Inganno (2024) s01e05 Episode Script

1
[surreal, unsettling music plays]
[unsettling music builds]
[loud, distant clatter]
[unsettling music continues]
Is someone here?
[dull clack nearby]
Who's there?
[dull clack]
- [dull clack]
- [unsettling music continues]
[Gabriella] Marina,
what are you doing here?
My grandpa used to say,
"Lemons will make skin smooth."
With this cream, you'll look like
a little girl at the wedding.
You'll see.
I'll make the coffee.
I'm sorry. That was unkind of me.
Can you forgive me?
[music intensifies eerily]
- [tense sting]
- [screams]
But you have to remove the old skin,
or the cream won't work.
[flatly] Relax. It shouldn't take long.
[Gabriella whimpers]
Darling, don't worry, okay?
- Marina knows what she's doing.
- [whimpers]
- Don't you wanna look pretty for me?
- [murmurs]
You don't wanna look pretty for him, huh?
- [Gabriella breathing anxiously]
- [Elia breathes heavily]
[shrieks]
- [Elia] Oh, hey. What is it?
- [Gabriella gasps]
- [breathing heavily]
- [Elia grunts]
[sighs] Just a
[wearily] Just a bad dream.
- [intriguing music plays]
- [Gabriella sighs]
- [Elia] Hey.
- [Gabriella exhales shakily]
DECEITFUL LOVE
[intriguing music continues]
[cell phone vibrates]
UNKNOWN NUMBER
HELLO!
YOU CAN BLOCK ME
BUT I'LL ALWAYS COME BACK
It should be you and not me
trying on this beautiful wedding dress.
If you're getting married,
do it the right way, Mother.
I'm 60, Giulia.
Mom, out of us, the hot one is you.
- She'll take it.
- Wonderful.
Okay, I will.
- There you go.
- [cell phone vibrates]
YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR NUMBER, I'LL FIND YOU.
[somber music plays]
What is it?
Is something wrong?
No. It's just for my job.
[card reader beeping]
I'm sorry, ma'am,
but it seems this card has been blocked.
- [woman] Okay, this is for you.
- [Stefano] Thank you.
- [woman] Okay.
- You decided to have my cards blocked?
[tense music plays]
Please give us a minute. Thank you.
Take a seat, please, Mother.
I don't need to sit. I'm fine like this.
So then?
The legal process is too long.
I'm not gonna wait until you're bankrupt.
The legal process for what?
Vulnerable adult protection.
"Vulnerable adult protection"?
Help me understand.
- Am I the vulnerable one?
- [Stefano] I know you can't understand.
You've not been yourself for a while.
But I'm doing this for you
because this farce of a wedding
will be your ruin.
- [tense music intensifies]
- Stefano, be careful what you say.
Mom, I'm going to take care of you, okay?
One more thing,
and it's best you hear it from me.
[inhales deeply]
[sighs]
[music fades out]
[birds twittering]
Okay, thank you.
You're welcome.
It's a notice of indictment.
[dramatic sting]
Dad and I have filed
a complaint against Elia.
[tense music plays]
[tense music intensifies]
[Marina] To what do I owe this visit?
Did you miss me?
I need you to give me the money back.
[Marina scoffs]
Why should I give it to you?
Because I got a notice of indictment.
Gabriella's family is suing me.
And if they start digging around,
they could find out about Ibiza.
But then they'll find out.
Yes, but if you give me the money now,
I can talk to her son
and convince him to stop this.
You don't seem to get it. It's too late.
Marina, please don't make me
ask you the hard way.
They'll already be investigating.
Everything will come out.
- You wanna take that chance?
- Then what am I supposed to do, huh?
We've gotta leave.
[somber music plays]
No. I can't leave Gabriella.
It's always been the two of us.
From the very beginning.
It finishes with us.
The three of us. Let's leave.
Only then are we safe.
[Elia sighs]
[dramatic string music plays]
I've missed this.
Missed what?
All of it.
The sea, the boat.
Sailing off together.
[intriguing music plays]
This isn't a joyride, Marina.
It could be though.
If we don't stop,
in three days, we should be in Tangier.
Then I'll figure out a plan.
