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A little more. Okay.

Go, go!

Monica!

- Hi Alice! - Hi!

- Did you bring me the book? - Of course. I read it.

Sony, I'm always late.

A Fernet, please.

- How much? - 300 lire.

In two minutes I'm done here.

- It's always busted. - They hit it pretty hard.

It doesn't bother me at all, you know?

- I come here only to see you. - Yes, sure...

I haven't seen you all week.

I have to work, huh? I got heaps of work to do.

Don't be upset...

Here...

A gift from the company.

The company... That company is working on short time.

If you say so... Have a good day, huh?

Goodbye, gorgeous.

He said: "Stay. Just make up an excuse.

- Who cares?" - You could have said you're at my place.

No, on Sunday I have to go to dad's boat.

Go! Go!

No!

Fuck...

There's a traffic control up ahead!

Don't worry, I'll deal with it.

Your registration, please.

Here you go.

Your license, please.

Here.

It's not your van?

No, it belongs to the company, I'm not the boss.

You exceeded the speed limit on the bridge.

The tractor basically stopped! I had to pass him.

That's how accidents happen.

Look, chief, if I'm late, my boss will fine me.

Now I have to issue a fine for exceeding the speed limit.

Your papers.

That's for you.

- May I go now? - Do as you please.

- Good day. - Bye.

- But that's a girl...! - Close the doors.

Hey... hey... it's okay.

You know how the nuns treat you in the hospital?

The old one, the chief nurse, I can recommend you that one.

It's a sad thing when you end up in the hands of the doctors.

Go get the stuff out of the van.

What about that one?

He's a good guy.

The doctor says our baby has a purulent infection in the ear.

She could go deaf...

it's complicated and costs a lot. Just what I need right now...

Okay, I'll talk to a friend of mine who works in admissions.

Well, you know, it's not so much for me, it's for my wife.

I have to explain her that I can't be home right now.

Relax, in eight days you'll be back in your bed.

What the hell are you doing?

- You wanna wreck everything? - Paolo!

- It's very fragile stuff. - Damn it!

You want her to hear us? Don't be such idiots.

It won't take much to turn everything into shit.

And what about this?

Put it under the sink.

Put the watch in there too.

Paolo, if you want, I'll visit your wife and put her at ease.

It's down in the village. 25 Via Milazo.

Be seeing you, huh?

Come on...

Come on.

No...

- Carletto? - Gino? Is that you?

Yes, I made the delivery.

- Everything okay? - Everything's okay.

- Problems? - None.

- You're still here? - Yes.

The boys gotta be taken care of. I promised them an advance.

That's 500,000.

- And be careful. - You bet.

What's she doing in there?

Eating?

Eating... She's eaten.

She didn't really like it.

Go check on her.

I'm going.

You've got to watch her, I can't take care of everything.

But where should she go?

She's like a fish in a net. And what do fish in nets do, huh?

Go and do it.

Hey...

Hey.

Hey!

What do you want?

Nothing... I need to go to the bathroom.

How am I gonna do it?

- Something wrong? - No, why?

Because I'm responsible for you two. And I don't want any trouble.

Close the door.

Now listen up, the two of you.

All we have to do now is wait. Wait, and that's it.

There's no risk unless you bring it on yourselves.

These are the pills.

Give her two of them, three times a day.

Two, got it?

Don't give her more, or she'll be too wasted.

- What if she gets agitated? - Calm her down.

That's your job, you're getting paid to do it.

Here.

That's what you gotta get her to write.

I brought your Barbera.

Now you're going to write a letter...

To your folks.

Good.

Write...

"Dear daddy..."

"Dear daddy, I'm fine.

I hope to see you again very soon."

Write!

"I hope to see you again very soon.

My life is in your hands."

Come on!

"My life is in your hands."

Go on!

"... Is in your hands.

Don't lose time."

Come one! Write "Don't lose time"!

