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Do you know that you are a very nice person? Are you married?

No, no!

With my temperament, I prefer to be alone and not upset anyone.

Do you live with your family? - Unfortunately I have no family!

I live alone.

Listen, my life story is a drama.

I would rather not spoil your meal with my sorrows.

Do not worry. I'm just curious to know your story.

My father and brother died in a car accident when I was 2 years old.

Shortly thereafter my mother suffered a terrible stroke.

She has been in an asylum for over 30 years.

Enough? - Oh my! This is terrible!

Who looked after you when you were little?

Luckily I had my guardian angel too!

Who was?

A distant relative of my mother, whose name I never even knew!

She always looked after us. After my mother recovered,

I was admitted to a nuns' college.

When I came of age,

I was contacted by a banking institution,

telling me that someone had made it available to me

a lifetime pension sufficient to survive

and to pay the monthly fee for the hospice where my mother was hospitalized.

And did you have the opportunity to meet your benefactor?

It was never possible for me to meet him.

The only reference I had was the bank

where I had left the instructions for my life pension.

But whenever I tried to get some information,

I was always told that I had received express orders

to maintain complete anonymity.

Now enough about my private life.

I believe we are here to talk about work.

You know, I had completely forgotten about that!

My company instructed me to contact you,

which for me was a great honor,

because I consider her as one of the best journalists there is,

to convey the most sincere congratulations to you on your transmission,

and to give you news that will surely give you great pleasure.

Mr. Stavros... in person...

... wants to meet with you for an interview.

It will arrive on December 15th for the release of ''Glória e Sucesso''.

And tell me that way? - How did you want me to tell you?

I hope you're not kidding me! - I wouldn't dare such a thing, Mrs. Strato!

Do you know that the great boss hasn't given an interview for over 30 years?

Of course I know! As you can see, after all you are not so unlucky as that!

He will arrive in Rome, in his private plane, around 20:30.

He should go to the Opera Palace around 9 pm.

But know that he will have to respect some provisions.

No camcorders, no photographs.

You were only given 30 minutes, and not a second longer!

I'm starting to find you very nice.

Before doing so, don't forget to get the authorization at 8 pm at my office.

Be rested. I will be punctual.

Very punctual.

Hi Mommy! How are you, my dear?

Today is the happiest day of my life, Mom!

I have been waiting for this moment for years!

Just think! I will have the honor of meeting you in person...

Mr. Stavros Mintas!

Excuse! I must be bothering you!

Mom...

... I so wanted you to share this joy with me!

I love you a lot, Mom!

I really like you!

Special Stavros

Conducted in Studio by

Before starting the second part of the ''Stavros Special'',

I would like to thank you for the preference you have given to this broadcast

last week.

We were followed by about 13 million viewers,

with an audience share of 48 percent,

which placed the ''Special Stavros'' as the most followed issue of the year.

An incredible result that its authors would never have imagined.

Thank you very much.

As I told you last week,

we are on the eve of the first edition of ''Glória e Sucesso''.

The demonstration for humanitarian purposes to which, as you know, Stavros joined,

having sent a $10 million business card,

to help rebuild Kosovo.

The arrival in Italy of the richest man in the world,

I take on the aspect of a historical event for two special reasons:

firstly, the fact that Stavros appears in public,

after nearly thirty years of exile, on his beautiful island in the Pacific.

Secondly, the fact of entering your home country,

after nearly forty years of absence.

Obviously, the entire newsroom is working hard to get

an exclusive interview with our most distinguished fellow citizen.

Waiting for future events,

we will already start to issue this second issue of ''Special Stavros'',

which I hope will help to clarify some of the aspects

from the extraordinary life of one of the most interesting men

of our century.

Special Stavros

Do you want to immerse yourself in a world of freshness and well-being?

Experience the gentle fragrance of Ranieri shower gel.

You won't be able to stop using it...

Special Stavros

I arrived in Rome in the late fifties,

to respond to an advertisement for a film production company.

They were looking for a woman, with my characteristics,

to play the role of Paulina Bonaparte in the film ''Napoleon''.

I showed up at an old casting agent's office,

and I was chosen from among a hundred candidates.

It was then that I met Stavros, in his big office in Piazza Navona.

So what do you think?