Relax.
[Marina kisses]
We'll find somewhere real nice.
It could be on a beach.
And you'll find
the right partners soon enough.
Like in Ibiza.
[intriguing music continues]
[music fades out]
[sentimental music plays]
[inaudible]
You've gotta be crazy.
[music trails off]
No, I fixed a problem. That's all.
I don't think suing Elia
and treating your mom
like she's insane fixes anything.
- Don't raise your voice.
- Go fuck yourself!
What do you want, Ester?
I fucking begged you to let it go!
To focus more on our family.
But you just won't give up
on this bullshit!
It seems to me
the only person who's crazy is you.
My God.
You think you can manipulate us all?
We're your puppets, is that it?
Ester, calm down.
Oh, and if I don't?
You'll get me locked up, will you? [gasps]
I'm sorry.
- Forgive me. I
- Don't come near.
[somber music plays]
[Stefano breathes anxiously]
Sofia.
Sofia. [breathes heavily]
We're going to stay with my parents.
[somber music continues]
[moped sputtering in distance]
- [music fades out]
- [Giulia humming]
[cell phone vibrates]
[phone unlocks]
UNKNOWN NUMBER
I MISSED YOU
WHY HAVEN'T YOU WRITTEN?
[Giulia inhales deeply]
[continues humming]
[cell phone vibrates]
SORRY, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH
I THOUGHT I'D COME TO YOU
- [doorbell buzzes]
- [unsettling music plays]
OPEN UP?
- [doorbell buzzes]
- [Giulia gasps]
[doorbell buzzing]
Go away or I'll call the police!
- [breathing anxiously]
- [doorbell buzzes]
[doorbell buzzing incessantly]
- [sustained buzzing]
- [panting]
- [buzzing fades]
- [lock clacks]
- [breathing anxiously]
- [doorbell buzzing incessantly]
[cell phone keypad clacking]
[doorbell buzzes]
STEFANO
MOBILE CALL
- [line ringing]
- [doorbell buzzing incessantly]
- Shit! No!
- [cell phone chimes]
UNKNOWN NUMBER
I KNOW HOW TO GET IN ANYWAY
- [breathing anxiously]
- [cell phone keypad clacking]
MOM
MOBILE CALL
- [line ringing]
- [breathing anxiously, whimpering]
[cell phone vibrating, beeps]
- Giulia?
- [Giulia] Mom.
- What is it?
- [Giulia breathing heavily]
Mom, please come. I'm scared.
- Why are you scared?
- [Giulia] I'm locked in the bathroom.
- Are you all right?
- [Giulia] Someone's trying to break in!
[tense, dramatic music plays]
[seat belt clicks]
[engine starts, revs]
- [dramatic music continues]
- [Gabriella panting]
[door creaks]
[Gabriella] Who's there?
- [rapid footsteps]
- [Gabriella gasps]
Giulia!
[dramatic music intensifies]
Giulia!
Giulia?
Giulia, where are you?
- Giulia!
- [door opens]
[music trails off]
I'm here, love.
- Mom.
- Come here.
- [Giulia cries]
- [Gabriella] Oh, darling!
- [crying, hyperventilating]
- Oh, darling. It's okay. It's okay.
- Breathe, sweetie, breathe. Oh.
- [Giulia breathes heavily]
- [whimpers, cries]
- [somber music plays]
I'm here, darling. It's over.
- [Giulia sobs]
- [Gabriella] Oh.
- Yes. Thank you. That's good news.
- [music fades out]
Yeah, what a relief. Thank you.
Spoke to the police. They got him.
He was lurking outside in his car.
You don't need to worry
about anything anymore.
Thanks for being here.
- I'm always here.
- [poignant music plays]
Although, it may not always seem like it.
I know I've really messed up with you.
Maybe if our relationship were different,
you would've told me
about this situation before.
No?
Do you still have that icky herbal tea
that you used to love?
[Gabriella] Mm-hmm.
Shall we have some?
[Giulia] Thank you.
[sips]
Yep.
It's still horrible.
[Gabriella chuckles]
[door opens in distance]
[door closes]
Dad told me what happened.
You okay?
I survived.
Thanks to Mom.
