"It was over an hour that I was driving aimless through town." "Hands grasping the wheel." "Within myself a fight was goig on whose outcome I could not foresee." "At my side was Enrico, my lover." "My lover!" "The very sound of these words still leaves a bitter taste on my lips." "Although those events caused me so much anguish..." "I want to tell the whole truth." "I want to confess." "Only this way I'll relieve myself of the remorse... thattorturedme forsolong ." "I was unfaithful to my husband." "I could justify myself... saying I've been alone... for so long." "His captivity first, and then his... hospitalization for a nervous breakdown, had created... a void in my life, that my work in our medicine factory... did not manage to fill." "For this reason I gave myself to Enrico" "This forbidden love though, never manage to restore my... serenity." "Even less so after my husband's return." "That night I decided to break up with Enrico." "But fearing to... hurt him, I didn't, and kept finding an excuse... to keep him away, to play for time" "Enrico!" "Enrico!" "Enrico, be reasonable please!" "I'm not as free as before." "Irene, there's little to say." "There is only one truth, that now you don't... love me anymore." "There is no need to hide behind work or... your husband." "You're always finding excuses not to meet me." "Dear, you know it doesn't depend on me." "It does too!" "If you just wanted everything would have stayed the same." "I love you, I don't want to leave you." "I'll do anything not to loose..." "Please Enrico... make no scenes." "It's... not true that I don't want to see you." "On the contrary, I want to keep your... friendship." "But as soon as..." "I'm back home, I feel pervaded by a great anguish." "A..a sense of guilt, a terrible fear!" "I can't go on living like this!" "Just tell me, do you love me or not?" "Answer me." "What can I answer?" "I don't know." "Believe me, I don't know." "Won't you come up for a moment?" "No..no." "Dear, it's not possible." "It's late already." "My husband will be at home already." "I'll call you tomorrow." "No, no, not tomorrow, Monday." "Dear, don't be angry." "Monday, alright?" "Mrs. Wagner, may I speak to you for a moment?" "I looked for you at the factory... and I also called you at home:" "you had left already." "What do you want?" "My name is Giovanna Shultz." "Nobody ever mentioned my name?" "Who should have..?" "Enrico never told you about me?" "He... was my fiancé before you... took him away from me!" "What the devil are talking about?" "You must be mad!" "Or you have too much imagination!" "Imagination?" "Don't make a fuss!" "Stop it!" "Come on, go home." "I don't have one." "I lived in a boarding house, but they kicked me out." "Look for me next monday." "I'll see what I can do for you." "Here, take this and leave." "Irene!" "Yes?" "Are you still awake?" "You know what time it is!" "?" "I don't know." "It's rather late." "I was at Giselle's, and with the Sherman's." "Time just flew!" "Were there many people?" "The same old ones." "Did you have a good time?" "Yes, quite so." "Did you see the new chairs?" "Those outside?" " They're for the dining room." "Do you like them?" " Yes, very." "I shopped around for 3 hours." "How many nice things!" "..." "Is it worth tiring yourself so?" "No!" "Why?" "Didn't you always dream that our house... would return agreable and comfortable as it was before?" "Yes, true." "But today..." "I don't know if now... it is still worth it." "Why?" "It really is important to you?" "What are you saying?" "Irene, if our firm is back on positive... it's only thanks to you." "While you worked, I was a useless being in a... prison camp." "And even now I'm only..." "Enough!" "No more nonsense." "Tell me what you did today." "I was at the lab till... nine, then I came home... and called the children." "Instead I couldn't get the line." "I got it right away." "They're awaiting us tomorrow." "We'll go after lunch." "Duby wants an air-gun and Mary too." "This is what I understood." "But we'll give her a doll." "Yes." "Don't you go to bed?" "Not yet." "I want to finish this." "I'm very sleepy." "Good night." "Good night." "I was tormented by a thousand thoughts." "The... hardship to break up with Enrico was worsened by the appearance of miss Shultz" "Who was this woman?" "Her tears...were they sincere or... rather a threat to the harmony of my life that I tried... so desperately to find?" "Almost unconsciously..." "I looked for the letters that Enrico wrote me." "They were there, where I had left them." "I took them... and looked at them." "I read some words, looking for some soothing." "But nothing could dissipate the confusion... in my mind." "I tore them, trying to erase my past..." "Good morning." "Tell my secretary... that I'm here." "I'm going to the lab." "Here's the beginning of the collapse." "The limbs are paralyzed already." "It's three minutes now since the injection." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Hi." "Why didn't you come and see me, before you left this morning?" "I had to get out early." "It's not a good reason." "Well, I didn't want to wake you up." "What are you doing?" "Experimenting the combination curari DK5." "Didn't we tell you about it?" "Yes, sure." "Curari is hard to apply." "A small dose is enough... to paralyze the muscles." "Watch that needle." "It shows the respiratory paralysis." "It's very simple." "This is the normal position." "The paralysis gets the nervous system first,... then the heart." "Does the animal die?" "Not always." "We are ready for the test." "Now we'll inject the new formula." "Now?" "In a while." "Injection!" "Respiration is improving." "Heartbeat getting back to normal." "The effect of this drug seems very satisfactory." "Mrs." "Wagner, telephone." "Thank you." "Mrs. Wagner, I've got here miss Shultz..." "She insists she has to talk to you." "Shultz?" "Alright." "Tell her I'm coming." "How is it going?" "Very well, madam." "As you see, one shouldn't fear the poisons used by doctors ." "One poison can be antidote to another." "I'm goig to the office." "I'll pick you up in a..half hour" "Good morning." "Good morning." "Good morning Mrs. Wagner." "Good morning." "Come into my office." "Good morning Mrs. Wagner." "Sit down." "Actually, I told you to come next Monday." "Yes, I know." "But last night you were so... good to me that you gave the... courage to come and ask you the money that I need... 5.000 marcks." "As you see it's not such a large... sum, considering that... it would allow me to disappear and start a new life." "I wouldn't bother you any more." "To you, 5.000 marks... 5.000 marks!" "You're out of your mind!" "But I've already told you that's what I need to go away!" "Yes." "I understand that." "But I don't understand..." "What I got to do with that!" "That's much less than anyone else would ask in my piece." "You're trying to blackmail me!" "Get out of here right away!" "No!" "Listen." "Between me and Enrico there's nothing but ... a mutual artistic interests." " Don't make me laugh!" "Is that why you went to his house every day?" "And why were you... so nervous last night?" "Mrs. Wagner, your husband is in the office." "He's waiting for you." "He's here already?" "Coming right away." "Why did you blush?" "Why did you give me that money last night?" "Get away from the door!" "No." "You were frightened, that's why." "When you saw me crying... you thought you could get rid of me with a few marks!" "You though I... didn't know how scared you were!" "Maybe you though I'd keep quiet, but you were wrong!" "I'm not an idiot!" "Sorry Irene, but we must go...before the shops close." "Yes, I know..." "I'll be right with you." "Listen..." " I'm not holding you now, but I'll come back soon!" "I hope I didn't disturb you!" "No...nothing important..." "She's just looking for a job... another sad case..." "Good bye Sonia." "Good bye, and have a good time." "Good bye." "Thank you." "Is everybody ready?" "I thought I was." "Now I'm not so sure." "You're worse than a child." "What have you done now?" "Give it to me." "Wagner!" "Who is this?" "Just a moment, please." "It's a...miss Shultz." "Did you tell her that I'm in?" "No, I just told her to wait a moment." "Shall I tell her you've gone out?" "No." "Hello?" "Yes, what do you want?" "Have you though about my proposal?" "I know you can't talk." "But just answer yes or no." "I must have that money at once!" "I need it now!" "It's impossible, It's absolutely impossible." "I'm across the street, watching your house." "I suggest you get that money now... if you want to live peacefully!" "Yes...yes..." "I'll try." "I must tell Greta something" "I forgot." "I'll be