"...its 19th Championship Cup." "Rome was playing all out at Avellino's ground." "We need to talk." "Not right now, please." "They're showing Rome's goals." "...the Avellino team at the draw, the point they really needed..." " And I say we need to talk." " About what?" " That shop for my aunt." " Not again!" "A beauty centre for you, and now a hairdresser's for your aunt?" "You owe it to her." "She helped me bring our son up." "Angelina, I'm really grateful to her, but your aunt can wait, I can't." " Not again!" " Yes!" "No!" " I'll smash that TV up!" " What are you doin'?" " You'll smash what up?" " That's enough!" " Why did I bother?" " Smash what up?" "Go to your aunt's." "That'll stop you bein' a pain in the ass!" "Look at the fuckin' state you're in!" "Here." " Is that water?" " You said you wanted a drink." " Have you any sambuca, or grappa?" " You stay there." "I'll get it." " I don't want him in my home." " It's my home too." " And look at the mess he's in." " I don't want to know what happened." "All I know is I don't want the police coming here, and as well as a new window, I don't want to have to buy a new sofa." " Have you got that?" " Scrocchia, I need water after all." " I'll take him to the old woman's." " Good." "Let's go." "Damn you." "Any news?" "Gemito's had a third operation, it seems it was successful this time." " We'll talk when he comes round." " Amati?" "Ricotta's fine, a leg wound but with no complications." "Good, let's go and question him." "It's no use questioning Ricotta, sir." "We already know what he'll do." " He'll just deny everything." " Then why did you send for me?" "Because time is precious, and I need more men." " Right now." " What for?" "The other assailant was Bufalo, he's wounded and still at large." "He's bound to seek shelter with a friend." "We'll keep an eye on all the places the gang hangs out in." " We flush out Bufalo, get them all." " Give me time, I'll ask the chief." "We don't have time." "We have to start right now if we want to get a result." "Then change your tactic, don't go though the official channels." "Look for new alliances, go by convenience, not preference." "Got my meaning?" " What's your friend's name?" " Bufalo, Aunt." "And how long will he be staying?" "Not long, only while my son gets over mumps." "They he can stay with me." "Have you had mumps?" "No?" "That's bad." "If you catch them as a adult, you're in trouble." "Can you play Briscola?" "You can?" "Thank goodness!" "I don't often have company." " Thanks, Aunt Antonia." " Don't mention it." " I'll make it up to you." " It's alright." " Where did you find her?" " Aunt Antonia?" "I look like her late husband so she does me a lot of favours." "I keep a spare gun under the bed here." "Good, because you can bring me Dandi, and I'll put a hole in his head." "Why should I let you have my men?" "What's a shootout and a fugitive got to do with Narcotics?" "What do you think they live off?" "Drugs are their main income." "Let's say I agree to do it." " What do I get out of it?" " 50% of the merit." "Commissioner Rizzo blocks central Italy's greatest drug ring." "Forget the slogans, tell me who and what I have to put my men on." "Cinzia Vallesi?" "Why her?" "She dating one of the gang." "A former prostitute, now the owner of the brothel I told you about." "I think you'll find stuff there too." "Lots of pussy in suspenders, lucky cops who have to keep an eye on her." "I'll keep this for reference." "I'll see you when I've got some news." "Comrade!" " What's that?" " Morphine." " So it won't hurt when I stitch it." " No." "Hurt me, then I'll remember what a snake that coward Dandi is." "Tell us what happened then." "When it came to acting like a man, Dandi acted like a wimp." " Call that an explanation?" " See this hole?" "I got it when Dandi ran off." "He was supposed to cover for us." "But when the cops arrived... he drove off." "Yes?" "I'll see you in half an hour at Franco's." "Well?" "What has the firing squad decided?" "Because if my time is up, I'm ready." "I don't even want a blindfold." "Dandi, don't mess about." "We're here to find out what happened." "Because the story Bufalo told us is serious." "Bufalo is serious, but only in the head." "He's never liked me, he's just found a new excuse." " You tell