Now sign it.

- Did she give you trouble? - No.

Good.

- Did you go to my house? - Of course. I was told the kid's better.

She'll be out of hospital soon.

My wife might need some cash.

- Right now? - Yeah.

Look, I'll try to get an advance from Carletto.

Then I can take it to your wife myself. Maybe tomorrow.

Can't do it tonight, though. I gotta take care of the letter.

Make some coffee.

Make some coffee. I'll get myself cleaned.

Hey...

Hey!

What do you want?

My back... it hurts.

I can't breathe.

I can't stay bound like this any longer.

Turn around.

Put your head down... on the cushion.

Don't move, huh?

- What did she want? - Nothing.

Her back was hurting, so I tied her hands in the front.

- We can't mess her up too much. - It's your business.

Where are you going now?

I'm basically always alone here.

I'll visit my daughter.

When will you be back?

This afternoon, maybe tomorrow. What's that to you?

- Nothing. - Lock the door, huh?

The little girl?

- Good evening. - Good evening.

- Good evening, Mrs. Theresa. - Hi Paolo! How's your daughter?

She's better. She's back home.

Hi.

Hi.

- I brought you her medicine. - You should have come back sooner.

The doctor said one before every meal, but she's already eaten.

Now we'll have to wait until midnight.

Until midnight?

I'd have gone to the pharmacy, but I hate to leave her alone.

She just went to sleep a while ago.

- Is there anything to eat around here? - Yes, minestrone.

- Cold, or do you want me to warm it up? - I'll eat it cold.

- I only thought... - You thought what?

Since you went to Boscone for the pinballs, I thought...

- you'd eat a pizza there. - I didn't go to Boscone.

Why not? You go there every Monday.

They didn't need the revision.

Six billiards and all those customers, but they don't need the revision?

How should I know? Maybe they got someone else.

- Or their machines don't break any more. - Yes...

What do you care?

- I say it for you, you'll lose clients. - Oh, come on...

She's asleep.

Oh, come on.

Don't be that way. She'll be fine, you'll see.

- It's not just the girl. - What is it then?

It's the way we live...

You're always away.

I'm not here because I have to work.

- Isn't there anything else to eat? - Yes, I have two cans.

- More cans...? - What do you mean, more cans?

You don't get them all the time, but today the butcher's closed.

Well, I'm not hungry anyway.

Now come on. Don't be like that.

Relax.

- If this deal I have works out... - What kind of deal?

The usual kind, what do you think?

- Cigarettes? - Yes, cigarettes.

Black market cigarettes. Respectable folks do it too. So?

But this one's an easier job.

It's a favor for a friend.

I'm only a middleman.

And as soon as I collect, I'll take you two to Laigueglia, huh?

You, me and the kid in Laigueglia. Every night in a pizzeria, huh?

Well, pizzeria? I'll take you to restaurants, huh?

- Let's go next door. - No...

- We'll wake the baby. - Let's get in there.

- We'll make noise... - Come on, let's go.

- She's sleeping. - Yes, the baby's sleeping...

- No, we'll wake her up... We'll wake her... - Let's go over there then.

Pull off the slip. That's it.

One moment...

Just like that.

Just like that.

Just like that.

Just like that.

Come on...

Let's go over there, or we'll get everything dirty.

No, let's stay here a while longer.

Now what's wrong?

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

It seems easy for you, but I can't help thinking about it.

Come on, we still have lots of time.

Luciano wrote you that they still got another year of work on the dam.

- And Brazil is far away. - But he's my husband.

What if he comes back? What will I tell him?

"What will I tell him? What will I tell him?"

Just tell him what happened.

When a man's got a wife like you, and also a baby girl...

it's better to have a job closer to home.

Alice Valerie...

"Yours, Umberto."

6.

22.

8.

14.

My game.

- 200,000? - 200,000.

- Want another one? - Yes.

300,000 this time?

Alright.

