Sir.
Thank you.
Andiamo.
I'm sorry, Ma'am. Ithought you'd left.
We couldn't all fitin the carriage.
Can I get you somethingwhile you're waiting?
Glass of water, maybe.
What did I tell you?
Ah.
Looks like paradise, eh?
If you say so.
For heaven's sake,lighten up a little.
Here.
Go and gamble withsomeone else's money.
It's liberating when youhave nothing to lose.
No.
It's not an imposition.
No, not at all.
Cecil's here.
Alright.
What the hell is he doing here?
Well, I imagine thesame as everyone else.
The man's like a bad penny.
He was keeping mecompany, Cecil.
You haven't beentempted to gamble, then?
No. You know how Ifeel about gambling.
Oh, good grief. Whata puritan you are.
Oh, that's Farrino up there.
Cecil, he looks like a gangster.
He is a gangster,
which is why it wouldbe politic to say hello.
Oh.
I think I'm going toleave that up to you.
- What?- I need to speak to Rose.
Oh, for God's sake, woman.
Rose, darling.
Hey.
Come have a drink with me.
Yes, please.
Yes, yes.
Oh!
Fourteen.
You having a good time?I'm having a great time.
Huh?!
Excuse me!
Let's go.
I brought something to show you.
So, the hotelbelongs to you now?
One hundred percent.
Thanks to your ratherhelpful suggestion.
Let the laundering begin.
Hey, what are youdoing up here, huh?
Get down there,spend some money.
Ah, here you twoare, eh, hiding away.
Looks like you twocould use a refill.
I see you kept thegood stuff back.
Yeah. Well, you don'tsupply me with enough
to do anything else, so...
Not for very much longer.
Confirmation...
of a fivefold increasein our monthly shipment.
Not bad, Cecil. Not bad.
We, uh, are gonna need more.
Oh, uh, of course,of course, yes.
Although I'm a great believerin quality over quantity.
Except quantity matters most
when it comes tomaking money, right?
You got that right, Danioni.
Hey, why don't yougo down there, huh,
go, go have some fun.
Thank you. I intend to.
But before I do, I havea small favour to ask.
Oh yeah?
Name it.
This architect,Johnny, Bonacini,
for reasons I prefernot to go into,
I'm rather keen toteach him a lesson.
Really?
And what kind of lessondid you have in mind?
Let him win a hand or three.
Lull him into overconfidenceand then, um...
Stack the deck to give youa handful of kings, right?
Yes.
Take the arrogantso-and-so to the cleaners.
To the cleaners.
- You're very kind.- Yeah.
No one likes an arrogantso-and-so, do they, Cecil?
There's dancing back there.
Oh.
I want you to dance with me.
Not now, Rose, please.
It's always not now with you.
Well, I have somethings on my mind.
Or someone, more like.
You don't want to dance with me.
Talk to me. Touch me.
You can barely look at me.
Is there anything you dowant to do with me, Lucian?
Rose, you're drunk.
Well done, you noticed.
I'm not doing this right now.
What's wrong with me, Lucian?
- Now is not the time for that.- What's wrong with me?
There's nothing wrong with...
No, tell me, what'swrong with me?
There's nothing wrong with you.I'm just not in love with you.
Oh, Rose.
- I'm sorry, Rose.- Leave me alone.
I shouldn't have said that. You didn'tneed to propose if you weren't sure.
You didn't need to proposeif you weren't sure.
I practically begged you not to.
Gian! Gian, Gian!
I thought I'd neversee you again.
You said, 'Webelong together.'
Yeah.
Please.
Rose?
There you are.
Oh, my dear girl. Whatis it? What is it?
What's happened? Isit to do with Lucian?
Yes. I, I've been meaning tofind you ever since you arrived.
But what with the inspectionand Alice's engagement,
lodgers' arrangementsand the hotel extension,
I just keep getting interrupted.
And, and also, I...
well, I, I didn't wantto be presumptuous...
um, and jump in,put my foot in it
just to make myself feel better.
I imagine thesensitivities around...
well, the difficultiesthat you've been having.
I spoke to Julia.
You spoke to my mother?
I thought it best,a- and to Lucian.
He told you?
Well, only by wayof seeking advice.
It, it was for you.
Everything?
I, I, I think so.
Did he tell you that hestill screams at night?
I thought not.
Rose.
Well, I don't likethe looks of that.
Yep.