Don't you think she's perfect for playing the role of Paulina Bonaparte?

You know, you are the man I hate the most in the world, no offense I must say.

But I must say that he has an extraordinary talent for casting.

Would you like to play the role of Paulina Bonaparte?

Are you kidding, Mr. Stavros?

No, I'm not kidding!

But do you already have any acting experience?

There is no problem with that. I assure you it is very good!

Then you will be our Paulina Bonaparte.

I started shooting that movie with great emotion.

He acted alongside what would later become

the great Monica Foster.

I hope you're kidding! Did you see Monica's expression?

Of course! - And you call it acting?

If they're going to represent the entire film like that, we might as well stop!

I thought the scene was really good!

I don't care what you think!

If I tell you that Mónica Foster plays poorly, you should redo the scene...

I don't know why, but Stavros couldn't stand Monica's presence.

And whenever she filmed a scene,

she immediately got into big arguments with the director.

Do you like flowers? - Much!

Me either. Whether at home or in the office, I demand that they be fresh.

Your perfume accompanies my life.

I never imagined that a businessman like you,

could feel so much love for nature.

He would have made a very common mistake.

We must always see beyond appearances.

What would you say to me if I invited you to discover

other hidden facets of my character?

I was particularly attracted to this man.

He had an unusual sweetness and sensitivity.

Between us a relationship was born,

which was soon reported in all the newspapers of the time.

This restaurant is fantastic!

It's been a long time since I've had such good meat!

We have to get back here!

Your wishes are my orders, my love!

Good Morning! You hadn't told me you were coming to eat with our Paulina Bonaparte!

You could at least have the courtesy to introduce me!

Much pleasure. I'm Hans Helmut. - Magdalene Ruta.

I must tell you that she is even more beautiful than I imagined.

I just hope I haven't violated your privacy.

If I did, I apologize.

I wish you an excellent dinner rest.

To the next! - To the next!

How did he know of Paulina Bonaparte's existence?

He's my partner, and he must have seen a picture of you in the office.

You never told me you had a partner.

It was lucky for you that he wasn't in the office when you went to testify,

otherwise you would have known him for sure.

The way you talk, I don't think you like him very much.

Forget it. Maybe one day I'll tell you a lot about yourself.

Then you will understand.

I can't hide that I was very attracted to Stavros' partner.

Despite his presence causing me a feeling of dread and fear.

Despite still being in love with Stavros,

the unconsciousness and the impetus of my twenties

led me to commit an act I should never have done.

During the party organized for the premiere of the film ''Napoleon'',

your partner didn't take his eyes off me,

and he courted me in such a way,

which made me very uncomfortable.

While the reception was going on, we went behind a fake mirror,

what allowed us to control the whole situation without being seen.

I don't know how Stavros came to discover my betrayal.

Either someone saw us... or maybe it was his intuition.

The fact is, his reaction was terrible and uncontrolled.

You behaved like a real whore, like a woman on the street!

Only a whore could do what you did!

Now take everything that is yours and disappear from my life forever!

Understood? You're a whore, and you belong in a brothel!

She was left alone. I had lost the man I loved and my job.

And it was then that, in desperation, I turned to Helmut,

that, deep down, had been the cause of all my problems.

He threw me out of the house. Now I have nothing left.

I lost the money... the job...

Help me, Hans. You can do it.

I'm very sorry, but I believe your acting career is over.

Despite being his partner, he will not accept your coming back to work with us.

I was stupid. I ruined my life!

What am I going to do now? - Maybe there's a solution.

I own a school run by nuns.

The old headmistress had to retire due to health problems.

I can speak to the Mother Superior,

but I cannot guarantee you that she will accept my recommendation.

But I have no experience of running a school. What would you have to do?

It's very simple. You are a smart woman and you would learn quickly.

If you can get the place, one day you'll have to do something for me.

What do you mean by that? I don't understand!

You will understand when the time comes.

But, don't forget that if you don't do what I ask,

you will no longer be able to count on my help.

I didn't quite understand what Helmut meant by his speech.

But I accepted the proposal, despite that job not attracting me much.

I had known the luxury and riches of cinema,

and I certainly didn't like the idea of ​​being employed at a college.

But, on the other hand, I had no other chance of survival.

You must be aware of my previous experience as a film actress.

This work is very different from anything I've done before.