back in a minute." "But I though you were ready!" "Yes!" "Just a minute!" "Just one more minute dear!" "Greta." "Is there anything left from... the household money I gave you?" "About thirty marks, I think." "Not enough." "Would you mind lending me some money?" "I'll give it back to you Monday morning." "Sure, Mrs. Wagner." "I'll just go off and see what I have." "Mr. Brudner." "Could you give me back the money I gave you this morning?" "I'll give you a check instead." "I..." "I need... some cash this week-end." "Yes." "Of course." "I'll borrow your pen." "Thank you." " You're welcome." "It's all I've got." " Thank you." "I'll give'm back Monday." " Very well." "I'm sorry, dear." "I had to talk to the painter." "He needs more money... otherwise he cannot start on the playroom, monday." "Do you have any cash on you?" "A few hundred." "How much do you need?" "500, if you have." "Thank you." "I'll be back in a minute." "Irene. what is it?" "You seem upset!" "No!" "...not at all!" "I'll be back immediately." "Irene!" "?" "Go, go!" "Irene." "Can we go now?" "Yes." "Let's go, it's late." "What is it?" "Don't you feel well?" "No." "I'm quite alright." "Let's go, it's getting late." "Give me that." " Thank you." "You could go a little slower, you know?" "Are you afraid?" "Of course not." "I feel so happy today!" "How wonderful to see the children again!" "Yes it is!" "It's always wonderful." "Why don't we stay out with the children for a while?" "But how can I?" "Just leave everything for a few days." "I wish I could!" "There are so many things coming up every day at the plant." "You're shut off from the world in your lab." "There are times when I envy you!" "I think it's time you just slow down a little." "Or is there... something else that keeps you in town?" "What do you mean?" "Nothing in particular." "It's not right for you to work so much." "You could find someone to replace you." "Are you implying that I don't know how to do my job?" "No, it was just an idea." "If you need, you know you can count on me." "Well, we'll see." "At any rate, you shouldn't tire yourself so." " Don't worry." "I'm very happy." " Good." "Mom, moa!" "Dad!" "Mom, dad!" "Hi, how are you?" "Everything OK?" "How are you madam?" "Fine." "What did you bring me?" "What we promised you." "Here it is." "Like it?" "Mary, here is your present." "But I wanted a rifle." "No, girls mustn't shoot!" "No rifle for you." "But you bought one to Budy!" "Come, sit by me." "Let's see what's in here..." "Don't you guess what it might be?" "Do you like it?" "I don't want it!" "Come darling, don't be upset." "And when Cinderella appeared in the royal palace ballroom... everybody turned to look at her..." "And the prince, who was so... struck by her beauty, walked up to her... and invited her to dance." "The kept dancing..." "Excuse me madam, it's bedtime for the children." "No, it's early!" "Mom is telling us a story!" "No, to bed!" "Tomorrow we'll wake up early." "Say goodnight to dad." "Goodnight dad." "Goodnight Budy." "Goodnight Mary." "Up, go brush your teeth." "And you, come here..." "Madam." "May I have a talk with you?" "Yes." "I'll be right back." "Here, I'll help you." "Here, in our house in the country, with our children, I felt I was... just a mother." "No more work hassles and,... tending the house, I thought I could forget the nightmare... of the blackmail that had started to obsess me." "The little household problems, the servants' quarrels,..." "Marta, my old beloved nanny, reporting me on the... household conduct." "Everything seemed to help... to relax me." "Sitting on my favorite armchair..." "I let her pet me..." "like when... she put me to sleep, when I was a child... in Sweden, reminding me of the infinite landscapes,... the swims in the lakes..." "days of innocence that... will no longer return." "But then,... they seemed to take life right before my eyes." "And I enjoyed fully those peaceful hours... that soon were to be disturbed by that... subtle poison that insinuated itself into my life..." "Poppa, poppa, come out dad!" "Irene, wake up!" "Irene!" "Irene!" "Here I am!" "Good morning!" "What time is it?" "Past eight!" "Let's go fishing!" "I'll be ready in five minutes!" "Dad, dad, I can't find my rifle!" "How can that be?" "Mary!" "Mary!" "Come here!" "Where are you?" "We're here mom!" "Here!" "Couldn't