Original subtitles

SWEETS FROM A STRANGER

I like dogs, what's yours called?

Soliciting. I live nearby, shall we?

It's lively, huh?

Yeah, love, and it'll be a hundred thousand lire if you want to keep it.

It's extra, of course. It's a virgin VHS tape, you know.

What's your name?

Romina Power.

- Make room for me. - Isn't it a bit cramped?

I only use my bed for sleeping.

Come on, hurry up, what if that guy comes back?

I don't want to let anyone into my house anymore.

I hope he won't remember how to find it.

He looked a little absent-minded.

Quiet, doggie! They can charge you as my accomplice, you know?

Shit! Is there anyone in this godforsaken place?!

What am I going to do now?!

Help! Over here! Somebody's trying to kill me!

What do you want from me? I never hurt anyone!

You want to hurt me because I'm a whore!

Because I'm just a whore!

PROSTITUTE MURDERED - ROBBERY RULED OUT, THE VICTIM HAD THREE MILLION IN HER PURSE

Get in.

Close the door.

This has been our turf long before you showed up.

I get it. What do you want?

Either you go somewhere else or you play by our rules.

What rules?

Here. Starting tomorrow you will be at our service.

- It depends on what you mean. - That's for us to decide.

We wouldn't be so nice if you were one of those weirdoes in women's clothes.

One of those hundred thousand lire bills is fake.

You should be more careful, you definitely need some friends around here.

- Why back so early? - How come you're still up?

Let me see that.

"I often cry when no one sees me, and today..."

Give it back! You can't do that to me!

I'm your mother, I can do anything I want.

Let's see...

"My Latin teacher noticed that my eyes were red from crying."

"The teachers want to talk to my mother."

"I can already imagine how many lies she will make up."

"My mother works as a prostitute every night, and I am always alone."

"I'm not afraid of the dark like my classmates,

becausethey are still Children."

Have you written more pages of this crap? Where are you hiding them?

You should write that your classmates envy you...

because you always have the most beautiful things!

If you don't like your mother's job, then you can say goodbye to all this stuff!

It's too easy to lecture me when you exploit my money!

You aren't that different, you know.

All paid. Gas, electricity and even the fine.

That's the remaining money. Count it, Bruna.

Let's see...

You'll always earn less than me, and you know why?

You're too beautiful, you scare men away.

I also used to scare them back in the day.

Would you like a cup of fresh coffee?

No, thanks, I'm in a hurry.

- Who is it? - Your little slave.

I'm not coming up, I'll put the stuff in the elevator.

- Who are you? - lsa's daughter.

Here's the receipt.

Your mother wants me to take you home right away.

I always get super hungry after class.

The deal is I only have to take you home.

Come on, it won't take long.

- Please, hurry up. - Why don't you get one?

- It's a banana shake. - Why don't you get a move on?

You seem different from the others.

- What others? - The ones before you.

You still haven't told me your name.

I'm Lena.

- Is that your real name? - A diminutive.

In that case I want you to call me Vale,

it's the diminutive of Valentina.

And mine of Marilena.

I gotta go to the toilet.

Hop on the bike, we'll pay you double.

Yeah, but don't expect any discounts.

I'll sit in the middle, okay?

Hey, this is a woman! What's going on here?

I'm not into any lesbian stuff! Let me off!

We're doing a treasure hunt, our quest's about finding a hooker!

Stop the bike, I said!

- I can't see a thing! - Stop the bike!

I don't give a damn about your treasure hunt, stop the bike!

Come on, we'd have paid you extra! It's just a game!

I don't get paid to play games.

When I want to play, I do it for free.

Wait!

Go home.

I want to tell you something!

I'm sorry. My apologies.

I know her!

It's Bruna!

My god...

She's still alive! Maybe we can save her!

She's trying to say something.

Try to listen to what she's saying.

I've got a wounded person in the car, I need help!

Help me, please!

A wounded person in the car!

She's lost a lot of blood!

She's dead.

Miss, wait, where are you going? Stop!

- I got nothing to do with this! - Stop! Where are you going?!

Done.

Have you seen those eye shadows?

