Die arme Kellnerin und die 3 tödlichen Tests des Mafia-Bosses [DEUTSCH]

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00:00:00The weight of the silver tray dug into my palm, leaving another red imprint, fitting the constellation of

00:00:10Burns and cuts adorned my hands.

00:00:13Three years as a waitress at Bellissimo, and my body still hadn't gotten used to the strain.

00:00:20The restaurant hummed with the gentle clinking of crystal glasses and the hushed conversations of Chicago's elite, whose voices formed a quiet symphony.

00:00:32formed from power and privileges that I had learned to ignore.

00:00:37Outside, the autumn rain lashed against the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the city lights into watercolor patches of amber and blue.

00:00:46Table 7 is waiting for its Barolo, Sophie.

00:00:51Mr. Moretti doesn't like to wait.

00:00:54Markus' voice, tense with worry, broke through my exhaustion.

00:00:58I nodded and shifted my weight to my other foot to relieve the burning sensation in my arches.

00:01:06I'm in, Mr. Moretti.

00:01:09Even his name carried weight in that place, although I had never served him personally.

00:01:15The owner always took care of his table himself, but tonight Marco was understaffed after two servers called in sick.

00:01:24had reported.

00:01:25I had been promised an additional $50 tip if I took over the area with the private alcove where the

00:01:33A mysterious regular was dining.

00:01:36Avoid eye contact. Unless he speaks to you directly, Marco had instructed, his usual extravagance tempered by an unusual severity.

00:01:46had moved away.

00:01:48Pour from the right, clear from the left. And for God's sake, don't stand around.

00:01:54The wine bottle felt impossibly heavy as I approached table seven, which was hidden in the shady corner.

00:02:02and offered a perfect view of both the entrance and the kitchen doors.

00:02:07Three men occupied the space designed for six. Two were looking outwards.

00:02:15Her broad shoulders strained in tailored suits. Her eyes constantly scanned the room, despite her relaxed posture.

00:02:26Safety. Obviously. Between them, with his back to the wall, sat a man whom I recognized immediately, even though I didn't recognize his face.

00:02:35I had never seen it before.

00:02:37Some people needed no introduction. They commanded recognition through the air that changed around them, through the subtle nuances of their presence.

00:02:46The straightening of others' spines when they sensed her presence.

00:02:50According to rumors, Dante Moretti was barely thirty, yet he controlled half of the city's underworld.

00:02:58The youngest son, who had taken over the Moretti family business in three generations.

00:03:05I kept my eyes lowered as I approached, concentrating on the deep burgundy color of the wine as I

00:03:13presented the bottle.

00:03:14Your Barolo, sir. His hands came into view as he signaled his approval.

00:03:21Elegant fingers, adorned with a single platinum ring on the right hand.

00:03:27No ostentatious display of wealth, only discreet power.

00:03:32Giessen. One word.

00:03:35But the voice sent an involuntary shiver down my spine.

00:03:39Deep and smooth, like old whisky.

00:03:44With only the faintest hint of its Italian heritage at the edges.

00:03:49I stepped forward, my hands steadier than expected, as I poured the wine with practiced precision.

00:03:56A mistake.

00:03:57I looked up. Dark eyes caught mine.

00:04:02And for a fleeting moment, everything else in the restaurant faded into insignificance.

00:04:07He was not conventionally good-looking in the Hollywood sense.

00:04:11His features were too sharp, too severe for that.

00:04:15High cheekbones.

00:04:17A straight nose that had been broken at least once.

00:04:21And a mouth that seemed more accustomed to giving orders than smiling.

00:04:26But there was something magnetic about him.

00:04:30Something that made it impossible to look away once you were caught in his gaze.

00:04:37The corner of his mouth lifted slightly.

00:04:39They are new.

00:04:41No question.

00:04:42Rather, it was a finding that required confirmation.

00:04:46At their table, yes.

00:04:49I managed to keep my voice professional.

00:04:52Despite the sudden dryness in my throat.

00:04:56I have been working at Bellissimo for three years.

00:04:58His eyebrow lifted slightly.

00:05:01And I immediately regretted offering information he hadn't asked for.

00:05:07The security guards remained unmoved.

00:05:10But I could feel her attention sharpening.

00:05:14Three years.

00:05:14He swirled the wine.

00:05:17His eyes never left my face.

00:05:19And yet I have never seen them.

00:05:22I should have moved on to the next table.

00:05:25He should have politely nodded and walked away.

00:05:28Instead, exhaustion and the culmination of a twelve-hour shift loosened my tongue.

00:05:35"Perhaps they weren't looking," I replied.

00:05:39And he stared immediately when I realized my mistake.

00:05:42The silence that followed seemed to stretch into infinity.

00:05:48One of the guards moved slightly.

00:05:50But Moretti raised a hand and calmed him without even looking at him.

00:05:55Then, unexpectedly, he laughed.

00:05:58A real sound that transformed his stern features into something almost boyish.

00:06:04Touché.

00:06:05He raised his glass in a mock toast.

00:06:08And her name is?

00:06:10Sophie.

00:06:11Sophie Calloway.

00:06:13Sophie.

00:06:14He tested my name as if he were tasting the wine.

00:06:18Measuring its quality on its tongue.

00:06:21Bring us the ossobuco and another bottle.

00:06:24I nodded and turned to leave.

00:06:27Relieved that my impudence hadn't cost me my job.

00:06:32Or worse.

00:06:34And Sophie?

00:06:35He called after me and made me stop.

00:06:38Only her.

00:06:39I don't want anyone else at this table tonight.

00:06:43I felt his eyes on me all evening, following my every move.

00:06:49as I wound my way between the tables.

00:06:53Every time I returned to serve another course or refill glasses,

00:07:00He engaged me in short conversations.

00:07:03Nothing intrusive.

00:07:05Only questions about the menu or wine selection, which gradually turned into inquiries about...

00:07:12They talked about how long I had been living in Chicago and whether I enjoyed working at Bellissimo.

00:07:19An unexpected lightness had developed between us during dessert.

00:07:23The guards remained vigilant, but Moretti had relaxed.

00:07:28one arm casually draped over the back of his chair,

00:07:32while declining the dessert menu.

00:07:35"I have a theory about intelligence," he said suddenly,

00:07:39as I cleared away her espresso cups.