I only wish we could geta message to them somehow.
Well, perhaps we can, Sir.
You know where Nishis being taken ashore?
I do.
And when.
Oh, come on then,take me to them.
But your mother told me to beready to take anyone back...
To hell with my mother,Nish is in danger.
Go on, then.
I'll drop you as close as I can.
But you'll have tomake your own way back.
Fine.
Bella.
Have you seen Lucian?
Not for some time now.
What about his wife?
No.
You are worried about something?
Is it that obvious?
To me your feelingsare always obvious.
Well, then you'llunderstand the other day.
How you cannot.
Not now.
Not in the currentcircumstances.
- -Good evening.- Not so fast.
I'd like a word with you.
Say what you have to say.
I know what you're up to.
Then you know more than I do.
I warned you to stayaway from my wife.
I'm employed by her.
Not for much longer.
There are going to bechanges at my hotel.
If Bella tells meto go, I will go.
But I will not takeorders from you.
I've been told youwere a gentleman.
And I will make himpay who denies it.
Then why don't we settlethis like gentlemen should?
Italians do not fight duelsanymore, Mr Ainsworth.
Bless you.
I meant a game of cards.
I bow out first, Iscarper back to London.
You bow out before me,
you never see my wife again.
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to the CasinoSanta Margherita.
In the normal run of things,I'd take a hammer to the head
of anyone who got in theway of your gambling.
But I'll make an exception
for our very specialguest this evening.
This dame, she's likethe casino itself,
beautiful to look at,fabulously dressed,
and always readyto take your money.
Ladies and gentlemen,put your hands together
for Miss Claudine Pascal!
♪ You say you're gonna fix me
♪ You say that aman is all I need
♪ I say, honey, just leave me be
♪ You know I don'tlike to be told
♪ All I need is me...
♪ and a glass of gin, babe
♪ Let's swing
♪ You say that I'mgonna pay the price
♪ You say that I'dbetter step aside
♪ I say, honey,you're out of line
♪ You know I'llbe fine on my own
♪ Welcome to theleading ladies' night
♪ People say that a girlshould be polite, be ladylike
♪ I told you, I makethe rules tonight
♪ So, welcome to the leading
♪ ladies' night ♪
Ladies and gentlemen,let the good times roll!
Hubert. Oh, oh honey.
What are you doing here?
I wouldn't miss itfor the world, baby.
Aw, baby.
Oh, darling, where is everyone?
Hmm, Daddy and Victorare playing cards.
Gosh, that sounds likea recipe for disaster.
Hmm, I did try to intervene.
What's the matter?
Oh, I... I saidsomething to Rose.
I, I think I'vehurt her feelings,
and now I can't find her.
Billy's probablydriven them both home.
- Oh, there's a thought.- Hmm.
Hmm.
Would you mind terriblygoing to check?
- Sure.- Thank you.
- No.- Billy, uh, piccolo, boy, no?
Oh, darling, any luck?
Uh, no, I'm trying totalk to the drivers,
but my Italian is as badas their English, it seems.
Do you really think it's likelythat Billy's taken her home?
I'd put money on it.
I'm worried thatDaddy and Victor
are going to kill each other.Do you mind if I go check?
- Of course.- Thank you.
There's only onething for it, Rose.
You have to lie back.
Think of England
and let Lucian have his way.
What if I can't?
Well, then you wavegoodbye to your marriage
and to society and don'tcome crawling back to mummy.
Because mummy willhave disowned you.
I missed you so much, baby.
Hey, honey.
Honey.
Come have a drink with us.
No, no. I, I, I'mterribly tired, my dear.
I'd love to, but, um, I thinkI need to head off home.
You should takeCecil home with you.
He's playing cards withthat handsome architect.
And if I knowanything about men,
I'd say you were the prize.
Well, well, thankyou for the tip.
Er, goodnight, my dear.
Hubert.
Nish.
It's Lucian.
Thank you.
What are you doing here?
Well, they're out inforce looking for you.
I came to warn you.
Then let's hope you haven'tled them to us like last time.
Then let's hope you haven't ledthem to us like last time. Gian.
I'll check the truck.
You mustn't worry.
We've given them the sliponce, we can do it again.
And how do you proposeto do it this time?
Gian knows the back roads.
We'll head for the border.
Get a boat from Marseillesin a week or so.
I wish that I could come.
I wish you could.
It's alright.