But I tell you right now,

that from now on, I'll try not to think about my past,

so that I can dedicate all my time to you.

Above being your director, I want to be your friend.

But I demand respect. This is something very important.

I know you are not here by choice,

but because it was imposed on you by the judicial authority.

I know it's hard, but don't forget you're in college,

therefore, we all have to respect rules.

And to do that, I need your help.

I soon realized the content of Helmut's speech at the restaurant.

The girls at that school were all being exploited,

in a huge prostitution business,

that was controlled by him,

and to which I had unconsciously become an accomplice.

All of Helmut's requests must be satisfied.

otherwise he would be out of work.

and I would be forced to return to the poverty from which I had started.

I remember that one day he contacted me,

asking me to accompany two of the high schools,

to the rich residence of an Arab Sheikh.

And we should fulfill all his requests.

The first experience, with that Arab sheikh, was terrible,

either for me or for the girls.

But all of Helmut's wishes must be satisfied.

Now he masturbates me...

That's right...

Suck it...

Masturbate me and look me in the eye! Look at me!

Faster!

Put it in your mouth!

That situation lasted for a few months.

The girls continued to prostitute themselves,

until the day the school porter came to see me in my office.

He told me he caught one of the girls trying to go out at night.

I pretended to be surprised,

and I had to put on the most serious air I could,

so that he could reprimand her for what he had tried to do.

A few days later the police showed up at the school,

and I was arrested, accused of collaborating in prostitution.

One of the girls at the school had denounced everything,

with the complicity of Helmut's driver.

The school was closed. In the process, I was sentenced to two years in prison.

Stavros was acquitted.

I obviously testified on his behalf.

This is my story.

Special Stavros

Just two glasses and a bottle of Salieri champagne...

... to give in to temptation...

Special Stavros

I met Stavros in early 1940.

He worked as a stable boy in his uncle's stables.

He was a nice and nice young man, despite being very poor.

I don't hide that I was madly in love with him.

I often went to him...

...trying to draw his attention to me.

But he was engaged to a good friend of mine,

and he didn't want to know about me at all.

What are you doing?

I'm working! Because? Not noticed?

I came to ask you if tomorrow you want to go to the party with me

organized in the village.

No thank you. Tomorrow I have a date with Ana.

I don't think she wants to go. I don't know... we'll see.

Now I still have a lot to do.

I don't feel like thinking about what I'll do tomorrow.

If we decide to go, we'll meet there.

It's ok. So, I'm walking. Goodbye. - Goodbye!

Good Morning! - Good Morning! How are you?

Well. And you?

It could be better, but I can't complain.

Are you also going to the village party tomorrow?

We've been waiting all year for the arrival of this day, how could it be missing!

So, see you tomorrow! - Goodbye!

Stavros went to the party with my friend Ana,

and he danced all the time with her, never even looking at me!

She was furious. She felt devoured by jealousy.

I had to do something to end that relationship.

A short time later, the ideal occasion presented to me.

She wanted to ask you a favor. - He speaks.

My father is very bad...

... and to treat it, medications are needed.

On the black market they asked me for 50 lire.

The only person who can lend me the money is Stavros' uncle.

If he's willing to help me,

I can leave you, as a guarantee, a ring...

... that my mother left me.

Worth at least ten times more! It's very beautiful!

Why are you telling me and not talking to him directly?

No. That man is a pig.

I once tried to ask him for a favor and he tried to get his hands on me!

If Stavros ever found out about this, even he would be able to kill me!

Do not worry. Tomorrow I will talk to him.

Why did you want to see me? - I wanted to talk to you.

This is a very important favor that Ana asked me to ask her.

And why did you come? Does Ana have no language to speak?

Unfortunately, she has her father very badly, and it was not possible for her to come.

And what is it about?

She needs to buy medicine for her father.

He really needs them! On the black market they asked him for 50 lire!

If she could lend you that money,

she could give him a ring of value as collateral.

I spent a lifetime working non-stop!

I make great sacrifices to save even a lyre!

Honestly, I don't know what could interest me in a ring!

But the ring would only serve as a guarantee! Guarantee of what?

I know Ana's family well and I know she could never give me my money back!

But if Ana wants me to lend her something, she knows what she has to do.

And you have to help her!