00:07:41His companions had stepped aside,

00:07:44presumably to secure the exit before their departure.

00:07:48True intelligence has nothing to do with education or even natural talent.

00:07:53It's about adaptation, about survival.

00:07:57I paused, unsure whether he was expecting an answer.

00:08:02They survived here for three years,

00:08:04in a place where most people collapse under the pressure after six months.

00:08:10He leaned forward and rested his elbows on the table.

00:08:14I wonder what else they could achieve in the right environment.

00:08:19The intensity of his gaze made my skin tingle.

00:08:22I'm just doing my job, Mr. Moretti.

00:08:26Dante.

00:08:27He corrected me with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.

00:08:31I watched them this evening.

00:08:34They are attentive.

00:08:36They notice things.

00:08:38I thought about my tiny apartment with the leaky ceiling,

00:08:41the pile of overdue medical bills for my mother's cancer treatments,

00:08:46the community college courses I had to give up when money became tight.

00:08:52What did this man, born into power and privilege, know about survival?

00:08:58I notice which customers need to refill their water bottles.

00:09:01I dodged.

00:09:03It's hardly a superpower.

00:09:05They notice which of my men is left-handed and carries his weapon in an ankle holster.

00:09:11They noticed when the couple at table twelve started arguing,

00:09:17and they redirected the birthday party to avoid passing by their table.

00:09:23They notice patterns.

00:09:24My pulse quickened.

00:09:27I hadn't realized I was being watched so closely.

00:09:31What if I offered them something more than a tip and sore feet?

00:09:36He pulled a small black card from his jacket pocket.

00:09:40and placed them on the table.

00:09:41A kind of challenge.

00:09:44I stared at the card, hesitant to touch it.

00:09:48What a challenge.

00:09:51His smile widened, revealing perfect teeth.

00:09:55A game of the mind.

00:09:57Three tests of intelligence and adaptation.

00:10:00"If they win," he said with a sweeping gesture,

00:10:04which included the restaurant and everything beyond.

00:10:07I'm giving them my property on the lake shore.

00:10:11Entirely their property.

00:10:13No conditions.

00:10:14A startled laugh escaped me before I could suppress it.

00:10:19And what if I lose?

00:10:21A dangerous glimmer flickered in his eyes.

00:10:25Then they work for me.

00:10:26A year.

00:10:28In whatever position I deem suitable for her abilities.

00:10:33The rational part of my brain screamed warnings.

00:10:38This man was dangerous.

00:10:40Unpredictable.

00:10:41But another part.

00:10:43The part that had grown up fighting for every scrap.

00:10:48He had watched my mother languish,

00:10:51because we couldn't afford better treatment.

00:10:55The one who stared at my ceiling every night and wondered,

00:10:59was that all my life would ever be?

00:11:03This part whispered.

00:11:06What if?

00:11:08Why would they offer something like that to a complete stranger?

00:11:11I asked to gain time to think.

00:11:15Dante Moretti leaned back and looked me over with these

00:11:19impenetrable dark eyes.

00:11:22"Entertainment," he simply said.

00:11:24And perhaps because I've never met anyone,

00:11:28who could surprise me.

00:11:29I'm curious if they could.

00:11:32His guards returned and stood at a respectful distance.

00:11:37Moretti stood up and buttoned his jacket in one fluid motion.

00:11:42who spoke of innate elegance.

00:11:45Think about it, Sophie Calloway.

00:11:47My driver will be out at midnight when your shift ends.

00:11:51He placed a folded banknote under his glass of water.

00:11:56I caught a glimpse of a hundred and stepped back from the table.

00:12:00Thank you for your excellent service.

00:12:03He was almost at the door when I called after him,

00:12:06my voice carried through the now quiet restaurant.

00:12:09What makes you so sure that I'm not already smarter than you?

00:12:13The entire restaurant seemed to hold its breath.

00:12:18Moretti turned slowly around, his expression unreadable.

00:12:22Then that little smile returned.

00:12:25Now sharper.

00:12:27"That," he said quietly, even though I could hear him perfectly over the distance,

00:12:32That's exactly what I hope to find out.

00:12:36After he left, I took the black card.

00:12:40It contained only a telephone number, embossed in silver.

00:12:45I put them in my apron pocket and told myself that I would throw them away later.

00:12:50But as I finished my shift and collected generous tips from the remaining tables,

00:12:58I repeatedly touched the card through the fabric,

00:13:01How to press on a bruise to see if it still hurts.

00:13:07When I clocked out at 11:45 pm, exhaustion was deeply ingrained in my bones.

00:13:15I took off my uniform in the cramped staff toilet.

00:13:19and stared at my reflection in the spotty mirror.

00:13:24Dark circles shaded my eyes,

00:13:26and my blond hair hung limply around my face.

00:13:29I looked exactly as I was.

00:13:33A 26-year-old waitress with too much responsibility and too few options.

00:13:39The rational decision was to take the bus home.

00:13:43to forget that this evening had ever taken place,

00:13:48and to continue the safe, predictable fight that was my life.

00:13:53The black car, which was idling in front of the employee entrance,

00:13:59its engine a gentle purr in the rainy night,

00:14:03represented everything dangerous and unknown.

00:14:08I stepped out into the rain, holding my worn jacket tightly closed around me.

00:14:14The car's back door opened even though no one got out.

00:14:18An invitation, not a demand.

00:14:21Sometimes the most life-changing decisions feel unspectacular at the time.

00:14:27There was no dramatic inner struggle, no weighing of the consequences.

00:14:33Only the rain, which seeped through my shoes.

00:14:36The promise of warmth and the whisper of possibilities.

00:14:41I walked towards the car and ducked inside,

00:14:45where I came face to face with Dante Moretti once again.

00:14:48"I was beginning to think they might disappoint me, Sophie," he said.

00:14:53His voice filled the intimate space between us,

00:14:57while the door closed with a soft, expensive click.

00:15:01"I'm just curious," I lied.

00:15:04and let myself sink into the buttery soft leather seat.

00:15:08I don't really think they would give away an estate.

00:15:13I never lie when betting.

00:15:15His eyes glittered in the glow of the passing streetlights,

00:15:20even though I should warn her.

00:15:22Nobody has ever beaten me at this game.

00:15:26"There's a first time for everything," I replied.

00:15:29and conjured up a courage I did not feel.

