A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
You decided to get Angelica tailed, and continued to do so
even after finding out about the betrayal.
Why?
10 MONTHS EARLIER
To know about the betrayal is one thing, whom Claudio betrayed me with is another.
I wanted to get an idea of who Angelica Petroni was.
Did you?
I think it was your husband who pushed her to do what she did.
Then Angelica understood who Claudio really was, and tried to escape,
but someone prevented her.
Certainly not Mrs. Monaco.
Who has let the victim be tailed for two months,
as shown on the investigating agency's record she hired,
without discovering that she was involved in an escort ring with her husband.
Or did you know?
You're trying to aggravate the motive, but these photos show
a girl who went out with other men, as well as Claudio Cavalleri.
Clearly Claudio was good,
he didn't show up when she was with other clients.
If I had known, I would've left him and reported him to the police.
What I understood instead, is who Angelica Petroni was.
So I stopped worrying.
What do you mean?
That men soon get tired of whores.
You're talking about a seventeen-year-old girl.
I call things by their name.
Look at her.
She was just a whore.
THE TRIAL
-Can you at least move it? - Yes.
But who did it?
Nobody.
- I'll call the director. - No.
Why not?
It will get worse.
I'm nobody in here.
I can't take it anymore.
I know.
I'm afraid, I don't...
I can't sleep anymore.
-Listen... - It's like hell.
Perhaps I found a man that has something to do with the murder.
Who?
De Grandis and I are onto him. I don't want to give you false hope,
but there is a possibility.
Is it her?
And he's not her husband.
Apparently, Elena Guerra has her secrets, too
and you know how easy it is to be discredited in a city like this.
Do you want to use them?
If it helps me get you out of here, yes.
Andreoli never convinced me.
I want to prove that he was corrupted.
Try to let him vent, you'll see that he'll confess everything.
He has a great desire to talk.
Can I count on you?
Of course.
Thank you.
Did he come to you or did you go to him?
- Sorry? - Barone. What did he promise you?
I don't know what you mean.
You always do this gesture when you feel uncomfortable.
I've known you for a while.
I thought I knew you.
I only told the truth.
Andreoli had confessed to me that he had misfiled the cigarette butt.
What the fuck did he offer you in return?
Elena...
- I asked for a transfer. - Brava.
Did you ever make a mistake?
To save someone you cared about?
THE PROSECUTOR'S STOLEN SHOTS
I don't know why I left it on.
Maybe I like hurting myself, I don't know.
Speak.
Speak up, Elena. You can't keep quiet this time.
I was 18 when I got pregnant.
I was alone and didn't feel ready, so I gave the baby away.
- What the fuck are you saying? - He's the father.
Her name was Angelica.
The baby girl I abandoned.
She is the girl from the case.
- I wasn't ready to talk to you about this. - Don't touch me.
Giovanni, please.
Wait up!
Wait, please. Don't go away, let's talk about it.
But who the fuck are you?
Who the fuck are you?
Answer, come on.
I'VE SEEN THE PHOTOS… HOW ARE YOU? DO YOU WANT TO MEET?
You told me nobody knew!
- But nobody knows. - So why did they call you?
- I don't know, maybe it was a joke. - A joke? Does your brain work?
She always treats him like a loser
and he, like a child, goes into his room and slams the door shut.
I knew you'd get caught, loser!
- I'm not a loser! - Loser.
- Was he Angelica's client? - Wait.
- What have you done? Did you brag? - No.
What did you say, you always go after that stupid girl?
- Angelica. - I haven't talked to anyone!
Well, now there's the trial, there's the daughter of Monaco.
- If anyone has discovered that you are... - That's enough! Shut up!
Door slammed.
Now you can turn off. That was the important part.
- So he was a client. - It's possible.
- He always followed Angelica. - And he did something.
He could be the killer.
Let's keep listening. Maybe we'll be sure.
The DA needs to be sure.
I just need to instill a reasonable doubt and Linda will be free.
I have no more time.
I have to find a way to bring Tomei into the trial.
Ruggero, you can't use this in the courtroom.
I'll handle that.
Send it to me.
The next time they ask you for something, I would like to be informed.
Remember that you work for me. Not for Monaco.
But you published the photos.
Of course.
I thought I was having a heart attack.
