Adorazione (2024) s01e04 Episode Script

1
- [wind blowing]
- [moody music playing]
[birds chirping]
I really fucked up, Ma!
We'll figure things out.
I think for now, we shouldn't tell Vera.
You can be a real bitch!
Giorgio?
[car approaching]
[car door opens]
Fuck!
[car doors close]
[door buzzer rings]
[moody music fades]
- [Enza] Yes?
- Good morning, miss.
Does Giorgio Martini live here?
Yes, he's my son. What is it you want?
I need you to come with us.
Why? He's done nothing wrong.
Wait. Giorgio?
[moody electronic music playing]
Don't worry, Mom.
He's gonna be fine.
[moody electronic music continues]
[car engine starts]
[door buzzer ringing]
[ringing continues]
- Vera, stop it!
- Leave me alone! Let me go!
[knocking]
Who is it?
- [gasps]
- Is she here?
- [Vera] Where's your daughter?
- What's going on?
- Come out! Open up! I know she's in there!
- [Walter] Hey! Vera, stop.
- Open up! You fuckin' rat!
- Hey! Vera, what's going on?
She's a fuckin' rat bitch!
- Come out! Open the door!
- [sobbing]
- [Manuela] That's enough, Vera!
- [Vera] Let me in!
- Open the door!
- [moody electronic music swelling]
- You fuckin' snitch! Come out!
- [Manuela] That's enough!
[music continues]
Get lost!
[Giorgio] You're starting to piss me off!
Leave me alone, okay?
[music becomes quiet]
ADORATION
- [music stops]
- [alert on cell phone]
[Vera] Diana, the police took Giorgio!
[panting] Call me!
- [man] Hey, beautiful, wanna ride?
- Nah, fuck off!
- Come on.
- Nice ass!
- Hello, Doctor!
- Hey!
- Where you goin'?
- To see a friend.
Come on. Get in.
With what happened,
you shouldn't be hitchhiking.
Arrest me then.
- But not today, I've got stuff to do.
- Put on your seatbelt.
Can you go any slower?
The limit here is 45.
No one cares about that, except old folks.
[sighing]
[moody dramatic music playing]
Your mom told me
you and Elena were friends.
We weren't friends.
We chill with the same people.
The police came and they took Giorgio.
They arrested him?
With handcuffs?
[Vanessa] No. But they took him away
in one of the squad cars.
It's all my fault.
What do you mean, your fault?
Gianmarco! You coming or not?
I went to see Chiara.
I told her about Giorgio and Elena.
Why the fuck did you do that?
I was going crazy.
I know what he did to Melissa.
- What do you mean?
- Baby, come on.
- We can't keep Sandri waiting all day.
- Give me a sec!
Tell me about it when you get here.
- Where are you now?
- Almost there.
But I'm not in the mood
to talk about the party, okay?
I need you to hold me. I feel like shit.
It'll be all right.
It'll just take a minute.
Okay? Talk with Sandri
about the cake and then we're done.
- Good choice.
- Tell him to hurry.
Bea has her ultrasound tomorrow,
we can skip that.
- Gian!
- All right? Okay?
Yeah, fine.
- See you. I'm almost there.
- Love you, see you.
[moody dramatic music continues]
[siren blaring]
You took your time.
We have to talk.
- Vanessa's not gonna bail on us, is she?
- Don't worry.
She's on her way, just not feeling well.
- What do you mean?
- She's a bit upset.
She was a friend
of the girl who was murdered.
- Okay.
- I never understood why they were friends.
- What the fuck are you saying?
- Bea!
Mom, come on. Whenever she was here,
you'd say the same thing.
You even felt sorry for Enrico.
[Gianmarco] I'll wait for Vanessa.
[moody dramatic music continues]
[man] Good morning.
We're looking for Gianmarco Crociara.
We have a warrant to impound his car.
[moody dramatic music fades]
[Chiara] Um, D'Angelo, listen.