00:15:33His laughter was genuine,

00:15:34and it transformed his face back into something almost boyish.

00:15:39For a moment I could see the man,

00:15:42who he could have been in another life.

00:15:45One without the weight of his family's legacy.

00:15:50Indeed.

00:15:51He leaned forward.

00:15:52So close that I could smell his cologne.

00:15:56Something earthy and expensive.

00:15:58Let the games begin.

00:16:00Sophie Calloway.

00:16:02The car pulled away from the curb and carried me towards a future,

00:16:07which I couldn't even begin to imagine.

00:16:10I had just made either the smartest or the dumbest decision of my life.

00:16:16And only time would tell which ones.

00:16:20The car glided through Chicago's rain-soaked streets.

00:16:23The city lights blurred into neon streaks through the tinted windows.

00:16:29Dante sat opposite me,

00:16:31his posture relaxed

00:16:33yet somehow dominating the entire room.

00:16:36In the dim interior, his features were partially in shadow,

00:16:40which made him seem even more enigmatic.

00:16:43"Where are we going?" I asked, trying to keep my voice calm.

00:16:49while fear and excitement battled within me.

00:16:54"In my club," he replied, observing my reaction closely.

00:17:00The first test is best carried out in a private location.

00:17:04"Private," the word hung between us, laden with implications.

00:17:09I suppressed the urge to fidget under his scrutiny.

00:17:14And what exactly is this test?

00:17:16His smile was subtle, but this time it reached his eyes.

00:17:20Patience, Sophie.

00:17:22Part of intelligence lies in mastering the unknown with grace.

00:17:27The car turned onto a street I didn't recognize,

00:17:32and stopped in front of an unmarked building with a simple black door.

00:17:37No sign, no queue of people waiting to get in.

00:17:42Nothing suggested that this was one of the most exclusive clubs in Chicago.

00:17:47if the rumors about Moretti's establishments were true.

00:17:51A man like a mountain opened Dante's door.

00:17:54Then mine.

00:17:55The rain had stopped, but puddles reflected the streetlights.

00:18:01like scattered mirrors on the sidewalk.

00:18:05Dante offered me his hand to help me out,

00:18:08and I hesitated before accepting it.

00:18:11His palm was warm and dry compared to my cold fingers.

00:18:15The brief contact sent an unexpected jolt through me.

00:18:21Welcome to the inferno, he said,

00:18:24as the black door opened silently as we approached.

00:18:29The interior was completely different from what I had imagined.

00:18:33No pulsating music or flashing lights.

00:18:37Instead, the space unfolded like a modern interpretation

00:18:41a speakeasy bar from the 1920s.

00:18:45All dark wood, amber lighting and plush furniture.

00:18:52A jazz quartet was playing softly in the corner,

00:18:55and well-dressed guests held hushed conversations over crystal glasses.

00:19:00Several heads turned in our direction.

00:19:03The expressions ranged from curiosity to calculation,

00:19:06before they quickly returned to their conversations.

00:19:10This way.

00:19:11Dante led me with a light touch on my lower back

00:19:16to a private elevator

00:19:18who was guarded by another man in a suit,

00:19:22who nodded respectfully as we approached.

00:19:26Your usual table is ready, Mr. Moretti.

00:19:29said the guard and pressed a button,

00:19:32who opened the elevator doors.

00:19:34Thank you, Vincent.

00:19:36We do not wish to be disturbed.

00:19:38Unless it's urgent.

00:19:41The elevator moved smoothly to the top floor.

00:19:45When the doors opened,

00:19:47We entered a room that took my breath away.

00:19:50Three walls made of floor-to-ceiling windows

00:19:53offered a panoramic view of Chicago's skyline,

00:19:57which glittered against the night sky,

00:20:00now that the rain had stopped.

00:20:03The fourth wall housed a bar,

00:20:06stocked with bottles,

00:20:08which I couldn't even begin to identify.

00:20:12A single table was positioned in such a way that

00:20:15that one could enjoy the view,

00:20:18already set with two crystal glasses.

00:20:20Do you like it?

00:20:22Dante asked and prepared to

00:20:25to pour an amber-colored liquid into each glass.

00:20:29It is beautiful, I admitted.

00:20:32attracted by the windows.

00:20:35From this height the city

00:20:36like something out of a dream.

00:20:39All light and possibilities.

00:20:42Without the dirt and the fight,

00:20:44from whom I knew,

00:20:46that it existed at street level.

00:20:48I come here to think,

00:20:50he said

00:20:51and joined me with the glasses.

00:20:54Some problems require an increase,

00:20:57to be understood correctly.

00:20:59I accepted the drink,

00:21:01our fingers brushed against each other.

00:21:04And am I a problem?

00:21:05that needs to be resolved?

00:21:06The corner of his mouth twitched upwards.

00:21:09They are a mystery,

00:21:11I am looking forward to deciphering it.

00:21:13The liquid had a pleasant burning sensation.

00:21:16as I sipped it.

00:21:18Expensive whisky,

00:21:19smoky and complex.

00:21:21I wasn't a big drinker,

00:21:23I couldn't afford it

00:21:25but I recognized quality,

00:21:27when I tasted them.

00:21:29So, I said

00:21:30and turned my full attention to him.

00:21:33The first test?

00:21:34Dante pointed at the table.

00:21:36Please, have a seat.

00:21:39As soon as we sat down,

00:21:41he reached into his jacket

00:21:42and brought out a small wooden box,

00:21:45that he put between us.

00:21:47It was artful,

00:21:49carved with geometric patterns,

00:21:51But it had no visible opening.

00:21:53In this box

00:21:55The key to the second test lies there,

00:21:56he explained.

00:21:58Your challenge is to

00:22:00to open it

00:22:01without breaking it.

00:22:03I put down my glass

00:22:05and reached for the box.

00:22:07It was harder,

00:22:08when it looked,

00:22:09The wood was smooth under my fingers.

00:22:12Any clues?

00:22:14That would defeat the purpose.

00:22:16His eyes shone with amusement.

00:22:19You have one hour

00:22:20and if I fail,

00:22:22then they lose the bet

00:22:23and their year of service begins tomorrow.

00:22:27He looked at his watch.

00:22:29From now on.

00:22:30I examined the box carefully.

00:22:32and turned it over in my hands.