BRUNA'S LAST NIGHT PIECED TOGETHER UP TO HALF PAST MIDNIGHT-

A MANIAC MAY BE THE CULPRIT

- Sorry? - I asked if you've seen those eye shadows.

They would look just lovely with your eyes.

Yes, I saw them.

Could you do me a favor, Angela?

It's for tomorrow morning, before your shift here.

I don't know if you'll accept, but I want to ask you anyway.

You know what my profession is, don't you?

I'm sure you've heard some comments.

Poor woman, she never managed to save a dime.

I'm lucky to have a house and some savings.

She didn't have anything.

We had lost touch, and now I find her like this.

- Is this enough for your trouble? - No, leave it.

Take it, please. Don't be foolish.

- Come on. - No.

Truth be told, I also have a favor to ask.

Sorry about the cigarette.

- I'm Katia. - Hi.

I'm Monica.

Stella.

We are raising some money.

Here. Me and Bruna were very close once.

No, she's not a colleague.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et Iux perpetua luceat eis.

Requiescant in pace. Amen.

O Lord, who art mercy and forgiveness,

we beseech thee for the soul of thy servant Bruna,

who today by thy will has left this world.

Do not deliver her into the hands of the enemy,

do not forget her in death,

but command the holy angels to welcome and lead her to Heaven,

for in you she has hoped and believed.

- No relatives came. - Good. It all stays in the family.

- The second victim. - Maybe it's just a coincidence.

We're all gonna end up dead, Nadine.

We gotta be more careful at work.

It's not like going to the office, after all.

That's just what we needed, as if HIV wasn't bad enough...

I'll be fired at the end of the month.

Why? You're so good with the clients.

Yes, but the owner is holding onto more than half of our tips.

I tried to complain, and then...

What kind of favor did you want to ask me?

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et Iux perpetua luceat eis.

Requiescant in pace. Amen.

Could you introduce me to somebody?

Are you sure about this?

Yes.

Look benevolently, O Lord,

upon the gifts we present to you for the soul of your servant Bruna.

Don't be so formal with me then, we're on friendly terms.

I had a horrible dream, Monica.

Relax, we're safe.

We work at home and there's two of us.

Besides, we have a respectable clientele.

Well-known fellows with credit cards.

It's like owning an exclusive, members-only club.

Right. They need a card to screw us, money isn't enough.

And the killer hasn't got our card.

As long as we don't start gifting free passes around.

We're a protected species, but what about the others?

They're facing extinction.

From now on, we will keep the bedroom door ajar during work.

Don't you agree?

You won't find what you're looking for here!

My hotel is for honest girls! Well-to-do family women! Students!

HOTEL

I haven't seen you before. How did you end up here?

I won an open competitive exam.

I see you're from out of town. I have to write down your details.

You mean keeping a tab on me?

Not yet, but the next time you will be arrested for prostitution.

Then we'll keep a tab on you for good.

You know anything about the maniac killing your colleagues?

She's still alive! Maybe we can save her!

She's trying to say something. Try to listen to what she's saying.

No, nothing.

We're all meeting here tomorrow evening.

We need to talk about this.

The killer will strike again.

The risks of being in this trade.

We are laid down both when we are alive and when we are dead.

This phone call was pretty pointless.

Listen, I have a normal life as well, and it's important to me.

I'd rather think about it.

Me and Monica have a private life, too. She's here listening to our conversation.

Maybe we even value ours more than you value yours.

- Then you understand me. - No.

- Hi. - Hi.

- I brought him. - You're a real friend.

Partner, more like. I get half of whatever he gives you.

The music changes but the tune stays the same.

It's a tough life for everyone, dear.

If he goes with you he can't be with me, after all.

He'll be with me less often, at the very least. It's a financial loss.

I even thought about the rates.

I believe 300k lire for each meeting is more than enough.

You should be satisfied.

- Well? - All right, we got a deal.

Okay-

Don't make me look bad. See you.

- Stella told me but I didn't believe her. - Stella said it'll be 300k lire.

What's the money for? A fur coat? Jewelry?

No, my husband sells jewelry from home.

He's not doing great, even if it's tax-free.

So he agrees with what you're doing?

Don't be gross.

Where are we going?

- Now? - Yeah, I want to get this over with.

I don't know. My place, maybe?

Don't worry, I'll be gentle.

