Help! Ahh! Ahh!
Damn it!
Alex...
Stop! Do not move!
What have you done?
...I haven't done anything.
- She was already dead when I arrived. - Yes, sure, walk, walk!
Don't play with me, Corso.
You are making a mistake.
Lose that gun.
I didn't kill her!
You're making this worse. Drop that damn gun!
- I didn't kill her. - Alex!
Yes, this is Santini...
send reinforcements immediately, kilometer 7 on the municipal road.
It was not him...
It was not him.
DARK FOREST
Search.
Marcella was here.
She wasn't alone. Niccolò Brighenti and other people were here too.
Like the hooded man you saw in the woods?
You don't believe a word of what I'm saying. Do you?
Nina, I don't know what you think you saw
but look around. This villa has been abandoned for at least 30 years.
Well, it was not like that last night.
Last night, this villa was different. There were people in here.
I only ask you to come in for a moment. To look with your own eyes.
So you can see that I'm telling the truth.
Just a minute. Come.
No, no, no, no.
It's not possible, it's not possible!
There were people in here. The lights were on.
There were curtains on the windows. I was here.
And even if there weren't curtains, I saw there were people.
Santini! Santini!
Come on, would you listen to me...
why would I have to make up such a thing?
Nina, this is an abandoned villa.
The kids come, couples... and in winter, homeless sleep here.
It's you, you claim to have seen something.
Am I the claiming to have seen what? Things that don't exist?
Nina I know you've been in therapy for years.
Excuse me, what are you suggesting?
No, I don't understand. Even if I were, what does that mean?
Go back to the university, have a good night's sleep
and forget about this story.
Listen, I understand it's strange, I understand.
I can't prove it but you must believe me, what I saw is true!
You must believe me, I'm telling the truth.
This is not the problem.
If I find out that you are in contact with Alex Corso
or that you're covering it, you'll be in trouble.
Is it clear?
In these days, I've had the impression that many things have changed.
Yet it hasn't changed much since I arrived.
I was alone.
For the first time I had the distinct sensation
that I am transforming my sense of abandonment into a search for truth.
I involved Alex in this story... Luca.
I argued with my father, with the police...
I blamed the boys on campus and the campus itself
and now it turns out that I don't even know what I've seen
or what happened to my mother
nor what's happening to me now...
How long do I have to stay in here?
This is up to the judge.
For the time being, you are free.
Danièle, I have bad news for you...
...your sister is dead.
Alessandro Corso killed her.
No, no, nooo!
It's my fault...
I swear I'll catch him.
Perri.
What are you doing here?
You must help me hide.
You can't stay here.
The police are looking for you, everywhere.
They want to frame me, like they did 20 years ago.
I can't help you hide, Alex.
Yesterday evening you asked for my help.
And you refused to.
I'm still thinking about it.
And I would think better in a safer place.
Dad...
Hi Nina.
Is my father here?
- I'm going to call him for you. - Thank you.
Nina, are you okay?
I heard about the girl who was murdered.
They say it was Alex Corso.
No, it was not him. I was there, dad.
Nina, but what has gotten into your head?
Did you tell Santini that I take drugs, dad? Why?
- Why did you do that? - To help you, Nina.
I asked Santini to prevent...
To prevent what, dad? To prevent what?
I'm just trying to figure out what happened to those girls...
To prevent you from being in danger.
I'm worried about you. Do you understand?
Ah, and that's how you prove it?
By always doing the opposite of what I ask of you?
Telling everyone that your daughter's crazy?
Is that what you think dad?
Look at me. Is that what you think? That I'm crazy?
- No. - Yes. You don't trust me, dad.
And who do you trust, then?
Your new wife, maybe?
She made you deaf and blind, dad.
- You're being unfair... - No, dad, I'm not unfair.
I'm not unfair. It's the truth dad!
And it's time for you to realize it even if it hurts.
You have my word, nothing will happen to you.
- I want to call it out. - It's natural to be afraid.
But why stop now, after all you've done for us?
The whole place saw me with Marcella these days
and before that with Samanta.
