Naples in Veils Page #2

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- I don't know.

- No one ever knows anything.

- Where's Filippo?

- At buttonholes.

Listen, I didn't say anything

because you would have fled,

like you did with the lawyer,

Annichiaro.

He liked you, you liked him,

when I told you I'd tapped that,

bye-bye.

I don't date my girlfriends' exes.

Why are you pulling that face?

Because you don't date anyone.

Anyway, you should have told me.

I saw how he looked at you at the party.

I thought that you'd give him

the cold shoulder.

Me, the cold shoulder?

- He wasn't right for you.

- Why?

He was younger

and you already had an excuse ready.

He was a lot younger.

Do you still care if someone you like

is young, old, male or female?

Just thank heaven

for sending him to you!

Do you remember this?

Why was this still on the shelf?

When I talk is it just noise?

This business of me saying one thing

and you doing another has got to stop!

Listen...

How is it going, dolls?

All good.

Good, let's go get a coffee.

Hello.

- Did you find the place easily?

- Yes.

Adriana, how are you?

Valeria! Better, thank you.

- Can I offer you some wine?

- Yes, thanks.

- Ludovica, will you take care of it?

- Sure.

Aunt.

- How come you're so late?

- You know.

My compliments,

you have beautiful things here.

See what a fabulous place?

We devote ourselves to this:

unearthing hidden wonders.

Andrea was special at this,

he had a special talent for beauty.

Did he ever talk to you about his work?

No, we didn't talk much.

I mean, about things

without importance...

- Here.

- Thank you.

It's a mystery,

this whole business is a mystery.

For everyone.

I hope that the police have stopped

tormenting you,

with us they were very invasive.

I can't imagine

what they wanted from you.

The usual things.

Surely Andrea saw something

he shouldn't have seen,

otherwise they wouldn't

have found him like that.

There's something going on.

But what could be going on?

Andrea made a mess

only in matters of women.

He had a predilection for lost causes.

He liked wives, women

who were happily married.

Or the untouchables.

I don't think it's such a special case,

it must have been a betrayed husband

or a very jealous ex.

Maybe.

Nothing else.

Excuse me.

Sorry, excuse me.

Andrea!

Who is it?

Who is it?

Andrea?

All right, I'm leaving.

Wait up! What are you doing?

Ten minutes and we'll go.

An hour ago you said the same thing

and here we are.

This is another of your great ideas.

Trust me, she's good. A good friend

of mine came to see her from London.

Fifteen.

- You're crazy.

- Why am I crazy?

You could have asked

for a private appointment.

She doesn't give them.

She's a saint. Are you ashamed?

These are intimate things.

Pasquale, not even your underpants

are intimate anymore.

Take those drops,

so we can put an end

to all this buffoonery.

Take them and you won't see

the ghost anymore.

Don't listen to her about the

drops. What do they do anyway?

- Sixteen!

- Our turn.

How exciting.

You're in luck,

because she kicked them out.

- Really?

- Really.

Show me.

Good, come in.

How ridiculous.

I don't like these things in the least.

And what the f*** do we care?

Holy Mother, it's freezing.

What the f***... where is it?

Donna Assunta, it slipped down.

My love, Catena, you're here!

And when will you give me a kiss?

Come close to me.

It's been so long.

We're still sluts, you and me.

To what do I owe the pleasure?

I came for this friend of mine

who's haunted by ghosts.

You...

You've already been

through such heartache,

you're still not free of it,

you poor thing.

It's not for me, it's for my niece.

Yes, Donna Assunta,

it's for this friend of mine,

who's being tormented by a spirit.

No less!

- She even saw him in the garden.

- Why didn't he enter the house?

Maybe he didn't have the keys.

Yes, to come in, a ghost needs keys...

Ghosts walk through walls.

Think about it!

That one walks through the walls,

think about it.

Think!

She saw him on the subway, too.

And did he buy a ticket?

Will you cut out the bullshit?

Don't talk bullshit.

- We get it.

- Yes, right...

Donna Assunta, sorry to bother you,

we're leaving now.

Jesus!

You're surrounded

by a crowd of shadows, my child.

- Are you surrounded by dead people?

- Every day.

Come here,

come closer to me.

Sit here.

Don't be afraid.

Holy Mother, it's me,

the door to the beyond.

Be quiet.

Let me work.

My darling...

My beloved daughter...

Your mamma was not crazy.

Her craziness...

...was me.

Your aunt has nothing to do with it.

Trust her.

Your aunt doesn't come into it.

There will be love.

You have two chances.

If you choose the right one,

it can't go wrong.

Catena, you were the one

who took us to the Sybil's cave.

So, what of it'?

But she shouldn't have done that,

when she said:

"Your mother wasn't crazy."

Of course she wasn't crazy,

she was a good actress.

People liked her,

at least that's what I heard.

Adriana, I get the impression

you're thinking too much about that guy.

- It's not good for you.

- It was amazing with him.

I've never been like that with anyone.

You meet someone you like,

you spend the night together,

a wonderful night,

and you think he's the man of your life.

Then you see him a second time

and you don't like him anymore.

Little one, unfortunately,

you didn't get a second time.

Andrea?

It can't be.

It's Adriana, don't you recognize me?

I'm not Andrea.

Are you teasing me?

What game are you playing?

It's not a game,

I'm not Andrea, I'm sorry.

I said it's not me.

Let go of me.

Keep still.

Andrea has a tattoo on his hip.

I'm not Andrea, I'm his brother.

My name is Luca, we're twins.

I know who you are, it's absurd for me

too, Andrea and I never met

and until last year

I didn't even know he existed.

How did you find out?

My adoptive parents told me,

then I did some research.

Are you in Naples for him?

We were supposed to meet

for the first time,

but I arrived late.

- You don't believe me?

- It's not easy.

Don't tell anyone that you saw me.

Andrea and I barely knew each other.

- Yes, so he said.

- Did he talk to you about me?

Yes.

Why?

I don't know, he was upset, frightened,

he told me not to trust anyone.

Then maybe you're in danger too.

You have to hide.

Did Galderisi leave anything

here in the house the other night?

Maybe even a note?

I don't know.

- Did he make any calls from here?

- Not that I know of.

Excuse me.

Olga, wait a moment.

Did you find anything down there?

No, nothing.

Are there other photos of me like this?

Yes, there are a few.

Worse than the ones I saw?

This is information I can't give you.

Maybe we should have told them about me.

No, maybe it's better to wait

to find out more.

I got a little worried when they went

to check in the garden.

What kind of trouble

have I got myself into...?

Why are you smiling?

If you hadn't been with Andrea

we would never have met.

I have to go to work tomorrow.

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