I'll help you.

Looks like we're already quite friendly.

Let's be less formal.

"City authorities applauded the work of the police."

"Although the culprit has not yet been arrested,

the police work has served to remove many suspicious people...

and women of ill repute from the city."

They're all against us.

The maniac is killing us, the papers are turning on us,

and the police are picking on us instead of protecting us.

They need to stop busting our balls even in the workplace.

They took my driving license away two nights ago.

Whoever is in my same situation, raise your hand.

Almost everyone here.

Even without my car I can still take a cab to work.

Too bad I can't use a meter in my line of work.

I take the bus, quit complaining.

If at least this mess would help get that son of a bitch caught...

- Watch your words! - Sorry. I meant son of a gun.

If he had killed some traffic cops or some schoolteachers...

they would have already put a bounty on his head.

We are public servants as well, after all.

We're being discriminated, pure and simple.

This filthy society treats sex workers in a horrible way, even when they die.

We're treated like shit, that's a fact.

But they need us, though.

Sit down with us, come on.

Ladies, I'm done with my cleaning duties, see you on Thursday.

Try to smoke less, for god's sake, people have to work here.

Merci beaucoup, Germana.

She's right, girls, try to smoke less.

We gotta get back to work.

This situation has lowered the number of customers,

I don't know if you have noticed it too.

My daughter here can confirm it. Go on.

Yes, that's right, a decrease of at least sixty percent.

You noticed that, huh?

Customers are as afraid as we are.

This maniac will ruin us, we have a hard enough time competing with trans folks.

This murderer should be sentenced to death!

I have a hard time working.

I always had great self-confidence, thought I was prepared for anything.

But now we're always on high alert.

Before all this I would tell myself I wasn't a whore,

I could switch my brain off like that.

Now I just can't and it all seems so filthy.

And you only realize this now!

I bet many others in here would say the same thing!

It is easy for you ladies to work in your warm homes,

or in your nice cars and hotel rooms.

I'm raising two daughters, and I do this filthy job because we need a living.

Maybe tonight, or perhaps tomorrow, I'll find myself alone, in the dark,

with the killer standing next to my freezing bum!

That's all I wanted to say.

Hold it, where are you going?

If we were little girls we could refuse sweets from a stranger,

but we aren't little girls.

We need to accept sweets from strangers.

And any stranger could be the killer.

So far he is beating us.

We have to make his life difficult.

So far he has targeted the most isolated and helpless girls,

but we need to organize and find a new way of working and spreading information.

One for all and all for one!

This thing is called CS-2, it's French-made.

It sends you to sleep instantly.

It looks like a deodorant, huh?

Keep your mouths shut, it's illegal here, you could get four years in the can.

I know where to get it, each can costs 70k lire. You all want one?

- Yeah! - Yes.

Save one for me.

License plate K54914.

K54914.

It's 12:20 a.m., if she's not back in ten whoever is free goes looking for her.

Imagine if we were always so organized and united.

I mean, we could even start a political party.

Hammer, sickle and tricks.

We didn't get along too well in the past,

but now we offer you to live together in peace.

You can come out, we won't do anything mean!

From now on you can be as much of a voyeur as you want!

Knowing you're there makes us feel safe!

Tell your friends everywhere! We're all okay with it!

What do you say? Are we forming this holy alliance or not?

And to prove we're being serious...

Keep an eye on us but don't forget to look out for the killer!

You have permission to engage if you see him!

Does it Still hurt?

I too was afraid of the dentist when I was little.

- You say that as if it was long ago. - It was long ago.

Don't look, but you've got an admirer.

I have something to tell you, Vale.

I took you to the dentist today,

but this is the last errand I'm doing for your mother.

- Tell her. - What is it? Are you rebelling?

Have you decided to change your life, maybe?

I know, you don't feel like talking to a kid about this stuff.

I understand it, you're scared.

Scared of what?

I'm talking about that killer on the loose.

You said I'm different from the others.

I know what you're thinking.

I should be fooling around with my friends instead of talking about this stuff.

I don't have any, my mother doesn't want me to see them anymore.

- I can't speak to anyone. - Why?

She says they're beneath me.

She only wants me to hang out with a very select people.

And now you're leaving too.