There are many witnesses, they will soon realize.
And since when does hanging out with a person means killing her?
What are you doing?
Protecting you. We will calm the waters.
You'll see the police will find a culprit for those murders.
And everything will settle.
Do not forget on which side you are,
and don't forget who we are.
Leonardo.
I can't find Niccolò Brighenti. Have you seen him?
No, sorry.
Me neither.
And you, Betta?
No. I haven't seen him.
Another girl died yesterday, Marcella.
Excuse me, but what does Niccolò have to do with it?
They went out yesterday evening.
If you know something, you should tell me.
I don't know anything, Professor. And I don't owe you anything.
If you see him, call me.
Professor!
What is going on?
Professor, are you ok?
Don't follow me!
Nina!
Hey, calm down. It's me, let me help you get up.
- Oh my God. - Come here.
How are you? How do you feel?
What happened? What happened?
You had an episode. You fainted.
- Do you want some water? - Thank you.
Do you want me to accompany you to your apartment?
Yes.
Do you need a hand?
- No, no, thank you. - No, thanks Leonardo.
- Thank you, thank you. - We have to go guys.
Look, if you want, I stay a little bit longer here with you.
No, don't worry. There's no need.
Are you sure?
...I'm fine.
I honestly believe you're becoming addicted
and you don't even realize how much these
drugs are conditioning you.
Massimo...
Don't worry, it's the last time I intervene.
And, you said it yourself, I'm not your doctor, am I?
However, I feel I should do it.
- Here. - What is that?
Nothing. An equivalent of what you already
take but with a smaller dosage.
It's time for you to start taking better care of yourself, Nina.
Thanks Massimo.
You're welcome.
- Bye. - Bye.
No one will come looking for you here
at least for a while.
It's fine.
Here.
Thank you.
I'm not your friend, Alex.
All of this has a cost.
Yes, I know, Nina Ferrari.
Alex...
Yes. Where are you?
I'm coming... I'm coming.
Luca.
Santini told me what you saw.
Don't you believe me either?
The important thing is that you were there,
Marcella was killed and Corso was by her side.
It wasn't him, Luca. I swear. He's not involved.
- Have you heard from him? - No.
He's on the run, alone. He will look for you.
- And then? - Then, you will call me.
How can you be sure that he will look for me?
Nina, promise me.
- I have to go. I'm late. - Where?
To my father.
Do you trust me or do you want to come with me?
Do you think it was Niccolò? The student?
Alex, I don't know.
I've looked for him this morning, but nobody's seen him.
He's disappeared.
But there is Villa Lorenzi...
Alex, Villa Lorenzi was empty when we came back.
It was deserted. Everything had disappeared. Understand?
The truth is that anyone could be under that hood.
I'm not even sure what I've seen. I don't know.
Nina...
I believe you.
There's something you need to know... come.
They want to get their hands on your father's company.
Alex, you have to do me a favor.
Pietro...
Is this the love you feel?
Is this the trust you have always asked for?
Pietro... I...
I did everything for you.
I risked losing my daughter to...
to get you into our family... and... and you...
Everything you gave me was rightfully mine.
Do you think it was easy to be next to you?
Well, now you will be spared of this problem.
I don't want you to be in my house any longer. Go away.
Our house, you mean.
Go away! Get out!
Look at you... what do you think you're doing?
You will not take away from me what's mine... Pietro.
Can I come in?
Good morning!
Good morning. Can I help you?
I want information about that old villa in the woods, Villa Lorenzi.
I want to know if it's for sale, and if I can make an offer.
But I think it's abandoned, so I didn't know who to ask.
- You came to the right place. - Good.
Wait here, don't move. I will be right back.
...Here it is. This is all we have.
If you want to, I'll make a copy.
- Maybe, thank you, yes. - You are welcome.
Hello...
Nina...
Your father is not well. He had an attack.
How is he?
He is not well.
But the doctor said he is out of danger.
Viviana, thank you for calling me.
Don't thank me.
I wanted you to see him.
Pietro is a sick man and needs rest
and you, for him, are just a cause for concern.