Up until last year, Giorgio Martini
was part of the college rowing crew.
I'd like you to go there and find out why,
all of a sudden, he was kicked out.
Get a sample of his DNA
and send him home for now.
Why didn't you tell me anything?
Giorgio made me promise.
I couldn't tell you.
How long were they together?
I don't know, Diana.
I don't remember that shit.
- Maybe it was Melissa that killed Elena?
- What the fuck, Diana?
Maybe she found out and she got jealous.
Listen, I get it.
You're upset about the whole thing.
But we've got a much bigger problem.
Giorgio was the last one
to see Elena alive.
It's a fucking mess.
[car engine humming]
- [car door closes]
- [Diana] Look who's here.
[contemplative music playing]
Let's go!
Gio!
Whoa!
[Giorgio chuckles]
It was a mistake.
You should've gone directly to the police.
[Manuela] Let me get this straight.
You drove her home
and you saw her go inside.
Are you sure about that?
That doesn't matter anymore.
He's home, it's all over now. Thank God.
[Giorgio] No, it's not over, Mom.
They told me I can't leave town.
[contemplative music stops]
- So, who talked?
- Obviously, it was Vanessa.
Gianmarco is too dumb
to have thought of that.
Whoever it was, we have to do something.
We need to find you a lawyer.
He told the truth. We don't need a lawyer.
Look, it's Vanessa.
With the Crociaras. The father's here too.
Why don't we go to my place,
it'll be more comfortable?
Why? Are you ashamed of our place?
- Vera, please. Come on. Be nice.
- [car doors shut]
Diana, honey, this is for family only.
Would you mind?
- Go.
- Call me, okay?
[quiet, dramatic music playing]
[music fades]
[man] The police came to see us too.
They had his car impounded.
Do you have any idea what you've done?
As I said to Gianmarco,
before I get involved in this,
I need to know
if what you said is true or not.
Of course it's true.
[quiet, dramatic music playing]
Do you think I'm the one who killed Elena?
Come on, just be honest with me.
Blame me, not Gianmarco.
I'm the one who spoke to Chiara.
Bitch, I knew it was you all along.
Why?
It's because I'm a bitch.
That's what you're all thinking.
Don't touch me!
- [Walter] Giorgio.
- [object clattering]
Vanessa!
Hey! We had a deal. What happened?
- Why don't you ask Melissa?
- I don't get it.
She told me what you did to her,
you piece of shit!
[dramatic music continues]
[Chiara] Have a seat.
I'm sorry to disturb you,
but I think that this is important.
It's regarding Elena?
[dramatic music stops]
I saw her the night she disappeared.
With Giorgio.
Go on.
Outside her house.
I was coming back from Vera's place.
Heading home.
It's much quicker. It's a shortcut.
Okay. And do you happen
to remember what time it was?
Yeah, it was around midnight.
- At first I thought it was Gianmarco,
- Mm.
Seeing as it was his car.
But I was mistaken.
I saw them getting out.
And they kissed.
She went inside and then Giorgio left.
And you saw all of this when passing by?
[mysterious music playing]
No.
No, I stopped because I found it unusual.
I was thinking,
"Vanessa's best friend and her boyfriend"
I mean, it's impossible.
Gianmarco, he really adores Vanessa.
Of course it wasn't him after all.
Why didn't you come see me earlier?
I didn't want him to have
problems with Enrico.
You see, they're really good friends.
And also, I was feeling sorry for Melissa.
What about Melissa?
Oh. I'm sorry.
I thought you knew.
She's in love with Giorgio.
They were a couple.
Maybe they still are. I don't know.
Anyway, I saw Elena go home
and I saw Giorgio leave.
Which means he's not guilty.
[chuckles faintly]
- [hip hop music playing over speaker]
- [mysterious music fades]
[Chiara] Hey.
Can you turn it down, please?
[music volume lowers]
[Chiara] You're staying in?
Obviously.
I have to be 18
to go back to Rome on my own.
