"Erotic Games of a Respectable Family" "They say that divorce is the legal procedure that nullifies marriage in the same way that love and law make it binding" " I'm assuming you're a happy husband" " Yes, of course" "Because your marriage is a fortunate one, but if it hadn't, that is to say if you and your wife had solid reasons to regret having made that decision do you think you'd lend your support so strongly to the campaign against divorce?" "Well now, it's not that simple." "Everyone has the marriage they deserve, so your hypothesis is subjective." "I'm sorry, but that doesn't concern me, so long" "For example, we'd also have to subtly bring up the subject of the press, and that's not the only one" "The constitution, the sale of liquor..." "We live in a confusing world my dear Roberto, a contaminated one" " What's the matter?" " I don't know, the back of my neck hurts terribly" "That's the first sign of nervous exhaustion, you need to rest" "Yes," " I think you're right" " Of course" "Roberto, I'm not feeling well enough to go to the council's meeting tonight" "I don't know, I just don't feel like it" " If you want I could have it postponed" " It's not worth it" "No, leave it, it'd be best if you oversee it and send my excuses" "Alright, but one one condition:" "that you take a week off" "Alright" "Leave me here, I'd prefer to walk home, I need it" "A bit of fresh air would do me good" "Give Eliza my greetings" "Of course, but at this hour she'll be asleep." "Poor thing, I told her I'd be home late tonight, with the meeting and all, you know?" "If there's any news" " I'll call you tomorrow morning" " Fine, and thank you for everything" "You're welcome, goodbye." "Oh, and we'll see each other on the 25th for the convention" "Goodbye" "Do you have a light?" " I'm sorry, I don't smoke" " Maybe you're interested in something else?" " Not with women like you" " Maybe with ones worse than I am" "Get out of here, tightass!" "What a welcome, you were expecting your master, huh?" "Who's a good boy?" "Go on, go on" "Off you go, time to sleep" "Eliza!" "Hurry, get out of here, go!" "Eliza, open the door" "What's the matter Ricardo, what's going on?" "Why don't you tell me?" "I heard voices" "I don't know, you just woke me up all of a sudden" " You were speaking a moment ago" " Maybe in my sleep," "I had a terrible nightmare" "I'm begging you Ricardo, let me sleep, I don't feel well tonight" " Eliza" " Yes?" " Will you open that door already?" " I can't find the key" "And why did you have to lock it?" "You were going to be back late and I get scared when I'm alone" "Well open that door already or I'll break it down" "Come on, don't turn a little thing like this into a tragedy" "I'm looking for it!" "No Ricardo!" "What are you doing?" "!" "Don't lose your head, I'm begging you Ricardo!" "No!" "It isn't possible, if I hadn't seen it I would have never believed it" "My wife..." " Would you believe me if I told the truth?" " Whore!" "And to think I thought you were special, different from the rest" "Don't say that please, I have the right to defend myself!" "Listen!" "I can explain everything." "Let me talk, I'm begging you!" "And what do you want to explain, it's as clear as water" "Don't be so sure, there are incredible truths" "Shut up" "Of course, you only listen to your own resentment, for you everyone else is despicable, unworthy of understanding or pity, you're the only one in the right!" "I've hurt your pride and now reasons are worthless" "What are you waiting for to kill me?" "If you don't do it it's because deep down you're not sure I've betrayed you" "Yes, it's true, our happiness didn't last long and it was your fault, but would you be able to admit that?" "What are you waiting for?" "Kill me!" "No, your miserable life isn't worth me losing 20 years of mine" "Now get dressed" "Don't think you're impressing me, I know very well it isn't poison because in your selfishness you wouldn't know how to love that much" "I'd like to know all the details" "For example, I'd like to know your lovers name, though I know you won't tell me, or why you did it" "You could at least tell me that, just so I could understand how a serious, respectable woman could act like a damned bitch in heat" "Psychologists could find many things to study in what you've done to me" "Things being what they are, the only solution left is divorce" "Don't speak such nonsense, talking to me about divorce" "When civilization and morals were the same thing you would have been stoned to death, but these days..." "I'll take you to a mountain village" "You'll live there under a false name" "Yes, you'll be free there... but