00:22:34No seams,

00:22:36no obvious pressure points.

00:22:38I ran my fingers

00:22:40along every edge and surface

00:22:42and looked for irregularities.

00:22:45Dante watched me silently

00:22:47and occasionally sipped

00:22:49on his whisky.

00:22:51May I ask you something?

00:22:53while I'm working on this puzzle?

00:22:55I said,

00:22:56without looking up from the puzzle.

00:22:59You may ask questions.

00:23:00I might not reply.

00:23:02Why me?

00:23:03There must be hundreds of people,

00:23:06who are more qualified for the job,

00:23:09that they have in mind.

00:23:10He was silent for so long,

00:23:12that I thought,

00:23:13He would not answer.

00:23:15When he did it,

00:23:16His voice had something

00:23:18lost its playful character.

00:23:20I've been watching them for a while now,

00:23:22when they realize, Sophie.

00:23:24Not just tonight.

00:23:25He swirled the remaining whisky

00:23:27in his glass.

00:23:28They have become important to me in recent months

00:23:30It has been noticed several times.

00:23:32A shiver ran through me,

00:23:34which has nothing to do with the air conditioning

00:23:36had to do with it.

00:23:37That's worrying.

00:23:39Is that it?

00:23:40I think it's smart,

00:23:42People in their natural environment

00:23:44to observe.

00:23:46It reveals things,

00:23:47who cannot attend the job interviews.

00:23:50And what did their observations reveal?

00:23:52What was revealed about me?

00:23:54I asked

00:23:55the fingers still

00:23:56working on the puzzle box,

00:23:58his dark eyes

00:24:00fixated on mine.

00:24:02Resistance,

00:24:04Intelligence.

00:24:05A woman,

00:24:06who fights against circumstances

00:24:08which are outside their control

00:24:10and yet never breaks.

00:24:13Someone,

00:24:13who is underestimated

00:24:15and is overlooked.

00:24:17Something about his assessment

00:24:19It hit me so deeply,

00:24:20that my throat

00:24:21unexpectedly tightened.

00:24:24I looked down at the box,

00:24:26and blinked rapidly.

00:24:28They are also stubborn,

00:24:29he continued.

00:24:30His tone became lighter.

00:24:33They turned down better job offers,

00:24:35to stay in Bellissimo.

00:24:37I'm curious,

00:24:38Why.

00:24:39I snorted softly.

00:24:41"Better" is relative.

00:24:42Waitressing allows me

00:24:44flexible working hours,

00:24:46to take care of my mother.

00:24:48The tip is good.

00:24:50And Marco understands,

00:24:52when I have to leave for emergencies.

00:24:53Her mother is ill.

00:24:55No question.

00:24:57I nodded, not daring to say I was right.

00:24:58to talk about it.

00:25:00My fingers found a tiny indentation.

00:25:03at the bottom of the box.

00:25:04Almost invisible,

00:25:06if you weren't looking for it.

00:25:07And her father?

00:25:09He's gone

00:25:10when I was twelve,

00:25:11I answered absentmindedly.

00:25:13and pressed against the depression.

00:25:16Nothing happened.

00:25:18Said,

00:25:18He is not made for family life.

00:25:21Men,

00:25:22who fail in their responsibilities,

00:25:25deserve every fate,

00:25:26that befalls them,

00:25:27said Dante.

00:25:29A harshness crept into his voice,

00:25:31which had not been there before.

00:25:33I looked up,

00:25:35surprised by the intensity

00:25:36in its expression.

00:25:38For a moment I caught

00:25:40a look at that,

00:25:41what lay beneath the smooth facade.

00:25:43A glimpse of the dangerous man,

00:25:47whom others feared.

00:25:48Is family important to them?

00:25:50I asked.

00:25:51Really curious.

00:25:53Family is everything.

00:25:55The conviction in his voice

00:25:57was absolute.

00:25:59Loyalty,

00:26:00Blood,

00:26:01Engagement.

00:26:02What are we without this but animals?

00:26:05I turned my attention

00:26:07back to the box

00:26:08and processed this revelation.

00:26:11The ruthless mafia boss

00:26:13with a devotion

00:26:15to family values.

00:26:17It shouldn't have surprised me.

00:26:19Wasn't that, after all, the cliché?

00:26:21My fingers found another depression

00:26:24on the opposite side of the box.

00:26:27Then one more.

00:26:28Four in total.

00:26:30One on each side of the base.

00:26:32I pressed them both at the same time.

00:26:34Click.

00:26:34The lid of the box

00:26:36shifted slightly.

00:26:37I looked up and saw,

00:26:39that Dante told me with undisguised

00:26:40Interest was observed.

00:26:42They have found the trigger points,

00:26:45he remarked.

00:26:46But that's only the first step.

00:26:49I turned the box over again.

00:26:51The lid was now loose,

00:26:53But it still couldn't be lifted.

00:26:55I examined the geometric pattern

00:26:57careful

00:26:58and noticed,

00:27:00like certain lines

00:27:01were connected across the surface.

00:27:04It wasn't just decoration.

00:27:06It was a card.

00:27:08It is a sequence,

00:27:09I muttered

00:27:10and drew the pattern

00:27:12with the fingertip.

00:27:14The depressions must

00:27:16in a specific order

00:27:17be pressed.

00:27:19I studied the flow of design

00:27:21and followed his logic.

00:27:24Then,

00:27:24working methodically,

00:27:26I pressed every indentation

00:27:28in the sequence,

00:27:29which I thought were right.

00:27:30The box stubbornly remained closed.

00:27:34Frustration rose within me.

00:27:36I took a deep breath,

00:27:37forced me

00:27:38to clear my mind

00:27:40and to start all over again.

00:27:42I was overthinking it.

00:27:44I closed my eyes

00:27:46and felt the pattern

00:27:48under my fingertips.

00:27:49What,

00:27:50if it wasn't about the pattern,

00:27:52but about that

00:27:53What did the pattern represent?

00:27:56I opened my eyes

00:27:57and turned the box,

00:27:59until I see the most artistic part

00:28:01was turned towards carving.

00:28:03In the geometric design

00:28:06A stylized M was incorporated into it,

00:28:09the initial letter

00:28:11the Moretti family.

00:28:13I pressed the indentations

00:28:14in order,

00:28:15who traced the letters

00:28:18with a gentle click.