You should've called the cops
straight away.
And what were you thinking,
driving at night?
What are you talking about, Stefano?
Giulia needed me.
I appreciate that you care about Giulia,
but you have to leave now.
- [tense sting]
- You're not welcome here.
And what do you mean by that?
Do I need to remind you
that you're suing Elia
and trying to declare me incompetent?
Stefano, what the fuck?
- Then it was him who blocked your cards?
- [Stefano] Yes.
And now I'm sure
I'm actually doing what's best for Mom.
Where's Elia now? Why isn't he here?
He's run away, huh?
It's time to leave!
[tense music plays]
Make sure to leave the keys.
I don't want you coming into my house
without my permission.
You'll be thanking me one day.
[Gabriella sighs]
Has he left for real?
- I don't know.
- [music fades out]
Either way, I don't know where he is.
Do you remember at the reopening
when they thought Elia was my boyfriend?
I was jealous of you.
Not because Elia is super hot
and I only seem to attract crazy psychos
[Gabriella chuckles]
but because, in that moment,
I was looking at you.
You were head over heels.
And I realized,
that was happiness for real.
Loving somebody.
["Fuse" by HRDLY plays]
I've never experienced that.
["Fuse" continues]
Light peaks through the cracks ♪
To see the place I'm at ♪
[gulls calling]
I gave up all I had
When I turned my back ♪
The flames are rising up ♪
I think I'm surrounded ♪
I need an open door ♪
I think I found it ♪
[Gabriella breathes excitedly]
I was about to do something really stupid.
[Gabriella sighs, chuckles]
And I walked right through the fire ♪
- [inhales joyfully]
- It took me higher ♪
Take me away with you.
[softly] I can't.
You have your children, your hotel.
That's your life.
That was my life before I met you.
I've never felt as alive
as I do right now.
Me neither.
I'll leave it all to my children,
just so I can be with you, the man I love.
Gabriella, I love you.
To see the open skies ♪
[Elia] And that's why I came back.
I don't care about the trial
or or the money
or even ending up in jail.
[softly] I just want you.
You see I didn't lose
But I can feel the bruises ♪
We can't get married
in the middle of this legal process.
[sighs] I know.
And that's why we can't let them win.
No.
Oh, and I walked
Right through the fire ♪
I'm going higher ♪
Not giving up ♪
No, not giving up ♪
[music fading]
The last time we came here,
I was 12, remember?
You'd come to get me at school
'cause you knew I hadn't studied.
- [chuckles]
- You did love the food.
Why did we ever stop coming?
'Cause you divorced Mom.
Ah, now about your mother.
You'll have noticed
that she hasn't quite
been herself for a while.
We're suing Elia so we can protect her.
Can we talk about something else?
Listen.
Nico, out of all of us,
you're the one who knows Elia the best.
You lived with him.
What are you saying?
If you wanna help your mother,
your testimony at the trial
will be crucial.
Give us all you know.
Like if you've seen him
go out with someone.
That girl who was at the hotel,
for example.
Or if he's taken money from Mom.
You wanna help her, don't you?
Yeah, sure.
He even tried to kiss you, no?
[gulls calling]
I can't believe
he just took me out to lunch
to try and convince me
to testify against my mother.
And will you?
I don't know. I mean
I know Elia's a fucking asshole,
but I'm also not a rat, you know?
[inhales deeply]
[sighs] I mean
can't they just leave me alone?
[huffs]
Whatever. Let's go.
Wait.
I have a better idea.
- [chuckles]
- [Nico] What's that?
It's for his liquor cabinet.
Who the hell are you?
- [Isabella] Make him pay.
- He'll kill us if he finds out.
We take for granted ♪
["Marea" by Fred Again
and The Blessed Madonna plays]
We, we, we, we, we, we've lost dancing ♪
We've lost dancing ♪
[inaudible]
- [beat drops]
- A'ight ♪
We, we, we, we, we, we've lost dancing ♪
We've lost dancing ♪
Yes, we've lost dancing ♪
What comes next ♪
Will be ♪
[fades] Marvelous ♪
[unsettling, intriguing music plays]
[wind whistles softly]
[young Stefano] Mommy?