us your version then." " I will, I have nothing to hide." "When they started firing, I didn't run off." "I kept my distance, on the other side of the street." "There were loads of cops between us." "Should I have got myself shot?" "Should I have let them shoot me down like a bird?" "There's a difference between not gettin' shot and abandoning friends." "Shut your mouth, you're hardly a champion of loyalty." "And that goes for you too, Napoli." "Right?" "Ricotta's the only one who can tell us if Bufalo's tellin' the truth." "You've never had any problems with him, have you?" "So we can trust his version of the facts." "But we have more important things to see to first." " First we have to finish Gemito off." " Don't worry, he's half-dead anyway." "We started this carnage to avenge Libano, and we never will until that shit becomes fertilizer." "One other thing:" "We have to go back on the streets, check the patch and collect the money." "One of us is in the can, and we have to let everyone know that nothin's changed." " I think we have a problem then." " Another?" "I'll show you." "The car next to the fruit stall." "I've seen another outside my home." "Scialoja's got a nursemaid watching over us." "Freddo, we'll have to think of somethin'." "And while you're thinking, I'll take a holiday." "Don't go too far away, Dandi." "It won't take long according to Ricotta." "Pasolini once said:" ""Can a man place himself outside his own story?" "No, he can't."" "I'm what I am, and I place myself..." "Acriminal who quotes Pasolini!" "Now tell me about the shootout you were caught up in." "Perhaps it's better if you talk to me about that." "I'm Mr Amati's lawyer." "If you don't mind, I need to talk to my client on his own." "Alright." "Tell me everything you didn't tell the reporter." "I want to know about the shootout, and about Dandi's behaviour." "Why do you want to know?" "Who needs to know?" "I'm not the one who wants to know." "Freddo does." " Where are you goin'?" " I need to talk to Freddo." "She can come through." "These are the patches, and these are the names of the pushers." "Do the rounds and collect the money, I'll send someone to pick it up." " Why me?" " That's what I was wonderin' too." "You were the last in, and the commissioner doesn't know you well." "And as he's breathing down our necks, we need someone who'll go unnoticed." " I'll let you know when I have it." " Memorize the names, no notes." "Then if they stop you, you'll have nothin' on you." " What's wrong with you?" " You tell me." "First you give her Libano's patch, now she's collecting' the money." "Ruggero's right." "You'd think she was your sister!" " Aren't you goin' too far?" " There's one thing I've learnt." "That it's better not to trust brothers and friends." " But you trust girls?" " Don't you like girls?" "Okay then, you can pick the money up from Donatella, and take it straight to Trentadenari." "If you can do that without screwing' things up." "Freddo, phone call for you." " Yes." " I spoke to Ricotta." " And?" " He confirmed Bufalo's version." " I don't like it, she cheats." " Losing to old women now, are you?" "Old!" "I'm two million lire down!" " But you sound okay." " You should see me." "I'm a flower." "I'm sorry, I can't move." "The police are on our backs." " I'm missin' the show." " Don't worry." "You'll see me when I'm feelin' better after I've shot Dandi in the head." "Listen to me, you're not to touch Dandi." "Ricotta confirmed he's a snake." "Yes, but he's one of the gang, and we don't touch our own men." "If we start killin' each other, we might as well bury the lot of us." "You were the first to dig the gang's grave." "First you wanted out, and now you won't even kill a traitor." "Shut up!" "If you let Dandi live, you'll kill the gang." "No one's to touch Dandi, and that's final!" "Lt'll only be over when Dandi's dead." "Freddo!" "Deal the cards." "Freddo!" "Vanessa called from the hospital." "Gemito's come round." " Can we have a word with him?" " He's still very weak." "He's sleeping." "The doctor said it will take some time." "He's not going anywhere, Canton." "He's not going anywhere." " Well?" "Everythin' okay?" " All quiet." " Are you going to count it all?" " Are you teaching me the trade?" "Look at them, perched like vultures." "I'd