa? But the reception's tonight.

You go. I'll stay out of your way so you can do your thing.

I'm sorry, I just got off schedule,

and that breeds chaos.

Let's just get back to the plan. And we can keep having fun.

You've been having fun.

I've just been observing fun.

So, I think I will go have my body wrapped in hot linen

soaked in eucalyptus oil to soothe tired muscles.

I'll see you after?

♪

One last card and we've successfully defended

the first law of thermodynamics.

Just in time. I should go home.

Um, are we sure about this layout?

Yes, also it is glued down.

If you're scared you can call your dad from my place.

Why would I do that? He knows I can take care of myself.

I'm fine.

Okay, that was fun.

Ciao, amica.

Ciao.

♪

I'm okay. I'm okay.

♪

(sighing)

Protect me, cornetto. Somehow.

(phone ringing)

(gasping)

(phone ringing)

Uh, hello?

Lucy, is everything okay over there?

How come you weren't answering your phone?

Oh. Hey, Dad. The power went out and we lost cell service,

but I'm fine. Actually, I'm not sure how this phone is working.

It's one of Francesca's ancient artifacts.

It's called a landline.

Things sound pretty spooky over there.

You need me to come home?

Nope. I'm great. How's the conference?

Good. Yeah. I totally crushed my acceptance speech,

even though I kind of had to wing it.

You wrote nothing down?

If I did that, I'd forget the important stuff

and go on some tangent about the parrots that live

outside our building or something.

I've named all of them, by the way.

Oh, no.

Yup. There's Terry and Robotron.

No, no. I forgot to thank Francesca.

Do you think that's why she's mad at me?

Yeah, maybe!

I tried so hard to get my ADHD brain under control,

but I just got completely overstimulated and derailed,

and I should have written it earlier.

Look, I gotta fix this, but thanks so much for being

so good at handling everything yourself.

When I was your age, I was way too anxious

to be left alone anywhere.

I guess you get that from your mother.

(barking)

All right, it sounds like dinner time for Salsacino.

I gotta go, but call me if you need anything. Miss you!

Miss you, too!

(barking)

What are you doing?

(growling)

What's in there?

(laughing)

(barking)

(laughing) Is this what you wanted?

Silly doggy. (toy squeaking)

Oh, yum-yum-yum.

Go get it. (giggling)

(squeaking)

♪ Echoes bouncing off the walls ♪

♪ Lights that flicker in the hall ♪

♪ Can make you feel so small ♪

(playing)

Hm! Not bad, me.

"Leave it to an archeologist to ruin a fun trip.

"Find me and other bad jokes like this

at tonight's dinner. Please?"

♪

(people chattering)

Thank you for coming.

Oh, you look so beautiful.

I know.

I'm sorry for letting this weekend get away from me

and I didn't realize I was ignoring you.

I know these things can be challenging for you,

but I didn't know if you were overwhelmed

or you just didn't want me here.

No, of course I want you here!

No, I was so excited for you to see all of this,

and then I went and forgot to thank you.

Well, I know how much dirt means to you.

(both laughing)

Okay, I know you're making fun of me,

but it's literally the cradle of life,

of our very existence-- Okay, no more dirt talk.

- No, I get that. - (laughing)

Tonight will be about you and me together.

Just eating dry chicken.

Sounds perfect.

(clinking glasses)

Will, settle a debate.

The Calico dig site.

Man-made artifacts or geofacts made by nature?

Come on, side with me. We'll split the 20 euro wager.

Uh, Professor, I think I forgot to introduce you

to my wife, Francesca.

Francesca Fortuna. Of course.

You know, my students listen to your music all the time.

That's so sweet. Grazie.

She actually sang at the historic Baths of Caracalla.

Of course, you know, your music is not for me personally.

I much prefer classical to the, uh,

overproduced pop of today's age.

Perhaps you've considered incorporating the cello

into some of your musical stylings as it were.

- (dance music starting) - You know, my son plays

the cello. At least, he used to back in the school band.

That's my song.

Yeah. I loved this one in grad school, too.

