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Gloria!

Arianna!

Andrea!

THE LIFE YOU WANTED

PRIORI FARMHOUSE, 16 YEARS EARLIER

-Oh, my God. -You like it?

This is a palace.

It's belonged to my family for three generations.

Wow. Damn.

Look at this place.

-Ale! -Celeste.

Oh, congrats!

-Thank you. -My beautiful brother.

-Ta-da! -What's with the hat?

-I want to see your face. -You don't want me to wear this?

-Really? -Hey, I'm Marina, by the way.

Ah. It's a pleasure. Celeste.

Hey, Alessandro.

-Hi, Dad. -Congratulations.

Thank you.

So…

-How long have you been dating my son? -Oh, God.

I'm not… No, we aren't together.

Come on.

We all know what happens when a boy and girl live together.

-Yeah, you can say it. It won't shock me. -No, no.

Honestly, nothing would make me happier than you two dating.

-Uh… -Yeah. I've had my concerns about him.

Dad, weren't you listening?

-Yeah. -She just told you, they're only friends.

-Yeah… -Shut up.

And you believe that? Come on. The two of them are living in sin.

As long as there's love, it's not a crime against God.

Keep wishing.

Shush! He's here, everybody. Shush!

MY GRADUATION

No.

Go change.

I said, go change.

Or I swear to God, I'll beat you up like when you were a little fucking kid.

No.

You have to get used to it.

Call me…

Gloria.

'Cause this is who I am.

A better, happier version.

Because I'm going to be like I've always imagined.

I'm going to transition.

Alessandro, go change now.

-I won't say it again. -Like I said, call me Gloria.

-Dad, don't! -I'm done being afraid of you.

Alessandro, just stop.

Stop doing what, ma?

Dad! Are you crazy? What are you doing?

Jesus!

I want you out of this house, or I could do something I'll regret.

Like what, Dad?

-You want to shoot your son? -My son?

You're no longer my son.

You're no longer my father.

By the way, I'm leaving because I want to,

not because of you.

'Cause you don't have the balls to pull the trigger.

I should probably go as well.

-Yeah, it's probably for the best. -Yes.

Take care.

♪ Street's like a jungle ♪

I know-- I know it's hard to accept, but that's the way she is.

Don't take it personally, okay?

Good night, everyone.

♪ Down to Greece ♪

♪ On holiday Love in the nineties ♪

♪ Is paranoid ♪

♪ Always should be someone You really love ♪

You guys, wait a minute.

♪ Girls who are boys… ♪

Have you completely lost it, man?

-Please, Celeste. Woman. I'm not a man. -Yeah.

-I'm so worried. -But why?

I'll finally get to be myself. You should be happy for me.

♪ You really love ♪

Hey, girl!

♪ Girls who are boys Who like boys to be girls ♪

♪ Who do boys like they're girls Who do girls like they're boys ♪

♪ Always should be someone You really love ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh ♪

Sergio, it's Gloria. We just got to the villa.

PRIORI FARMHOUSE, PRESENT DAY

I'll send you our location. See you soon.

-Where are we? -Somewhere safe.

Hey.

Gloria.

Welcome. How are you?

-Are these your friend's children? -I'll explain later, okay?

Auntie!

Hello, boys.

But you're early, my birthday's tomorrow.

Yeah, well, I'm always running late, so I wanted to get here early.

Hey, Auntie, who are they?

Guys, introduce yourselves.

Hello.

Hey, good morning.

I'm Andrea.

I'm Celeste.

Older sister to Gloria.

-A pleasure. -You too.

Here you go.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

You're welcome. So polite, isn't she?

It's kinda weird seeing you put breakfast together,

and acting all mom-like.

Then I think you should avert your eyes.

Guys, when you're done eating breakfast,

will you go and check the field to see if your dad is working

or slacking as usual? Okay?

Oh! What is this? Have we multiplied?

Yeah. That's it.

We doubled in size overnight, just like bread dough, didn't we?