throw them a carcass." "See if they fall for it." "Do you like it?" "This is my home from now on." "Did you solve that business with the money?" "Donatella phoned, and Buffoni is taking it to Trentadenari." "I was right then." "You have to leave the hard work to others." "But not in Gemito's case." "We have to get rid of him before he squeals." " And you have to see to it." " Can't you see those vultures?" "Think of somethin', but don't take too long about it, because you have to settle the score with Bufalo and Ricotta." " What do you mean?" " To calm everyone down, you'll pay their legal fees, and pay them double." "That's like admitting they're right." "Have you the guts to insist they were wrong?" " Who are you to give me orders?" " The guy who's protecting your ass." "And that is the end of the surveillance operation." "Wait." "They must have done something before they caught on." "Of course." "Look at this." "They left home and returned home." "Left home, returned home." "Left home, returned home." "Wait, wait!" "Look at this." "Look." "They all went to the bar, their meeting place." "They must have gone there to reach a decision about something." "Yes, on how to take the piss." "Wake up, Scialoja." "There's no point keeping an eye on them." "No drugs, arms, fugitives." "I'm pulling out if we find nothing." "I need my men elsewhere." "This one has no record, she's not in our records." "She'll be a client." "Scialoja, listen." "Stop chasing ghosts." "You could ruin your reputation." "Just give me a little more time." "Let me know as soon as anything happens." "Yeah." "I'll call you as soon as they leave home, then return home." "Thanks." " Why all the hurry to see me?" " I was expecting a bag of money." "And I'm still waiting." "If I were you, I'd light a candle to the Madonna." "You're a lucky man, you know." "It's not every day you get to survive a shootout." " What do you want?" " To give you some advice." "The gang wasn't very happy about Libano's death, and miracles only happen once." "If I were you, I'd seek some protection." "You give me the gang, and I'll give you your life." "Alright." "But there's something I want to tell you first." "It wasn't us, me and my brother who killed Libano." "Let him sleep, he's still very weak." "Someone stole the bag?" "With all the money in it?" " All of it." " How did that happen?" "I was on my way to Trentadenari's and a car pulled up in front of me." "Two armed men got out." "They were quick." " They took the bag and my wallet." " Why didn't you come and tell us?" "I went looking for the fuckers." "And to see if anyone knew anything'." "And you didn't tell us?" "I didn't want to look like an asshole." "And did you find anything out by going it alone like an asshole?" "No." "Or they'd be below ground by now." "I'm not too sure about this Donatella." "What do you mean?" "It's funny I was robbed straight after she handed over the money." "I think they'd had a tip-off." "You and your brother keep screwing things up, that's what." " What's it got to do with me?" " You have the same blood, and brain." "There's a load of heroin on the way." "What will I pay for it with?" "Freddo, the kitty's empty." "Let's hear what Donatella has to say." " Freddo, it's Bufalo." " What's happened?" "I got a call from the old woman." "He's gone, and he's got a gun on him." "You and Fiero go looking for him." "Keep your eyes open." "Let's hope we find him before the cops do." "No." "Let's hope we find him before he finds Dandi." "Do you want to buy yourself a place in paradise?" "No, it's just a discreet place to meet." "With only the eyes of the Lord upon us." "You'll have to dispatch Gemito off to hell." "I don't need the Lord's help for that, I need yours." "That's why I sent for you." "So you want us to do the job for you?" "I'd do it myself if I could." "But divine providence has put a spoke in my wheel." "I'll have to ask Zio Carlo for his permission." "Ask whoever you want, but hurry up about it." "If he squeals, we can forget the Rome patch." "I heard Ruggero Buffoni had the money stolen from him." "Tell your friends the heroin is on its way here, and they'll only hand it over if you have the money in cash." "I gave you the money, you clown." "It's your problem you let someone steal