Your heart is fine. Take these anxiolytics.
They will help you sleep.
Take care of yourself.
Try to rest as much as possible.
Keep regular rhythms and do not feed obsessive thoughts.
Get distracted, stay with your family.
Angelica!
Three, two, one...
Avoid stressful situations.
Madam prosecutor, any comment about the photos?
- Have you decided to report this? - Will you press charges?
Please, leave us a comment.
What kind of job do you have?
I'm a prosecutor.
I hereby declare the hearing open.
FEBRUARY 13TH EIGHTH HEARING
Finished the assessment of the prosecutor's witnesses,
let's move on to the testimonial lists of the defense attorney.
Counselor Barone, go ahead.
Good morning.
They need to forget about Linda and move their attention over to Angelica.
Blame the victim is never a good idea.
Maybe Petroni was a whore, but when you die you become a saint.
What did you say, you always go after that stupid girl?
I haven't talked to anyone!
Now there's the trial, there's the daughter of Monaco.
- If anyone has discovered that you are... - That's enough! Shut up!
Our list is shorter than the prosecutor's
because we've said it since the beginning, and I repeat,
the investigation took the wrong direction.
They had to shed light on the dark areas of the victim's life,
too young, massacred without mercy, there is no doubt,
although everything but innocent.
On the night of the murder, Tomei was there
and the wiretap suggests he was involved.
How will you get him to court?
I call the witness Michela Dapporto.
- Ms. Dapporto, good morning. - Good morning.
Please, take a seat.
Miss Dapporto is the first witness on our list
and will help us outline a truthful depiction of Angelica.
The point we want to prove, Your Honor, is simple.
Michela, how do these images make you feel?
- Uncomfortable. - Exactly, Your Honor.
I believe the witness is not the only one to feel that way.
Can we remove the photo?
Counselor, Mr. and Mrs. Petroni are in the courtroom.
Yes, You Honor, I apologize to Maurizio and Paola Petroni.
I am sorry to have upset them, like every one else in this room today,
but I had to do it.
I had to do it for justice,
because I needed to make it clear
how the emotional element could influence the judgment.
How can we not feel pity for a young victim reduced to this state?
How not to feel the overwhelming need to find a culprit,
someone to punish,
someone to vent our anger at when we powerlessly witness
the effects of violence.
How are the conducts of the witness and the victim relevant in this trial?
It is relevant if her habits have exposed her to risks.
- Do you mean she got what she deserved? - No, I'm just trying to understand,
without hypocrisy, who could have killed the victim.
Can I continue, Your Honor?
- Go ahead. - Thank you.
First you will have to answer only with one syllable: "Yes."
Michela, Angelica Petroni was a prostitute?
Yes.
And you were part of a ring controlled by Mr. Claudio Cavalleri,
Mrs. Linda Monaco's husband,
who then took his own life when the scandal emerged?
Yes.
And Angelica used to help Mr. Cavalleri in the management of this ring?
She used to find the girls.
I worked with Angelica as a hostess. She asked me if I wanted to do it.
I took it as a game. I know I made a mistake.
I have no doubt. Next question:
how large was your client pool?
I met about ten of them. Those who later have been investigated...
And Angelica knew them all, I suppose, since she was the boss...
That's enough! Shame on you.
Mr. Petroni, I fully understand your state of mind.
If the topics offend your sensitivity, I ask you to leave the room.
Of course we're leaving!
Michela, answer, please.
Angelica once told me that there were more than 30 clients,
some of them regular, others...
There's no proof of it.
The prosecutor's investigation found that there were 11 clients.
That's the point, Your Honor,
the prosecutor's investigation has never been thorough.
- It's ridiculous. - Cut to the chase.
They never shed any light on the matter! Thirty men! Thirty!
Why'd Miss Dapporto lie about something the victim herself told her?
And if the clients were so many,
can't the killer be one of them?
That's the point, Your Honor.
Thank you, Michela, I know how difficult it was for you.
No further questions.
Let's move on to the cross-examination. Prosecutor Guerra?
It is painful to note
that the defense is trying by all means to distract the Court.
Angelica was not a saint. She wasn't perfect, it's true,
but which one of us is? And if she has made mistakes,
this doesn't entitle us to say that she deserved that death!