We'll just have to meetup in London somewhere.
Someday soon.
I want to hear moreabout married life.
Oh. Oh.
Uh, I really don't think you do.
We'll find a way,Lucian, to be happy.
Both of us.
I think I have tobelieve that we shall.
I think I have to believethat we shall. Hmm.
Truck's waiting. We must go.
Yes, of course.
Well, um...
Gianluca, andiamo.
Ooh.
Goodbye.
Would you, um...
would you look afterhim for me, please?
I will.
Thank you.
130,000 lira.
Or the best part of1,500 pounds... sterling.
What's going on?
We're playing cards, sweetheart.
Winner takes all.
A gentleman would'vegiven me a chance
to win my money back,but have it your way.
Take it.
What?
Someone obviouslycan't stand the heat.
Victor, let's go.
What do you say, Victor?
Shall we call it a day,split the pot between us?
Finish the hand.
Sorry?
I see your 130...
and raise you... 50 more.
Wha...
Well, that's not avery sporting way
to treat your futurefather-in-law, is it?
You know the rules.
Yeah.
What say we bend them a fraction
and I use this... tocover your 50,000?
What are you wagering?
A one hundred percent stakein the Hotel Portofino.
Oh, no you're not!
The game is rigged in my favour.
Don't do this, Ainsworth.
I think we've all had enoughfun for tonight, don't you?
Victor, let's go.
What do you say, Victor?
Cash bets only.
Oh, come on.
Well, it's myhouse, so, my rules.
Ain't that right, Danioni?
Yeah.
As a licensingauthority, I will say
we can overlookthat just this once.
Knock yourselves out, gentlemen.
Then let's get this over with.
No.
That is impossible.
Oh, God.
You rigged the game against me.
You rigged the bloodygame against me!
- Yeah.- I've been double cro...
Don't you say anythingthat you might regret.
Get him out of here.
Hey.
Excuse me.
Where is that beast?
You were in on it.
Farrino told meof his plans, yes.
Then he did rig the hand.
Mm-hmm.
And in Victor'sfavour, not yours.
Did Victor know?
He was told to go only inon a full house, aces high.
I thought you were a friend.
Come on, Signor Ainsworth.
We're not friends.
We are accomplices.
What happened to 'canenon mangia cane'?
Dogs don't eatother dogs, Danioni.
You're not a dog.
You know nothing aboutdogs, Signor Ainsworth.
You're an Englishman.
You had me marked fromthe start, didn't you?
Farrino will be in touch.
Tell him not to bother.
You still don't understand.
He knows everything. Heknows where you live,
where you buy your suits,what club you dine at.
You know, in Italy we say,
'you wanted abicycle, now pedal.'
If you ever play meagain, I will kill you.
Good luck, Signor Ainsworth.
Argh! Oh! Urgh.
Mrs Ainsworth.
Oh Betty, I'm sosorry, did I wake you?
No Ma'am, I... couldn't sleep.
What's the matter?
Ma'am I've been sick with worry.
Oh gosh, yes, you saidyou wanted to talk to me.
What about?
It's Constance's mum.
She's had a stroke and, um,and since she wrote this,
they reckon she's toopoorly to carry on
looking after little Tommy.
Ha-have you told Constance yet?
It's been on the tip ofmy tongue so many times,
but I've never known howto broach it. Poor love.
And, Mrs Ainsworth,she'll be devastated
if she's got to go back home.
Yes, and we-we-we wouldbe devastated to lose her.
But...
Betty co-could youleave it with me?
Yes, Ma'am.
Oh, there you are.
Are you coming to bed?
No, darling.
I still need to find Rose.
Might I have a word?
Don't you thinkyou've done enough?
Will you let me explain?
What could you possiblyhave left to say
after all your fine words about
being with the people you loved,
about becoming a better man?
I so wanted to believe you.
How could you, how couldyou gamble away everything
I've worked for onthe turn of a card?
I did it for you,and for the hotel.
The, the game was supposedto be rigged in my favour.
Even now, you cannot bringyourself to say the truth!
You know how much thishotel means to me.
You know how much of myselfI have poured into it.
And yet you thought nothingof conniving with Danioni
to swindle it away from mefor filthy money laundering?
I thought I couldmake us a fortune.
Is money the onlylanguage you understand?
What language wouldyou prefer I use...
after nine monthsof bloody silence?
What was I supposed to sayafter what you did to me?
