"Think I´m stupid?" "You´II soon find out" "Stupid?" "No, Norma." "But you are hysterical" "hysterical?" "So who the hell´s this Federica?" "...phoning every ten minutes with that sexy voice" "Cut it out!" "This Federica, whoever she is ...has got to be a client" "Sure, just like all the others" "Whores, that´s all they are!" "I´ve had enough of your lies, Giorgio and I´m through paying your debts" "You´II not get another cent of me" "I went to the bank yesterday" "You drew ten thousand dollars this month" "I´m closing the account" "close the account, I´II have to close the office" " Is that what it is?" " Don´t be childish" "I need that money for the Lewisman project" "What do you think... that I spend it all in nightclubs like in those books you love to read?" "Then there´s the Ioan." "Two payments due in three days" "Ten thousand or I´m dead" "That´s your problem, Giorgio" "The account is in my name now" "You are crazy." "totally insane..." "Sick!" "Me, sick?" "Yes, sick in the head!" "You´II ruin everything..." "The projects, the plans, the money I invested" "But one thing´s certain" "I´m leaving you" "Take your money and buy yourself a straightjacket" "You´II need one in the asylum" "And if that woman calls, tell her I´m on my way" "Is Federica there?" "Who is it?" "Mister Mainardi" "Sorry, Federica´s not here" "well..." "Can you tell her I called, please" "What a nice lighter" "And what nice initials, too" "So let´s light that cigarette, huh?" "What do you want?" "Nothing much" "Just a little chat, that´s all" "So who was that woman in the car?" "None of your business" "Of course, but you should watch out" "The police like fishing corpses out of canals" "If that´s a threat, I don´t like it" "A threat?" "No." "But I do have your lighter" "I want to make you a deal" "I´m offering you twenty thousand dollars" "Cash, no questions asked" "In exchange for what?" "To put on a show like you did tonight" "Who with?" "A woman" "The goose that lays the golden eggs" "My wife" "And if I refuse?" "Not a good idea" "Then I´d have to tell the police about that body in the canal" "I think they might find my evidence ...very interesting" "Surprised?" "Didn´t expect to see me..." "Did you?" "I thought you´d gone" "I did." "And now I´ve come back" "Norma, we´ve been so stupid" "Look at the way we´re acting" "Maybe we fight because our emotions are stronger" "It´s true and it´s all my fault." "Giorgio, I´m sorry" "No, dear." "I was wrong" "But I´m going to change" "Oh!" "I Iove you so much, darling, I´II give you everything you want" "I don´t care about those other women" "You´re the only woman I need" "Then show me!" "I can´t live without you" "I Iove you, believe me" " I believe you now, Giorgio" " We´II be together, I promise you forever" "You know... tonight..." "Yes, this very night I think I found a solution to all our problems" "Tonight at one o´clock." "She´II be coming from the theater" "She´II be all alone in the house" "I´ve told her to expect a friend of mine" "No blood..." "Must look like a kidnapping" "And make sure the neighbors don´t spot your Mercedes" "Don´t worry about that" "No one would notice a Mercedes in that street" "And the cash?" "Your money is right here" "Don´t forget to telephone those numbers I gave you" "And call from different phones" "It´II come off perfect." "Everyone will believe it" "The rest of the dough?" "You´II get it when the job´s done." "I´II get it from my father in law" "He´s a big industrialist with lots of money" "Just so long as I get the dough" "You´II be getting it all right" "Don´t worry about that" "Who is it?" "Mrs Mainardi?" "Yes, but who is it?" "A friend of your husband´s" "He´s not arrived back yet" "I know, I spoke to him on the phone." "He asked me to come here" "He assured me he´d be home in a few minutes" "You´re a friend of his?" "Something very urgent´s come up on the Lewison project" "We have to work on it tonight, your husband and me" "Excuse me, I wasn´t expecting you so late" "I´II open the gate" "Where´s Norma?" "My wife couldn´t