Prosecutor, please don't digress. Proceed without commenting.
I'm sorry.
Michela, we met in a sad moment.
The murder had recently been committed
and you had just been questioned by my colleague.
Yes, I remember.
Today you were called by the defense.
I have no doubt that your answers were sincere,
but I believe that Counselor Barone didn't ask you everything.
He asked only what he wanted, yeah, let's say so.
Elena Guerra will do the cross-examination.
- You know what it is, right? - I'm not stupid.
She will want you to speak well of Angelica and we'll oblige.
Let's try to warm the hearts.
You told me that Angelica was very worried in the last weeks of her life.
"She had been in paranoia for a while, about everything.
She needed to let off steam." These are your words, right?
- Yes. - Right. What was Angelica venting about?
Why was she so paranoid, did she ever tell you?
Angelica knew she was making a mistake.
She said she wanted to stop. She made it clear to me.
She said she did it because Claudio had no money of his own
and she dreamed of running away with him.
This is why she did that.
Is something wrong?
Is it illegal what we are doing?
Then, once she told me that she was afraid for her own safety.
Why? Who was she afraid of?
We tell a lie to get to the truth.
And what would be the truth?
We've got a guy who maybe is the real killer,
but the law is complicated. We can't use the evidence we have against him.
The only way is to have a witness who talks about him,
- even if she knows nothing about him. - I want to be paid.
- We can do that. - Okay.
But in exchange, you'll say certain things at the hearing
when the prosecutor cross-examine you.
What do I have to say?
First, say the name.
I think it was that guy who always followed her.
Nicola something...
Who? Nicola? Who are you talking about?
Tomei. Yes, Nicola Tomei.
That guy was obsessed with Angelica.
I think he was her client. He followed her everywhere.
Angelica was terrified of him.
Your Honor, in light of this testimony,
I ask to summon Nicola Tomei as a witness.
The testimony is circumstantial.
It was never mentioned that Angelica was followed by anyone,
except by Bernardini,
the private investigator hired by Mrs. Monaco.
When I questioned Miss Dapporto immediately after the murder she never...
never mentioned this Tomei.
Yeah, but she did right now.
Your Honor, the witness spoke of a man obsessed with the victim,
who was terrorized by him.
I believe it is necessary to hear this Tomei.
Registrar, prepare the notification.
Prosecutor?
- Prosecutor? - I don't feel well, sorry.
Do you have any other questions? Do you want us to take a break?
- Or do we conclude? - No, let's conclude.
Good. The hearing is over.
The trial will continue February 20th at 9:30 a.m.
Can I?
Of course.
You're doing your best, I know.
Today it wasn't enough.
I'd like to help you, but I don't know how.
I don't know Tomei, I only know he's our neighbor.
You already did everything you could for Angelica.
Ever since Angelica died, you're the best thing that happened to us.
Don't give up.
Ruggero, can we stop for a minute?
Okay.
Monaco wants to see you. At his house.
- I'll be there. - Gentlemen.
Vittorio, I'll call you.
What is it?
You don't seem happy.
No, it's a good turning point. But...
I didn't remember Dapporto ever mentioning that Tomei guy.
Maybe she remembered today.
Sometimes a stroke of luck doesn't hurt, right?
Sure.
Bravo.
You prepared her nicely.
Nice touch making her talk about Tomei on my cross-examination.
That's the second time you accuse me of making a witness to lie.
Maybe I was wrong with Orrico, but not this time.
I'm sorry you weren't feeling well. Clearly you haven't recovered.
You leaked the photos, didn't you?
You're crazy.
You're risking being disbarred.
Yes.
Sorry, I was dodging Guerra.
- What did she want? - To tell me she loves me.
You'd make a nice couple.
I know, but I don't love her.
Keep tailing the guy she fucked. I want to know everything.
I wanted to show you the wonder. Look at that beauty, madame, right?
Nice work, huh?
Would you like a coffee?
I can't stand this silence any longer.
If you have something to tell me, do it now, so...
Have you started being formal again?
I wasn't thinking about it.
I'm sorry I doubted you.
- It was Francesca, right? - Yes.
I figured. She was the only one I confessed my screw-up to.
- But why didn't you tell me? - Because I couldn't be sure, you know?
Andreoli, I need you.
And I'm here.