Reset the scores.

I finished.

- Come on, the pill. - More? No.

- Come on. - It hurts, it makes me sick.

Come on.

My face is burning all over.

I can't take it any more. You're poisoning me.

But I have to give them to you.

Throw the pills away, okay?

Watch out that she doesn't make a fool out of you.

This is not fun and games.

You enjoy the good life here.

You got your ass sitting in a tub of butter.

You don't have to take any chances.

This is no job for someone with a family.

Why? Does your wife boss you around?

Go easy on the hot pepper.

Will you let me in on what's going on? No one ever tells me anything!

They try to buy time.

They want to pay less. They don't have enough cash.

They want more time.

But we will make them pay.

Even if we have to cut her into little pieces.

Avanzini, Gino.

Hello.

The inspector wants a word with you.

Right now?

Why? You got an appointment?

No, but...

this here's a real champion.

You don't get to meet someone like him every day.

So what?

"So what?" We're half way. At least let us play to 90?

Come on, come on, Gino, let's go, come on.

Well, I'm sorry. I'll be back soon.

No problem.

Let's go.

- Bye. - See you.

Stop it... Cut it out!

Relax.

Everything's fine! It's fine!

Alice... it's okay.

Now you're in trouble as well, huh?

You think you can play smart on me? Bitch!

Will you tell them that you saw my face, huh?

The one in trouble is you! We'll get our cash no matter what!

You whore!

You're a whore! You go with everybody, huh?

- Nice letters you got here! - They're from my boyfriend, so what?

How many boyfriends you got, huh? One, two, three, how many?

Did you enjoy it the other night?

You weren't sleeping.

- It was you? - Who do you think it was?

I was afraid it was one of the others.

And your name is Alice? Like the fishes.

Yes, like the "alici"... like the anchovies... the fishes.

- And what's this? - "Horcynus Orca".

What?

I like to wear men's shirts.

It belongs to a Spanish friend of mine whose name is Umberto.

One of the guys from the letters.

Avanzini, Gino.

This time you're really in it.

It's a passion, inspector. I already told the sergeant.

I'd play for fun...

but these guys don't pick up the stick unless they see 10,000 lire.

Forget about billiards. Sit down.

I don't care about your billiards.

Where were you on Tuesday the 6th?

- The 6th... - Two weeks ago.

Well...

If you don't remember, I will tell you:

- You were seen in Via Gerbido. - But that's absurd!

I haven't been to Via Gerbido for two months!

And then I was there for work, not for walks.

But you know the Maltese?

Do you know her or not?

Well, yes...

- Why? - Don't you read the papers?

They've been talking about it for two weeks.

They found her stabbed in her apartment in Via Gerbido.

On Tuesday the 6th.

And at 9:30 you were there.

- Tuesday the 6th? - Yes.

- At 9:30 a.m.? - Yes!

Impossible, I was working! I start work at 8:00 a.m.

Tuesday the 6th...

Oh yes, I was on the Becca bridge!

I was stopped by the police.

I was driving in my van to Voghera to check an electric motor.

They even fined me.

Here it is.

Take a look, inspector.

Mind if I smoke?

No.

You can go.

Giuseppe!

Escort this gentleman.

But don't leave town, got it?

Fine with me.

Have a good day.

- Since when does he work? - Has he anything to do with the Maltese?

Oh, wake up, Mezzabarba, wake up!

But I do know he lost 400,000 lire at billiards.

On Becca bridge...

Becca bridge...

- Listen, we're going for a little drive there. - I'll inform the chief.

No, don't inform anyone.

This time we'll do it alone.

Get down and be quiet!

You smoke too, huh?

I've always smoked.

I lost the desire after taking all your pills.

- Nationals, huh? - It's all I got.

Well, aren't you going to light it?

- Ah, so you also stole my lighter. - Yes, why?

I don't care, but I also had a pack of Marlboros in my bag.