Go away, disappear and leave me alone.

- Vale, listen... - Waiter, the bill!

- I'll pay. - It's my birthday, not yours.

Do you know what this girl's job is?

No.

Vale, please...

She's a...

A babysitter. Was.

Vale!

Say, Angela, what's your husband's name again?

You know already, I told you.

There are four pages of people with the same name in the phone book.

What are you looking for?

Where did you go before coming here?

- To pay an IOU. - How? With your body?

You know I only do it with you.

Likewise.

I enjoy paying you because I know you're not that kind of girl.

Remember that, Angela.

Gimme another.

I'd stay off the booze for a bit if I were you.

Come on, be a dear and give me another one.

- You never change, do you? - Nope!

Nope.

Ineverchange.

You know hookers are printing out flyers nowadays?

Remember Workers' Power? More like Hookers' Power!

It says we should stick together, watch each other's backs.

Nobody can ever teach me a thing about being a whore.

Not even whores themselves.

I've been in this trade all my life because I don't want to rely on anyone.

And to be free, yessir. Free.

If the richest man in the world wanted to have sex with me...

in exchange for all his money,

I would turn the fellow down if I didn't like him.

And nobody could force me to accept, understood?

Time to return to my daily battlefield.

I'm not a young girl anymore, you know!

Gave you a real scare, huh?

It must have been an iguana.

You know, those big lizards from South America.

Saw them in a lot of movies.

They sneak into ships and hide in cargoes of lumber.

To do what, I dunno.

When they get here they all die or, worse,

they end up with assholes like those people.

Was that lizard alive, by the way?

Did you see it?

Hey! I'm asking you if you saw it.

Well? Am I not worthy of an answer?

Hey! Who do you think you are?!

I've promised him so many times he's the only one I'm seeing.

He's jealous of my husband.

He even slapped me.

Was he like that with you?

I've never been married.

I don't know what to do anymore.

Stop seeing him. Clients come and go.

Could you introduce me to another one?

- No, I won't give you any more clients. - Why?

Because you haven't understood anything. You're not what you think you are.

- You're just his lover. - But he always gives me money.

Lots of it! Good for that, because my husband's jewelry business is tanking.

You just don't get it, do you?

You just don't understand.

When a man takes off his trousers, sometimes he loses some change.

I'm a bit more experienced than you.

Good evening.

Now that the lady has arrived we have reached a quorum for the meeting.

The administrator has determined that the total sum of the participants'...

ownership thousandths exceeds half plus one, and declares the meeting open.

The chairman and secretary of this meeting are Mr. Franceschi and Mrs. Onorati.

The topic of the day is the budget for the new year,

extraordinary work on the building and miscellaneous matters.

Before starting our meeting, please leave an offering for this church,

to repay them for the inconvenience,

the electric bill and the use of chairs, thank you.

Madam, we have a complaint to make.

A more serious matter than the time I left the pram in the hallway.

We in the building know about the kind of visitors you receive at night.

- Until now we've tolerated it, but... - We're scared!

Yes, we honest people are scared.

What if one of the men you meet is the killer?

Quit the trade or do your tricks somewhere else.

You have no right to say these things! It's my life, not yours.

Put yourself in our shoes! You're bringing the killer into our homes!

You ugly, mean lady!

Skank!

Thanks.

Hello? Hello?

- You the girl from the ad? - Yeah, that's me.

- You free tonight? - It depends.

- I'm at the Park Hotel, room 332. - Give me a second.

Park Hotel, 332...

THE PROSTITUTES RESPOND TO THE KILLINGS BY FORMING A SELF-DEFENSE COMMITTEE

What about eleven?

- Will you be alone? - Yes, why?

You better be, or you can forget about all those things you'll want me to do.

You'll also pay my cab ride.

"My child, I know it gives you great gratification to work as a stewardess,

forgive me if the spelling is wrong.

I know you like to be on the go all the time,

but I hope you can also take care of yourself.

- Why don't you send me..." - "Why don't you send me..."

What are you doing here? What do you want?

Judging from the ad you put in this magazine you work a lot with your phone.

All people who work with a telephone...

are required by law to subscribe to a business contract.

You'll be given a new number, for an initial charge of 500k lire.