I have apologised forwhat I did, repeatedly,
which is more thanI can say for you.
There was no affair, Cecil.
You went behind my backwith him only yesterday.
I saw you, in Genoa.
We wrote letters.
That's all.
So he told me.
Intimate letters, if the oneI read is anything to go by.
And what about Bonacini?
I suppose that relationship'sentirely innocent, too?
I may not be clean as a whistle,
but I have never paraded arival in front of you, Bella.
I needed someone to talkto. I needed a friend.
You haven't wanted totalk to me for years.
Oh, so it's all my fault.
Not when Lucian was injured.Not when Alice lost Alfred.
Not even when Lawrencewas taken from us.
Don't.
We lost our boy.
And still, youcan't talk about it.
You disappeared.
I didn't only lose him.
I lost a husband as well.
You'd rather I indulged inhistrionics like Lucian.
Make my problem everyone else's.
That's not my way.
Never has been.
Anyhow...
it's too late to change now.
What do you suggest we do?
Start packing for London,
assuming Victor throws us out.
I meant you and me.
Our marriage is over.
There's no way back.
If you want to do somethingfor your family, Cecil,
I suggest that you find Victor
and you buy back thedeeds that you lost.
Yes, of course.
I accepted an offer from Carlo
to buy my controllingshare of the Hotel.
Carlo? What areyou talking about?
Well, it had to be a man's name,
according to yourfascist friend.
And you've proved yourselfto be a liability.
But...
well, the deeds I signed,Claudine witnessed them.
They-they-they'relegally binding.
Not strictly speaking.
Claudine Pascal isnot her real name.
So, you've only everowned your minority share.
Oh.
That was a rotten trick.
I learnt from the best.
A good night's work, huh?
I would not call it work.
Then what? Deception?
I have deceived no one.
Except of a womandesiring to be loved.
You are a joke to her, Albani.
You will not have her from me.
But I can take the deeds.
The deeds?
And why would I give you those?
Because I can gift you freedom.
That is my friend, Enzo Colonna,
who works for theInterior Ministry.
He tells me thatyou're a wanted man
in three jurisdictions
and that you're,you're no Farnese.
And no Victor Michel,for that matter.
Your name is Alfonse Roland
and you're a fraudsterand a charlatan
who left a trail ofdebt, unpaid bills
on both sides of the border.
You have made a wise decision.
Leave them.
I can cover the cost ofyour unpaid jeweller's bill
for Alice's engagement ring.
Oh, Carlo.
I've told Cecil everything.
And I've been talking to Victor.
Do you think he'll see sense?
He's leaving town inthe morning, I'm afraid.
But what about Alice?
She needs to speak to him.
What about the deeds?
But how?
I just wanted to protectyou and your family.
Victor could claim that Cecilmade the bet in good faith.
Is there anythingyou don't think of?
Mio amico.
Luce.
- What's happened?- He was out by the gates, Ma'am.
- But what...?- Argh.
- I don't understand.- His ankle.
- Just help me, please.- What have you done, darling?
- I don't understand.- I think it's sprained, or...
Where have you been? I just went to goand make sure that Nish was alright,
I just went to go and makesure that Nish was alright,
but the whole area wascrawling with police.
But I thought you'dcome back home
when Billy brought Rose.
I didn't bring Rose home, Ma'am.
Well, then who did?
Search me.
Would you, would you go andcheck on her please, Billy?
Yes.
Ah, Constance, could yougrab some ice, two towels
and a bandage? Thank you.
Mrs Ainsworth?
CONSTANCE: Sorry.
Argh, ah.
I know, darling.
There's no sign of her.
Well, could shehave risen early?
I doubt it, Ma'am.
That bed doesn't look slept in.
Billy.
Perhaps I ought to sendyou and Paola into town
to ask some of thefriendlier locals
if they'd mind helpingsearch for Rose.
Right away.
Actually, Constance,
I wondered if you'dsit down, my dear.
I have some news for you.
Your mother's not terribly well.
My, my mother?
Betty received a letter.
She's suffered astroke, Connie, love,
but, but she is on the mend.
I think you ought to go back.
Home?
Yes, to England,to see how she is,
to, to, to makearrangements for Tommy.
Tommy?
Who's looking... where...?
- No.- You knew.
- He's safe.- Well, who's... but...
but who's lookingafter Tommy, Betty?