Gloria's friend is having her watch her kids.

As you can see, Gloria's here.

-Gloria? -Uh-huh, your niece Gloria.

She's my niece, you say? I never had a niece named Gloria.

-I knew this would happen. -Where's Gloria come from?

She came from Spain. Don't you remember?

Yes, Auntie. We're acquainted.

No, it's alright. Let's just go look at some family pictures.

Good idea. Thanks.

Are we having to remind Aunt Liliana about my transition every ten minutes?

You mind doing me a favor?

Keep an eye on the water. We don't want it too hot.

Wow, now you want to teach?

You know I raised two kids without help from your Pa.

Yes, hello?

-Gloria. -Hey, Sergio. When will you be here?

The GPS says just under an hour.

How's everybody doing?

Things are good here. The kids are having breakfast.

Wonderful. Good to hear.

Why couldn't we talk to Papa?

He's busy driving right now.

He'll be here in a short while. You can talk to him then.

Why don't you trust Gloria?

Because she's a big liar.

Well, last night, she was the one that saved us.

-Don't be ungrateful. -Was I?

Okay, kids.

Your room is ready, if you want to sleep for a little while.

You were stuck in that car the whole night.

Okay? Your room's the one with the blue walls in it.

Okay.

We have to share? You have like a dozen spare rooms.

Seriously, Ari? It's perfect, thanks.

Let's go. You're always complaining.

Wow, how cute.

-Sergio's on his way. -Mm.

-The middle kid's his. I'll introduce you. -Mm. Mm.

Something tells me I know who Andrea's dad is.

As in the one that's actually biological.

-Sorry, but how'd you know? -It's pretty obvious.

I mean, when you were that age, you looked exactly like that!

-But he's more masculine. -Yeah, he sure is.

Told him yet?

It doesn't matter.

Why? What makes you say that?

It's too complicated to get into.

When this is over, Sergio wants to adopt Andrea,

so they can go back to Naples, back to their normal lives,

and forget about me.

Do you hear yourself right now? That's crazy.

You think people can forget just because they want to?

-It doesn't work that way. -Celeste, you can save your words.

And you're right.

-I learned that the hard way. -Sorry.

Oh.

Eva, listen carefully. Pietro found us at the villa last night,

but we escaped and we're all safe.

We reported it to the police, but be careful, please,

and do not go to my place or the office. Okay?

He's dangerous, and he has a gun.

No. No, no, no, no, no.

Oh, God.

Ugh.

Carmine?

Carmine, answer me!

I know what you did, okay? You're the only one that knew about it.

No one else could have given Gloria's address to Pietro. That--

That miserable bastard!

You're going to pay dearly, 'cause I'm gonna make you pay.

Hi.

Yeah, I know. I'm not crazy about it either.

But it's okay. Celeste gave it to me. It's clean, at least.

That used to be a shirt of mine.

-Oh. -Looks better on you.

Anyway.

So I was thinking,

if Pietro came to the villa to get Salvatore,

uh, the whole thing with my mom, well…

I mean, maybe you were right,

and he has to pay.

So, you see this land?

It all belongs to my family.

-All of that, as far as you can see. -Wow.

I sound a bit like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, don't I?

You ever seen that one?

Oh, well.

Are you rich?

My family has wealth.

When my father died, I had to sell all this to my sister.

But it was worth selling it off

for a fresh start.

What did you start exactly?

Pretty much everything.

I started my real life.

The transition is costly.

Doctors appointments, and plus there's HRT,

and surgery.

And I wasn't comfortable living here.

It never felt right.

I had to find a new place to live,

so new house, new job, new town.

I became very independent.

I thought I'd given all this up.

You don't miss it?

Not anymore.

Starting a new life as the real me was the hardest thing I've ever done.

But that's why I'm so proud, ya know?

I spent 20 years trapped in a body that wasn't right.

My head said one thing, my body another.

I know it's hard to understand. Be glad your body suits you.

I understand.

But I still can't imagine.