make it." "She sends her apologies" "Her mother wasn´t feeling well" "Thank you" "She wanted to look after her" "But listen up, now." "I´ve got a new one for you" "You know why good girls have to be in bed by nine o´clock?" "So they can be home by midnight!" "I hope he won´t keep you waiting" "No matter." "It´s important to get this done" "I understand" "Come in" "Shame your husband didn´t have time to warn you" " That´s business for you" " Yes, I know" "please, sit down" "May I offer you a drink?" "Water..." "Just a little water." "Nothing else?" "It´s not a problem" "No, just water" "So then the girl has a nightmare and wakes all upset" "Over here" "Thank you" "The light there was hurting my eyes" "I´ve a terrible headache" "Can I get you something for it?" "I´m sure your husband will be here soon" "well...maybe an aspirin, if it´s no trouble" "No, no trouble at all, Mr..., er, Mr...?" "I´m sorry, I didn´t get your name" "Because I didn´t tell you" "And for a very good reason, you see" "A very important one" "I´II get that aspirin" "Bottoms up!" "See?" "It´s easy to steal a car" "Yes, with the door open and the keys still inside" "I wonder...." "Who does this car belong to?" "Whoever it is, he´II be mad as hell" "Imagine if someone stole your car" "If I had a car I wouldn´t leave it unlocked with the keys inside" "You OK?" "Yes, I´m fine" "Now the fun begins, so hold on tight" "Sure this is the right road?" "That man you asked seemed drunk" "Yeah, we´re fine" "I can´t believe I´m finally going to be there" "Did you see the photos?" "The green ocean, the old villa, that gorgeous sun?" "Last summer AIberto wanted to drive me there in his Jaguar" "Says I´m the only one he´d take there" " Easy for him to say" " Why?" "Because it´s easy for him with daddy´s Jaguar" "He´d never steal a car to take you to the sea" " Seen a grey Mercedes?" " You bet I have" "Came through here a few minutes ago like a bat out of hell" "Shit!" "We´re going to run out of gas" "Oh, no!" "What are we going to do now?" "." "Don´t know." "I´ve got no money" "Great, neither do I" "You can´t go in" "But I Iive here" " You´re Mr Mainardi?" " Yes" "We´ve been looking for you" "The inspector wants to see you" "Here´s the gas station" "Just remember." "Keep cool" "Luca, I´m scared" "Just do what I said." "AII right?" " Evening..." " Evening" " fill her up" " Sure" " Now undo your blouse..." " But Luca...!" "Undo your blouse!" "Must I show him everything?" "Undo it." "It´II be all right" "Stay cool" "He´s almost finished" "That´II be ten dollars, sir." "It was pretty near...empty" "Fine..." "Can you change a hundred?" "I think so." "I had a pretty good day" "Damn you!" "You stinking fucking bastard!" "At first, Mr Mainardi, it looked like a routine car theft" "One of the neighbors was woken by the noise" "Then we saw your front gate was open" "That´s fine." "You can go now" "When we had a look round there were signs of a struggle and the phone had been ripped out" "The neighbors saw a man coming out of the house" "It starts to look more complicated" "There is a very distinct possibility that your wife has been kidnapped" "Kidnapped!" "Why, for God´s sake?" "Your wife´s family is rich and famous and that´s reason enough" "I know...." "But I still don´t understand" "There are plenty of people with more money than us" "Indeed..." "But the criminals who did this ...might not be the smartest" "What do you mean?" "usually kidnappers are simply after the money" "But, in this case, there are things that leave us shall I say..." "a little perplexed" "These kidnappers acted in what seems a quite illogical manner" "You know, I don´t think this was just a kidnapping" "What kind of car was it?" "It was a grey Mercedes" "But they won´t get far" "I got their license number right here" "Burned on my brain." "It´s M..." "S..." "MS3" "I know the number" "The car belongs to me" "The girl is... my daughter" "How much money did they take" "It was a hundred and fifty they got" "Here is a couple of hundred" "could you forget the whole