- Because I have to go...- He's safe.
He's being looked after.
Betty, I have to go home.
Don't worry. Don't worry.
Don't worry.
Leaving without saying goodbye?
Oh, Alice, uh, well, I, I haveplanned to, to write to you.
Oh, a letter, how thoughtful.
Well, I, I, I have beenunavoidably called away
on, on urgent business.
I imagine it is quite urgentbusiness, avoiding arrest.
Oh, don't get into a flap.
I'm not here to cause ascene or cause any trouble.
That's very decent of you.
I'm actually here to thank you.
- To thank me?- Hmm.
For letting me escape frommyself for the last few weeks.
I really needed it.
But I realise that is allI ever needed from you.
That and my bracelet.
Goodbye, Victor.
Get up.
He needs medical assistance.
Oh.
He will get later whenwe arrive in Turin.
Now get up! Get up!
Argh, argh!
You're taking us to Turin?
Of course.
To await trial, no?
No, Gian!
What are you doing? No! No!
All those people tolook for one silly girl.
- I'm going to look this way.- Bella, wait, wait.
- We will find her.- I need to keep looking. I...
- Please, please.- I have to keep looking.
What?
I can only apologise formy behaviour last night.
I want to explainwhy I did what I did.
Marco, I don't care.
I don't care about anything.
I'm just glad you are here.
I will always be here for you...
if you need me.
Oh, Mother.
I intercepted the post boy.
Oh, thank you, darling.
There's no sign of Rose?
No. And I'm startingto get very worried.
No, maybe it's justa cry for attention.
Well, I wouldn't blame her.
What can I do?
Oh, darling, would you...
would you mind lookingafter the guests?
I, I'm feeling so distracted.
Of course, of course.
- Alice.- Yes?
How was it with Victor?Was it dreadful?
Oh...
I lost an honest, kindman in the trenches.
I'm not gonna get cutup over some fraud.
Darling.
Would you excuse me?
Come on Elliot, raceyou to the hotel room.
Last one there's a slow coach.
- Morning.- Good morning.
Oh, please don'tbe such a stickler.
We all work for you now.
No... that's not true.
Let's say that, asan Italian citizen,
I just can offer Bellaa measure of protection
against men likeDanioni, that's all.
What about men like my father?
I fear he will never forgive me.
It should be him that'sasking for forgiveness.
It's a beautiful thing.
It is.
And I think I'mstarting to realise
how much it means to me.
Here we are.
How much further... to Turin?
We won't make it that far.
Get out.
Get out! Now.
Get out! Out!
Out! And walk.
Just walk.
Walk.
Keep walking.
Get on your knees.
Get on your knees.On your knees.
Get on your knees.
Why are you doing this?
Why am I doing this?
Because I do not liketo be made a fool.
Because I do not like tobe made a fool. That's why.
Because people like youdo not deserve to live.
And because I can.
Si.
Rose knows.
Well, what makes you say that?
She's been acting funny.
- That doesn't prove anything.- Trust me.
She knows.
She knows that I'mnot in love with her.
- CONSTANCE: You told her that?- I had to say it.
I'm in love with you, Constance.
She's... she's givingus her blessing.
It's more like a curse.
I'm going home, Lucian.
My dear Mrs Ainsworth.
I am sending this from Genoa,
where my mother and I havejourneyed after Portofino.
The Hotel Leonardis well appointed,
but it cannot hold a candleto your own establishment.
I'm writing to apologisefor an oversight on my part.
Before we left, I hadmeant to inform you
that I would be writing areview of the Hotel Portofino
for the Green Guide.
I enclose a copy in the hope
it will make up for thisrudeness on my part.
P.S. Please note I will besubmitting my review for
publication under my pen name,
The Intrepid Lady Tourist.
'If your plans to visit Italydo not include Portofino,
then you must revise them.
Nestled along the coastfrom its colourful harbour
is the Hotel Portofino,
a family-run guest house
that offers a sliceof English heaven
under blue Italian skies.
The views are breath-taking.
The rooms exquisitelycomfortable.
The staff aswelcoming as the beds.
The food delicious,and made with love.
Whilst every tasteis catered for,
your stay will be relaxing,
invigorating,
possibly surprising.
Maybe even life-affirming.
In a dark and dangerous world,
when an unknownfate awaits us all,
to encounter honest,decent people
who take pride and show care
is the most thatwe can ask for.'
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