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- Where? - All the way down.

- It's so heavy. Think it's books? - You could have used the dolly.

Marco? Marco, where are you?

Marco.

Marco, that's my name.

Mom, I'm coming.

Where were you? I've been calling you for ages.

Mom.

- Is this house mine? - Of course. It's mine, so it's yours, too.

Will we live here forever?

How am I supposed to know?

Come on, go play now. And when I call you, answer me!

- Anything else in the truck? - Nothing much.

Put those there, please.

No, not all of them. Only these ones.

- Shall we leave these here? - Yes.

- There are still boxes in the hallway. - Leave them in the kitchen.

But be careful, it's all fragile stuff.

Alright.

Marco, are you hunting rats or something?

Marco.

So, you like the new house?

- You think we'll live here forever? - It's possible. We'll stay here for long.

We'll be here for the rest of our lives?

And who could possibly know? Why do you care so much?

Just in case anyone asks me.

- Thank you, good luck with the new house. - Thank you. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Dora, did I scare you?

Don't be so nervous, already. There's no reason. It's been seven years.

I know.

But for a moment I felt like he was right in front of me.

- We made a deal. - Bruno! Aren't you coming?

I promised I'd fix him a swing. Want to come?

But I need to prepare something for dinner.

Come on, you're working too hard. We did enough for today.

Come on, smile. Don't think about the past.

- Come. - You go first, I'll be there in a minute.

You're already up there? Attaboy. Now we have to find the right branch.

- This one here. - Yeah, that could work.

- It's the strongest in all the garden. - Come down, I'll have a look. Come.

Here we go.

- Yes, that one. I want that. - You like it that much?

OK, why not? It's strong enough.

- Come on! - Higher!

OK. Go!

- Happy, huh? - Nice. What have you done?

Come, Dora. Give us a hand.

- You can try it. - Mom, you try it too.

Come on.

And now, the landing.

Now you try.

Ma'am.

- Push me high. - And here we go!

Come on.

Higher!

Oh, God! My dinner!

Come, Marco. We'd better hurry. Come, let's go!

Have some of this, too.

- I'm full. - One last bite for Mommy.

Now that there's a garden, can we have a dog?

You promised. A police dog.

Or maybe one like Lassie.

With a long coat, as long as Mom's hair.

That's so flattering. Thank you.

We'll see about that.

But we'll talk about dogs tomorrow. Now it's time for bed.

- Marco, listen to Dad. - Mom, I'm on vacation.

Be a good boy and go to bed. You look so sleepy.

Alright, I get it.

Come on.

- Good night. - Night.

- Can I keep the lights on? - Alright, but just for tonight.

He's sleeping, finally.

It's not crystal, but still…

- Cheers. - To us.

Sorry I was so nervous earlier on.

I know it's been years since Carlo's suicide,

but coming back here, the house where we lived together,

felt like going back to those days.

But now I'm fine. I'm calmer.

With you by my side, I really feel that the past is behind me.

- See? Marco is happy, too. - Of course. You spoil him so much.

He loves you. Even more than he loves his mother.

I'm glad I convinced you not to sell. It's so close to the airport, too.

One more time.

- Where are you headed, this time? - London.

So you'll be back by the evening and will be able to help.

I have so much to do in the cellar, but can't find the key.

We'll find it.

You're filthy! Filthy!

Filthy! Filthy!

You can't catch me!

Keep running or I'll catch you!

You can't catch me!

Watch out! I'll catch you! You'll see!

- I run faster! - No.

Got you!

Help! No! Stop it!

How about a walk in the park?

Oh, yeah!

I'll take you with me, and nobody will save you!

- But I'm the queen! - There are no royals in the otherworld.

We're all equal!

I'll order my soldiers to arrest you and lock you up in the tower!

Nobody can arrest me!

Nobody can lock me up, because I'm like air, I'm invisible!

- But I can see you! - Only because I want you to.

Only you can see me, and you must follow my orders.

No way!

Marco, let's go home. They were at this point when we arrived.

- No, wait. - Doesn't it scare you?

You'll have nightmares tonight.

No, I like it a lot.

Mom.

Marco, darling. What's wrong?

Mom, why doesn't my real father ever come to see me?

Mark, you're old enough to understand, now.

Your father loved the sea.

He liked to sail alone with his boat, come rain or come shine.

One day, the last time, he never came back.

He died.

Why? What does it mean to be dead?

Being dead means going away forever.

It means that, sadly, we will never see your daddy again.

Why?

There are things you can't explain.

But if you'll keep loving him, he'll always be by your side.

- What are you doing up at this hour? - Can I sleep with you tonight, please?

A big boy like you still wants to sleep with his mommy?

Please…

Alright.

Why are you having a party?

It's not the kind of party you think. Friends are coming over, that's all.

- Why? - Just because.

We haven't seen each other in a while.

I don't like them.

How silly. You don't even know them.

- When is Bruno coming back? - Later.

We'll both go get him at the airport.

Bruno! Bruno!

- Hi, Marco! - Bruno!

- Hello there, big boy. How are you? - Fine, and you?

I'm great. Thanks for picking me up.

Why do you always leave, instead of playing at home with me?

Well, I have to work. Here, this is for you.

Chewing gum? There is no way that this is your gift.

No? Then, you tell me what it is.

- I know what you bought me. - Oh, yeah?

- Hi, Dora. - Hi.

- Where is it? Tell me. - What?

The dog.

How did you guess? You'll have to wait. They'll send it from London.

- There you go. - Thanks.

- Want a drink? - Later, thanks.

Not those ones, Roberta.

- No? Which ones? - Those ones.

- Annalisa! - I haven't seen you look so great in ages.

- Right, Paolo? - Absolutely.

- I knew you'd be coming back to us. - We missed you.

Thank you.

How is it going, Aldo? Here.

Thank you. You look again like the Dora I knew.

- I sure hope so. - Congrats.

- Tell me, Doctor. - Yes?

What kind of intensive care did you put her through?

Me? None. She hasn't been my patient for ages.

She looks relieved, relaxed.

Not like a woman who pushed a man to commit suicide.

I find what you said gratuitous and in bad taste.

Can't I even joke? Why are you getting upset?

Carlo's death was no laughing matter. It subjected Dora to great suffering.

But she should have expected it. Even before she married him.

She knew all too well that Carlo was a junkie.

See these marks here? There's one for every monkey it killed.

Where in Africa does it come from?

- I don't know. - Your father will know.

Bruno is not my father. He's just my mother's second husband.

- Are you bored, darling? - No, I'm jealous.

You're not hanging out with me.

You could at least wait until we're all gone.

Why don't you kick them all out?

Mom.

I'll have to kill you.

Marco!

Dora!

What happened?

- Did you get hurt? - No. It's nothing.

The lights went out and I fell.

- You're bleeding. - No. It's nothing, don't worry.

- We should disinfect it, though. - Get the alcohol in the bathroom.

Another two points. It's your turn, Paolo.

I'm not even in top form.

After a transatlantic flight, you can't tell whether it's day or night.

Nice excuse.

More points for you, Bruno!

Yes, but I don't want to be handed victory.

Thankfully, your opponent is even worse.

Dora.

What's wrong? You seem concerned.