How was your day?
It was fine.
Listen, I'm free for a few hours.
What do you think
about going to the beach?
Together?
Yeah.
Just ask me what you wanna ask me.
Are you dating Giorgio Martini?
Not anymore.
Is it because he was seeing Elena?
Is that why you two broke up?
[music shuts off]
So you left work early to interrogate me?
I'm serious, Melissa,
he might be involved in Elena's murder.
I need to figure out what kind of person
he is, how he thinks, what he does.
I don't give a shit.
Can I go to my room?
Or are you gonna arrest me?
[sighing]
[sighs]
[people chattering]
Can you give me some food?
I'm in bad shape, man.
Come on. You can't be in here,
you know that.
- Come on. Outside.
- [Ricotta groans]
Get out!
[dance music playing]
Stop coming inside the café.
You're making things difficult for me.
Just wave and I'll bring you something
when you need it, huh?
There's no way you hurt Elena.
Hey!
Vera!
Are you okay?
Hey!
So when Teresa's not around,
you recognize me?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry I haven't called.
It just hasn't been easy for me, okay?
I feel awful, thanks for asking.
How about you?
- You taking after Elena?
- [Christian] No. No.
No. No. I'm a piece of shit, actually.
Last night I beat him up
with Enrico and Paolo.
Well done! Did that make you feel
like you were a real man?
No, it made me feel like shit!
People said he's the one
who must've killed her.
But the cops released him,
so it made no sense.
So first you beat him up
and then you feed the poor guy?
That's fucking sick, Christian!
And it's kinda nice.
And you're beautiful.
If I tell you something,
will you swear not to get pissed?
I decide what I do.
I don't make promises,
and if I'm pissed, I'm pissed.
Your brother was crazy about Elena.
He thought nobody noticed,
but I noticed. And so did Enrico.
The night she died, Enrico was in Cassino.
And Giorgio?
No one knows where he was.
What are you trying to say?
I'm saying that I wish
it really was Ricotta.
You're crazy. You're fucking crazy!
[contemplative music playing]
- Wait!
- Spread that shit, I'll fuck you up!
- Vera, wait!
- Let go! Fucking asshole!
- [Christian] Who would I tell?
- [Vera] Don't touch me!
[contemplative music playing]
Christian.
Hey, did you just get here?
- Yeah.
- Ah.
What were you doing?
- Giving some food to Ricotta.
- Hm.
Hi, babe.
Come in.
[contemplative music fades]
OPEN
The other DNA we found
on Elena is Giorgio Martini's.
Well, there's nothing surprising there.
He already told us
he was having sex with her.
No, that's not the surprise.
It's something else.
Tell me.
[D'Angelo] For starters,
the guy's violent.
He was kicked off the rowing team
for bad behavior.
He got in a fight after losing.
He's been feeding us half-truths
and the other half is bullshit.
Okay. I'll see you at the office.
[ethereal music playing]
[birds calling]
[Giorgio] I might be the last person
to have seen Elena alive.
- [Vera] What do you mean?
- [Giorgio] It's a fucked up situation.
Hey. You okay?
Hey, good-looking! So, finally a bikini?
- I'm a grown woman now.
- Yeah?
I'm no longer a virgin,
I told this horny creep to get lost,
and I cleaned up Giorgio's mess.
You what?
I went to see Chiara. I gave Gio an alibi.
What the fuck did you say?
- It's cool, she believed it.
- She believed what, Diana?
What the fuck did you do?
Chill out. I did it for him.
What did you do for him, Diana?
Maybe you should have
thought this through?
What about consequences? What if
she thinks my brother made you do it?
Did you think about that?
No, because you're a fucking child!
- If she believes you
- Fuck you!
Fuck you! Get the fuck out of here!
[ethereal music continues]
[music fades]
[Vanessa, sighing] Forget it.
I'm not really in the mood.
Don't worry about it.
[contemplative music playing]
Why are you being nice?