I'd rather smoke them than your crap.

I smoked them.

You can keep the lighter. It's a gift, a souvenir.

- Hey Paolo! - Hi Vittorio.

Is that all?

I told you a thousand times your business doesn't pay.

Alright, but I have my clients. What am I supposed to tell them?

I sure know I won't make a fortune with that kind of work.

- Luckily I have other offers. - Gino had to have a change of air.

Carletto said you shouldn't show up at home.

Gino only thinks about billiards. I'm not as dumb as Gino, I've got a family.

- Bye. - Bye.

I stink.

I stink, I stink.

If I don't wash, I will die.

The shower's broken, there's hardly any water.

Better than nothing.

I'm so dirty. Let me take a bath.

Take me in there.

- No tricks now, huh? - What tricks?

You're following me around everywhere. Besides, you can watch me...

Or would that bother you?

Come on, get moving.

You never take a bath, huh?

It's freezing.

Look what these cuffs did...

Come on, pass me the soap.

- You sunbathe naked? - Sure, always on the boat.

We do too sometimes.

But only the men, the women don't.

You're from Calabria.

When did you come to the North?

Not long ago.

- When did you decide to become a crook? - A crook?

- In the North, there's never enough money. - Ah, I understand.

That's why you ended up working for them, huh?

What's that to you?

Nothing.

Nothing really.

But still...

But still what?

I just think you're different from the other guy...

the one who made me write the letter to my dad yesterday.

Why should I be like him? Are we brothers?

- Is this yours? - Yes.

I'll put it on then.

Shit!

- You were sleeping? - No.

Here we are, spaghetti, rice and canned meat for a month.

- What? A month? - Hey...

Don't worry, it's just a manner of speaking.

A manner of speaking? It's easy for you!

You come and go as you please!

But I'm busting my balls, understood? I'm busting my balls!

Keep it down, she might hear you.

So what if she does?

What does that mean?

That they're bullshitting us! We pay you today, we pay you tomorrow...!

- Do they have the money or not? - Of course they have, and lots of it.

It's just a question of days, I'm telling you.

- Tomorrow, I'm going to town. - You won't go anywhere.

Gino has to stay put. Now I am the contact.

Why does he have to stay put? What happened? They caught him?

Wake up! If they caught him, we wouldn't be here talking, right?

- Gino's committed a small stupidity. - And so?

And so... He's laying low.

It's better that he had a change of air.

- But what about us? - Nothing has changed for us.

Gino has been replaced by Vittorio.

As I said, it's just a question of days.

They will pay. They will pay, you'll see.

Watch out for the scooter!

- Who is it? - I'm Paolo, the Turinese.

Why did you come here?

I decided to come here because nobody is giving me any orders.

You know your orders. You stay there. So go back now!

I made it clear from the start, I got family - it was part of the deal.

A quick job. Two or three days max, and I'd be back home.

- What should I tell my wife now? - To mind her own business. That's all.

Yeah, but If I'm out all night...

she might come looking for me. You know how women are.

Then keep your fingers off other men's wives. You're welcome to quit.

I don't wanna quit anything.

Please understand, it's only the two of us in the cabin, me and the boy.

And since Gino left he's been playing up a little.

Hey Carletto, would you get out of the way?

- I know, I know! - "I know, I know"...

Come on, we've got to finish cleaning.

Gino has been replaced by Vittorio. That's all.

Yeah, I saw him for the first time yesterday.

- Tomorrow morning you'll see him again. - Alright.

I want to listen to the game. Ah, take this.

What does "Horcynus Orca" mean?

"Orcinus". Like Moby Dick, a whale.

A giant whale, fierce, ferocious.

Is this game really so interesting?

"Orca"...

I've been a fan of Juventus for 10 years. That's a soccer team.

Hey... what's wrong?

Would you tell me what's up?

You really have to ask? I feel like an animal in here.

I've always treated you well.