- [pills rattling]
- Mommy.
[unsettling music continues]
[echoes] Mommy, I'm here.
[ominous music plays]
I love you so much, Mommy.
[doorbell ringing]
[groans, grunts]
[doorbell rings]
[doorbell rings persistently]
[door opens]
[music fades out]
I called you at least ten times.
My phone line had to stay open
for a work thing.
[tuts] Does your job allow you
to drink whiskey at 5:00 in the afternoon?
What do you want?
[Giulia] We need to talk about Mom.
[strums fingers]
Drop the lawsuit.
Actually, now the criminal's returned,
I'm gonna need
to put you forward to testify.
Testify about what?
That you don't like our mom's partner?
That man is dangerous.
What do you think he's gonna do?
Kidnap her for ransom?
You need help, brother.
Oh, I need help, do I?
Says the woman glued
to her fucking cell phone day and night!
And addicted to plastic surgery!
I came here to say
what you're doing makes you an asshole.
Truth is,
I'm just incredibly sorry for you.
[melancholy music plays]
Think what you want.
None of this is for me.
It's for our mother.
Get over it, Stefano.
[music fades out]
Gabriella.
- What's going on?
- Hi, Delia.
Hello.
I'm not here
because I need a shoulder to cry on.
Look, I'm gonna need a lawyer.
And I'll admit, you're the best there is.
I know that Mario
is involved in all this, but
just answer me honestly.
[Delia] Mm-hmm.
Would you be willing to defend Elia?
Only if you agree
to stop talking to me like a stranger.
Remember, I'm your friend.
Will you?
I'm not gonna pretend it'll be easy,
because it won't.
But let's take a stab at it.
[soft, poignant music plays]
I don't believe it.
Are you here to ask me
to conduct an illegal search?
Or maybe to frame someone
by planting cocaine?
I've been a total asshole.
You're right.
I won't ask for your help again.
Can I come in?
I don't wanna be alone tonight.
[Stefano groans dozily]
Morning.
Actually, it's already lunchtime.
[chuckles] Is there any coffee?
[laughing]
Ignoring me?
I'm working for you here.
Oh yeah?
I couldn't stop thinking
about the loan Elia requested in Ibiza
and the partner you said he mentioned.
I've done some research,
in ways I would've liked to avoid,
and I've come across
a certain Francesco Rossetti.
[intriguing music plays]
PARTY!
FRIENDS
Is that the guy?
That's not all.
His profile hasn't been active,
hasn't posted since February 18th.
He's disappeared.
February 18th?
Right before Elia met my mother.
I know, right?
In my work, we call this a lead.
If we find out
what happened to Francesco Rossetti
[Stefano chuckles]
we find out more on Elia.
[chuckles]
[sensual music plays]
What would I do without you?
Why are you helping?
'Cause I love you.
[Stefano breathes heavily]
Is it okay if I record our conversation?
It's just procedure.
May I?
- Yes.
- Sure.
[music fades out]
Let's get started with something simple.
The money.
For example,
how often might you go out to dinner?
- Three or four times a week.
- Yeah.
Who usually pays?
Most of the time, I do.
But actually,
he contributes in other ways.
Very well. We can use
his credit card statements to confirm.
What, do you want
our grocery receipts too?
I know it's unpleasant,
but we have no choice.
I need to know about every single expense.
It doesn't matter
how small it is or if it seems trivial.
[sighs]
Let's begin from the top.
At the start,
I lent him 200 euros for the mechanic.
Yeah, and then I paid you back
the very next day.
Yes, indeed, he did.
Oh, and then
there's the bracelet I gave you.
To which I still have the receipt,
by the way.
I gave him my dad's watch before that.
[unsettling music plays]
You're saying you gave him
a watch from Luigi's collection?
I did.
What is this, a fucking interrogation?
Couples give each other gifts.
I don't have anything to hide.
Then you won't have a problem
with my office staff investigating
all of your personal finances, will you?
Course not. That's not a problem.
Now, if you'll excuse me. [grunts]
- [tense music plays]
- [footsteps departing]
[horn honking]
[music fades out]
Stefano.
Can we talk for a minute?
The fuck do you want?