it." "You make it sound so easy." "They must have been followin' you." "Then why didn't they rob me instead?" "A girl." "New on the job." "Because it might have been someone from Libano's patch." "I don't know anyone on that patch." "The people there know how things work." "Once maybe, when Libano was in charge." " Now there's a chick giving orders." " Yes, it's all changed." "Even a gang member can get robbed." " This is all your fault." " That's enough of this crap." "You've done quite enough as it is." "Donatella, check out the guys on your patch and let's get it over with." "As you wish." "It won't take me long." " She thinks she's funny." " She doesn't make me laugh." "We got robbed like little old ladies!" "You can get to work too." "How will we pay for the heroin if we don't have the cash?" "Dandi..." "Bufalo's done a bunk." " And he's armed." " More good news!" " Watch your back." "I'll put 2 men..." " No, I don't want anyone." "If he finds me, I know what has to be done." "I've managed to get Gemito moved." "They're taking him to a safe place." "We'll finally have someone who can testify against the gang." "But he's got a lot of explaining to do." "Starting from Libano's murder." "If it wasn't the Gemitos, why did the paraffin test show positive?" "It only means they fired the gun, not that they shot Libano." "Have you changed your mind?" "I just ask questions." "And I hope Gemito can answer them as soon as possible." " Where is he?" " Through there." " Did he tell you what he wanted?" " No." "It's time you clocked in." "What do you want, Ranocchio?" "I want you to give this back to your friend." " Did he leave it at your shop?" " Not him." "Well?" "Come on out with it!" "This morning a transvestite came in to buy some new clothes." " I'll take these too." " Earrings." "That'll be 6 million 290,000 lire." " Don't you take credit cards?" " There's a spending limit." " But you can pay in cash." " I don't have it on me right now." " Please!" "Turn a blind eye." " I can't, those are the rules." " Go on, do me a favour." " I've told you, I can't do that." " You're such a shit!" "Fuck off!" " You fuck off!" " Fuck off!" " You fuck off!" "Bye!" "Close the door, Dino." " And who is this transvestite?" " I don't know." "And I don't care." "Ljust want you to tell your friends to send me well-behaved customers." "Take it easy, you queer." "I'm the one who should be pissed off." "Get a move on!" "Come on!" "Can you believe this guy!" "Come on, I'm going to be late." "You're hopeless!" "I'll come and help you drive it if you want." "Come on!" "You've sounded your horn, now sing." " Whose turn is it to deal?" " Yours." "What was a transvestite doing with your credit card?" "A transvestite?" "My credit card?" "The guys who robbed me must have given it to her." "Two fuckers make a lucky hit, then give your card to a transvestite?" "Why, what's so strange about that?" "Cut." "What the fuck are you starin' at?" " How the fuck do I know?" " You'd better tell me the truth." "Because it'll be worse if I find out for myself." "What if I tell you and all the others to go fuck yourselves?" "Stop taking' the piss, Ruggero." "I stopped to look at somethin' when I was on my way to Trentadenari's." "And then you invented all that crap about Donatella." "Well done." " I was ashamed to tell you." " If you were so ashamed couldn't you have got the money back?" "I tried." "I went lookin' for'em, but couldn't find 'em." "And while you were sticking it up his, did it not occur to you that he was sticking it up yours?" "Or were you already in front?" " Who the fuck is this transvestite?" " I don't know, but I'll find him." "No, you won't." "Someone else will take care of the transvestite." " Weren't you takin' care of Bufalo?" " We're waitin' for a tip-off." "You don't wait for tip-offs, you go out lookin' for them." "Freddo..." "Ruggero." "Tell me somethin', how come you went with that transvestite?" "It's no use telling' you, you're too narrow-minded." " What's up?" " Gemito." "They won't let me talk to him, he's changed his lawyer." "And they told me they're going to move him to another hospital." "We'll have to get a move on." "That's it for today." " I spoke to Zio Carlo." " What did he say?" "That what you're asking is a personal favour." "But