- It's not my fault that... - So it's my fault?

- No, but... - But what?

Your father doesn't pay up! You see?

- Does he have money or not? - No idea, I'm not his bank.

- He doesn't love you? - Of course he does.

We play tennis, he takes me on his boat...

- So? - He's not my real father, that's all.

I'm someone else's daughter, a writer, a famous one.

My mother told me. My dad probably doesn't even know.

Are you going to kill me if they don't pay?

What are you saying?

- Would you be able to kill me? - Me?

You can trust me.

We're friends, aren't we?

- Come on, don't talk bullshit. - It's the truth!

I swear it's the truth.

I... I'm sure that nothing will happen to you.

I washed your stuff.

Ah, canned meat again! I could vomit!

Come on, eat.

- You're not so well organized, huh? - What does that mean?

It means that nothing works around this place.

You know what I think? They bailed on you.

They are in town... They're closing the deal.

- No way. - But sure!

They abandoned you, and you know it. One disappears, then the other.

The older ones always cheat. They'll rip you off as well, you'll see.

How much did they promise you?

Tell me. Tell me.

- My share. - And you believe them?

I can imagine what you'll get - they let you practically die of starvation now.

- And whose side are you on? - Yours. You should know that by now.

Listen, let's escape together.

- What are you saying? - Who could stop us?

There's nobody here. And you can count on me.

We'll tell them... they forced you to do it!

And that you were being held prisoner, same as me.

You planned to let me go from the start. You only waited for the right moment, huh?

You'd be a hero, and they'll shower you with money.

- And they'll kill me. - How should they kill you?

- They will catch them. - Who'll get caught?

They'll catch us, the little guys.

But the others, the ones on top...

I don't even know their faces. They never get caught.

Besides, they've been good to me.

You know what it's like to live with the fear that you might get killed any minute?

Then let's forget about it.

If you give me a glass of wine, I might be able to eat this shit.

You don't drink? Come on, drink.

Are you leaving?

Lina?

Lina?

Even the coffee's out.

If they're not back in two days...

I'll take you with me. We'll escape together.

Another two days?

Tomorrow.

Michele Turrisi!

Come out with your hands in the air!

- Come out with your hands in the air! - If you scream, I'll kill you.

- Michele, wait! What are you up to? - Shut up!

Don't try anything stupid.

Think before you do anything, Turrisi!

We'll give you five minutes to come out!

We know you're in there! Surrender!

Don't make things worse for yourself!

We'll give you five minutes!

I have to hide it. If they find me armed, they'll shoot me on the spot.

What's wrong?

- Don't worry, nothing will happen to you. - In the name of the law...

- surrender! - Listen, just tell them the truth...

That I've always helped you. That we care for each other!

Alice, I didn't know it's a kidnapping. I don't have a record.

They'll give me no more than two years, and then...

- Come out now! - we'll see each other again.

I've never seen you before, I don't know you, I don't even know who you are!

- What are you saying, love? - You got it?

- Take this chain off my feet! - Have you gone mad?

- You coward... coward, asshole, you bastard! - I don't understand...

Take this chain off my feet now!

- What are you saying, Alice? - Do as I say, you loser!

Michele Turrisi, come out with your hands in the air!

But Alice, look... I really care for you.

No!

You go over there!

The others come with me!

Stay calm, don't worry.

It's all over now. We'll take you home.

Where is the key?

The key for the cuffs?

He has it...

in his pocket.

Come on...

- Is this yours, miss? - Later. Go get an ambulance.

He wanted to kill me. He came after me with the gun.

I defended myself, and it went off.

But you didn't kill anyone, Ms. Varlerio.

No, you didn't kill anyone, I assure you.

We shot him from the hallway. Didn't you see?

When he charged at you, he was in our field of fire.

I shot him, understand?

I shot him.

We'll take you home now. Alright?

That's a good girl.

Can you walk?