Why don't you hate me like everyone else?
How could I?
- I love you.
- You should probably rethink that.
What are you doing?
- I'm going home.
- The last bus is gone.
- Then I'll walk.
- Stay tonight, I'll drive you tomorrow.
Didn't you hear what I just said?
Okay, I'll take you now.
Elena would've already left.
And I'm stuck here, like a fucking statue.
[contemplative music stops]
[door latch clicks]
- [keys clatter]
- Where have you been?
Mom.
Around.
Where's Giorgio?
He's out having a smoke on the balcony.
The police called earlier and they want
him in for questioning tomorrow morning.
Why?
I don't know.
We know nothing.
[breathing deeply]
But at least your uncle,
he got us a good lawyer.
It's a good thing he's here.
We need his help with the money.
[Enza sniffles]
- Mom?
- [Enza] Mm.
Did you guys tell me everything?
No.
[moody music playing]
[Melissa] Get out of here.
Stay away from me, or I swear, I will
tell my aunt everything. Understand?
Fuck off! Just leave!
[moody music continues]
[approaching footsteps]
[door latch clicking]
Are you leaving?
Yeah. Why?
It's nothing. I just wanted to know.
Have something to tell me?
No, it's okay. It can wait.
Is it about Giorgio?
Huh?
Does it have to do
with what happened to Elena?
[breathing deeply]
It's not about Elena.
It's something that happened to me.
Hm. Let's sit down then.
- You sure?
- Of course.
Okay.
Tell me.
[exhaling deeply]
Stop it! Stop it, you bastard!
- [door buzzer rings]
- [moody music stops]
Hello, everyone.
[Walter] This is Mr. Lenzi, our lawyer.
- My sister-in-law, Enza.
- Pleased to meet you.
And Giorgio.
- Giorgio.
- Pleasure.
- [Giorgio] Nice to meet you.
- Shall we go? We'll talk on the way?
Goodbye.
- Bye.
- See ya.
- Bye.
- [Vera] Mm.
Bye.
Bye.
[distant door shuts]
[door opens and closes]
Do you have any idea
what you've done to us? Hm?
Don't start.
Do you have any idea? Huh?
Have you thought about
how much this will cost us
because your aunt can't pay?
Have you thought about us?
About what Gianmarco's family
will think about us?
You knew that when you talked
to the police that he would be involved?
- Manuela, that's enough.
- No, it's not enough!
It will never be enough!
I want you to apologize.
To everyone!
You will apologize to your aunt.
And to the Crociaras.
Understood?
Elena was my best friend!
We are your family? Don't we count too?
- Of course, but I did what I had to do!
- [Manuela] For what?
- [Walter] Leave her alone.
- [Manuela] Leave her alone?
She's suffered enough. Can't you see it?
- Fuck!
- [Manuela] She's ruined everything!
- Everything I've worked for!
- What did she ruin?
Tell me what?
[Manuela] For what? For who?
For some stupid little whore!
- [Walter] Enough! Shut up!
- She's wrapped you around her finger!
- Why don't you ever listen to me?
- [sobbing]
[Walter] That's enough!
[chuckling]
- [Manuela] No, it's not enough.
- [Walter] Can't you see it?
- Holy shit!
- [Vanessa] You're crazy.
- [Manuela] Don't we count?
- [Walter] Leave her alone.
[emotional pop music playing]
[grunts]
[panting]
Come on, let me put on the earring.
[emotional pop music continues]
[emotional pop music continues]
[music continues faintly]
[D'Angelo] What if she lied to you?
No, not this time.
She didn't contradict herself. Not once.
She even asked me
if I thought it was her fault.
All these stupid ideas people have
about these kinds of things.
[music stops]
Well, the good news is,
if we get an official complaint from her
for violent behavior,
it'll help our case a lot.
Melissa won't do it, and I can't make her.
I know, but you can suggest it.
He's here.
Here he comes.
The bastard.
[quiet, moody music playing]
Do you know what this is?