-You were brave going through all that. -It wasn't 'cause I had courage.

It was a necessity.

So, um, is there a reason you're telling me all this?

Definitely.

Because soon you'll be gone.

If you don't ever want to see me again,

I want you to at least know that I've done some good in this world.

Listen.

Would you do something for me?

Here.

What is it?

I wanted to go through that door with you.

Um… Sorry, I don't get it.

You don't have to get it. You can go.

POLICE STATION

Gloria, I'm sending you a voice message, well,

because I'm too ashamed to call, but…

I wanted to let you know it was that bastard Carmine

who told Pietro where to find you.

So, it's his fault if your life was at risk.

And I'm not forgiving him this time.

I went to the police,

reported him for everything he's ever done to me.

You were right. I'm so sorry, Gloria, forgive me.

I… I don't know what my problem is, but I want to cry.

Miss?

Do you have a tissue on you? Or something I could use?

I'll be a mess if I cry.

-Papa. -Hey.

How are you?

I'm fine.

You had us scared, there.

Detective, Marina didn't kill herself.

-It's clear now. Gloria was right. -Yep. It was Pietro Riccio.

We found him on security footage on his way to the hospital.

We're already looking for him. I'm sure he'll be in custody soon.

Needless to say,

the information Miss Eva Santagata gave us was very useful.

That's great, but did you find Carmine?

Yes, we arrested him at the hospital. They're bringing him for interrogation.

I can't tell if he knows where Pietro is, or what, but he's surely coming after you.

His son is with you, and he knows it.

Okay, but, uh, what do you suggest we do here?

You should stay at the farmhouse tonight, at least until we can bring him in.

We've alerted the local units, and…

Well, if anything happens, call me right away.

Okay, we'll stay at the farmhouse.

-Thank you, Detective. -Take care.

How do you know my aunt Gloria?

Uh, I'm…

I'm her friend's son.

Your mom left you with her?

Uh, actually, our mom just passed away.

-It just happened two days ago. -I'm sorry.

And here, I need your full name in print.

Stay strong, okay?

Thanks.

Do you guys want to go for a bike ride with us?

We can show you the olive trees, and a tour of the property.

-It's really beautiful. -Nah.

I'm too tired.

I think I'd rather go watch cartoons.

Plus, your TV is crazy big.

Have fun with that. I'll come with.

Awesome, we'll just grab the bikes from the garage.

-And there's one for you too. -Cool, thanks.

-Here. -Mm.

Hey.

Hm.

I can't stand it here.

How come?

Too much nostalgia.

Even though I love being around Celeste.

Honestly, I've always needed my own space.

That's just Gloria's.

Filled with things I own.

It's difficult to explain, sorry.

No, I think I understand.

That's why, when Andrea showed up, I was so worried.

It didn't feel like he was really my son.

Like he was part of the past as well.

Kinda like I no longer had a claim to him anymore.

What about now?

I think it'd be different.

But what I want isn't what counts here.

Listen, Gloria…

I won't argue with you. I understand.

Look, Andre. This tree's been here for 2,000 years.

Quit showin' off. Let's give Andre his present.

Marco and I helped make it from scratch. Well, we helped Papa.

It's our family's olive oil. We thought you'd like to try it.

Wait a minute.

I wanna clear something up.

Gloria's more than my mom's friend.

You see, she's my…

So, I'm her son,

which actually makes us related. I mean, we're cousins.

-You knew that already? -I mean, we kinda figured.

So our oil's already your oil. You're family now.

I still can't believe you guys had that figured.

-Do we look alike? -Yeah, but it wasn't just that.

Gloria treats you differently from the rest.

Who is that?

-I'm going to kill you! -Get in the car! Move!

Stop there!

Let's head back to the house, okay?

What's wrong?

Gloria, you know, last night…

when Pietro shot me,

I could've died.

Arianna, Andrea, what would have happened to them?

There's something I need to explain.

When Marina called me to the hospital, she said the opposite of what I told you.