thing?" "Thanks." "I´m glad I don´t have kids" "Where´d they go?" "That way." "Towards the coast" "The telephone´s fixed, Inspector" "Good work, Somma." "You can go" "The telephone is fixed and I put a tap on it" "It could be useful" "We might tell a Iot from the way this strange kidnapper speaks" "What do you mean by strange?" "It all seems straightforward" "Many things about this case don´t add up" "Such as?" "Just think it through" "If this was a kidnapping" "It would have been planned well in advance" "Right down to the Iast detail" "And then what did they do?" "They come without a car" "They had to break into one and wake the whole neighborhood" "bloody fools" "Wait." "I´m not finished yet" "There´s the telephone" "These kidnappers came with no means of restraining their captive" "No cord or rope, so they resort to using the phone wire" "And who opened the door for them?" "Strange, no?" "Dammit!" "Someone´s following us" "Dammit!" "Someone´s following us" " Who?" " That car" "You´re sure?" " When I slow down, they do too" "Just someone trying to scare us?" "CouIdn´t be the owner of the car" "But it could be the police" "They would have stopped us, they wouldn´t fool around" "Even if that man called them, they couldn´t get us so soon" "It´s got to be the owner" "He couldn´t have found us so quickly" "How could he know which road we took?" "It´s impossible" "Maybe we better stop, then we can see what he does" "But what if it is the police?" "I don´t know, dammit" "If it is the police, I´II..." "I´II just throw them some kind of story" "I´II just pull over here" "That´s it..." "Now what?" "Stay cool" "Good evening" "What´s up?" "One of your tail lights is out, sir." "On the Ieft side" "I didn´t know" "You know it´s dangerous to drive like that" "Yes, I know" "I didn´t realize it wasn´t working" "It was fine earlier" "I´II fix it tomorrow" "Why did you stop here?" "Because I felt tired." "I didn´t want to fall asleep" "I see" "Can I see your license?" "There" "The papers for the car?" "should be here" "There..." "This isn´t your car" "There´s another name here" "It´s my uncle´s" "He lent me his car to..." "To go to the beach" "You´re sure he knows you´re driving his car tonight?" "well, you know how it is" "Where´s your triangle?" "triangle...?" "In the trunk" " Capone!" " What?" "Kidnapping in the fourth precinct." "Come on, Iet´s go!" "Get that light fixed, huh?" "What luck!" "What they call a close shave, huh?" "Know what it was like?" "Bonnie and clyde" "Leave me out of that one" "Why?" "Because he was impotent, and I´m just the opposite" "Go on." "It´II do you good" "Why haven´t we heard anything?" "calm down" "It´s all about waiting" "If it really was a kidnapping..." "So far no ransom note, and no attempt to telephone" "And no reports on that stolen car" "I know" "These things take time" " Why not get some sleep?" " No" "I couldn´t sleep anyway" "I understand." "But I must get back to headquarters" "See if there´s been any new developments" "seagull Rock?" "Straight on." "Two or three kilometers past town" "There´s a sign there" "Anyway, it´s the only road to the sea" " Inspector, Mr Mainardi is here" " already?" " Yes, sir" " Thanks" "Any news, Inspector?" "absolutely nothing." "Not about the kidnapper or the car" "Something will turn up." "It always does" "I still don´t understand" "It´s like something out of the newspapers" "We just have to wait" "Can you look at these photos?" "You might have seen one of them hanging around your house recently" "Never seen them" "could be they´re new in town" "An unusual lighter" "But the initials, they aren´t yours, are they?" "Where did you get it, if I may ask?" "Someone I used to work with who left the country" "Said it wouId bring me good luck" "seagull Rock." "How wonderful" "Look at the waves..." "Look at the flowers" "The sun´s shining." "I´m so happy" "It´s really beautiful" "Oh, Luca, It´s just like I dreamed" "So no more moods" "Oh, Luca, please..." "be nice to me" "It´s stupid, but I didn´t want it to be just an adventure" "Happy