Barone had a new witness admitted.
Does Nicola Tomei ring any bell?
Nicola Tomei... No.
I want to know who he is and why he only turned up now.
Fine.
So?
I got my job back?
- So, get to work. Go. - So I'm going to work, sure.
Come in.
Ruggero! How are you?
- Tired after the hearing. - After the victory, you mean.
- Am I disturbing you? - No, not at all. No.
You collect keys.
I collect memories.
They look very valuable.
The doors they opened are.
Look, this one...
is the key to my parents' house, the one I grew up in.
And this one...
The first factory I owned.
Remember one's roots not to lose the past.
You know, it's a way to make...
what lies ahead clearer.
Look at this one.
This is from Linda's childhood room.
She was a lively and cheerful child, with such imagination.
She said she wanted to be an explorer.
And then?
- She grew up. - Like all of us.
You knew Claudio.
She changed so much for him.
One should not give up what one is to please others.
And one should not give up the truth,
even if to find it, one has to break the rules sometimes.
Mara informed you.
That's why she's there.
And what does Arrigoni think?
Arrigoni knows nothing, for him, the trials are only books and notes.
Do you consider your relationship with Arrigoni temporary?
There are lawyers who know the law well,
and lawyers who know everything else well.
And you want everything else.
A studio of my own in a big city, New York, London, Paris.
I could start from Milan.
Only high-level cases, criminal or administrative.
Crimes without blood and a shitload of money.
You get my daughter acquitted
and I'll see what I can do to get you your first key.
- What do you want? - May I come in?
- Do you still want to report me? - No!
I thought about what you told me…
and I left you with a big decision while you were still a child.
I always thought that...
the most important problems were those that concerned my work.
Your mother took care of everything else and when she died,
I realized that the issues that were closest to me
were not simpler at all, and that I was completely unable to deal with them.
So I took refuge in my work.
So?
I told you you're wrong and I still think so, as a magistrate,
but whatever you decide to do, I'm with you.
I should have told you then, but I'm telling you now.
Come in.
Are you asleep?
Yes.
Look, since it's very late, do you mind if I sleep here?
Never mind.
It's just that I'm not used to it.
But stay, I'm glad.
I'll pretend to believe you, since you're so good at convincing people.
Andreoli?
Sorry for calling you so early.
Maybe I discovered something about Tomei.
I thought it was important to tell you right away.
When did you discover it, tonight?
I suffer from insomnia. It has been going on for several years.
I tried everything, my wife told me to also try hypnosis,
but to tell you the truth, going to someone who...
Okay, that's enough.
Give me time to get dressed. Where are you?
I'm here at the bar outside your house.
It's the only one who makes a decent savory breakfast.
I have low blood pressure and salt is what I need.
I don't know if I'm ready to know these things about you,
- at least this early. - The doctor says
- it would be enough to put three... - I'm coming. Bye.
FEBRUARY 20TH NINTH HEARING
- Are you feeling better? - I'm great, thanks.
The Court is entering.
Sit down.
I declare this hearing open.
I call Nicola Tomei, who was called in the last hearing.
- Mr. Tomei, good morning. - Good morning.
Please, take a seat.
Counselor Barone, you can start.
Mr. Tomei, did you know Angelica Petroni?
I've met her a few times. We were neighbors, nothing else.
Nothing else...
And is it correct to say that you work for the catering service
"Il Mantovano, Catering and Cooking",
and that this same service supplied the party
in which Angelica Petroni worked the night she was killed?
Yes.
That night you recognized each other, right? You were neighbors.
No.
Maybe when you saw each other, you said,
"What a coincidence, we're both here."
We didn't speak.
Perhaps because Angelica Petroni was afraid of you and your threats?
I didn't threaten anyone.
I don't know why she said I threatened her. It is not true.
Do you know what I think?
That you liked Angelica.
You used to see her leave the house
and thought, "How nice it would be to go out with her."
Then you found out that Angelica was a prostitute
and said, "At least for a fee, I can finally have her."
Your Honor, this is a theory.
Has Angelica ever rejected you?
- No. - Did she ever tell you you're a loser?
- What the fuck? I'm not a loser. - And that's when you kill her.
- Because you couldn't have her. - I didn't kill anyone.
Counselor Barone is not discovering the culprit. He's creating one.