you wait for me?" "What a good sleep I had!" "What happened?" "Why that look?" "Something serious happened." "Budy's rifle disappeared." "How can that be?" "It's what I'd like to know." "This is how it is:" "Budy says he left it on the cupboard in his room..." "Sit down." "This morning, he could not find it." "Now, since rifles have no legs, someone must have taken it." "It wasn't me!" " Qui s'excuse... s'accuse!" "Nobody's saying it was you, but the rifle disappeared..." "Then?" "Why are you all up against me?" "The rifle wasn't mine..." "We know." "It was Budy's." "That's why it couldn't be him... to snatch it." "Nor the gardener, the cook and the servant." "And least of all Marta." "Why not?" "How do you know?" "Because they wouldn't know what to do with it." "Besides... we know they're honest people." "You just wanted to play a trick on him, right?" "Where did you hide the rifle?" "I told you already:" "I never took it, I never took it!" "Yesterday you said you would like to throw it in the lake..." "It's not true!" "You're a liar!" "Mary." "I'm losing my patience!" "It's dumb of you to deny it." "Listen, I understand that when angry, one can do a mistake... but then one must have the courage to confess... spontaneously, if one wants to be honest." "You took something away from your brother, who loves you, and if you... say the truth, I'm sure that he would be the first... to forgive you." "Budy loves you." "We all love you." "Why do you give us such a pain?" "Our pain is not from the fact, but from your stubbornness... in denying it." "Come my girl..." "Where did you hide the rifle?" "Down there." "Behind the bush!" "Take Mary to her room." "She'll stay there until... we come back." "She won't come fishing with us." "And take Budy too!" "So, he'll know better than enjoy... someone else's misfortune." "Let go!" "Weren't you too severe?" "No!" "But, she told the truth!" "Yes, but only when she had no way out." "When she couldn't keep lying." "This obstinacy to not want... to confess must be punished." "I don't understand how one can be... guilty and not have the courage to confess." "Maybe she was ashamed of herself." "We're all ashamed with those who are near us, those we love." "I'm positive that Mary would have said the truth to... someone else." "It would have been easier... than with you." "Because she loves you very much." "More than anyone else." "Good morning Sonia." "Did you have a good Sunday?" "Any news?" "Please, call home and ask... if the painter is there yet." "Is my husband here?" "Yes." "He already got the mail." "Give me the line please." "Enrico?" "It's me." "Hello Irene." "I wasn't expecting your call." "How are you darling?" "I called you Saturday moring, but you had left already." "I called you before nine." "I need to talk to you." "It's something serious." "Yes, very serious." "I cant say it on the phone." "Let's meet at Giselle's." "Tonight, around ten." "Yes, ten." "Come in!" "Yes, perfectly alright, very well..." "Yes, bye." "Here madam." "Your husband sent them," "They're the tickets for the concert." "What concert?" "At the Philharmonic Hall." "He didn't tell me about it." "It's hard to find two good seats." "If you would you sign the letters?" "This is for Dr. Robert" "Then there are the orders..." "OK, leave everything here, and give the line again, please." "Enrico, it's me again." "I'm sorry..." "I can't tonight." "I didn't know we had tickets... for the concert, and I must go." "I've already said I can't talk about this on the phone." "I'll call you tomorrow." "Yes." "Yes, I know." "Alright, I'll call you tomorrow." "Bye." "Is it too late?" "The first movement is almost over." "Sorry madam." "You cannot go in during the concert." "Let me in please." "I'll just stand at a side... and won't bother anyone." "I'm going for a cigarette." "You want me to bring you something?" "No, thank you." "Good evening." "I saw you and I came here." "What do you want now?" "Just to say hello.." "By the way..." "What did Enrico tell you?" "Go away!" "Come on, don't take this attitude." "Go away, I said!" " I don't believe you didn't speak to him." "Leave me alone, I beg you!" " You know?" "You look good." "And, do you like my dress?" "I bought it today." "What a splendid brooch!" "And what a ring!" "May I see it?" "Give it back!" "I'm not going to eat it!" "What