Drop the lawsuit.
[tense music plays]
Your mother's a mess. She's not sleeping.
Don't do it for me. Do it for her.
Desperate, are we?
Stefano, watch it.
Why don't you ask for help
from your friend Francesco?
Yeah, Francesco Rossetti.
I guess you haven't spoken in a while.
I don't have all the pieces yet,
but it won't take much time.
Now that's what I like to see,
a man who knows he's totally screwed.
[Stefano chuckles]
- [Mattia] Stefano.
- [chuckles]
- [Mattia] How was your day?
- Fine. Let's go.
[tense music continues]
[intriguing music plays]
[inaudible chatter]
[engine starts]
[car engine starts]
[inaudible]
[tense, suspenseful music plays]
[engine idling]
[door closes]
[Stefano] What should I get you?
The usual. Tuna nigiri and that salmon.
- All right.
- And loads of wasabi.
Right. Where's my wallet?
- [Mattia] Here.
- Oh, thanks.
Back soon.
Don't be long. I'm hungry.
[dog barking in distance]
[door clatters]
[Elia] You don't deserve him, you know.
Oh yeah, I can tell
by the way he looks at you
that he'd do anything for you.
What are you talking about?
Yeah, I'm also pretty good
at taking photos.
And I gotta say,
this one came out pretty damn good.
[Stefano breathes heavily]
Ahh, don't give me that face, Stefano.
["Indigo Night" by Tamino plays]
Drop the lawsuit,
and I won't say anything
to your little wife.
[Stefano breathes shakily]
How can I be sure you won't?
You can trust me.
This isn't personal.
In fact, unlike you,
I don't take pleasure in fucking you.
You know why, Stefano?
[whispers] Because I only like
fucking your mother.
Imagine ♪
The girls around town assemble ♪
The traveler's son, they come asking ♪
Where he came from ♪
'Cause they've watched him ♪
- [keypad clacking]
- Washing his face near the pond ♪
- [cell phone tings]
- Where the fuck are you?
You left two hours ago.
- I'm starting to get worried.
- [phone chimes]
He says, "I" ♪
"I have seen ♪
The world's most beautiful places" ♪
"Still I feel ♪
As if I'm a walking machine" ♪
- "Watching it all through a screen" ♪
- [cell phone vibrating]
"There ain't nothing in between to me" ♪
- "This might as well not be real" ♪
- [vibrating continues]
It's over.
[music trails off]
Please don't call me anymore.
[birds twittering]
[sniffs]
[gull calling]
You sure you don't want me to take you?
I know you don't trust my driving.
- But I have to practice.
- [Trouble whines]
And you're not stopping me.
[Elia] Huh?
[Gabriella gasps] Oh my God.
Who would've done that?
It's probably just some stupid kid.
No, this lot's private.
There's no way anybody can get in here
unless they're the staff or clients.
Yeah, but who would do
something like that?
Marina.
Marina?
What does she have to do with this?
- [intriguing music plays]
- No, sorry. I know that was crazy.
I would never let
anybody hurt you, Gabriella.
Ever.
Fuck you! I didn't do it!
I don't give a shit if you believe me.
I told you to stay away from her,
or the deal's gone.
[scoffs] What deal?
I'm not getting anything
if her accounts are closed.
That's my problem, not yours,
and I'm already fixing it.
- It's just a matter of hours.
- [scoffs] Oh, sure.
By now, we could've been in Morocco,
out of danger.
Listen, I made a choice, Marina.
I love her.
Even if you don't understand it.
You don't love anyone.
You only love yourself.
It's easier to think
that I slashed her tires, am I right?
'Cause you know
what'll happen if they find you.
[Elia breathes deeply]
[sighs]
[door closes]
[Mario] Delia is good.
Elia now has a chance.
What are we going to do?
You're fucking with me now?
What am I going to do? Like always.
- Hey, how dare you talk to me like that.
- That's how you talk to a worthless man.
Look at yourself.
I mean, you've never given a shit
about your children.
You cheated on your wife
with her best friend.
And now that woman is defending Elia.
You've never taken any responsibility.
Never in your entire life.
All you do is take things.
I have always tried to protect my family.