Tell me, what did he tell you? Did you bring the ring?

Yes, I have it here. What do you think?

It's very beautiful.

Unfortunately, this alone is not enough. He wants something else too.

What more does that pig want? Try to imagine.

You bastard! He will never get what he wants!

To buy the drugs, the only chance is to ask him for the money.

On the other hand, he's just an old man.

Hear what I tell you to do and he won't touch you with a finger.

I will try to calm your heat afterwards.

Rest assured, don't worry. And would you do that for me?

What are friends for?

The next day I met Stavros...

... and pretended to trust him with everything that had happened the night before,

indicating the place of the meeting,

to demonstrate to you the veracity of my version.

What you tell me cannot be true! I do not believe!

She's been having sex with your uncle for a long time because of money.

Right now he is tired,

and he asked me to lend him the money, I too would join them.

That's what Ana told me! It's not possible! This is a lie!

Why do you look at this ring so much! Come here, I want to kiss you!

This one is not worth anything! If they want the money, you have to be the one having fun!

The next day, when I went to the stables,

to see Stavros' reaction, I found his uncle's corpse.

Only then did I start to realize

of what my unconsciousness had caused.

I never saw Stavros again.

Since that day, I carry a huge remorse in my conscience.

Ashamed of what he had done,

I never wanted to see my friend again.

And I closed myself in a silence that has lasted until today.

The fact that you spoke, maybe it helped me,

to make my pain more bearable,

that I have carried inside me for nearly fifty years.

Special Stavros

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with which a unique wine is made:

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Special Stavros

I met Stavros in October 1940.

At the time, he had decided to leave for France, for political reasons.

Shortly thereafter, World War II broke out.

I remember that I met him in the car that made his career

from Cabo de Orlando to Reggio Calabria station,

from where a train departed that would take me to the French border.

We're going to take a short 20-minute break and we're off right away!

There is a restaurant nearby. Anyone who wants to eat something can follow me.

You look delighted to look at that ring!

Leave me alone! I don't feel like talking!

Where are you going? I told you to leave me alone!

''I told you to leave me alone!''

How can you imitate my voice like that?

It is a gift. Offer me a cigarette.

Imagine I was about to ask you for a cigarette!

I don't even have money to buy a piece of bread.

Just imagine! A cigarette!

We're pretty screwed! A bright future awaits us, my friend!

Yes, I think the same thing too.

Neither Stavros nor I had a penny in our pockets.

We quickly realized that if we wanted to reach France,

we had to invent something.

I noticed two people who had stayed with us on the bus.

They seemed to be wealthy people and that gave me an idea right away.

It says? Maybe he got the money.

At where? Look over there!

I approached them and using my sympathy, I soon became friends with them.

I heard that the old man was the girl's father-in-law,

and I immediately realized that she was not indifferent to Stavros' charms.

So we shared the work.

Now look to the left... Don't stop looking...

... Now close your eyes... that's right...

...that...very well...

Keep your eyes closed and I can help you solve your problems.

That's right... just a little more like this...

Do you know that I am a psychologist?...

That's right... like this...

To sleep...

I see you are a very introverted man!

And filled with a deep sadness...

Now let's try to get some more sleep...

... a little more... That's right... Very well...

That's right... very well...

Close your eyes a little longer, please!

You have to understand that you can only open your eyes when I tell you.

If you want to heal, you must do whatever I say.

We managed to get the necessary money

to proceed with the journey with some success.

We managed to reach France, where our paths parted.

I saw him again many years after the war, at his house in Rome.

I remember that I was also present

a French friend of his, who had been with him in a military group.

Stavros was already an important film producer.

He offered me to work at his company as a secretary.

I immediately accepted his proposal,

for he found me in a desperate economic situation.

At that time, he had a relationship with a beautiful woman,

but that she had lost her sight when she was young.

I know you're very good at imitating voices. Yes, I am.

I wanted to ask you a favor.

I warn you that you cannot refuse,

otherwise you'll end up in the middle of the street,

whereas you also work thanks to me.

I believe I have never refused you any favors. What it is?

From Stavros. Stavros?

He will be away for a few days,

and I would like to meet his wife.

But for that I need you to soundtrack.

Make it a soundtrack? I can not understand!