do you think?" "You know what?" "Last time you got off with little." "I should have asked twice as much." "Don't worry." "I'll simply hock it." "I have the feeling that miss Shultz is afraid of me." "Every time she sees me she runs away." "Did you want to meet her?" "Why not?" "She's pretty." "Anyway, I'm not interested." "Sit down." "No, I don't feel well." "I'd like to go home." "Do you feel better?" "Yes, much better." "You could have let me drive." "It's the same." "What's wrong?" "Nothing." "Why?" "Every time you see that Shultz you get so strange... so nervous." "It's your idea!" "Mine?" "Maybe." "What's bothering you then?" "I guarantee, nothing." "Where is your ring?" "What ring?" "The diamond ring." "You're mistaken." "I didn't wear it." "You wore it tonight." "I said I didn't." "I left it at home." "I thought I'd seen it..." "Stop it please!" "I left it at home... in the safe." "Leave me alone!" "Come Irene, calm down dear." "Yes." "Yes." "Shall we drink something?" "Yes thank you!" "Why don't you check if the ring is there?" "It's there, for sure." "Don't worry." "It costs nothing to double-check." "Why do you insist?" "I should know if it's there!" "I'll check myself." "Where's the key to the safe?" "The key to..." "How stupid!" "I forgot the ring is at the jeweler." "because the stone moved." "See?" "I couldn't have worn it tonight." "Irene." "What's happening to you?" "You forget everything." "You're so absent-minded." "Why don't you trust me?" "Is there something I don't know?" "No, nothing." "I'm so tired." "Good morning." "Did anyone call?" "No." "Not even miss Shultz?" "No." "Did you see the weather?" "It's so gloomy that it brings you... to tears." "Thank you." "Are there letters or wires?" "Here." "Thank you." "I had to find Giovanna Shultz." "I had to talk her into giving me... back my ring." "If I didn't, everything would collapse." "I was in a hard spot." "The fog and the rain made my waiting even more distressing." "Give me the line please." "I have to go." "I forgot something." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "It's you!" "?" "I didn't expect you!" "I want to talk to you." "What's up?" "I need your help." " Sure!" "What's the problem?" "I wouldn't have bothered you if it weren't necessary." "Sit down." "I'll make you a coffee." "Your ex-friend continues to blackmail me." "What?" "Who?" "What ex-friend?" "Don't pretend now!" "She keeps asking for money." "And I was so dumb to give it to her." "I don't get it." "Why did you?" "At first, I felt sorry for her." "Then she threatened to tell my husband." "You understand?" "I can't believe it!" "Last night she came to the theatre and took my ring..." "It was Alberto's present, and I must get it back!" "Where does she live?" "I dont know, Irene." "All this looks rather odd to me." "I don't want to take her defense, but..." "Give me her address." "I don't know where she lives." "It's a long time I haven't heard from her." "Then who told her I was at the theatre?" " How do I know?" "How did she know that I had called you?" "Again..." " You're lying!" "You spoke to her!" "You don't really believe that I still meet with that girl?" "Where does she live?" "When I was with her, she lived in a small boarding house." "Where?" "In Bierchestrasse." "Irene!" "Irene!" "Please, is there a miss Shultz?" "Giovanna Shultz..." "There's no miss Shultz here." "They told me she lived here." "It may be." "So many people stop by." "Would you be so kind as to check if... she left a a forwarding address?" "There's no Giovanna Shultz." "We did have an Eva Shultz." "No Giovanna?" "No." "Excuse me madam." "Are you looking for Giovanna Shultz?" "Yes." "Do you know her?" "Sure." "What do you want with her?" "I need to talk to her." "Where can I find her?" "She owes you money, right?" "It's always the same... story." "She's a spendthrift." "I don't say this out of envy." "We're very good friends." "I didn't say a word before because she left her luggage as pawn." "Her real name is not Shultz, but Bilor, Luisa Bilor." "I kept telling her, you'll come to no good!" "She owes money to... a lot of people." "We are from the same town...from Cologne." "We worked together in the same... corps de ballet, but I had to change theater ... because my boyfriend doesn't want me to dance half naked." "He's old-fashioned." "You