You've always been.
There you are...
...now I recognize you.
Are you trying to turn me against my father, Viviana?
I only want what's good for Pietro.
No... it's true, my father is sick...
and what's disgusting are you and Perri taking advantage of this.
Or am I wrong, Viviana?
Am I wrong?
Answer me! Am I wrong?
I've researched Villa Lorenzi and indeed it's abandoned.
- Nina... - I was there!
At this moment, we have more urgent problems.
Do you remember what I told you?
That Corso would ask for help?
Apparently he did it.
He tried to contact Perri, in the name of old friendship.
Well, anyway, I will not act as bait against him.
I don't want you to be a bait.
I want you to tell us where he is, if he should look for you.
The search for Alex Corso is ongoing.
Professor
Danièle...
I'm very sorry for what happened to your sister.
- May I ask you something? - Sure.
Please, don't be so formal.
The night I was arrested, you were there. Why?
Because I was looking for Niccolò. Just like you.
Only now he's disappeared and he's nowhere to be found.
What did you want from him?
I am convinced that Niccolò knows what happened to Samanta
and therefore also to your sister.
I don't understand anything.
The police told me Alex Corso killed my sister.
Alex has nothing to do with it.
So, who was it?
I don't know.
But behind all this, there are powerful people. Very powerful.
People who act well above the law.
Look, I can't take it anymore.
Please, let me talk to someone.
Hello Niccolò.
Why are you doing this to me?
You must still have a little bit of patience.
Please, let me out. You can trust me.
I will not talk to anyone.
It is only for a few days.
Now, sit down.
Fussing will not make you feel any better.
Here, take one of these. It will help you relax.
What is it, Niccolò? Don't you trust us anymore?
Move. Get him!
Danièle.
Why don't you go home?
I want to stay here.
Danièle...
Look, I know how you feel.
Do you know what hurts me the most?
The thought that justice will never be done
for what they did to her. Do you understand?
Has Niccolò got something to do with it?
You know...
I could feel that he was going to hurt my sister
but I didn't think he would go this far.
Damn it!
It's my fault!
Timo... Timo!
I brought Niccolò here and I put you in the middle.
It's not your fault Niccolò did what he wanted.
That's his fault.
Give me a hand, come on.
If you need anything, you can call reception.
...which has extended to the whole region.
38 years, of which 20 he spent in prison for
the murder of his girlfriend Eleonora Nardi. Occurred in 93.
Alex Corso is the main suspect
for the death of the young Marcella Cotti
a crime that has upset our community.
Let's move on to the local news,
new protests are registered by voluntary associations...
Cotti's office.
Hi Danièle.
Listen, we have to talk.
What the hell do you want from me?
Why don't you come and face me, piece of shit?
Or, do you want to keep hiding behind those people?
It's really about them that I have to talk to you.
I can't bring Marcella back.
But maybe, I can help you figure out who killed her.
Why should I trust you?
Because I'm the only one who knows the truth.
So tell me who was it?
It's not that simple...
we have to talk but you have to hurry.
I'm at the motel Italia, in town.
Bring Nina Ferrari...
she's the only one who can do something.
It was Niccolò, wasn't it?
Stay out of it.
It's something I have to deal with.
Hello, Motel Italia.
Why do you think he want to see us?
I don't know. He seemed scared over the phone.
How long does it take to get there?
Fifteen minutes.
What the hell are you doing here Timo? Where is Danièle?
You're not a bastard anymore, eh?
You're no longer a bastard, are you?
Come on, be a bastard!
You ruined my life, you ruined me, Danièle.
You killed Marcella!
Timo... Timo... Think.
Throw that gun, Timo.
There's someone waiting for us.
My name is Danièle Cotti.
He's in 328. I already told the other guy.
Stay calm. We'll solve it.
Calm down, Danièle.
I haven't finished with you yet.
What were you doing here?
We are here, because Niccolò called us.
Why?
You can't say he's your friend.
Look, we don't know why he called us.