you'll be worse off than in jail" "I'll have your every move watched" "No man will go near you but you'd be able to commit suicide, if you do I wouldn't curse your memory" "Is that your idea of the indissolubility of marriage?" "Of course, 'til death do us part" "If you asked me why, I'd have to tell you I'm regretful" "Yes, I am, but not for what I've done, but for everything I didn't dare to do, to abandon you and ruin your life and status" "I didn't hate you enough, and I couldn't free myself from this unbearable slavery" "The idea was driving me mad, it obsessed me, I had" "I had to demonstrate to myself that I was the owner of my body" "A marvellous body" "Let's make love, right here" "Do you really want to?" "Yes" "A moment ago you were in that bastards arms" "How can a woman go from one man to another without feeling disgusted at herself?" "Whore" "Those were sleeping pills you put in the whiskey, right?" "Yes, and strong ones" "Look at the world for the last time, look at it well before you sleep, and when you wake up... pay close attention to what you see around you" "Now w'll be united for all eternity," "I will be the loyal companion you longed for" "Gentlemen of the jury, you musn't let yourself be decieved by reasons of honor which lead you to see attenuating circumstances in the crime committed by the accused" "Yes gentlemen of the jury, this man has killed through treachery, with incredible premeditation and not under the psychological stress caused by the affront he suffered as the defense would have you believe" "Further proving this, he planned his crime meticulously, almost scientifically" "He drugged his victim at home, then he went to the lakeside to wait for the barbituate to take effect, and he had the courage to patiently wait for the woman to sleep for the last time" "Afterwards he put her in a sack, and while she still lived, he threw her into the lake" "When a man, though it's condemnable of course, reacts to a mortal insult, he shoots, gentlemen of the jury, he strangles, he stabs, but he does it in that instant, he doesn't prepare and carry out an act such as this" "But the accused, known as a paragon of morals, of social ethics, even thought of putting a rock in the sack, trusting that in that way the cadaver would have stayed forever at the bottom of the lake" " Things aren't going well" " I hear that" "I don't know what we're going to do" "Please, would you be so kind as to give us a ride?" "Don't tell me you can't take us both" "You go ahead," "I'll wait for another one" " Goodbye" " Goodbye" "You don't seem like a happy man" "No beautiful, I'm not" " But you're not down on your luck either" " I'm not that either" "I think I'll stay with you for a bit," " you don't smell of poverty" " Drink, if you don't find it revolting" "Aren't you afraid I might be sick?" "No, whiskey's a great disinfectant" "Besides, if you were sick either my head or my heart would have told me" " What did she do to you?" " A perfect diagnosis Doctor" "Our profession works because abandoned and ignored men exist" " Do you feel like it?" " Do I feel like what?" "Don't tell me you wouldn't know what to do with a girl like me" "Love can be made in many ways." "With me, for example, there's no danger of being cheated on, that's a speciality of wives" "That it is" " And you, what can you do?" " I'll make you forget her" "If you could do that you'd be a miracle" "Try it, give me the chance to demonstrate it" "And if it doesn't work?" "It would be my first incurable case since I've been involved in this" "And as for the cost, I don't ask for more than any other girl" "Don't you want to try it out?" "Come on, let's go" " Alright" " Great" "Where are you going?" "No, that's sad, change it" " Should I put a happier one on?" " Yes" "This one's much more exciting" "There we go!" "Louder, louder!" " Louder?" "Alright" " I want is as high as it goes!" "And now what should we do?" "Maybe take dance classes?" "The bedroom is up there, go up and wait for me" "As you wish" "I hope I find your lessons convincing, Professor" "Excuse me a moment" "Ricardo, I'm waiting for you" "Eva!" "Eva, please!" "What's wrong?" " Come here" " What's going on?" "Look" " It isn't possible" " What am I looking at?" "I don't see anything strange" "She... she's there" "She's there!" "What are you talking about?" "It's not possible..." "Come on, calm down" "You're still under the effects of alcohol, you drank a lot" "But... she was here, I'm sure of it" "No, there was no one there, it was just a nightmare" "Come, don't worry" "You're just a little tired, that's logical, you've had a bad day, but now I'm at