know, how some men are...!" "?" "Yes, I know." "But how can I find her?" "Some weeks ago she was at the Little Tavern... under the name of Wilma Baky." "It's only one of the stage-names she uses." "I can't... remember them all." "Bobody knows her real name." "You know why?" "Because time ago she worked in Berlin and had even something... to do with the police." "It's a long story." "They had... called both of us for the Maxims Cabaret." "When we got there... the manager told us..." "Where does she work now?" "I don't know." "But, as I was saying..." "Yes, yes." "Some other day." "What airs!" "Hello." "Good morning." "How goes it?" "Fine, thank you." "Can we speak here?" "Sure, why not?" "What did your wife say when you asked her about the ring?" "Listen." "Give another rendezvous to my wife, wherever you wish." "In a restaurant, or in a café." "Give her back the ring... and ask her 20.000 marks in return." "As always,... let me know the time and place of your meeting." "Alright." "Where do you want me to take you?" "I'm going to the Bongo Bar." "I've got a screen test." "You know?" "I really feel for your wife." "She's in this... situation because of that rogue, I say." "That guy is a rogue." "Yes, you've said that already." "Don't you think you went a little too far?" "You think?" "I don't know." "Even I am afraid of this game." "It's dangerous!" "You've had your revenge." "Besides... it's not such a bad deal for you, is it?" "I wish the manager of the Bongo Bar... could see my performance now!" "He thinks I'm only good for secondary roles." "But I've got a great potential instead." "I know I've got talent." "Yes, yes Dr. Jones." "Is the contract ready yet?" "Well!" "If you wish to read it to me, please." "What?" "No, with no options." "Yes." "Right." "Look, it's too complicated to discuss it on the phone." "I'll come there." "Yes, I prefer to read it." "No, I can't today." "I'll come tomorrow." "Around eleven." "Well, goodbye." "Did someone call while I was on the phone?" "No, no one" "Come in a minute, will you?" "Miss Shultz didn't call?" "I told you madam." "She called... 5 minutes before you got here." "But she didn't leave any message?" "No." "Alright, thank you." "Madam, your husband is at the canteen." "He asked you to join him." "Yes, tell him I'm coming." "The 305 is somewhat effective, but it acts... very slowly." "We should reconstruct... the molecules and swap the alkali group with... an aromatic circle." "We must stop and start it all over." "Good morning." "Please, continue." "My dear professor, think of preparation... 606 by Dr. Hervissen... that should have freed humanity from a serious plague..." "Think of all the research that was done in this field, and how much... narcosis is still dangerous." "If we succeed... we shall eliminate many obstacles that hinder... the progress of surgery." "In my opinion, we should stick to the actual circumstances." "With our experiments, we almost touched... the borders that separate... life from death." "If we managed to know exactly these... borders, then we could say that we made some progress." "Are you still working on that preparation?" "Yes." "We could study the mutation of the... molecule, but unfortunately... it's very dangerous." "It would turn into poison." "Exactly." "This is the problem." "But this morning, before you came..." "I started an experiment." "The guinea pig had the usual paralysis to the limbs." "Then a breathing slow-down... then a sensible... and quick worsening." "Suddenly... strong convulsions." "The poison had reached the... upper area of the spinal cord." "I could hardly feel... the heartbeat." "Then it let its head drop, and... respiratory paralysis occurred." "And, in a few instants... its death." "Without pain?" "Certainly!" " Without pain." "Pain has little importance in this case." "Mrs. Wagner...telephone!" "Excuse me." "Did you go to the jewelry?" "Yes." "The ring will be ready tomorrow." "Oh..." "It's you!" "You're abusing my patience." "When... can we meet?" "Yes!" "As you wish." "Alright for the Clynen Fisher." "Yes, yes, I'll wait for you there." "Tonight at eleven sharp." "Mrs. Wagner, sit down." "Do you have my ring?" "And the money?" "Yes." "What can I serve you?" " What will you take?" "A cognac." " Whisky for me." "Give me the money." "No, not one cent!" "You think I haven't got