If it weren't for the motel's owner testimony,
I would have arrested you
Well, if it weren't for your incompetence,
we wouldn't be here.
Nina, be careful.
Your name can't always protect you.
Understood?
Let's go.
Stay calm Danièle. Stay calm.
Niccolò was involved, and the fact that he called us is proof.
Luca, you know it.
Of course... If only you had called me before,
maybe he would have lived.
Go home.
I knew that... Niccolò had a dark side...
But he never talked to me about it.
Yes Betta, but did you notice something strange lately?
He was different. He had changed.
I don't know what was going on...
Look Betta, I know it may seem stupid at a time like this,
if you need to talk to someone, I'll be here.
Oh yes? Can I talk to you professor?
Sure.
Like you talked to Samanta,
to Marcella...
and now to Niccolò...
I don't know if you noticed...
but since you arrived in this damn university,
nothing other than bad things happen.
So I don't want anything to do with you.
Leave me alone.
The last owner of Villa Lorenzi died in '68.
Then, there was a bankruptcy auction
and ever since, the villa belongs to the bank.
That's why they go to that villa.
It's not because it's abandoned,
but because they own it.
The bank is involved.
Alex...
Where are you going?
Alex... Alex, what are you doing?
Eleonora's mother, has worked for that bank all her life.
She is one of the managers.
Do you think she knows something?
I want to look her in the face.
And that for once, she tells me the truth.
Who are you?
My name is Nina Ferrari.
I work at the university that your daughter attended.
And what do you want from me?
The bank is involved in this story.
Alex...
How did you not notice anything?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Villa Lorenzi... belongs to the bank.
And the girl who died, Marcella, we know she was there.
Please leave here.
I know why you didn't notice anything
because you preferred to turn away,
rather than look for the truth.
For all this time, you accused me knowing I was innocent.
But I... I don't know anything... honestly.
All right, if that's true, then help me.
Tell me what you've witnessed all these years,
how the managers behave, who's responsible...
Giulia!
But don't you understand that... that I can't do anything?
Alex it's enough. Let's go away.
Alex, what's wrong with you?
Giulia knows something. I'm sure.
All right. Let's give her some time.
Let her reflect a little longer.
She hasn't spoken in twenty years...
...why should she do it now?
I'm tired.
All my life I've fought against them, alone.
Alex, you're not alone now.
I'm here.
Forgive me...
My love, forgive me.
There's only one file in the memory that Nardi sent me. Look.
What is that? A contract?
Look at the date.
May 1991.
It's a funding for a research project.
The "Anemone Project".
And what is it? Have you ever heard of it?
No. I've never heard of it.
But look, look who the beneficiaries are.
The university... and the Minutillo clinic.
If the university was part of it maybe the documentation is still there.
Searching...
The Anemone project was born in collaboration
with Professor Minutillo's clinic
and with the Cassa di Risparnio di Santa Croce.
The university has made available its best researchers.
Student list.
Bravo Betta, congratulations.
De Michelis speaks very good about you.
He doesn't grant everyone the chance of becoming his assistant.
Yes, he was very kind.
If you have any questions, you just have to ask.
Do you want another cup of tea?
Yes, thank you.
This is Marchi, the president of the bank.
And in the picture there are also Minutillo and De Michelis
who were in charge of the research project.
Okay, this means that if Minutillo is involved...
The other two were involved too, yes.
But this "Anemone Project" is it still running?
No, not anymore.
They stopped two years after it started.
And I couldn't understand what Giulia Nardi was trying to tell us
until I found these.
Alessandro... Eleonora participated in it.
Merit ranking. What is this?
The votes of students who worked on the project.
Or rather, the female students who worked on the project.
They were all women.
It also has Carla Valentithe, the swimmer.
Eleonora didn't tell you anything about this?
No...
And this other girl, Paola Trevi.
She was a friend of mine.
I haven't seen her for a long time.
I can try to track her down.
Hello... Hello?
Leonardo.
Calm down, Leonardo. I didn't understand what...
What did you say?
- Hello. - Hello.
So?
So she told me she had a kind of hallucination
and that it wasn't the first time.