your side dear" "Don't worry over silly things, these things happen" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Damn it" "Eva" "Hello, who's this?" "Hello?" "Murderer" "Hello Uncle" "Hello Barbara, you're like an angel down from heaven" " I didn't know who to eat with today" " Perfect" "I'm alone, your aunt has left me for good to go on a cruise" " Really?" " Wait a few seconds, just a minute, ok?" "Yes, I've stated my opinion clearly." "Leave it there, thanks" "And I told them it was the complete opposite..." "But coming back to us, no one would believe I'm eating with my niece" "Firstly because you're much too attractive to be a real niece and secondly because I'm not the classic sober uncle, grumpy and staid" " Well, unless you think" " No, not at all" "The truth is I always thought it was a shame that you were my niece, but I consoled myself by thinking that deep down it wasn't so because you're my wife's niece, so I ws free to court you" "Though I've never had the chance to ask you the classic question" ""What are you doing tonight?", a question I'll ask now" " Tonight?" " Yes, they don't know I'm alone at your house, so you can say you went out with your aunt and uncle and then we'll go some place... more romantic" "Why are you laughing, I'm being serious." "I'm proposing a marvellous adventure, different from all the nonsense of people your age" "You're a real woman now Barbara" "Let's go throw rocks at the lake, come on!" "Look, there's more over there" "Come on, let's go" "Try it" "The rocks skip like a dream" "Try again" "What's wrong, you were so happy" "Tell me, do you know who that is?" "Do you know her?" " Wait, I'll go see" " Barbara!" " She was kind of strange" " What did she want?" "Nothing, just some information" " Let's" " Let's go, let's go" " But why, she left" " Because it's getting late and I don't like being in such lonely places at night" "Fine" "Where are you taking me now?" "Looking for something man?" "What's the matter, just out for a walk?" "That guy's never interested in anything Lola, what could he be hunting for?" "Just little birds I bet" " Eva!" " I'm Pasqualina, 10 thousand" "I'd give you 20 some other time, I'm sure you're worth it" "Pig, go screw your sister, go on!" "Well now, I didn't expect to find you here, but I'm truly happy" " Why did you do it?" " I didn't have a choice dear, you didn't pay me yesterday" "I left while you were sleeping" " We'll solve everything at once" " Alright" "Wait... wait a moment" " We're not going up?" " On one condition:" "that you stay with me all night, or better yet, that you stay with me night and day as long as I want" "Has your wife left for good?" "Don't worry about my wife, I'll take care of that." "Just swear you'll stay with me" "And if she comes back suddenly?" "She won't be able to come back suddenly," "I guarantee it" "So?" "No, I can't." "I have other clients" " and I can't lose them" " I'll pay you for them too" "There's 600 thousand liras here, and that's just an advance" "How many clients do you have to service to earn that much money?" "On the other hand, you'll earn it with much less effort with me" "And I'll give you more whenever you want" "Give the word, and you'll stay" "Alright" "Yes?" "Ricardo" "Excuse me, what was that?" "Wait one moment please" "She hasn't said who she is but she's asking for you" "Yes?" "Murderer, your sentence will be to continue living" "What's going on?" "There was no one there" "Yes?" "I'm the secretary for the League for the Penalization of Divorce," "I'd like to speak with Mr. Rossi please" "One moment please" "Ricardo..." "Ricardo do you think you'll have a single moment of peace in this life without my memory tormenting you?" "Eva..." "Eva!" " What's wrong?" " My god, the window, look!" "Do you want me to close it?" "Well, do you want me to close it?" "Y-yes" "If you wake me up this way again it'll give me a heart attack for sure" "Yes, it must have been the cold" "My arm feels like it's made of ice" "If you have camomile tea I can make you some" " No no, thank you" " You're just so nervous" "I'll make it myself, go to sleep" "You have no way out and you know it, you'll die without even realizing it" "What's wrong?" "What's going on?" "Calm down" "There's someone in the kitchen" " In the kitchen?" " Yes, go look" "No, there's no one dear" "This is starting to seriously worry me" "How is it possible you have hallucinations like this?" "What did you see?" "That glass, that glass is empty..." " Look, it's empty!" " I see it perfectly well" "Yes, it's empty." "Look" "Damn her!" "No, it's nothing really" "I wanted to say goodbye to you before