No, it's my old band. It is literally me singing.

♪ We're like fire on the floor ♪

♪ Come and give me, give me more ♪

♪ Move my feet into the beat into my core ♪

♪ Mi amore, I won't leave you on your own ♪

♪ You won't face the beat alone ♪

♪ Every time we're on the floor ♪

Is your back seizing up?

Oh, yeah, I think I'm coming down with something.

A serious case of the shimmies.

♪ I'm going to be ♪

(laughing)

Let's teach these nerds how to party.

(both laughing)

♪ Boy, I'm on the dance floor waiting for ya ♪

♪ Just dance ♪

♪ Non voglio ballare da solo ♪

♪ Dance ♪

♪ I can't waste my whole life on ya ♪

♪ Ballare da solo ♪

♪ Just dance ♪

(playing ukulele)

♪ When everything you're going through ♪

♪ Paints your world the color blue ♪

♪ It's hard to just move on ♪

♪ No, the doubt won't get the best of you ♪

♪ Beyond it, there's a clearer view ♪

♪ It's been there all along ♪

♪ It's never really gone ♪

♪ You're anything but broken ♪

♪ It doesn't mean you're wrong ♪

♪ Sometimes there's just too much going on ♪

♪ Yeah, we all talk to shadows ♪

♪ When we're alone, when we're on our own ♪

♪ Scared of the dark when there's nobody home ♪

♪ When we are talking to shadows ♪

♪ We feel what we feel, imagined or real ♪

♪ We've learned to make friends with the things that we fear ♪

♪ Yeah, we all talk to shadows ♪

♪ And we're still here ♪

♪ Mm, we're still here ♪

♪ Mm, we're still here ♪

(gasping)

(phone line ringing)

What happened to you?!

(chuckling) Where do I begin?

Kyla: That sounds terrifying.

(laughing) I know, but it was just tomato sauce.

No, I meant the part where you spent the day without internet.

This all began when you cursed me with that death card,

not that I believe in curses in the slightest.

Girl, the death card isn't a curse.

It just means an old chapter is ending

and a new one is beginning,

and crushing your first night alone is quite a new chapter.

Don't know if "crushing" is the right word.

Why didn't you tell your dad you were scared?

I was embarrassed.

I want him to think that I can handle this.

Well, are you still scared?

No.

(thumping)

(gasping)

Signora Benotti: Lucy!

I will be on the couch if you need anything.

(sighing) It's just Signora Benotti.

She's sleeping here to keep my company.

Okay, maybe I'm still a little scared.

Do you think you can stay on the phone with me tonight?

Of course, I'll keep those ghosts busy

while you catch some shut-eye.

Goodnight. (kissing)

Goodnight, my sweet princess.

♪

(rattling)

Kyla! Kyla!

I'm awake. You stay away, ghosts.

(gasping)

♪ ...on the floor, come and give me, give me more ♪

You're back!

♪ Move my feet, and feel the beat into my core ♪

And uh, with some interesting new dance moves.

Well, that's terrifying. (chuckling)

- I'm going to bed. - (laughing)

How was the rest of your weekend without electricity?

This morning I got an email that said

a bat got caught in the cables

and took out the internet for the area.

They had to cut the power to fix it.

I knew there was a logical explanation.

Are you sure everything was okay? I was pretty worried.

Everything went perfectly fine, but never leave me again.

(both laughing)

All right, kiddo, go wake up Signora

and we'll have breakfast. I'll make pancakes.

Stop. You can't wake a ghost.

What?

- Boo! - (screaming)

(both laughing)

Who do you think told Bruno she was a ghost? (laughing)

(laughing)

♪ Echoes bouncing off the walls ♪

♪ Lights that flicker in the hall ♪

♪ Can make you feel so small ♪

♪ If you shed a tear when things are bleak ♪

♪ Don't you dare to think you're weak ♪

♪ You're overwhelmed, that's all ♪

♪ It doesn't mean you're broken ♪

♪ It doesn't mean you're wrong, sometimes there's just... ♪

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