I mean you will have to imitate Stavros' voice.

limit Stavros! I want to play with his wife!

Do you want to cheat on his wife? She is blind!

Of course! But he's no imbecile!

She would soon realize this antics!

Also, I never cheat on a friend! Never!

If you do as I tell you, she won't understand.

And don't forget one thing.

I am a partner of Stavros with 50% of the capital.

And at any moment I can decide to fire you.

Now think well, but think quickly, before it's too late.

I understand!

Very well... I do it.

I was forced to accept that blackmail,

and a short time later I also realized that young women

who came to take tests to get into the movies,

they were also required to comply with his requests.

Come on, move this rat! Come on, move!

Keep your mouth open, Indian girl! That's right!

Some time later, Stavros was absent from Rome for a few days,

and Mr. Helmut then wanted to put his project into practice.

Goodnight. My goodness, you scared me!

But you shouldn't just come back the day after tomorrow.

It was not possible for me! What do you mean?

Come closer to me, darling. Why are you talking to me from so far away?

I came with two men... Did you come with two men?

You could have warned me! Now you bring people here without telling me first?

I could not. Try to understand, my love. A terrible thing has happened!

If you promise to stay calm, I'll tell you everything.

But please try not to get upset!

A man approaches me and points a gun at me,

threatening to kill me! Oh my!

Because? What did he want? What did he want?...

I had stopped on the highway to get gas.

Then two more arrived and assaulted me!

One of them, threatening me, forced me to bring him here!

They forced me to open the safe and took everything! Everything!!

If they took everything, why don't they leave?

Give them my jewelry, but make them leave!

Yes, they've already taken them, but that's not all...

So what do they want from us yet?

Want more! What?

Listen, honey... I'm getting fed up!

Calm down! A man is approaching you.

Why does he approach me? Try to calm down!

It's a matter of life and death! They are capable of killing us!

Do you understand? Now don't move, please!

Calm down... Calm down... What does this bastard want?

You can't do anything else... Why is he touching me?

Please try to do anything!

I can't do anything!

You love me, don't you?... You don't want anything to happen to me...

Remember that the other is threatening me with a weapon!

Let him do what he wants, my love... Don't worry...

I know it's a terrible thing... but we were forced to do this...

I understand that it's not easy for you...

... but you'll see how it will soon be over.

Let him do what he wants, darling...

That...

Most important of all, don't move.

You will see that it will not harm you.

Take it easy, dear. If you stay calm, you will see that nothing happens to you.

You will see that soon it will all be over.

You must do it to save our lives.

These guys aren't afraid of anything. They are capable of anything.

Yeah, let him kiss you... Yeah, let him do it.

Let me do it...

That's right.

You have to put on a good face, in this disgusting game.

You make me suffer, but you must continue!

That's what they want, so don't stop! To be continued!

I feel like I'm going crazy... I'm going crazy...

This is terrible!...

Now that's enough!

Do you mind stopping? Let's get this over with!

We can all make mistakes in life, and I made the most serious of mistakes.

If Stavros hears this interview, he just wants to tell you one thing.

Although more than 40 years have passed,

I apologize for all the harm I have done to you.

Special Stavros

In the last part of ''Special Stavros'', which will air next week,

we hope to be able to offer you the long-awaited moment of truth.

All the testimonies you've heard so far,

may be denied or confirmed by the interested party.

As long as he agrees to speak before our cameras.

Anyway,

once again let me thank you for the preference given to this issue.

Marco with you one more meeting for the last part of ''Special Stavros'',

cordially saying goodbye to everyone. Your Antonella Strato.

Goodbye and see you next week.

Goes into!

It's Ms. Strato! Send her in.

I don't want to be disturbed. Please come in.

Goodnight. Hello!

Please sit down. Thanks.

I see she is a very punctual person.

Yes, I am by habit.

Yesterday afternoon, at the restaurant, I didn't realize I was so slender.

How do you keep in shape?

I try to take care of my food

and I practice my favorite sport, which is dance.

You're lucky to make time for that.

I smoke a lot and I don't find free time to practice sports.

It's just a matter of will. Do you really think?

When you start having your first heart problems, you'll notice this.

It was very nice what you said.

But I too must give you bad news.

I hope it has nothing to do with my interview.

Yes, that is precisely what it is.