And didn't she tell you when these hallucinations started?
When she went to Spada for the scholarship...
- Yes. - She felt sick.
She woke up a few hours later in her room,
not knowing how she got there.
Ok.
I have to talk to Betta. Where is she?
At a conference with De Michelis.
She went hoping to get a scholarship.
Hello Nina, welcome.
- Betta, hello. - Hello.
I know you haven't been well.
Why don't you come out and we talk about it?
Excuse me, but why?
Come on, Betta. Let's go. Let's talk...
No, professor
- What happens? - Nothing.
Betta doesn't feel very well and I would like to take her home.
- No, no, I... - Betta.
What is it, Nina?
- You seem a bit nervous. - No, I'm fine. Thank you.
- Let's go. - No, look at you so scared...
Professor... You are scaring her, are you not?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Maybe it's better if you leave, you are making a fool of yourself.
Yes? All right, I'm leaving.
However, be aware that this is only the beginning.
- Come on Betta, come on, let's go. - Betta!
- Tell her what you want to do. - Come on Betta, come.
Do you want to go with Professor Ferrari?
Come with me, Betta. Let's go...
Betta... Betta...
Go away, Professor.
Paola.
...What do you want?
I just want to talk to you.
You used to trust me.
Before you became a killer.
I didn't kill anyone.
Neither 20 years ago nor now.
Just give me five minutes, Paola.
I want you to tell me about the Anemone project.
I believe that Eleonora was killed because she was part of it.
It was an experimentation.
We went to Professor Minutillo's clinic.
There they gave us drugs.
And they paid us very well too.
What kind of drugs?
Some drug that made us sleep.
They made us dream absurd things.
And they studied our reaction.
But why did Eleonora never tell me anything?
I didn't tell anyone either.
It was not a pleasant thing.
Maybe... Eleonora thought you wouldn't understand.
What's up?
It's time for you to pay your debt.
I need time.
So, you didn't understand?
Either you do as I say or I blow your hiding place.
Let's meet, now.
If you want the truth, the price is Nina.
She must be eliminated.
Leave her out of this.
Don't tell me you fell in love.
Stop!
Yes?
Alex, what happened to you?
Where are you now? Wait, I can't talk
- Luca... - I have to talk to you.
All right. But not here. Come.
You were right to suspect Viviana and Perri.
I found out something that you will not like.
I saw them together with Corso.
They're acting together.
No, it's not possible
I surprised them when they were talking.
So? What did you do?
Why didn't you arrest him?
And how do you know I didn't arrest him?
In fact, I don't know.
It would've been the first thing you would have told me?!
Of course.
Anyway, he managed to escape.
How do you know they're working together?
Because Perri told me he gave him a place to hide.
A warehouse.
Nina, I don't know why you're protecting him
but whatever he told you, he's tricking you.
Viviana and Perri, are you working with them?
- Nina, I can explain. - What a piece of shit you are?
- Listen to me. - No, there's nothing to hear.
Perri gave you the warehouse. Tell me the truth!
Yes, but... I am the one using them.
I had to make them believe that I accepted their plan.
Which plan?
They told me about your father...
I thought it was just a way to get rid of him and get the company.
What did they tell you about my father?
That he was involved in Eleonora's murder.
I don't believe it.
I didn't believe it either, so I didn't tell you anything.
But then I spoke with Paola Trevi.
She, Eleonora and the others were not part of the research.
They were THE research.
They were Minutillo's guinea pigs.
Trying experimental drugs for the "Anemone Project".
Drugs that came from your father's company.
- It's the truth, Nina. - The truth?
The truth?
You've lied to me all this time! Don't talk to me about truth!
You can go screw yourself!
95% anemone
An equivalent of what you already take but with a smaller dosage.
Douchebag. Shitty douchebag.
It's Nina! Open up!
Nina, what's going on?
How could you? How could you do this to me?
- What are you talking about? - Anemone! The anemone project!
You are with them.
Listen, please calm down and explain!
This drug!
This drug's the same you gave to those girls, is it not?