Counselor, your purpose is clear,
but I want to hear questions, not statements.
Unlike Ms. Guerra, I refer to proven facts.
Were you there that night? Were you at the party location?
- Yes. - And Angelica Petroni was afraid of you.
As Michela Dapporto reported.
Come on, tell the truth and clean your conscience.
I had finished my shift. I left early.
So you'd have time to kill her?
I didn't kill anyone!
And is this how you didn't threaten Angelica Petroni?
- Your Honor, please intervene. - No problem. I'm done.
Do you want to proceed with the cross-examination?
- Hey. - Hi.
So?
This is the first report of the escort case, a year ago.
It is the interrogatory of Michele Galli,
the entrepreneur who was with Cavalleri and the five girls
- on the night of the crime. - Yup.
- Here a certain Nicola is mentioned. - Tomei?
It doesn't say the surname, but it is likely that it is him.
Look, if you read this,
he says that Cavalleri always complained to him
because Nicola didn't give him a break.
Caputo didn't go into that, he was only interested in finding out
who the customers were.
All right, let's go talk to Galli.
Yes. Are we going now?
- Yes, bring the toast. Come on. - Yup.
Mr. Tomei, do you want to tell us where you were the night of the murder?
I've already told you.
No, you said you finished your shift and left, but where did you go?
Do you see the screen behind you?
You are that red dot, at five minutes to midnight,
the time when Angelica Petroni came out to the Palazzo Te's garden.
A minute later, you moved and entered a cell
that does not include the Palazzo Te area and then you turned off your phone.
Where did you go?
I don't remember, maybe home. Ask my mother.
Your Honor, there were several minutes,
during which Mr. Tomei could've easily gone back,
with the phone switched off, and carry out the murder.
Or maybe he went to Claudio Cavalleri.
Have you ever met the defendant's husband?
Good morning.
Does Michele Galli stay here?
- What do you want? - I'm Elena Guerra.
I know who you are.
I don't want to waste your time. I just need to know
if you've ever heard of a certain Nicola Tomei.
I've already said everything I knew a year ago.
We're not here to get you in trouble.
May I?
Cavalleri told me that there was a boy who bothered him.
What do you mean?
A guy who was trying to blackmail him.
I only remember that the night that girl was killed,
Claudio had to talk to him late in the evening to make a deal.
Did you see his face?
He arrived in a car while I was leaving.
No, it was not a car, it was a van.
A white van.
You risk being accused of murder.
Is this what you really want?
I loved Angelica.
I'd never have killed her.
One day, I decided to come forward, but…
"But" what?
My mom told me to leave her alone.
A girl like her could never be with someone like me.
And then what happened?
She was right.
Explain yourself better, please.
I tried... but she didn't want me.
So what did you do?
I started following her.
Why?
I couldn't get her out of my head.
So I found out what she was doing.
Do you mean prostitution?
- Yes. - So what did you do?
I found out that Claudio Cavalleri ran the girls, so I went to him.
Why?
To make him pay.
He had turned Angelica into a whore and he was getting money out of it.
- I wanted to make some money, too. - Did you blackmail him?
- I asked him for money. - You blackmailed him.
- Yes. - Just tell me this,
to make Cavalleri pay for turning your beloved Angelica
into a whore...
were you the one who leaked the news of the escort ring on the Internet?
Yes.
And do you know that Cavalleri committed suicide
after the release of that news?
I do.
So the night of March 3rd you went to meet him,
here in Via Parini, street number 40, in the hotel where the five escorts,
Claudio Cavalleri and Michele Galli were...
- We don't have this. - ...as verified in the testimony
- of Galli himself... - You Honor, this is unacceptable.
Ms. Guerra is conducting an interrogatory
with materials not available to the defense.
They were available.
We sent a fax to the defense office, I'll show you the receipt later.
So you went there, to the hotel where this soirée was held,
let's call it that.
Yes.
I told Cavalleri that he either paid me or I'd screw him up.
And you never returned to Palazzo Te?
No, why should I?
I'm finished.
Is everything all right, Mr. Tomei?
I'm sorry.
For what?
Because I didn't tell you what I saw that night, when I was leaving.
Angelica, where the fuck are you?
Are you kidding?