Stavros lncorporation didn't like one of his interviews.

In particular, the one that was made with the one who was said to be

having been in the past the personal secretary of Mr. Stavros.

He didn't claim to be. He was even Stavros' secretary.

That's what he says.

Before I let go of my interviews,

I am in the habit of carrying out very precise investigations.

I do not 'want to argue. I'm just telling you what they told me.

The statements about the assault on that old man on the bus,

they didn't like anything. So, they left it up to me to make a decision

on the question of giving him credit or not.

What do you mean by that?

I mean they left it entirely in my hands

give him credit or not.

So I hope there isn't any problem.

As I have already had the opportunity to tell you, I am a very curious man.

I would like to satisfy one of my curiosities before crediting it.

If so, I will try to be of assistance.

So tell me what you want!

As she practices the dance, I would very much like to see her dance.

Dear Sir, I am a journalist...

... and not a professional dancer.

And if, as I have a feeling, you want something else after the dance...

...then I can tell you that you can shove your crediting up your ass.

And satisfy your curiosity with any whore,

as long as you find someone willing to be with you!

Yes, who speaks? Mr. Stavros wants to know

if Mrs. Strato stopped by to pick up his authorization.

She was supposed to come to my office today to pick her up, but she didn't show up.

Try to locate her. Certainly. I will do everything possible.

Don't forget, it's very important.

Be rested. I will try to contact her.

Goodbye!

Good evening! Beautiful flowers arrived for your mother today!

But we don't know who sent them.

Does she now also receive roses from secret admirers?

Mom...

Your world must be much better than the one I live in.

I've been waiting for this moment for years,

but the disgust of that disgusting man ruined everything in an instant.

In fact, I'm not lucky. I don't know what you were like when you were young, but...

... I am unable to accept blackmail...

... whoever it is! Go...

What did you say, Mom?

Go...

Look me in the eye as you suck my cock.

Don't stop looking at me!

You must not take your eyes off mine, not even for a second!

I get horny fucking you while you look at me!

You wanted to play a lady of character, but you like cane!

Don't stop looking at me, mule!

Forgiveness. Is it Ms. Strato? Yes, I am.

Please accompany me. Certainly.

Mrs. Strato is here. Can I send her in?

Let him in immediately. Please come in.

Goodnight.

It is a great pleasure for me to meet you, Ms. Strato.

Please sit down.

I'm glad I came. It's an honor for me, Mr. Stavros.

I wonder what this meeting must have cost you.

I've already given orders to fire that pig from the press department.

I apologize on your behalf and on behalf of the company I represent.

Unfortunately, we live in a world of shameless people,

and even I can't get rid of them!

Do you want to take something? No, thank you.

I see you're nervous. Make yourself comfortable.

I remind you that we only have half an hour.

Mind if I take notes while you answer me?

Be my guest.

First I would like to know

what were the reasons that led you to leave ltaly before the war?

At the time, I committed a great madness,

brought about by a great love that I will never forget in my whole life.

Have you ever loved someone?

The only person I like madly is my mother.

So she knows what that means. You would do anything for your mother, wouldn't you?

I, who never had a family,

I have given my whole life into the hands of a woman.

My parents were of Greek origin, and emigrated to Italy in 1915,

having settled in Sicily.

Four years later they decided to bring me into the world.

We were a very poor family.

When I was eight years old, my parents died of tuberculosis.

I was raised by my father's brother, who had fun treating me like a slave.

I was about 20 years old when I met Ana.

We had a wonderful relationship.

And she was able to give me the love that life had always denied me.

Unfortunately, once again, fate had chosen another path for me.

I don't care about this damn ring! Come here I want to kiss you!

My world had collapsed,

that's why I decided to end the life of that pig of my uncle.

At that time, my uncle was very important in the village.

At the time, killing a fascist meant death.

So I decided to flee to France.

What happened during the trip has already been told you in detail

by my former secretary.

I arrived in Paris and started doing small jobs.

I was just trying to survive.

Until the day Nazi troops invaded France.

It was then that I decided to put myself at the service of the group of liberation fighters.

This was not exactly an act of heroism.

After all, I had nothing to lose.

And considering that at the time the Germans were allies of the Italians,

extradition for my uncle's murder would be more than certain.