the ring?" "Here it is." "Will you give me the money now?" "No." "You're asking for a sum that I cannot dispose of." "I can't withdraw such a sum without explaining why." "Give me back my ring!" "No." "If you don't give it back, you know what I will do?" "Do you?" "What?" "Are you thinking of killing me?" "Give me back my ring, or I'll go to the police." "Don't laugh!" "You don't believe me?" "Come, I'll show you I'm not lying." "You don't have the guts!" "We'll see about this!" "I got nothing to loose." "You wanted too much from me, Luisa Bilor, and you were wrong." "You, and whoever is advising you." "I've had enough of this cat and mouse game." "Just a moment, wait." "Let me speak." "Until now I listened to you." "Now I'll do the talking." "Wait, I'll tell you everything." "Your husband... pushed me to do all this." "My husband?" "It's so difficult." "I don't know how to explain..." "What?" "What?" "When you started your affair with..." "Enrico, I spoke with your husband, and..." "I told him everything." "I was so unhappy, so desperate." "And I hoped to get Enrico back." "I know it was my fault." "But all the rest... was his plot...your husband's." "It was he who suggested me to... blackmail you!" "I can't believe this!" "It's the truth." "He even pushed me... into taking your ring." "And he told me to meet you here tonight." "What happened?" "I told her everything." "I ran away in despair." "The discovery of that... plot had just destroyed me." "I was caught in a whirlwind." "I felt... humiliated by my husband's behavior." "After a long drive..." "I arrived to the factory." "It seemed like a sign." "There it was, the only way out." "A way that would take me... to an eternal oblivion." "Where all is forgotten." "Who is it?" "It's me." "Good evening." "Would you open?" "I must go to the office...." "Yes madam." "My previous anxiety had turned into... a cold calm now." "It's odd how in certain moments of our life... the familiar objects that surround us... seem to acquire... a life of their own, and become mute... witnesses of our pain." "I stroked all those things that kept me company for... so many hours of work." "Objects that I chose myself, that I even loved." "And that now I had decided to leave forever." "Fosten Ball, 307" "The number is 20, 23, 49" "Thank you." "Alberto, I forgive you all the evil that you've... done to me." "And, if you can, forgive me." "Farewell." "Irene" "Hello?" "Marta!" "It's me." "I'm sorry to wake you up at this time." "I wanted to know about the children." "Tell me what they did today." "Yes?" "Listen." "When they wake up tomorrow... hug them for me and tell them... that their mom,..." "that their mom... loves them so." "No." "It's nothing." "Absolutely nothing." "I must leave." "I'll be away a long time." "Marta." "Listen well." "Don't ever part from them." "Take care of them as you always did ... with me." "Goodbye." "It was your husband!" "It was your husband!" "Then paralysis takes over and death after a few moments." "Without pain?" "Without pain." "Without pain." "It was your husband!" "It was your husband!" "One must pay for his mistakes." "It was your husband!" "Death." "Without pain?" "Without pain." "È stato suo marito!" "Chi sbaglia deve pagare" "It was your husband!" "Without pain." "The crash of the bottle... brought me back to reality." "And made my nightmare disappear..." "I realized that by killing myself I betrayed my children... and that I couldn't abandon them now." "Desperate, I ran through the streets... of the city, and reached the road to the countryside... anxious to see my children again." "I had to see them now." "To hug them." "To find in this embrace... the warmth that helps to forget... any pain." "To recover, through... the children's love the peace that I had lost." "I'll live for them." "Now I don't believe in love anymore." "I suffered too much." "I understand you Irene." "You know that I always was... a mother for you." "That is why I tell you to not give up." "You see dear, everyone makes mistakes." "You just need to know... how to stop in time." "You must forget, and you can by living..." "With your children." "Not by neglecting them... like you did so far." "They love you, and they need you." "And you need their affection too..." "Your wounds will heal." "Your children's smile will brighten your future..."