"THE GREY RATS THE GREY RATS" "An adventure in 8 episodes by Pio Vanzi" "Torture Episode 2" "Directed by E Ghione (Za la Mort)" "Resume of Episode 1 The Black Envelope" "Za la Mort and Za la Vie, with their old aunt Camilla, live a quiet life in the countryside." "One day, the good-hearted Za picks up Leo, a poor, starving orphan." "This good deed is the motive for the war declared between Za and the famous and wicked gang, The Grey Rats, inhabitants of the sewers who, defeated the first time swear a bloodthirsty revenge." "Part One" "Za la Mort treats Leo as a son." "Come Za, there's a man in the garden!" "I was collecting tomatoes for the salad, when suddenly I saw someone watching me, but they disappeared." "My dear Rats, even among the potatoes and onions, among the chickens and ripe grapes, there's always Za!" "But better take precautions." "Za, knowing events could risk the Rats regaining possession of the black envelope and his little nest egg, regards both as early seeds." "The ambush." "He's always a young man of honour." "If you challenge him, he will accept." "Then, you're right!" "He didn't rob you?" "Well, we are agreed..." "At five o'clock you'll get him here." "The provocation." "Listen, Za:" "I did you a deal, you profited by it and then you forgot about me." "I'm here to refresh your memory a bit." "Why don't we both take a stroll outdoors, if not you'll be dead meat." "See that your pocket isn't empty, mine is furnished." "For our little business, do you think this place quite right?" "No, there's too much sun." "The small, quiet family finds the continued absence of Za quite strange." "The sunless place." "Against a lightweight like you armed with a knife," "I could fight you with a stick of celery!" "Touché, Musoduro..." "You're done for and there's nothing you can do about it!" "There's no doubt about it." "Only the filthy inhabitants of the sewers could commit an act so nauseating, even for the most cowardly of the underworld." "I've been looking everywhere but no one has seen him." "End of Part One." "Torture Part Two." "In the lair of death." "The judges." "Za la Mort, do not delude yourself, you're almost at your end." "But... you will save your life if you return to us the black envelope and our money." "Dear friends, I am sorry, but I don't know what you are talking about." "And even if I did, I wouldn't tell... dogs!" "What do you believe, that I am afraid of death?" "In that case the good judge will review your situation." "Hearing the prosecution, understanding the defence," "President Mouse, of rare value, condemns you to a gentle death thanks to extenuating circumstances." "Grigione, do your damnedest to kill me, otherwise..." "Dear Za, we are civilized people:" "we would never deny the condemned one last wish." " And now what do they do?" " They take him at his word." "Champagne..." "Or even ice cream!" "The Grey Rats want at all cost to regain possession of the black envelope and therefore attack the cottage of Za." "Don't cry so, Za la Vie!" "Za is not a child that one need worry about." "Come on, be brave..." "There's a knock... it's him!" "The greater torture." "Grigione, pretending to be sent by Za la Mort, wants the location of the secret hiding place." "But if we knew, we would say." "We simply don't know where he hides his stuff." "A guard who surrenders himself to wine." "Overcome with fear," "Aunt Camilla indicates the cubbyhole of Za." "It's empty!" "Watch out now, if you let him get away..." "Why did you save me?" "Why?" "Because in my heart it is terrible and unjust that Za la Mort should end like this!" "Za la Mort tortured, his family kidnapped and the little white cottage destroyed, will The Grey Rats end victorious?" "End of episode 2" "Episode 3 follows, entitled THE HIDEOUT." "THE GREY RATS" "An adventure in 8 episodes by Pio Vanzi" "THE HIDEOUT Episode 3" "Directed by E Ghione (Za la Mort)" "Camera:" "Cesare Cavagna" "Resume of episode 2:" "Torture" "The oath taken by Grigione and his Rats to gain revenge on Za has not been in vain." "Za, in fact, had fallen into a clever trap, and tortured to make him reveal where he had hidden the black envelope." "He responds to the threats with contempt." "Believing him dead, the Grey Rats assault and kidnap his