The Place Page #6

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You don't often tell people that.

I have no one to tell.

Since when ?

Yesterday my life was filled with rain

then you smiled at me

and eased the pain.

That's what the song says.

Can I turn it up?

Go ahead.

You look tired.

I didn't sleep.

- How's the girl?

- She's still there.

I can't stay for long.

- Problems ?

- Problems ?

It's a f***ing disaster.

Yesterday I went by my house

and the girl's predator was there.

He was outside of my garage.

I hid until he gave up and left.

So I followed him.

- You did ?

- Yes.

Now I know where

that bastard pedophile lives.

I will kill him.

- Kill him '2

- Of course.

Or he'll kill the girl.

Unless...

Unless ?

Unless we make a new deal.

What do you want?

Save the girl.

No can do,

I don't assign impossible tasks.

Impossible ?

If you're able to save her

then he's not able to kill her.

What ?

So you assigned him to kill her ?

What sort of bastard are you ?

So tell me, whose side are you on ?

This side.

So I have no choice.

You have plenty of other choices.

Yes, but this is the choice I've made.

I will kill the guy

you assigned to kill the girl.

I win, you lose.

Why didn't it happen ?

You're sure you did it?

Of course.

- What exactly did you do ?

- What I had to !

I locked her in the bathroom,

threw her on the ground and raped her.

She cried, screamed, begged me

to stop but I didn't.

That's not what happened.

- It is.

- You didn't rape her.

I'm telling you I did !

If you had,

you'd be looking me in the eye.

Give me another chance.

This was your chance.

Please.

I want to see.

It's not up to me.

What happened ?

The man who kidnapped the girl

tried to kill me.

- When ?

- Last night.

He came into my home...

And what happened ?

I stabbed him.

We need to talk.

- I'm busy.

- It's urgent.

- Wait.

- I said it's urgent.

I said wait.

What do you mean you stabbed him '2

Tell me.

He had a knife.

He pounced on me and we scuffled.

Then I managed to pry the knife

from his hands and...

I stabbed him in the stomach.

He passed out, my wife woke up,

and we called 911.

But first I went through his pockets

and found keys.

In his wallet there was

a real estate agency's business card.

- I called.

- And ?

I know where the girl is.

What'll you do now ?

What needs to be done.

Martina's gone mad.

She stole my gun

to go rob a store.

She was supposed to back out.

That was our deal.

You didn't complete your task.

Of course I did,

and it was f***ing hard!

- Details.

- Details...

I met with my dad

and told him I love him, a lot.

You can't just go there,

say you love him, and leave.

- No?

- No.

- You have to feel it.

- No, that's not what you said.

It goes without saying.

How the f*** will I do that ?

I don't love him.

Find a way to love him.

Did your dad beat you every night

after finishing off a bottle ?

Then you can't understand.

Of all the things he could've asked me,

guess what he wanted ?

My father came to see you ?

Guess.

No, I don't give a sh*t,

I don't want to know.

Fulvio and I made love.

It was wonderful.

At first he was aloof, confused.

Like he couldn't control himself,

he was agitated...

he was flailing around.

I told him to relax.

Can you believe

I'm the one who said that?

Took his hands,

and said everything was fine.

That I was happy to be with him.

Were you really happy to do it?

With him, yes.

You asked to feel God again.

So?

D0 you ?

- Do you feel Him ?

- Yes.

I feel Him now too.

- What's He saying ?

- That I'll have a baby soon.

Did you tell Fulvio ?

No.

Why '2

It's odd...

it's as if I need to do this alone.

So you won't tell him ?

No.

All right, we're done.

Can I ask a question ?

Yes, but not the one you have in mind.

I can't answer that.

Thanks.

My son called me, we went out,

it was his idea.

We went out for pizza.

He didn't speak much, actually...

Then out of nowhere

he stood up and said "I love you".

Carry on.

He was lying, he wasn't being sincere.

- He didn't even look at me.

- Why would he have lied ?

Because he wanted something.

He's the son of a liar.

What can I expect ?

Is he back ?

You got what you wanted.

No, he's not back.

Anyway, I got what I deserved.

Remember that report I covered up ?

It was a young woman,

she said her husband

was hitting her out of jealousy.

She was scared.

He was convinced she was

having an affair with a neighbor.

She was crying in fear.

She had a black eye

and bruises on her arm.

Know what I did ?

I opened the wrong drawer

and let her life slip into the drawer

with bike theft reports.

I'm a real shitbag.

She was found dead yesterday.

Her skull was fractured

by multiple blows.

I was a shitty husband,

and a shitty father.

The truth is...

I'm a shitty cop too.

There's nothing good about me.

I'm going to talk to my bosses

and turn myself in.

You really want to do that ?

Yes, I do.

I have to start over somehow.

And this time,

I don't need you to do it.

I found the girl.

She was in a studio apartment

that was dreadful,

dirty...

surrounded by dolls

and bags of cookies.

She just stared at me,

she didn't say a word,

she just stared.

She'd hoped I was there to save her

but I wasn't there to save her.

While I walked toward her

with this rag to suffocate her,

I thought about my son.

And ?

I picked her up and took her away.

I called the police

and told them I'd found her.

And your son ?

I went to see him right after,

assuming I'd sit next to him

and hold him while he dies.

But I found out

his cancer disappeared.

Not remission,

the cancer disappeared.

Yesterday.

Miracle.

I'm happy for you, Luigi.

I didn't complete my task.

I never said he'd die if you didn't.

I almost killed a girl

because you asked me to.

You did it for you.

Remember that.

You're a monster.

Let's just say I feed monsters.

Any more robberies ?

No, no more.

Are you backing out?

We're moving in together.

Great.

Then we're done here.

Thanks.

Be careful with your magic.

- Let's go.

- Hold on.

I saw my dad yesterday.

He's in custody, you know.

I visited him in jail,

he turned himself in.

He says a woman died

because he didn't do his job.

- I felt sorry for him.

- Sorry ?

Sorry.

For the first time in my life.

I've always felt hatred for him

but yesterday he was pitiful.

He wasn't my dad but just a guy

who messed up everything.

I'm all he has now, right?

- Probably.

- Yeah.

The wrongdoer's victim remains.

You know, I didn't say I loved him.

But I think he felt it.

That's why Martina

changed her mind, right?

Could be.

I've decided.

I won't set off the bomb in that diner.

- No?

- No.

I'll set if off...

here, tonight.

See ?

Hear that ? Hear it ?

Tick tock, tick tock...

Like in films.

And this...

sets off the bomb.

See ?

I just have to press this button.

Don't tell me you're worried

about these people now.

I thought long and hard

and decided

that if I have to kill innocent people

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