I'll show you a chart concerning future payments.

You weren't so formal moments ago.

It was you who called about the Park Hotel?

You are not the only one with, shall we say, an atypical professional situation.

You cannot imagine how complicated it is to keep track of you all.

Most of you are transvestites.

They pay triple the price, I bet.

The phone isn't mine, it belongs to this residence.

You seem very smart.

It's easy to come to an agreement among intelligent people.

Of course.

Want to fuck?

You understand everything on the fly.

You're so beautiful.

How come you agreed to the hotel meeting but you won't do anything here?

Because it isn't eleven yet!

I don't know if he's the maniac but I took his wallet anyway.

Let me see.

- Why did you come? - There was nothing on TV.

- Yeah, this phone guy came to me as well. - What did you do?

I acted like an idiot, as usual.

- Anna. - It's Isa.

- How's your daughter Vale? - Fine, and you?

Send her my regards if you see her.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Why? Can't I greet an old friend?

Shake hands. We need to be united.

Enough of these whorish games.

Calm down, everybody, or we'll end up too nice.

The phone guy is searching for girls who work with ads.

If a girl tries to say no she might end up dead.

No, bad theory. The victims didn't work by phone.

- Besides, he's a Pisces. - I got something else to tell you.

It was me who found Bruna, the one killed in her car.

I was with this guy, she was still alive and...

Hold it.

- I need to turn over the tape. - We record everything here.

- Can I? - Please.

She was trying to say something.

I think the guy might have heard it.

I didn't, and then we got lost.

I know I should have told you earlier, but...

What about the guy who was with you?

I don't know, a boy who looked about twenty-five.

Longish black hair, beard and an earring.

Medium height. Your average guy, really.

Come here.

Sit down.

I went to art school, I can draw a portrait.

I know a police officer.

He did me a favor once and now I do him one every month.

Last time he told me something confidential.

The police have not said this publicly,

but the killer uses a nasty device to ravage the bodies.

It's a captive bolt pistol.

- What are we, animals? - Yes, that's right!

Cows! That's what he thinks we are!

Even cows can get sick and tired of being fodder for slaughter.

We are many, we have eyes and ears everywhere.

I've been trying to think who this butcher could be.

I think it's someone with a shallow, bland sex life.

Someone who seeks prostitutes only to talk to them.

Maybe somebody who kills because he feels lonely and derided.

I forgot to introduce myself.

My name's Stella, we're in the same trade.

Police can't catch this killer by themselves.

What I'm trying to say is that we're the only ones who can find this person.

And find him we must.

I A touch of red...

I Vanity...

I She will be jealous of me, without pity...

I The sounds of the yesses and the few no's...

I I will leave them in this somewhat dark room...

I Just like one leaves an idea...

I It melts and fades away, ever more,

I the black coffee taste that you had...

I We are that kind of women,

I we are made of real poetry,

I you can't tell us no...

I We are that kind of women...

I When I'll look at myself in the mirror,

I and this empire of ideas won't be no more,

I I won't be such a slave to myself,

I and I won't sell myself to any king.

I I won't sell myself to any king...

I We are that kind of women...

- Mind if I talk? - No, why should I?

Let's just talk, then.

I We are that kind of women...

Let me show you a picture of my family trip to the zoological gardens and...

That's all I'm going to ask, I just want to photograph you with this infrared film.

Yeah, like this.

No, no, wait, don't move!

- You're not taking your clothes off? - Twenty bucks extra.

- Is that a whistle? - Yeah, it brings me good luck.

I want a kiss too.

I'll pay you double.

Come here...

You're handsome, you know? I'd really like to make love to you.

Come on, try to relax a little.

We get out of the car, lie on the grass and make love until morning.

- What do you say, huh? - But it's damp.

I have a blanket, see?

All right.

But I'll take your shoes so you won't run away.

Is it Mardi Gras already?

You can't come in here with a mask on.

Relax, Vittorio, I'll keep an eye on them.

Follow me.

This is a list of license plates of suspicious individuals.

And here are their ID cards, passports,

social security numbers and driver's licenses.

As you can see, we also confiscate documents, Commissioner.

- Inspector. - The owners are real pervs.

It's all written here in these reports.