00:28:20The lid of the box slid open.

00:28:22Inside was a simple silver key.

00:28:25I looked up at Dante,

00:28:27unable,

00:28:28my triumphant smile

00:28:30to hide.

00:28:31How much time did I have left?

00:28:33He looked at his watch.

00:28:34The eyebrows raised.

00:28:3642 minutes.

00:28:38Impressive.

00:28:40What does the key open?

00:28:42I asked and reached for it.

00:28:44His hand closed

00:28:45above mine,

00:28:46before I could touch the key.

00:28:48His skin was warm against mine.

00:28:51This is for the second test,

00:28:53which will take place tomorrow.

00:28:56Morning?

00:28:57I withdrew my hand

00:28:59and felt a strange mixture

00:29:00out of disappointment and relief.

00:29:02But my shift has already been covered.

00:29:05He interrupted me gently.

00:29:07I have already spoken with Marco.

00:29:09They have the next three days off,

00:29:11with full payment.

00:29:13My anger flared up.

00:29:15They had no right to…

00:29:17I had every right to

00:29:19he replied.

00:29:21His voice remained calm,

00:29:23but it took on a sharpness,

00:29:25which silenced my protest.

00:29:27You accepted the bet, Sophie.

00:29:30Three tests.

00:29:31Did you think

00:29:32Would they all be completed in one evening?

00:29:35Expressed that way, it seemed reasonable.

00:29:38But the unilateral nature of his actions

00:29:41It undermined my independence.

00:29:43My mother needs…

00:29:45Her mother is being cared for,

00:29:47he said, softening his tone.

00:29:50I have arranged

00:29:52that a private caregiver comes by daily.

00:29:55while they are with me.

00:29:57I stared at him speechless.

00:29:59How did they even know about…

00:30:01As I already said,

00:30:03I watched them.

00:30:04He put the key in his pocket

00:30:06and closed the box.

00:30:08with a decisive click.

00:30:09You should know,

00:30:11what you're getting yourself into, Sophie.

00:30:13I don't do things halfway.

00:30:15Warning bells rang in my head,

00:30:18but among them was mixed

00:30:19a treacherous whisper of temptation.

00:30:22No one had ever told me before

00:30:25I offered help with my mother.

00:30:28Nobody had ever really

00:30:29I saw the weight I was carrying.

00:30:32Why all this effort?

00:30:34I finally asked.

00:30:35If you want to hire me,

00:30:37Simply make an offer.

00:30:39Dante leaned forward,

00:30:41his dark eyes fixed firmly on mine.

00:30:44Because I want more

00:30:46than just your abilities, Sophie.

00:30:48I want your trust,

00:30:50Their loyalty.

00:30:52Things that money can't buy,

00:30:54They must be earned.

00:30:56And you believe,

00:30:57Will this game earn you your keep?

00:31:00I believe it will show you,

00:31:02who I am

00:31:03and who you could be.

00:31:05He stood up

00:31:06and offered me his hand.

00:31:08It's late.

00:31:09My driver will take you home.

00:31:12Tomorrow morning at nine

00:31:13He will pick you up for the second test.

00:31:16I got up,

00:31:17without taking his hand,

00:31:18since I have the certificate

00:31:19had to maintain its independence.

00:31:22And if I decide,

00:31:24not to continue?

00:31:26His expression hardened

00:31:28almost imperceptibly.

00:31:29Then you have lost

00:31:30and our original

00:31:32The agreement is valid.

00:31:34One year of service.

00:31:35We drove in silence

00:31:37Take the elevator down.

00:31:38The air between us was charged,

00:31:41with unspoken thoughts.

00:31:43At the club entrance

00:31:44Dante's driver was waiting

00:31:45by car.

00:31:47Before I could step outside,

00:31:49Dante gently

00:31:50my wrist broke off.

00:31:52There is one more thing you should know,

00:31:55he said quietly.

00:31:56I don't lose that much.

00:31:58Never.

00:31:59But I find myself doing

00:32:00to hope

00:32:01that you consider yourself exceptional

00:32:03could prove to be true.

00:32:04The intensity in his eyes

00:32:06made my pulse quicken.

00:32:08I freed my wrist,

00:32:10because I distance

00:32:11needed to cope with the confusing feelings,

00:32:13which evoked his presence.

00:32:15Good night, Mr. Moretti.

00:32:18His smile returned.

00:32:19This dangerous sharpness

00:32:21It softened for a moment.

00:32:24Dante, remember that.

00:32:27We are now

00:32:27Beyond the formalities.

00:32:30As the car pulled away from the curb,

00:32:32I saw his figure

00:32:34become smaller in the rear window

00:32:36how motionless he was

00:32:37He stood in front of his club.

00:32:39Only when he disappeared from view,

00:32:42I noticed,

00:32:43that still

00:32:44the empty puzzle box

00:32:45held tightly

00:32:47while my fingers,

00:32:48the hidden M,

00:32:50in its design

00:32:51traced them over and over again.

00:32:54Sleep

00:32:56He avoided me that night.

00:32:58My mind was racing with thoughts

00:33:00dark eyes

00:33:02and puzzle boxes.

00:33:04My apartment

00:33:05felt smaller than usual,

00:33:07the water stain

00:33:08more pronounced on the ceiling.

00:33:10The old radiators

00:33:12They rattled louder.

00:33:13Everything,

00:33:14what I consider normal

00:33:15had accepted

00:33:16suddenly felt

00:33:17temporarily

00:33:19as if my life

00:33:20in quotation marks

00:33:21have been set.

00:33:22At six o'clock in the morning

00:33:24I gave up sleep

00:33:25and looked for my mother.

00:33:27She rested peacefully,

00:33:29the soft whistling

00:33:31her breath,

00:33:32a familiar comfort.

00:33:34I painted a gray one

00:33:35A strand of hair from her forehead

00:33:37and looked at the face,

00:33:39that was once a reflection

00:33:41my own had been

00:33:43before the disease

00:33:44deep lines

00:33:46had dug into it.

00:33:47What am I doing here?

00:33:48Actually, Mom?

00:33:50I whispered,

00:33:51although I knew

00:33:52that she couldn't hear me.

00:33:54The strong medications

00:33:56kept their pain away,

00:33:58But they held

00:33:59on most days

00:34:00even in a foggy

00:34:02Half-consciousness trapped.