Let me tell you.
This is the GPS tracking data
from Gianmarco Crociara's car
the night Elena disappeared.
And this data tells a very different story
from the one that you gave to us.
You don't have to say anything.
I hear you like to fight, huh?
Must be hard not being on the rowing team?
What are you talking about?
She was strangled.
By two big, strong hands.
I don't hit girls and I don't kill them.
But you didn't drive her
back to her home, did you?
You left the school at midnight
and drove straight to Gianmarco's house.
That's miles away from Elena's house.
[inhaling]
[Giorgio] I brought his car back.
He had no idea about me and Elena.
Please, keep him out of this.
Out of what? The murder?
Out of the fact that you strangled her
and dragged her into the woods?
That's not how it went down.
That's enough, this is unacceptable.
- Giorgio, you don't have to say anything.
- But I want to talk.
I can't keep this inside.
Elena wanted to leave home.
To run away with me.
She wanted us to start a life together.
But I already felt bad
about betraying Enrico.
So I told her, I'd tell everyone.
[exhaling deeply]
I'd tell them all about us.
That's when the argument started.
- [Giorgio] Fuck!
- Had you taken drugs?
[breathing shakily]
No.
No. No.
She got out of the car and ran up
the stairs onto the school roof.
- I tried to calm her down but
- [panting]
- She started shouting and said
- Leave me alone!
I'll jump if you come closer! Fuck off!
[mysterious music playing]
And then
I turned around and left.
I left her on her own.
I left her alone.
[moody music playing]
THE WINNER
[moody music continues]
[Diletta] I don't expect them
to be difficult or noisy.
I think we can manage it all right.
[Vanessa] Hi.
Vanessa.
Darling. You changed your hair.
You look different.
You look nice like that.
I went to Giorgetti's today.
[moody music stops]
I asked Diletta for Elena's job.
Why?
Because.
There's no reason for you to work.
If you need anything, I'm here for you.
I need Elena.
[cell phone ringing]
It's Giorgio.
What's up?
I need to see everyone.
And Enrico?
Especially Enrico.
And hurry up,
they might arrest me at any moment.
I'll explain it all later.
We can meet up at the park.
It'll be safe to speak there.
Perfect. Thanks.
Bye.
Giorgio, the lawyer was very clear.
He said you shouldn't
be talking to anyone.
They're my friends.
I owe them, and especially Enrico.
[contemplative music playing]
[Giorgio] I don't even know
how this thing started.
I mean, it wasn't like we wanted
any of this to happen.
We weren't looking for this
and we didn't want to hurt anyone.
Hey, babe?
How do I look?
You look like a scarecrow.
I look like a scarecrow!
- Hey, guys?
- [man] A bit.
[gasps] Oh yeah?
So that's what we're doing?
- No, no, no. Wait! [chuckling] Stop!
- [groaning] Oh!
Put me down!
[Elena chuckles]
What's up? You okay?
You left her on her own.
You fucked her, didn't you?
And then you left her alone.
You ruined everything.
All of it.
I know, but I didn't kill her!
I swear, I didn't.
[contemplative music continues]
[all shouting and laughing]
I got you.
You son-of-a-bitch.
[breathing deeply]
[grunts]
[tense, dramatic music playing]
You piece of shit.
[Chiara] Hello. Is Diana home?
I'd like to speak to her, please.
[woman] Yes, come in. She's in the garden.
[tense, dramatic music stops]
Why did you lie about Giorgio?
Did he ask you to?
He didn't know, it was my idea.
Diana, giving false testimony
is a serious offense.
I just wanted to help him.
There's no way he could've killed Elena.
How do you know?
Do you know him that well?
Yes.
So, am I in trouble?
No.
There's no official record
of your testimony.
Let's just say you came
to see me for a chat.
Diana, tell me.
Are you in love with him?
You poor girl.
["Quando Hai Riso Di Me" by Ormai playing]
[Diana] Is it because of my birthmark?