I heard a phone ring, I turned and...
there was a man dressed in black on a scooter and...
he answered the phone and said, "Angelica, where the fuck are you?"
- Come here, bitch. - What the fuck do you want?
Are you sure?
Yes.
- Hi. - Hey.
It didn't go as we had hoped today,
but at least now we know
that there was someone else waiting for Angelica outside the party.
Yes.
In short...
- Everything is under control. - I'm not worried.
Really?
Yes, because now I know you believe me.
But? What is it?
That dinner...
since you reminded me of it I can't help thinking about...
how things could have gone, had you been there beside me.
Can you promise me one thing?
What?
Will you take me to dinner?
If I'm released.
All right.
I can't wait.
You promise?
I promise.
Good morning.
- I've been looking for you all day. - Did you miss me?
I have to talk to you. Let's meet now.
- What happened? - Let's talk in person.
- A nice romantic place? - Look.
An old visit log of Santa Caterina. So?
Eighteen years old. Look who went there.
Lanzoni, biological father.
What does Elena have to do with Angelica's biological father?
Did they meet during the investigation?
- Maybe, yes. - Is she crazy?
Why take such a risk?
Why not wait for the trial to end?
Because love is strange. Or... Look.
The mother is never indicated, not even here.
We went to the children institute early on the investigation.
- Do you remember we talked to that nun? - Yes.
She said she didn't find any document with information about Angelica.
Maybe someone wanted to make them disappear…
but didn't work hard enough.
- Elena? - Yes?
Sorry. If you don't need anything else, I'm leaving.
Yes, sure. Go, Andreoli. See you tomorrow.
No, tomorrow is Saturday.
So have a good weekend.
Is there something wrong?
Great!
Today, I mean. You were great during the hearing.
- Yeah, well, I don't think so. - It's not true.
You withstand the impact very well.
Tomei is not the killer, but he said he saw a man out there.
We are still in trouble.
Don't worry, we'll make it. Now listen to me, you go home, too.
And get some rest.
- Hello? - Elena Guerra?
It's me. Who is it?
Hi, my name is Alberto Canfora. I'm your husband's lawyer.
Giovanni prefers that the separation
is carried out through lawyers. Have you already named one?
No, I hadn't thought about it yet.
Okay, take care of it and we'll talk again soon.
- All right. - Good evening.
Thanks, you too.
Nice piece of junk. When do we change it?
Do you ever think about it? It will all be over soon.
The magistrates will continue to come and go,
counselors will be running because they are late for a hearing.
The gears will continue to run forever.
What do you want?
Do you want to make love?
I'm kidding, come on. I come in peace.
Can I offer you a drink?
- So? - You have doubts.
What do you mean?
I watched you during Tomei's cross-examination.
I think you are starting to think it wasn't Linda.
You wish.
Come on, admit it, otherwise you'd have never come here.
Only if you admit what you did with Tomei.
I don't know how, but you knew he was involved.
You manipulated the Dapporto girl and took him to Court,
hoping to make him confess. You had no such luck.
Bravo.
Of course, if I too had available the cell map and the documents...
I checked. You never sent them.
What do you want to do?
- Nothing, I get it. - After what you did to Francesca.
I know everything. I can't prove it, but we're not in court here, are we?
She told me a true fact and I used it to demolish your line.
It's part of the game.
So is this what the trial is to you? A game?
You're the one who takes everything too seriously.
Angelica is dead. I take seriously a girl who was killed.
You call her by name more often.
She is no longer just Angelica Petroni. It's Angelica.
Anyway, you're good too, you know?
To seduce, to confuse the Court, the witnesses.
I never understood how you lawyers do your job.
You take pieces of truth and distort them,
and then present them in the courtroom to cast the seed of doubt.
Are you really convinced of Linda's innocence
or is it just convenient to you?
Your work is not so different than mine.
- No? - No, you do that too.
You take pieces of truth
and expect to send people to life imprisonment.
And the only way to find out what really happened
would be to go back in time, but it's not possible.
This is the difference between us.
- You just pretend it's not like that. - You have a problem with me.
Look, I know what happened to your parents, I'm sorry.
But you can't be angry with the whole judiciary.
I'm not angry at anyone.
You are the prosecution. I am the defense.
That piece of junk belonged to my mother.
This is why I never changed it.