It was precisely on a mission that consisted of recovering

a load of artwork,

that fate unexpectedly changed my life.

Look what I found on the truck.

But you have to promise me that you keep a secret.

Of course!

None of the others must know.

All that gold should be worth the equivalent

to two million lire today.

Sergeant Duhem and I didn't think twice.

Although we are aware that you are committing an illegal act,

we decided to hide that box,

with the purpose of returning to retrieve it at the end of the war.

Unfortunately, my partner lost his life during an attack.

A few months after the war ended, I went back to retrieve that gold.

With the money I got from selling it,

I decided to invest in the movie world,

which was then in full expansion.

For years, business went from strength to strength,

until the day that...

Tell me why did you want to meet me?

The reason is very clear and simple.

You are one of the few survivors of the Águilla resistance group,

and the only one who got rich after the war.

The others are nothing but paupers.

What do you mean by that? How do you know the Águilla group?

I was part of the German forces that were in France,

and after the landing of allied forces,

my company received orders to transport to Germany,

a shipment of art stolen from some French museums.

We were attacked by the Águilla group.

I was taken prisoner and part of that shipment disappeared.

And then? I think at the time we weren't playing.

If I remember correctly, we were at war.

Of course we were at war, but war has its rules,

and that shipment disappeared.

He was restored to command of allied forces.

More properly to General Carl Williams. But it was incomplete.

A box of gold ingots was missing.

I don't understand what you're telling me,

but I ask you to leave my office immediately.

We have nothing more to say to each other.

As you wish.

Please be aware that I still have the transport order for the shipment.

And the French authorities would be very pleased

for being able to investigate the disappearance of that gold!

And I believe that the tax authorities would also be particularly pleased to know

how could you start such an activity,

whereas before the war you were just a poor bastard.

What do you want?

Calm down, I don't want money.

I know you run a company of great capacity. He's a great manager.

I think 50% would get to me. I believe it to be an honest proposal.

I don't think I exaggerated. Does not agree?

That man came into my life in a haughty way.

And it was for me the beginning of a dark period,

of which you already know all the details.

Did he see the woman he loved again after the war?

In 1960, I returned to Sicily for the first time.

He was a rich man. The first thing that occurred to me was to call him.

I got his number without any problems and we met in a village square.

Almost 20 years have passed and it seems to me that it was a day.

Unfortunately so much has changed, my love.

You're right, but the love I feel for you hasn't changed.

This one will never die.

I've been waiting for you for so many years. You left and left me alone.

I had to remake my life.

I have a son and a husband I love very much.

But what about our promises and projects? What will become of our love?

I love you and I've always loved you.

Honey, I brought you this back. Here.

Now no one else will be able to steal from you.

We let ourselves be dragged along by ecstasy.

From that meeting of ours a beautiful girl was conceived.

She preferred to attribute paternity to her husband.

It should be our secret that would keep us together for eternity.

But it was also at this time that fate chose another path again.

Take this ring! You're a pig, a bastard! I don't want to see you again!

This is just a judicial error. Let me explain!

You have nothing to explain! Disappear from my life! I don't want to see you anymore!

Do not wait!

Read scandals in newspapers

that I was indirectly related to Hans Helmut.

To continue to live serenely,

I was always obliged to forgive that man's inaccuracies.

But there was one thing he should never have done in his life.

Destroy my relationship with Ana.

That I would never be able to forgive you.

From there I decided to retreat to total isolation,

thinking solely about my business.

Today I am the richest man in the world,

but I realized that happiness is priceless.

And did you see your daughter again?

She is now a very famous character,

and I often see her on television.

And the woman he loved?

The woman I love.

Unfortunately she was much less lucky than me.

Your husband and her son had an accident,

having both died.

Shortly thereafter, she suffered a stroke,

that forced her to live prostrate, with a total disability.

Why never went to see her?

Because she wouldn't have done anything.

I prefer to remember her as she was before.

But I always looked after her and my daughter.

I know that.

Some people have told me that she has her mother very sick.

Could she do me a favor? Of course.

Take this. You will see that it will make you happy.

But wipe your tears, my lady.

Life isn't always that sad.

You must learn to face it with optimism.

Do it and you will never regret it.

Today is a wonderful day.

Yesterday someone asked me to give you this.

He never stopped loving you...

...and he will never forget you.