Good, er, carry on with what you're doing.

Did you also get their fingerprints?

That won't be a problem, they're always touching us.

Those spray cans you're using are illegal.

- We can turn a blind eye. - Great.

Can I have one? I might need it when I go out at night.

- For work, of course. - Yes, sure. We'll give you one.

Thanks.

The telephone guy is...

The telephone guy is clean, I had him questioned.

He was at home with his wife when the murders took place.

The wife confirmed it, then she took her suitcase, kids and fur coat...

and left the guy for good.

We'll welcome her with open arms, there's plenty of work.

The husband had nothing to do with the phone company, he's just a nutcase.

Sure, but who knows how many free rides he got.

He should be castrated.

Well, we're done here.

We've got other things to do, Commissioner.

Inspector. Inspector Giusti.

Good bye.

Wait a minute.

I was wondering if you'd be willing to help me out...

with some other cases in the future?

We've made peace with peeping toms, I don't see why we can't do the same with cops.

- But we demand our licenses back. - And you'll cancel any charges against us.

Well said.

I'll get it.

- Good evening. - Good evening.

I know it's late, but is your wife home?

Why do you need to see her?

Your wife visits me from time to time, and I pay her good money.

She sold me something, she's got a great business sense.

A gemstone ring.

I'm paying it in advance installments and she comes to collect the money.

- Is this true, Angela? - Yes, it's true.

I wanted to surprise you.

I'm here to collect it.

I followed you the other night.

And you know why I did it.

What are you going to do with this?

Return it?

No. It's already paid for.

Perhaps I am the only woman who got married first and then engaged.

Scrap that perhaps.

There's someone there.

Who could it be?

He's leaving. The usual peeping tom, I guess.

Or the murderer who goes around killing hookers.

You aren't one of them.

Listen, Angela, I want you to come live with me.

I'll think of everything.

I will take care of your daughter as well.

Well?

- What's your name? - Octav.

You look like a regular little tramp.

I'm Nadine, because people either show me the money or they get nada.

What zodiac sign are you?

Give me those.

Here, take this.

Listen, you'll go home soon.

I'll call you a taxi.

You tell the cabbie your address and give him this money, understood?

Remember, you don't know me.

You've never seen me, understood?

Understood?

This looks like you.

I want to know what the girl you found half dead told you.

Could you take a quick break, Monica?

I have something important to tell you.

What's the matter? Another murder?

No, Nadine found the witness. You're a skilled artist.

She's on the phone.

I'll be right back, mon petit Chou.

Don't untie yourself, it won't take a minute.

D 'aCCo rd ?

Are you a police officer?

What are you still doing here? I told you to go home.

Scram! Skedaddlel

Get out of my sight!

- Hello? Hello, Nadine? - Got the news?

No, Katia wants you to tell me. Make up your mind already!

I'll let him tell you.

S... St...

Stella...

- Stella? - That's absurd!

Hello? You girls prefer to remain anonymous.

You didn't even show your face, but I managed to track you down.

How and why, you ask?

Because I'm Inspector Giusti!

Stella, one of these days I'd like to take you out to dinner.

I'd really like it, I hope you'll accept. Over and out.

Hello?

Hello?

Hello? Who's calling?

You don't know me, I found your number in that magazine.

I also work with the telephone.

What do you want from me?

My friend is sick and I don't want to meet those two guys alone.

It'll be worth it, they'll pay us handsomely.

Do you want me to take your friend's place?

These are difficult times, we gotta help each other.

Where's this place?

Two Towers Residence, we'll meet at one.

We should meet first.

- You know where the Commodore is? - Yeah.

- What about noon? - All right.

- What's your name? - Silvia.

Silvia...

- Hello. - I finally get to see you maskless.

- Maybe you're wearing one today. - I don't need one.

Let me give you a kiss, it'll look more natural.

I don't think so.

You're wasting your time if you're trying to court me.

I don't have a hope, do I?

Don't say that, I'm not a difficult kind of girl.

Actually, it's all much more complicated with you.

We've put ourselves in that guy's hands.

Couldn't we have chosen another policeman?

Look, you know the guy, can we trust him?

Of course! I don't know what you've got against Maurizio...

I mean, against Inspector Giusti.

Now I get it...