Eleonora, Carla...
Then Samanta, Marcella and now Betta.
- Listen, please calm down... - Do not touch me!
You are a douchebag but now I know...
I warn you, I'll go all the way. Yes, I go all the way.
This time you tricked yourself. Bastard!
Nina! Nina!
In your opinion Betta's hallucinations are due to a drug?
...Yes.
But didn't you say that Project Anemone's trials
were interrupted 20 years ago?
Officially yes. But they never stopped
What can I do to help you?
You're an intern at Minutillo's clinic, aren't you?
The girls on the list... they were all there.
You must find out if their medical records still exist.
All right...
Let's get this analyzed.
It's the proof we need to connect this drug
to the deaths of Samanta and Marcella.
Thanks, Leo.
And what the hell am I doing now?
This is the folder of the Anemone project.
Look at the names, everything matches.
Very good.
Do you know what I did to get it? I entered the archive secretly.
Moving like a spy to avoid the clerk.
Ok, Leonardo. Calm down now.
Sorry. I'm not used to certain emotions.
In fact, I also had a bit of colitis you wouldn't have a pill?
Does the drug match?
No, no.
- And what drug is it? - It is not a drug.
Contains water, sugar and slight traces of syrup.
Orzata, to be precise.
Placebo?
Massimo gave me a damn placebo.
God, I've been ugly to him.
Massimo, you were right. I'm mortified, really... I've been
You've been a little ugly, excuse the euphemism.
Yes, you're right, ugly.
Massimo you don't know what I am going through.
I am confused. I don't understand anything.
I no longer know where I stand.
You're the only one I can trust. I feel lost. I no longer have a base.
Come on, apologies accepted. If you want to, we'll talk later.
Thank you. Sorry.
And anyway, that's why I gave you the placebo.
Nina, you must understand...
you don't need any pharmacological support.
- I can't do this alone. - You can.
Not everything, Massimo.
I need your opinion on this.
Where did you find this?
I got it from... from the Minutillo clinic.
Please Massimo, you can't tell anyone, just help me.
Of course I won't say anything.
From the Minutillo clinic?
It looks like a treatment for a bipolar disorder.
Excuse me... but they used a Ferrari medicine.
I don't know this medicine.
Massimo, we did a preliminary analysis,
rather than medicine, it looks like a strong psychotropic agent.
But isn't it strange?
Yes, that's strange.
In fact, rather than a medicine, it seems to be a plain drug.
- A drug? - Yes.
Do you remember how this garden used to look?
Yes.
Olive trees, orange trees, all cut down to please Viviana.
Dad what's up?
It happens that you were right.
Viviana is not the woman I thought.
Listen, can I ask you a question?
Yes.
Dad can you tell me anything about...
a project related to your company?
The "anemone project".
Yes, it wasn't our project.
It was a research performed by Minutillo.
He also had a laboratory in one of our pavilions.
And do you know if that laboratory is still in use?
No, no. The project didn't last long.
However, the pavilion is still there. It's not in use anymore.
Professor I can't go on.
Eleonora, you know that you can leave if you want to.
Eleonora, Eleonora...
Everything's alright.
Mom...
Hey you! Stop!
Stop! Where are you going?
Eleonora...
Nina, you're going to do as I say, ok?
Stay here. And don't move.
I told you not to follow me... I told you not to follow me!
Don't follow me!
Mom!
Come with me.
Don't be afraid.
Come...
It's me, dad.
Come.
Dad!
Nina.
Alex...
Alex I got it...
It was my father Alex. He was my father.
He was in that forest, I saw him.
My mother was protecting me...
Nina, calm down. Where are you?
I'm going to him!
Nina!
Damn it.
Dad... dad...
You will pay for what you did!
Cecilia! Wait!
Dad...
Let's go.
Dad...
How could you?
Nina... forgive me, forgive me...
How could you do this to mom?
How could you do this to me, Dad?
I...
You are a murderer, dad.
Dad...
Dad... Help! Help!
Dad!
Alex.
- What happened? - Alex, help me.
Alex.
Dad!