now?" "." "You bet" "You´II have to prove it to me" "I know you mean making love, but emotions are important to me" "I want it to mean something" "How much further do you think it will be?" "There it is" " There´s the sign" " Ah!" "Yes" "Are we there?" "should be over there" "If the sign was right" "It´II be a real drag if there´s lots of people on the beach" "people or not, it´II be great" "Aren´t you bored being a virgin?" "Not bored but I want it to feel right" "And I´m a little frightened" "There, look!" "...." "Journey´s end" "Come on, Iet´s take a look" "Two kids in a Mercedes?" "About half an hour ago" "Took the road towards SeaguII Rock." "The old abandoned house" "Having second thoughts?" "No..." "It´s just that I´m not sure we were right coming here" "But I brought you here, because you wanted it" "So what´s wrong?" "I don´t know." "I guess when you realize your dreams, it´s always a bit disappointing" "It´s beautiful here, but frightening." "Like the colors have become lost" "First blue, then becoming darker" "The sea has made them strange" "The gray beach becoming grayer" "I don´t see any difference" "Is there something else?" "Yes, but I don´t know what" "What´s wrong now?" "." "You don´t feel it?" "No, what?" "I don´t know, it seems as though someone else were here..." "I mean like someone watching" "Laura, don´t do this" "This place gives me a sad sort of feeling a sort of presentiment." "Maybe we should go" " But, Laura..." " Luca, Iet´s go" "Laura, wait!" "Now what?" "Let´s try to get in that old house." "It looks empty" "Just right" "But what if it´s locked?" "I just need something to open it." "Something like..." " Can I help?" " I know!" "The jack in the trunk of that car" " Wait here" " OK" "Luca!" "Forget it!" "We don´t need the jack" "Why, what did you find?" "Look" "It´s not locked." "Just pushed shut" "Strange" "You´re right, it´s been forced" "A problem with seaside villas" "And cars in the city..." "shall we?" "Come on..." "Into the pirates´ lair" "Don´t joke, I´m scared already" "It´s a strange house" "Nobody´s been here in years" "It´s just like dracula´s castle" "It´s pretty well run down." "This house´s had it!" "Now that´s what I call art" "That thing?" "Someone once asked me to pose nude like that..." "A magazine that offered a thousand dollars" "Did you do it?" "No" "Shame." "That was a nice pile of dough" "I know, but do you only want me for my money?" "Not just that" "Don´t start all that again" "Let´s make this place more comfortable" "How about it?" "Agreed." "I´II see what I can find" "And if a wolf turns up - whistle" "I´II do more than that" "Is that you, Luca?" "..." "Behind you!" "Oh..." "You made me jump, you know?" "." "How´s things in the convent?" "Not bad..." "Just right for the beach" "Now we just have to inflate the thing" " inflate it?" " That´s right" "always so complicated" "Put it down here." "We´II be really cosy" "Now blow" "If I must" "Any good?" "Not a chance." "It´s full of holes" "Look" "So what can we do now?" "." "What can we do?" "I´II show you what" "Luca, no ." "I´m..." "I´m hungry" "I´II get something later" "kill a dinosaur and bring it back, O. K.?" "But for now..." "hallo" "It´s me." "Have you heard anything?" "No-one´s telephoned yet" "We´re asking people at your office in case they noticed anything" "Right, right" "Seen your father in law?" "." "Not yet...why?" "With you he might let something slip that could be useful to us" "I mean..." "Something he wouldn´t tell the police" "Yes, I understand" "Good..." "See you soon" "Goodbye, Inspector" "Can we have something to eat?" "Right now?" "." "Yes, right now please, Luca" "I´m hungry" "really?" "Yes" " I´m really hungry" "Sure this isn´t one of your dumb games?" "No, just do me this one favor, Luca" "AII right." "But no more games then...huh?" "Be quick" "You bet" "Car trouble?" "Do you think you could have a look?" "Sure" "Thanks" "What happened?" "It just stopped" "Luca, is that you?" "You need a mechanic" " No, really?" " Yes" "If you Iike, I couId give you a ride" "You