leaving" "No" "What is it you're thinking?" "Of course not, of course." "No" "Goodbye" "I have to leave the city" " and I want you to come with me" " Is your wife about to return, by chance?" "Or is it that we have to meet her?" "If I don't leave this city I'll go mad" " What an idea, to meet with my wife" " What's so strange about it?" "Do you know how many clients I've had who liked menage a trois?" " I'm not one of those" " No?" "I'm not willing to leave" "I've given you too much already, and my freedom means a lot to me" "Look, I'm in this profession as a career" "I left university to dedicate myself to this because I thought it'd be fun" "So tell me, what have you found?" " Well, entertainment" " I'd like to know what you find so entertaining about this" "You, for example." "With all your oddities and fixations, you're perfect entertainment, but nothing else" "And of course, I'm not willing to put up with you all my life" "Think what you like, but come with me please" "No" "I want to continue being free" "I'm only willing to keep living with you only if we keep living in this city" "You can make conditions because you know I need you" "You only need me because your wife is gone, understand?" "You're unique" "What nonsense" " Stop pulling my leg" " Don't you understand I'm going crazy?" " I'm serious Eva, I'm going crazy" " Over a woman?" "What does that matter?" "Over a woman?" "Your woman... is just like any other" "We're only good for one thing" "No, no Eva." "Besides, I don't want to talk about my wife" "Alright, as you wish" "Now what's wrong?" "Do you want to show me you're really crazy?" "Please." "I'm leaving" " Eva, who's here with us?" " Where?" " On the sofa" " There's no one, who do you think?" "I'm just lying here by myself" "There's no room for doubt," "I've gone crazy, and the worst part is that I know it" "It's horrible." "If you can't save me then no one" "There's someone in the garden" "No, don't go Ricardo" "I..." "If you keep on like this I'll end up getting scared, all the doors are closed." "Please," " stay here" " No," "I want to know if I'm crazy" "Someone came in without calling" "It must be someone from the family, I'll go look" " A moment Miss, who are you?" " I'm Barbara" "Your name doesn't tell me anything" "Nevertheless, what do you want?" "And how and why did you come inside?" "Those are the same questions I'd like to ask you." "Who are you?" "What's she doing here?" "I've never seen her before" "That's a good tactic, isn't it?" "To turn things around?" "You're the one who hasn't answered my questions" "Let's not mince words, were you looking for the bedroom?" "Barbara, what the devil are you doing here?" "I wasn't convinced of your sudden trip, and as you can see Uncle, I wasn't wrong" "I've delayed my trip, but those are things that don't concern you at all" "On the other hand, I'd like to know how you have a key to my house" "Aunt Eliza gave it to me." "She doesn't keep secrets, at least from me" "She's our new housekeeper, and though she's very attractive, you have no right to think anything of it." "You know I'm happy with my marriage" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Oh, it's you, how are you?" "No, Uncle isn't home" "Of course I'll tell him." "Where are you?" "Aunt Eliza, you're so mean, why don't you want to tell me?" "I just swore you don't keep secrets from me" "Look, I'm here with a friend of mine, we were talking about you" "Yes, he's fine of course." "Yes, I saw him yesterday" "Well, to be honest he seemed a bit strange" "It might be nothing, but aside from that he's perfect, don't worry" "No, you can't wait for him today" "I'll tell him, you can be sure of it" "No, you know that if something happened I'd tell you" "I'll tell you all the details when we see each other" "Yes, alright" "Yes, goodbye Aunt Eliza." "Goodbye, alright?" "Well, it's clear you don't need my help anymore, you have a housekeeper" "A very affectionate niece" "I'll walk her out, I'll be right back" "Wait a moment" "I know that's not your housekeeper." "I'm not stupid even if I'm still a kid" "I don't care about that, what I want to know is where she was and what she told you" "She only told me she was well, I can't tell you anything else" "Barbara, please, I'm going crazy!" "Uncle, you're acting ridiculously, you know?" "Couldn't I have made everything up to make you look bad in front of your friend?" "If someone would have dialed the wrong number I wouldn't have missed the chance" "Barbara, so you didn't talk to your aunt?" "No, I didn't say that." "It could have been that way, but that isn't true because the truth is that I talked with Aunt