You think it's ugly?
[Jacopo] Man, are you ever in
for a rude awakening, little girl.
I can't feel anything.
[Chiara] Why didn't you
come see me earlier?
You're a child! A fucking child!
What about the consequences?
- Fuck you, Vera!
- Fuck you! Get the fuck outta here!
[soft rock music continues]
[Claudio] Diana!
Diana!
Diana!
What are you doing?
I wasn't gonna kill myself!
You gave me a heart attack!
If you want a prize for thinking that you
actually saved me, we can talk about it.
Don't, uh
[soft rock music continues]
Let's go back.
You okay?
[soft rock music fades]
[utensils clicking]
Next Monday I start work at Giorgetti's.
Because I'm a minor,
I'm gonna need your signature.
Of course.
I'll go see Diletta.
I'll take care of it.
- Thanks.
- [loud clatter]
[Vanessa shudders]
[door slams]
I'm not turning back, Dad.
Darling, whatever you do,
do it your own way.
You and Elena were beautiful
because you were different.
Hey.
Mm-hm.
I lost a part of me.
Just don't go looking for it
in the wrong places.
I guess I'd better
go check in on your mom.
What are you doing?
Looking at how good we had it
before this tragedy.
It's Stefania and Paolo
who are living the tragedy.
Their daughter's been murdered.
Thankfully, our daughter is still with us.
Have you seen how she dresses? Huh?
- [inhaling]
- She cut up all her clothes.
And why become a waitress?
Imagine what Gianmarco's family
will think.
Who cares about that?
Does it count more
than how your daughter feels?
I am thinking about her.
About her future.
Enza was the same at her age.
All the boys were crazy about her.
And then she wasted it all.
We have a precious jewel, Walter.
[chuckles]
We can't let her throw it all away.
[breathing deeply]
We have to let her live her life.
Vanessa doesn't belong to you or me.
- Okay. Thank you. Have a good night.
- Bye.
[contemplative music playing]
[people chattering]
[Enrico] It's all right, Dad.
Leave it.
I got it.
[contemplative music swells]
MURDERER!
PEOPLE LIKE YOU DESERVE PRISON
YOU'RE A LOSER!
YOU'RE VILE AND MUST VANISH
YOU SHOULD BURN IN HELL!
LIFE SENTENCE!
FILTHY MURDERER!
Stop that!
Does it hurt?
The thought of going to jail hurts more.
What's the point in having the lawyer?
With all the bullshit I gave him,
he might end up dropping me.
He can't stop them
from putting me in custody.
What does that mean?
[inhales] They can lock me up
and continue the investigation.
Wanna do something with me?
[contemplative music fades]
- [lively dance music playing]
- [people cheering]
- [Giorgio chuckles]
- We should have done this more often.
Hey, asshole, what the fuck
you doing here, huh?
- What if you tried to kill me?
- Hey! Knock it off, okay!
Let's get outta here.
Where are we going, Gio?
I'll leave the scooter with you.
Don't forget, you have
to change the brake pads
or else you'll ruin the disks.
- Take care of Mom for me.
- Enough already!
- Sound like you're writing your will.
- Shut up! Listen for once!
Stay with Mom and stop your bullshit.
You're not a child anymore.
I don't care
about your stupid scooter, Giorgio.
Do what I say, okay?
[melancholic music playing]
You know what we should do?
Head to the airport.
You get on the first plane
and you fly away!
If they lock me up,
I'll kill myself, Vera.
I won't run.
I'm innocent, I'm telling you.
They can't put me in jail.
I'm not goin' to jail, okay?
I'm not goin'! I'm not goin' to jail!
[melancholic music continues]
[door shuts]
[melancholic music stops]
[moody hip hop music playing]
[thud]
[people shouting]
DETENTION CENTER
[lock clicking]
[Adorazione" by Fabri Fibra playing]
[moody hip hop music stops]
[moody electronic music playing]
[moody electronic music stops]