would?" "You´re very sweet." "I´II get my purse" "A piece of luck" "Right" "Not every day I meet a beautiful blonde like you" "My lucky day, too" "I might have been picked up by a dirty old man" "How come you´re out here all alone?" "I don´t know" "But I´m not alone now, am I?" "I´m in the company of a handsome gentlemen" "Thanks" "You´re welcome." "Not in a hurry, are you?" " Where´s the car?" " What car?" "The Mercedes." "tell me!" "I don´t know" "Leave me alone!" "Leave me alone" "I don´t know!" "I don´t know!" "Luca´s got it" "And where´s he?" "Gone...but he´s coming back" "Let´s wait and see" "You had a good time with my car, huh?" "Now it´s my turn to have a good time." "Lie still or I´II kill you" "No, please..." "No..." "Luca, can I drive?" "Yes, go ahead" "I had to take my driving test six times" "Now look how good I am" "Let´s see." "First gear...!" "Now what have you done?" "Sorry, Luca." "I was confused." "Is it serious?" "No big deal" "could be worse" "What´s wrong?" "Just the trunk won´t close" "Move over, I´d better drive" "If you insist" "Why are we going to seagull Rock?" "I want you to show my girlfriend some of your groovy tricks" "That´s sweet of you" "Let´s see if she´s your type" "And if the silly cow doesn´t want to, we´II just leave her to it" "Here we are." "This is the place" "It´s sweet!" "Shit!" "What´s wrong?" " I´d better take a look first" " Don´t be too long" "Where are you?" "Now maybe you´II think twice before you steal a car" "Easy now..." "That woman has been killed" "We think the young man with you did it" "It´s all right" "The Inspector is waiting inside" "You´d better come in" "Inspector..." "What´s up?" "Have you seen your father in law?" "." "No, I haven´t been out." "In case they called" "I understand." "However, I want you to see him" "He is very concerned." "She´s his only daughter" "And my wife" "Indeed, but a father´s Iove is different" "And he´s never unfaithful to his daughter" "He told us some interesting things about you" "He did?" "You don´t seem to be in his good books" "But he´s getting the ransom money for you to pick up now" "How much?" "Sit here" "I´II get the Inspector" "Have they phoned my father in law?" "." "No... but I think it´s important you have it in cash" "I don´t think kidnappers will take a check" "The serial numbers are recorded which should be useful" "Norma´s more important than money" "Indeed." "But she is worth ten million" "This is his picture" "It´s the only photo we´ve been able to find in our files" "little is known about him." "Not even his name" "He´s wanted all over the country in connection with several murders" "Your trip to the beach has been very exciting, hasn´t it?" "If we hadn´t stolen..." "I mean, borrowed that car...." "I know, the other poor girl would still be alive" "But we might still have a murderer on the loose" "The police won´t charge you." "You´ve been punished enough" "Laura will start to forget, with your help, Luca" "Am I right?" "I´II do my best, Inspector" "I´m sure that you will" "And now to deal with Mr Mainardi..." "It won´t be easy to catch him" "But I think I´II give it a try." "You never know..." "hallo!" "Mr Mainardi?" "It´s you, Inspector" "You´ll be happy to hear there´s been developments" "What?" "From the kidnappers?" "No, not the kidnappers" "But we found the car that was stolen from your street" "That isn´t bad news, is it?" "And your father in law?" "." "Yes, I took care of that" "He gave me half a million dollars all in the notes you wanted" "Think that´s enough?" "Yes" "Shall I come there?" "No, that´s not necessary" "Just go home" "Oh, the men on duty at your house have been relieved" "But why?" "We feel these kidnappers might be less cautious if they feel they´re not being watched" "Let me know if anything happens" "Yes, of course" "Good night" "Good night, Inspector" "Got a light?" "This time your friend´s Iighter didn´t bring you luck" "He had bad luck too." "He was killed this morning" "I should have guessed" "Let´s go, Inspector." "I´m starting feel very cold..."