In fact, she made me promise

that you would always be a part of Andrea's life.

I'm sorry, but, Gloria,

when I saw how Andrea reacted

and then saw that you couldn't handle it, I got scared. Scared for him.

And probably for me, as well.

So, Marina did want me in our son's life after she was gone?

I made a terrible mistake.

And why is it a mistake now?

-Do you regret your decision? -This won't always be easy, Gloria.

It's a winding path, it will take time, but you can't give up on Andrea.

You're just saying that until the next time I make a mistake.

But what then?

You'll change your mind again.

I didn't know I was making a mistake, but now I do.

So what am I supposed to do, huh?

Should I just forgive because today you're being honest?

For what reason, Sergio?

So you can feel relieved about the situation?

He doesn't want me in his life anyway.

Andrea has just been through the worst time of his life,

so he doesn't have a clue what he wants yet.

That'll take some time.

Together, we'll help him understand.

How do we do that?

I don't know.

But I know it's the right thing to do now.

Go, Sergio.

I need space to think.

Gloria. Andrea's been kidnapped.

Luca and Marco said a red car pulled up, and some man with a gun took Andrea.

If you want to see Andrea alive, get out of that house and bring me my son.

Come alone. Don't bring Sergio or the police.

Otherwise, you won't see Andrea again.

You'll help me out, right?

Is that Dad's pistol?

Gloria, are you sure this is how you want to handle it?

If I tell Sergio, Pietro will kill Andrea.

I'm worried.

I am too.

Why'd she take the car? Where is she going?

I don't know. She had the baby with her.

She took the baby? Is it because of Pietro?

He's a desperate man with nothing to lose. Tell me where she's going.

Pietro kidnapped Andrea to exchange him for his baby.

He told Gloria she couldn't tell you or the police.

Christ! She went all alone?

-What could she have done, huh? -She could have let me know about it!

Gloria, you need to come back right now. It's far too dangerous.

Gloria, can you hear me?

Look, I'm worried about Andrea too, but you can't go alone. Come back.

You have to. Trust me, Gloria.

Gloria, are you listening to me? Gloria!

Now you're going to scream at me too?

Relax, everything will be all right.

-Hello? -Detective, I need your help immediately.

Pietro took my son.

-Come here as soon as you can. -Perfect, thank you.

-If Arianna wakes up-- -She'll be looked after, don't worry.

Sergio.

-Bring them back, all three of them. -Yeah.

Aren't you curious to know how I managed to find you?

Huh?

At Gloria's house in Lecce.

All those cans of olive oil, can you guess what was written on them?

The address.

You basically went through all this trouble for nothing.

You might as well have just dropped me a pin of your location.

No. No!

Get off of me.

You don't get it, do you?

You don't understand

that when I lost your mother, I lost everything.

We were going to run away together.

Just her and me.

But she wouldn't listen.

Then she decided to betray me.

What are you saying?

What do you want?

I didn't want to kill her.

Just as I don't want to kill you now.

But if I have to,

I'll put a hole right through you.

Huh?

Huh?!

Wanna see?

Wanna see if I'll do it?

I'll just kill your bitch-ass, and then myself.

Huh?

I'll kill you, little bitch!

Really?

Man, you pissed yourself. Look.

I tried to tell you, kid. You're just a little bitch.

Sit down, and don't move.

Are you sure you don't know anything else we might find useful?

Do you know where he might be?

I told you. I don't know anything.

Look, you've been reported for multiple acts of violence.

And for physical abuse as well.

Do you want that on your record?

What a bitch.

Tell us where to find him.

'Cause if you don't tell me where Pietro Riccio is,

things are going to get a lot worse for you today.

Understand?

If you don't tell me right now where he's at, I swear I'll destroy you.

I don't have a clue what that guy's plan is.

He's totally mental.

I didn't get how dangerous he was until it was too late.

So, you spoke to him?

He called me.

He was looking for somewhere safe.

A safe place for an exchange to happen.

I'm sending you the location for the exchange.