00:34:04I made coffee

00:34:05and sat by the window,

00:34:07while I watched,

00:34:08like the twilight

00:34:09broke over the city.

00:34:12The puzzle box

00:34:13was on my kitchen table,

00:34:15where I had left it.

00:34:17A physical reminder of this,

00:34:20that last night

00:34:21It had not been a dream.

00:34:24I picked it up.

00:34:25and examined

00:34:26the craftsmanship

00:34:27more precisely in the morning light.

00:34:28It was an exquisite piece of work.

00:34:31Certainly custom-made.

00:34:33The type of object,

00:34:35the people heard

00:34:36who never

00:34:37They have to look at price tags.

00:34:39Point 830

00:34:41My phone rang.

00:34:44Unknown number.

00:34:45Hello?

00:34:46Miss Calloway.

00:34:48A male voice,

00:34:49not Dante's.

00:34:50The car will

00:34:51arrive in 30 minutes.

00:34:53I.

00:34:54I hesitated.

00:34:55Suddenly uncertain.

00:34:57Who 's there?

00:35:00Mr. Moretti's head of security.

00:35:02A caregiver will arrive at 9 a.m.

00:35:04arrive for her mother

00:35:05and until this evening

00:35:07Stay until 6 p.m.

00:35:09He paused.

00:35:10Will that be enough?

00:35:12The question caught me off guard.

00:35:14Yes, that's fine.

00:35:16Thanks.

00:35:17The car will be waiting downstairs.

00:35:19He hung up without further pleasantries.

00:35:22I dressed carefully.

00:35:24With my limited wardrobe

00:35:26more consciously than ever before.

00:35:28I chose black jeans,

00:35:30a blue blouse

00:35:32which made my eyes stand out,

00:35:34and boots with only minimal scratches.

00:35:37My blonde hair

00:35:39I braided it into a simple braid.

00:35:42Practical,

00:35:42That wasn't the intention.

00:35:44I had no idea,

00:35:45what the second test would include

00:35:48But I wanted to feel comfortable.

00:35:50and be flexible.

00:35:52True to his word

00:35:53was at 9 a.m.

00:35:54a brilliant,

00:35:56black car

00:35:57Idling in front of my building.

00:35:59The same driver

00:36:00held the door open

00:36:02and nodded respectfully,

00:36:04as I approached.

00:36:06Inside I was surprised,

00:36:07to find myself alone.

00:36:09No Dante,

00:36:10the one with the enigmatic smile

00:36:11and waited for expensive whisky.

00:36:14Where are we going?

00:36:15I asked the driver

00:36:17after we had set off.

00:36:19Mr. Moretti

00:36:20will be waiting for you there, Ma'am.

00:36:21I leaned over

00:36:22back into the leather seat

00:36:23and observed,

00:36:25how the city changed,

00:36:27while we were driving north.

00:36:30dilapidated buildings

00:36:31gave way to shining towers,

00:36:34narrow corner shops,

00:36:36Boutiques with artfully minimalist designs

00:36:38Window displays.

00:36:40We were heading towards the Gold Coast,

00:36:43Chicago's richest neighborhood.

00:36:45Finally the car turned

00:36:46into a private driveway

00:36:48and stopped in front of an imposing

00:36:50Limestone building.

00:36:52Old money,

00:36:55Pre-war architecture.

00:36:56The type of residence,

00:36:58the global economic crisis

00:36:59had survived,

00:37:01without noticing them.

00:37:03A doorman immediately stepped forward.

00:37:04and opened my door.

00:37:06Miss Calloway

00:37:08Welcome to the Astor.

00:37:09Mr. Moretti

00:37:10You will be in the penthouse.

00:37:12The lobby consisted of

00:37:13made entirely of marble and mirrors.

00:37:15A chandelier,

00:37:17who looked

00:37:18as if he belonged

00:37:19into a European palace

00:37:21threw rainbow prisms

00:37:23over the polished floor.

00:37:24I followed the doorman.

00:37:26to a private elevator

00:37:28for its access

00:37:29a key card

00:37:30was necessary.

00:37:31Mr. Moretti has a

00:37:32temporary access

00:37:34arranged for you,

00:37:35he explained

00:37:36and handed me

00:37:37a gold-embossed card.

00:37:39This will take you

00:37:40directly into the penthouse.

00:37:42Alone in the elevator

00:37:43I took a deep breath

00:37:44and armed myself.

00:37:47Which game Dante

00:37:48always played

00:37:49I had to in clear weather

00:37:50Keep your wits about you.

00:37:51It was no longer possible.

00:37:53just for a property.

00:37:54It was about

00:37:55to prove something to myself.

00:37:57The elevator opened

00:37:59directly into a foyer,

00:38:00that was bigger

00:38:01than my entire apartment.

00:38:04Floor-to-ceiling windows

00:38:05revealed a

00:38:06breathtaking view

00:38:08on Lake Michigan,

00:38:10its surface

00:38:11It glittered in the morning sun.

00:38:13The room was decorated in cream

00:38:15and gold tones

00:38:17elegant

00:38:17and yet somehow

00:38:19reserved.

00:38:20Testimony to wealth,

00:38:22who is not

00:38:23had to announce it.

00:38:25Sophie.

00:38:26Dante's voice

00:38:27came from the right.

00:38:28He was standing in the doorway.

00:38:29to something

00:38:30that like a

00:38:31What the study looked like

00:38:32more casually dressed,

00:38:34than I have seen him so far

00:38:35had seen.

00:38:36Dark trousers

00:38:37and an anthracite-colored one

00:38:39Sweater,

00:38:40who probably more

00:38:41cost more than mine

00:38:42Monthly rent.

00:38:44On time.

00:38:44Your instructions

00:38:46did not leave much room

00:38:47for delays,

00:38:48I replied

00:38:49and entered the apartment.

00:38:51Stay beautiful.

00:38:52His mouth twitched.

00:38:54One of several.

00:38:55Coffee?

00:38:56I nodded.

00:38:57and followed him

00:38:58into a kitchen

00:38:59which looked

00:39:00as if she belonged

00:39:01in a design magazine.

00:39:03He moved

00:39:04with familiar ease

00:39:05and prepared two cups

00:39:08at an elaborate

00:39:09Espresso machine.

00:39:11Did you sleep well?