Eliza" "I'm free to tell you what I want Uncle, you can't force me" " Tell me Barbara, was it Aunt Eliza?" " I already told you everything" "Look, it's the same one from last time" " Who is it?" "Why do they spy on us?" " Come on, hurry" "Poison" "Eva..." "Eva..." "Eva, call... call my niece" "Please Eva call my niece and leave this place" " My god, what are you saying?" " You have to go" "Ricardo, Ricardo!" "Leave, leave, they musn't find you here when I die" "You need my help Ricardo" " Please, leave" " Please, what's wrong, what have they done to you?" "At last!" "There's no need for it anymore, get rid of that disguise" "We have everything, everything we wanted!" " Are you happy?" " Immensely" "Did you see how your poor Ricardo fell for it?" "Like an idiot" "We created a work of art, no one will find out the truth" "But now let's thing about us" "Enough with death!" "And besides, we're rich!" "Where will we go?" "Where will we go, say it!" " We're go to the casino!" " Marvellous!" "And now I'm going to catch you" "Be careful because I'm going to catch you" "There it is, there it is!" "Don't escape, not even in jest, understand?" "There we go, come on..." "It'd be best that you don't move, it might be dangerous" "A perfect plan Eliza, a criminal plan truly worthy of a genius" "You nearly achieved your goal, I was really going mad, but you weren't able to take it all the way" "At first everything seems easy, but then the problems crop up and you fell into the trap" "There's nothing sadder than falling for your own trap as you did in yours" "You made a grave mistake when you talked to your niece on the phone, with Barbara" "I might have hallucinations, but not her" "I had her come to witness my so called visions and when she answered the phone your curiosity and your fear betrayed you" "Your niece's presence in my house suprised you, so you spoke to her normally to try to find out what was going on, not realizing you were giving me proof that I wasn't crazy at that same moment" "I needed an ally too, so I told Barbara everything" "It wasn't hard to figure out your game, but one doubt remained, one shadow I couldn't shed light on" "A man with no face and a beard" "I had to know who he was and Barbara had the ingenious idea to have me feign suicide" "With my death that man would show his true face" "Very soon we understood that that false man was none other than one of you, sometimes you Eva, and sometimes you Eliza, depending on the moment or circumstances" " Excuse me, I have to make a phone call" " No Barbara, please don't call the police!" "And why would I call them, the fact is nothing has happened yet" "The truth is I wouldn't know what to tell the police" "Hello?" "I'm..." "I'm a client, I'd like to speak with Mr. Giorgetti" "Alright, I'll wait" "Has there been some problem?" "Thank you" "Everything's in order Uncle, your funeral has gone perfectly, no one's noticed the substitution of the body" "It looks like you're thinking about those two more than about me" "I don't like to see you so serious, have a drink" "A bit of whiskey will bring back your cheer, you'll see" "Of course, this isn't the first time that a man and a woman love each other, but a love like ours..." "I always dreamed of having you all to myself, and now I do" "You're a marvelous man" "But I want you to promise me something, that the day that you get tired of me, you'll tell me" "I promise" "The difference of age might lead to bad things with time, and we have to be prepared, because only that way will what we have together stay beautiful" "I swear I'll tell you" "We'll be happy until that moment, at least" "It's terrible to suddenly find yourself in a situation that destroys your whole life, your ideals," " you yourself" " It's time to start forgetting the past, my love will help you do it" "Or is it not enough?" "If you keep being so quiet I'll leave you alone with your ghosts" "Aren't you getting off dear?" "I don't feel well Barbara," "I don't know..." "I don't know what's happening to me..." "My head is spinning" "It's as if... as if a strange drowsiness..." "It's nothing Ricardo, just the sleeping pills I put in your whiskey" "The situation was too tempting, only an idiot would have let it pass them by" "You told me to be honest with you, so I'm telling you, you're of no use for me, so I'm eliminating you" "Now without Aunt Eliza I'm your only heir, and no one would ever suspect a good girl, you hear me?" "Do you hear me?" "As a man I could never stand you, you're much too proud, but your money never rubbed me the wrong way" "No dear, I'll let myself out" "And now go with your loved ones" "No!" "No!"