Come alone or Andrea will die. Got it?

Yes, I've got it.

I understand.

How do we know if he's telling the truth?

We don't, but we still have to try.

We have to find him,

and we have to find him before he gets to Gloria or one of my kids.

Why didn't Gloria tell you what was going on?

I'm not sure she trusts me.

Miss Priori, room 137 is all yours.

Welcome to you and your baby.

Thank you.

Oh, good evening, Miss.

-What would you like for your room? -Nothing. Thanks.

Very well. Have a good night.

-Hello? -I see you.

I'm on the opposite side of the square.

Walk straight ahead.

Like this?

Just a few more steps.

Where's Andrea? If you don't free my son, like hell I'm giving you Salvatore!

Don't worry, Andrea is fine. He's here with me.

Run, Andrea! Run!

-Move. -You stupid asshole!

You're hurting me!

-Let me go! -Shut up!

-Help! -Shut up!

Andrea! Andre.

-Are you okay? -Yes, I'm fine.

But Pietro's got Gloria!

Go on! You have to save her!

-Let go of me. -Move.

-Get in. -I'm not getting in your fucking car!

-Get in! -Pietro!

Stop. Enough.

Listen to me, no more bullshit.

I brought the police with me. You're surrounded.

You really think I'm afraid of the police?

I'm already a dead man.

So I might as well take a few with me.

-Drop the gun. You don't want to do this. -Stop right there, Sergio!

Believe me. I'll shoot you, man.

Fire!

This bitch thought she could bring a prop toy to a gunfight.

Huh?

Sergio!

Sergio.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

It's not mine, I'm fine.

It's over. It's all over.

Where's Salvatore?

He's safe. At least, I really hope he is.

Hey, let me through!

Coming through, please.

Excuse me, sorry.

-Stop right there, young man. -Wait, that's my family.

Let him through, officer.

Come, Andrea. They're over there.

My love.

The first hug from my son!

He's been going on like this for an hour. I'm in a state already!

Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

We don't deal with this kind of issue.

This is an LGBTQIA-Plus helpline. So…

I know perfectly well who you are.

I am part of the community, so I thought you would help.

All my life I've called you when I was in trouble, and…

Well, now I need help silencing this crying baby.

I'm so sorry we can't be of any help.

Oh… Oh!

Please, God, please help me. I don't know what to do.

18 MONTHS LATER

-So let's go to the beach, right? -Who's hungry?

-The bolognese fried pasta's ready. -Come on, everyone.

-Eat up before it gets cold. -Take one!

Hi, my dear Marina.

I know you would have really loved today.

You would have liked seeing your kids smile and laugh.

-Hey, do I get one of those? -No, why?

And you would have liked seeing Andrea here, celebrating his birthday.

Our son decided to enroll here in Lecce for his last two years of school.

Okay.

I'm really hoping he likes it here.

I'll try my best, I promise.

But I don't know how well I'll do.

I'm really looking forward to it. Truly.

I miss you, Marina, more than you know.

As perfect as everything is,

I know it would be even better if you were here. With me.

What are you thinking?

Nothing.

For once, I'm not thinking.

Arianna and I leave in two days.

Her school'll be starting up soon.

What about Andrea's friends?

The ones from Naples?

Nah.

In fact, I don't want to alarm you, but, uh,

it sounded like they were plotting something.

They want to visit Andrea's cousins to see the olive trees.

Fine by me. They'll have to go to school eventually.

So, they can go back to Naples, and I'll finally start…

A new life with Andrea.

Well, we'll come visit you guys.

And you can come visit us whenever you like.

Listen.

I was thinking of putting in a transfer request to Lecce.

So we can eliminate all this distance, so we can all be together more.

Say something.

Don't just laugh at my ideas. What?

What should I say? "That would be great"?

-Better than great? -Well…

I think that sounds really cheesy.

But it's wonderful to hear.

Excuse me, since the music is not really what we asked for,

I had a little talk with the DJ.

Go, DJ!

Go, Arianna!