00:39:13he asked

00:39:14and pushed me a cup

00:39:16via the Marble Island.

00:39:17Not particularly.

00:39:19I accepted the coffee,

00:39:20where our fingers

00:39:22briefly touched.

00:39:23I am not a game

00:39:25with high commitment

00:39:26I'm used to being around strangers.

00:39:27Are we strangers?

00:39:28He was leaning against the counter

00:39:30and looked me up and down

00:39:31over the rim of his cup.

00:39:33I feel

00:39:34to know them quite well,

00:39:36Sophie.

00:39:37That's the problem,

00:39:39I said

00:39:40and looked directly at him

00:39:41into the eyes.

00:39:42The imbalance.

00:39:44You know about my mother,

00:39:45my job

00:39:46where I live.

00:39:47I know almost nothing about her,

00:39:48except for their reputation.

00:39:49Fair enough.

00:39:50He put down his cup.

00:39:52What would you like to know?

00:39:54The directness

00:39:55his offer

00:39:56surprised me.

00:39:57I thought about it carefully.

00:40:00Why this game?

00:40:02Why someone,

00:40:03whom you hardly know

00:40:04offer a property?

00:40:05His expression

00:40:07became thoughtful.

00:40:08I told you.

00:40:10Entertainment.

00:40:12But there's more to it than that.

00:40:14He meant to me,

00:40:15back to his study

00:40:17to follow.

00:40:17I have achieved everything,

00:40:19what was expected of me.

00:40:21Business success,

00:40:23Family loyalty,

00:40:24Might.

00:40:25But predictability

00:40:27is a unique kind

00:40:28from prison.

00:40:29The study

00:40:31was warm

00:40:32and intimate

00:40:33in comparison

00:40:34to the rest of the apartment,

00:40:36lined with bookshelves

00:40:37and masters

00:40:39from an antique desk.

00:40:41Dante showed me

00:40:42a leather armchair,

00:40:44before he was on the

00:40:45took the opposite seat.

00:40:47Everyone in my world

00:40:49wants something from me

00:40:50he continued.

00:40:51Protection,

00:40:53Favors,

00:40:54Money,

00:40:55Connections.

00:40:56Their motives

00:40:57are transparent

00:40:58their features

00:40:59predictable.

00:41:01But she,

00:41:03his eyes

00:41:03They fixed mine.

00:41:06They have my

00:41:06Attention

00:41:07precisely because of this, it excites

00:41:09because they are in no

00:41:10Patterns match

00:41:11that I recognize.

00:41:12I'm just trying

00:41:13to survive

00:41:14I simply said.

00:41:16With exceptional

00:41:17Would,

00:41:18he replied.

00:41:19They would have

00:41:20simpler ways

00:41:21can choose.

00:41:22I know about the

00:41:23Offered,

00:41:24that they received.

00:41:26Management positions

00:41:27in upscale

00:41:27Establishments,

00:41:28Opportunities

00:41:30who have more money

00:41:31and less

00:41:32physical exertion

00:41:33would have meant.

00:41:34A shiver

00:41:35ran right through me.

00:41:36How long

00:41:37Was he already watching me?

00:41:39How much did he know?

00:41:41These jobs

00:41:42would have fixed

00:41:43Working hours

00:41:44means,

00:41:44I explained

00:41:45and tried

00:41:47my discomfort

00:41:47to hide.

00:41:49I need

00:41:50flexibility

00:41:51for care

00:41:51my mother.

00:41:52Exactly,

00:41:53Family first.

00:41:54recognition

00:41:55warmed

00:41:56his tone.

00:41:57This type

00:41:57of loyalty

00:41:58is rare

00:41:59so much

00:41:59and valuable.

00:42:01He stood

00:42:02up and went

00:42:02to the desk,

00:42:04on the

00:42:04chessboard

00:42:05was set up.

00:42:06The characters

00:42:07stood

00:42:08in the middle of the game.

00:42:09Are they playing?

00:42:10I shook

00:42:11the head.

00:42:12Never learned it.

00:42:13What a shame.

00:42:14Chess

00:42:14teaches

00:42:15valuable

00:42:15Lessons

00:42:16about strategy

00:42:17and victims.

00:42:18He moved

00:42:19a black

00:42:20Springer

00:42:20and struck

00:42:21a white farmer.

00:42:23Sometimes

00:42:24can the

00:42:25most inconspicuous

00:42:26figure

00:42:26the whole

00:42:27Game

00:42:28change.

00:42:29It was

00:42:29something intentional

00:42:30in that manner,

00:42:31how he the

00:42:32defeated peasants

00:42:33put aside.

00:42:34Something,

00:42:35that me

00:42:36led one to believe

00:42:37that we don't

00:42:37more only

00:42:38about chess

00:42:38languages.

00:42:40The second

00:42:41test

00:42:41urged

00:42:42I

00:42:42and directed

00:42:43back to us

00:42:44to the reason

00:42:45my presence.

00:42:46Yes,

00:42:47he grabbed

00:42:48in his pocket

00:42:49and got

00:42:50the silver

00:42:50Key

00:42:51from the

00:42:51yesterday

00:42:52puzzle boxes

00:42:53stand out.

00:42:54This opens

00:42:55something in

00:42:56this apartment.

00:42:57Her

00:42:57Challenge

00:42:58consists of

00:43:00to find out

00:43:01what it is

00:43:02and why

00:43:03it to me

00:43:04It's important.

00:43:04I took

00:43:05the key

00:43:05and

00:43:06turned him

00:43:07in my

00:43:07palm of hand.

00:43:09He was

00:43:09old-fashioned.

00:43:10The way,

00:43:11the rather

00:43:12a diary

00:43:13or a

00:43:13jewelry box

00:43:14as a

00:43:15modern

00:43:16Lock

00:43:16would open.

00:43:18Any

00:43:18parameter

00:43:19for this

00:43:19Test?

00:43:20I asked.

00:43:21She

00:43:21have

00:43:22three

00:43:22Hours.

00:43:23She

00:43:23may

00:43:23everything

00:43:24free

00:43:24explore,

00:43:25aside from that

00:43:26secured

00:43:26room at

00:43:27End of the

00:43:27Hallway.

00:43:28He is

00:43:29out of

00:43:29For security reasons

00:43:30taboo.