family, burning down their cottage." "Part One" "In the clutches of The Grey Rats" "The smouldering ruins of the sorry cottage." "Grigione, you and the Grey Rats have destroyed all I possess, without pity!" "Her comb!" "So they've kidnapped her!" "She still lives, and I will find her!" "No one had been able to find the treasure and the black envelope of Za la Mort." "Only now, dearest Rats, begins the great battle between us!" "Grigione recognizes Leo by his tattoo and intends to take advantage of his former victim." "You'd be that famous scoundrel that some time ago abandoned us, right?" "A phone call to the police." "You're talking to the Director General of Public Security." "The police would do a great service to society, if, with many agents, it paid a visit to the sewers of the metropolis." "Passing under the arches of the Ponte Vecchio..." "You will find on the left, downstream, an abandoned outlet." "On entering, you will be able to seize the gang of The Grey Rats." "Is that the head of the Secret Police?" "Come here immediately." "I am the Director General of Police." "Leo has an idea." "Yes, yes, Grigione, I know where Za la Mort has hidden what you want so much." "If that is so bring it here to me." "I am ready, provided, however, that you bring also the two women who I do not wish to leave here alone." "Za la Vie..." "Aunt Camilla..." "Watch out, we're leaving, and at the first opportunity... courage!" "In search of Za's treasure." "Under the fifth slab, starting from the river, on the left." "Come down as well." "The slab is too heavy and two of us can't manage it." "Toads?" "Grigione understands the trap into which he has fallen." "A search in vain." "Come on, Auntie..." "If bad luck would have it, and Za is no longer with us," "I'll stay, and if possible, achieve many things." "The orders of the Director General of Police are implemented." "The terrible news." "Your gang has been arrested." "Agents are lurking in wait for you..." "Grigione, if you want to save yourself, come with me." "Cut your moustache and change the colour of the car." "That evening, at the home of Musoduro." "As you can see, it's a passport, and the other an identity card..." "It will be best for you to go to America." "But I swear that, if one day" "I meet up with that kid and that stuck up girl they'll spend a quarter of an hour they'll never forget!" "End of Part One" "The Hideout Part Two" "Leo, keeping his promise, acts like a good son, and is the support of Za la Vie and old aunt Camilla" "For Za la Vie it is a very sad date." "We'll see him no more, dear aunt!" "What are those flowers?" "While those he sought passionately mourned his death, he, tormented by thoughts of revenge, lived in another part of the metropolis." "Musoduro!" "It's him!" "Here is the trail I've been seeking!" "On board the Queen Elisabeth" "Za la Mort doesn't leave the trail of Musoduro" "A gentleman has a water heater that doesn't work" "I beg you, tell your husband that I'll await him tomorrow morning at eleven." "And it will certainly be so..." "he will definitely talk." "Dear Musoduro, I handed this to a courier we encountered on our route, who is returning to France." "Thank you for all you have done for me:" "I will not forget." "On arrival in" "Diamond City you will receive my news." "P.S. all well." "Your Grigione" "In this gentleman's house an urgent repair awaits." "He expects you tomorrow morning at eleven!" "Grigione, under the name of James Gray, a rich European, staying at the Hotel Splendid at Diamond City in America." "For a few days I would like at my disposal the first floor of the hotel." "At eleven in the morning, at the home of Mr. Mouny." "Za la Mort!" "Him in person, my friend, and with a mad desire to blow your brains out!" "I swear, Za la Mort, I am innocent!" "And Grigione is the culprit of it all." "Here is the letter that proves it." " Then Za la Vie is with him?" " Yes..." "Don't let me ever see you again..." "Today I bathed you, next time I will kill you!" "While Za prepared to seek out those he loved, on the other side of the ocean..." "And they, at peace, if not resigned, have never forgotten him." "Towards America." "End of Episode 3." "Episode 4 will follow, entitled:" "The Rope Net" "Subtitles:" "Corvusalbus"