You'd like to screw him, but he doesn't comply.

Get it, girls?

That's why she's dressed like this! Look!

She's trying to wake him up!

My, such a slutty attitude!

Mom, it's been a while since I wanted to tell you this.

I am not a stewardess like you think.

I am very obliging, but not in the way you would understand it.

- Do you know that guy? - No.

What's a beautiful girl like you doing here all alone? Can I offer you something?

Call me tonight, here's my number.

Hey, I'm gonna call you for real! I'll totally do it!

How did you find me? How did you get my phone number?

I played it smart, I didn't even know your name.

It was that thing about charges you said at the police station.

I did a little bit of digging into your past.

I recognized you straight away, even with short hair.

The short-haired me doesn't exist anymore.

You seem very interested in me...

- Does it mean I'm a suspect? - Of course not.

Only a nutter would take seriously what that boy said.

My hat's off to you, by the way. I already congratulated the others.

If only we were as organized as you!

Well, you act a bit like a nutter from time to time.

- Soon it will all be over. - Don't change the subject.

- Why not? It's your work. - Indeed.

I'd like to talk about other things with you.

All right, but I don't want to talk about love. That's my line of work!

- Got any children? - No.

And I never will.

I had myself sterilized.

You sound cynical, but you're just struggling with shyness.

- Am I shy? - Yes.

You're right, but nobody ever notices.

Well, I'm a little bit shy myself.

I'm painfully shy when I'm with you, to be fair.

Why? You see me as a veteran in the ways of the world?

No, quite the opposite.

More like a beginner.

Careful, you might get burned.

- Ten past noon. - That's typical female tardiness.

I would not be so sure that the voice on the phone...

was a woman's just because it sounded feminine.

Who said we're sure? We've got plenty of friends whose sex is hard to tell!

- I recognize them straightaway. - Do you?

- That's why you couldn't tell about me? - You...?

- Really? - You betcha!

Hi, Lena.

- How are you? - What are you doing here?

I was passing by and I saw you from outside.

- I wanted to say hello. - Don't sit down. It isn't the right time.

We could get an ice cream, for old times' sake.

Vale, I'm waiting for someone important, we'll get an ice cream another time.

Just a minute. I'll leave when he arrives, okay?

Bad timing. Shall I tell her to send the kid away?

No, maybe it's better like this.

It makes it seem more innocent and normal.

As long as the caller shows up.

Even little girls are getting in our way.

- Who is she? - A pain in the ass, I guess.

Monica, I just can't believe you actually are...

Where do you think she learned those few words of French?

In Casablanca.

You're pulling my leg!

Let's tell her the truth.

- Why don't you go to the tennis club? - I've already been.

But you can't stay here! This isn't a place for children.

Who's she?

The daughter of Isa, a woman in our trade.

I don't think this Silvia is coming. It's all so complicated.

Hello?

Who? I'm afraid you got the wrong number.

No problem.

I'm going to see what the kid's doing in the bathroom.

- What about us? - You call the shots.

Let's go, then.

- Shall we? - I'm staying, I have an appointment.

- I see. - No, it's not what you're thinking.

I'm meeting a man looking to buy a home.

I'm selling mine with great urgency.

Here he is.

Vale?

Vale?

- Vale, are you there? - Yes.

How are you?

I'm sorry about what happened before, I didn't mean to upset you.

I'm better. It was my fault, don't worry.

It was neither my fault nor yours.

I'll buy you a hot chocolate when we get back upstairs, okay?

Let me wash my face and I'll come out.

Vale?

Are you ready?

Vale, what's wrong? Do you feel sick?

Vale?

Vale?

WHORE

We can go.

Be a good girl, I won't hurt you.

I'll give you a nice gift when we're done.

What would you like? What do you want the most?

Come on, tell me. A toy? Some sweets?

No, you're a grown-up.

I won't hurt you, you'll see.

Where's Lena? She comin' with us?

Lena's in the toilet with that kid.

- What about Stella? - She went with somebody else.

Such a spinning star, that girl.

Spinning star...

That's what she was trying to say.

That's why nobody came!

Because the killer's already in there!

Your mother told me you'd behave, but now you've forced me to be bad.