You don't know shit about
what it takes to protect a family,
the sacrifice it takes!
Well, fuck you!
[telephone ringing in distance]
[Stefano exhales sharply]
[gull calling]
- [Gabriella] How is everything?
- [man] Morning.
- Everything's great.
- Wonderful.
Is everything okay?
- Yeah. Thank you so much.
- Yes, thank you.
- Enjoy.
- [both] Thank you.
- What are you doing here?
- I'm putting an end to this madness.
What do you think
you're doing with that con man?
How dare you come here
and talk to me like that
in front of my guests?
I didn't take this seriously enough.
Stefano was right.
I was only thinking of myself.
But I'm here.
For you. For our family.
We are no longer married.
If you can't stop yourself,
then I'll have to.
- I'll show you who Elia really is.
- Let go of me!
[tense music plays]
[Elia] Hey.
What's going on here?
I'm talking to my wife, Elia.
She's not your wife,
and I think you should go now.
I think I'm going to be staying a while.
Mario, I beg you.
You think you're in charge.
But you're not in charge of shit.
I agree. Gabriella's in charge here,
and she's asked you to leave.
You think you know everything, don't you?
So now I'll tell you something you don't.
In fact,
why don't we do this?
She'll say it. Tell him. Come on.
Tell him what you and I did.
Stop it, Mario.
Ask her how she and I had sex.
[Gabriella] Mario, please!
And I bet that you
that you wanna smash my face in, hmm?
Go ahead.
Smash my face in, piece of shit.
Stop it. Stop it, Elia.
The only piece of shit
I see here is you, Mario.
[Mario huffs]
I bet you'd have loved
to show up in court with a big black eye.
Fuck that.
[footsteps departing]
[Elia sighs]
Elia.
[tense music plays]
I was willing to give up everything
for you, to go to prison!
[Gabriella] No, no! Wait.
Wait, let me explain.
That night with Marina,
in the pool,
she was so young and pretty.
I felt so old.
Ridiculous.
And when I was alone with Mario,
a man who had rejected me and betrayed me,
and now he wanted me.
He desired me
I felt so strong.
I felt so empowered.
And that's why I did it.
Only for that.
But I'm yours
and yours only.
- [sensual music plays]
- [breath trembles]
[breathes anxiously]
- Say it again.
- [breathes heavily]
I'm yours, Elia.
[Elia] Again.
I'm yours.
[softly] Once more.
[Gabriella breathes expectantly]
[softly] I'm yours, Elia.
[Elia sighs]
[Gabriella breathes heavily]
I'm yours.
[Elia kissing]
[sighs]
[dramatic music swells]
[both breathing heavily]
[music fades]
You sleeping?
[Elia inhales deeply, sighs]
No, can't sleep.
Are you scared?
- [church bell ringing]
- [birds chirping]
Let's go.
I want you to come with me.
You know it's not too late to run away.
I guess life as a fugitive
has a certain appeal.
Cut it out.
Anyway, to answer your question
[gulls calling]
yes, I'm scared.
I'm scared of prison.
I'm scared they might take away
what we have.
That they might change
the way you think about me.
It doesn't matter what they say.
Nothing will come between us.
I promise.
[Elia sighs]
[exhales softly]
- [computer chimes]
- [mouse clicks]
BODY OF FRANCESCO ROSSETTI RECOVERED
[mouse clicking]
What?
"The body of a young man
who's been missing was found in the sea."
[tense music plays]
"Cause of death is a mystery."
"Still investigating."
"Francesco Rossetti."
Rossetti.
[tense music continues]
[phone line ringing]
[cell phone vibrating]
Who is this?
Go on.
You can out me if you want.
[music trails off]
The only thing it'll do is ruin my life.
But I won't withdraw the complaint.
You're bluffing.
You have everything to lose.
You're right.
But if you ruin my marriage,
my mother will never forgive you.
You'll break up eventually,
and one way or another,
I win.
[waves crashing]
You still don't get
how important this family is to me.
And now I know you're involved
in Francesco Rossetti's death.
See you in court.
[dramatic music plays]
[dramatic music continues]
[music fades out]
[intriguing music plays]
[music fades out]