he remembers that you refused the job he offered you." "Get to the point." "Is he going to help me or not?" "He will if you remember next time he asks you a favour." "I'll remember." " When will you get rid of Gemito?" " Around about now." "Fire!" "Hurry, call the fire department!" "So be it." " What's going on?" " The hospital's on fire." "I'll save you the money for the operation if you want." " Do you want the money?" " And the name of the other two." "There's no sign of a stab wound, or a bullet hole, so we cannot rule out suicide." "There are too many coincidences." "The fire, Gemito falling out of the window." "But the two police officers didn't see a thing." "That's impossible!" "That's crap!" "Gemito wasn't even able to stand up." "That's crap!" "It's all here, except for a couple of 100,000 notes." "I'd like to know what came over you." " Stealing from our gang." " Gang?" "What gang is that?" " You told me you were a butcher." " You were in on it, with these two." "I didn't know you were in a gang." "This is what happens to those who talk too much." "And this is what happens to those who don't say enough." "Shoot me!" "No, I need you alive." "Because I want you to go and tell everyone to leave the gang alone." "Is that clear?" "And you make sure you don't screw things up again." "Or talk a load of crap, either." "Did you hear what happened to Gemito?" " It's a waste of time using my men." " I need them more than ever now." "No, Scialoja." "That gang can do anything they want, and there's nothing you can do to stop them." "You're losing the war, commissioner." "And I'm pulling out." "Before you drag me down with you." "Look at your face!" "And I'd come to celebrate." " What is there to celebrate?" " Haven't you seen the news?" "I haven't had time." "Gemito, poor man, he couldn't bear it." "He committed suicide." "Committed suicide?" "And who did you get to convince him to commit suicide?" "What do you care?" "It's the result that counts." "Well done, you found someone to do your dirty work this time too." "Well done." "I wanted Gemito killed by the gang." "Not the gang again!" "I did something for the gang, but what has the gang done for me?" "Has it solved my problem with Bufalo?" "Things work back to front here," "I solve the problems and the others sleep on the job." " We can't find Bufalo." " You'll never find him!" "And do you know why?" "Because no one gives a fuckin' damn!" "You can stay here until we find him." "Thank you, but I don't want to put you out." " And the cops are my nursemaids." " No, they've gone." "And they won't be watching your place either." "Makes no difference to me." " Good evening, sir." " Canton." " Have you finish at the hospital?" " Yes, finished with all my crap." "Forgive me, Canton, but..." "I can't believe it myself." " We almost caught them." " Think I'm not disappointed too?" "I could have stayed in the Archives." "They treated me well there, like a lord." "I'm sorry." "What have you got there?" "The last surveillance photos." "A guy from Narcotics gave them to me." "Surveillance..." "We drew another blank." "No, we didn't draw a blank." " Who are these guys?" " These here?" "They're the ones who blackmailed me, threatened Borgia, and got you dispatched to Archives." " They're secret service men." " What were they doing there?" "That's what I'd like to know." "Maurizio Gemito is a problem solved." "The world is convinced he was the one who killed Libano." "And does that world include Scialoja?" " And Libano's friends?" " Especially them." "The report on the paraffin test." "The real one." "The best thing about our job is that we don't make up lies, we make up the truth." "What's up?" "You've been staring at me since you got in the car." " You look more relaxed." " You make me feel good." " Or all the Dom Perignon you drank." " Perhaps." "You snake!" " Let's go inside." " Go inside and stay there." " I'm not leaving you on your own." " Go inside." "Don't worry." "What the fuck do you want?" "I'm gonna kill you." "At my home?" "You come to my home to act the asshole?" "You dared to come to my home!" "Kill me." "Go on, kill me." "No, I won't kill you." "I'll leave you here to croak." "Dandi!" "Dandi!" "You were right, Patrizia..." "I do feel more relaxed." "A lot more relaxed."