Now I'm going to hurt you, but don't worry, then it'll be over forever.

It will only last a moment, you'll see.

It'll be over forever.

You must behave!

I won't hurt you!

I'll give you a nice gift! What would you like?

Go on, tell me! A toy? Some sweets?

No! You're a grown-up now!

Libra: you will have a nice day.

Who wants a sweet?

Try not to have negative thoughts.

No, thanks.

Be serene and helpful to others.

Scorpio: you must not...

"One must lend oneself to others and give oneself to oneself."

Montaigne.

My, such a well-read girl.

I was thinking we could all meet again.

Now that we have broken the ice, it would be a shame to lose touch.

We face plenty of trouble, not just maniacs. N'est-Ce pas?

Health insurance, for instance.

- They want to kick me out of my home. - And you?

Well... I don't think I'll sell my home to that guy.

Actually, I wanted to tell you something.

Why don't we have some meetings at my place?

We could start our own newspaper.

I'd like to do the mail column.

"Young Nadine's Mail Column," how does it sound?

What do you think?

- It sounds great. - Good idea, Nadine!

Too much smoke, are you crazy? There's a sick patient here.

I'm smoking as well, and there's nothing wrong with me.

Quiet! The news!

There's been a breakthrough in the case of the murdered prostitutes.

The culprit is a young girl; police have only disclosed her initials, V.A.

V.A. was a child prostitute,

or a spinning star as they're called in the trade.

Stella [star]...

Spinning star...

A part-time child prostitute forced to sleep with adults by her mother,

who worked as a prostitute herself.

She only wants me to hang out with very select people.

After being arrested, the woman hanged herself in jail.

At the root of the murders lies a deranged backstory and a split personality case.

Go on, tell me! A toy? Some sweets?

No! You're a grown-up now!

The young girl has been committed to a specialized institution.

This happens all the time in my country, girls as young as nine or ten.

- In my country you're either a nun or... - Always sisters, though.

Let's ask the institution's head, Dr. Maura Passi, how can such a thing happen.

Many prostitutes her age become schizophrenic.

It all stems from a split between sex and affectivity.

If left untreated, it can lead to mental illness.

I believe she killed those prostitutes to destroy the prostitute within herself.

Deep down, she has always remained innocent and pure.

She may recover in time.

Doctor needed in the women's ward.

The arrest took place in a bar in our city.

Thanks to the courage of a young prostitute...

who volunteered to act as bait, Marilena Falco.

The girl is twenty-three years old and comes from Prato Rotondo, near Ravenna.

We must also highlight the contribution of the prostitutes' self-defense committee,

who set up the trap to stop the murderer.

Miss, please forgive them if they revealed your name.

The hospital staff has acted a little like...

Dickheads, indeed.

No big deal, we've accomplished so much, there's nothing to be ashamed of anymore.

We've done a lot, and all in the family.

Even the killer was a sister like us.

A kid sister, more like.

- Miss, it's too cold for you. - Yeah, let's go.

I Who knows if I've been bad?

I Truth be told, I don't know.

I Whoever told me to stop or not?

I So I thought to myself I can carry on.

I I can carry on till my heart keeps beating.

I Life is a beautiful flower.

I I can carry on till I reach the sea.

I You know what the sea makes me feeling,

I and your eyes look just like the sea.

I How can you think I'll stop here?

I The sounds of the yesses and the few no's...

I I will leave them in this somewhat dark room...

I Just like one leaves an idea...

I It melts and fades away, ever more,

I the black coffee taste that you had...

I We are that kind of women, and you know us...

Hi, Mom.

I We are made of real poetry, you can't tell us no...

I You can't tell us no...

I We are that kind of women, and you know us...

I We are that kind of women, and you know us...

I When I'll look at myself in the mirror,

I and this empire of ideas won't be no more,

I I won't be such a slave to myself,

I and I won't sell myself to any king.

I I won't sell myself to any king...

I The sounds of the yesses and the few no's...

I I will leave them in this somewhat dark room...

I We are that kind of women, and you know us...

I You can't tell us no...

I We are made of real poetry, you can't tell us no...

I You can't tell us no...

I We are that kind of women, and you know us...

I We are that kind of women, and you know us...

Subtitled by Francesco Massaccesi