00:43:31I will

00:43:32in the living room

00:43:32work,

00:43:33if they

00:43:34Clarification

00:43:34to the

00:43:34Regulate

00:43:35need.

00:43:36With it

00:43:37did he let me

00:43:37in the

00:43:37study

00:43:38alone,

00:43:39the silver

00:43:40Key

00:43:41cool on

00:43:41my skin.

00:43:43I

00:43:43took me

00:43:44a

00:43:44moment

00:43:44Time,

00:43:45to

00:43:45mine

00:43:45Thoughts

00:43:46to

00:43:46arrange,

00:43:47sipped

00:43:48to

00:43:48dem

00:43:48excellent

00:43:49Coffee

00:43:49and

00:43:50considered

00:43:51my

00:43:51Proceed.

00:43:52This

00:43:52test

00:43:52seemed

00:43:53rather

00:43:53psychologically

00:43:54as the

00:43:54first

00:43:55to

00:43:55be,

00:43:56designed,

00:43:57to

00:43:57reveal,

00:43:58how I

00:43:58thought,

00:43:59What

00:44:00me

00:44:00noticed

00:44:01What

00:44:01I

00:44:01for

00:44:01important

00:44:02held.

00:44:03I

00:44:03began

00:44:04with the

00:44:04study

00:44:05and

00:44:05examined

00:44:06first

00:44:06the

00:44:07Bookshelves.

00:44:08The

00:44:08collection

00:44:09was

00:44:09extensive

00:44:10and

00:44:10eclectic.

00:44:11Italian

00:44:12classic

00:44:13in the

00:44:13Original language,

00:44:15modern

00:44:15Business texts,

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00:46:32in his

00:46:32facial expression

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00:46:45others,

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00:46:59Design of the

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00:47:02faster.

00:47:03I took the

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00:47:33Paper

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00:50:12the,

00:50:12what about

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00:50:18You are looking

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00:50:21on which this

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00:50:23Family,

00:50:24I said,

00:50:25and thought of

00:50:26my own

00:50:26Mother.

00:50:27The victims,

00:50:28which I willingly

00:50:29for their care

00:50:30had brought.

00:50:32roots,

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00:50:36Expression.

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00:50:54today

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00:51:35at home

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00:52:10Names.

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00:52:26a

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00:53:07saleswoman

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00:53:09Mr. Moretti.

00:53:10Should we

00:53:11suitable

00:53:12accessories

00:53:12add?

00:53:13Before I

00:53:14protest

00:53:15could,

00:53:16I was given

00:53:16delicate

00:53:17Silver jewelry

00:53:18and Italian

00:53:19Leather pomps

00:53:20presented.

00:53:21During the

00:53:22entire

00:53:22process

00:53:23Dante preserved

00:53:24one

00:53:25expression

00:53:25distanced

00:53:26Interest

00:53:27and gave

00:53:28Opinions

00:53:28only from

00:53:29if he

00:53:29direct

00:53:30asked

00:53:30became.

00:53:31Nonetheless

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00:53:32his

00:53:32Attention

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00:53:34physical

00:53:34Presence,

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00:53:36mine

00:53:36Reactions

00:53:37cataloged

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00:53:39Hesitate

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00:53:42finally

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00:53:44three-part

00:53:45Mirror

00:53:45stood

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00:53:47me myself

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00:53:47again.

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00:53:49Woman,

00:53:49those

00:53:49looked back

00:53:50was none

00:53:51waitress

00:53:51with

00:53:51eternal

00:53:52dark

00:53:53Wrestling

00:53:53and

00:53:53practical

00:53:54Clothing.

00:53:55She looked

00:53:55confident

00:53:56out of,

00:53:57elegant,

00:53:58as belonging

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00:53:59Dante

00:54:00Morettis

00:54:00World.

00:54:02Nice,

00:54:03he said

00:54:03quiet

00:54:04and appeared

00:54:05behind me

00:54:05in the

00:54:06Mirror.

00:54:07His

00:54:07Eyes

00:54:08met

00:54:08the

00:54:08mean

00:54:09in the

00:54:09Reflection.

00:54:10Something

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00:54:13in their

00:54:13Depth,

00:54:14but that

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00:54:15always.

00:54:16The

00:54:16compliment

00:54:17surprised

00:54:18me,

00:54:18sincerely

00:54:19in one

00:54:20Way,

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00:54:21experienced

00:54:21charm

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00:54:22was.

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00:54:24below,

00:54:25unsure,

00:54:26how I

00:54:26answer

00:54:27should.

00:54:27Thanks

00:54:28for that,

00:54:29i will

00:54:29it to you

00:54:30later

00:54:30pay it back.

00:54:31Regard

00:54:32She it

00:54:32as part

00:54:33our

00:54:34Bet,

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00:54:35he is gentle

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00:54:37upcoming

00:54:38Challenge.

00:54:39He consisted

00:54:40on it,

00:54:41that me

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00:54:42immediately

00:54:42kept

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00:54:44old

00:54:44Dresses

00:54:45to my

00:54:45Apartment

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00:54:48boutique

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00:54:55impossible

00:54:56to interpret.

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00:55:05see?

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00:55:09potential

00:55:10Price.

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00:55:12curiosity

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00:55:13Caution.

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00:55:18Lakeshore

00:55:18Drive,

00:55:19over

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00:55:20exclusive

00:55:21quarters

00:55:21the

00:55:22Gold Coast

00:55:22and in

00:55:23the

00:55:23still

00:55:23more exquisite

00:55:24fields

00:55:25the

00:55:25suburbs

00:55:26at

00:55:26North Shore.

00:55:27Finally

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00:55:28into a

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00:55:32became,

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00:55:33Branches

00:55:34a

00:55:34natural

00:55:35canopy

00:55:36formed

00:55:37the

00:55:37this

00:55:37Property

00:55:38of the

00:55:38Outside world

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00:55:42releases,

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00:55:52slate roof

00:55:53and

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00:55:54the

00:55:54walls

00:55:54rose up.

00:55:56Formal

00:55:57Gardens

00:55:57extended

00:55:58to

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00:56:03in the

00:56:03circular

00:56:04Driveway,

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00:56:10Words.

00:56:10Built

00:56:111929,

00:56:13shortly before

00:56:14dem

00:56:14Stock market crash,

00:56:15added

00:56:16Dante and

00:56:17observed

00:56:17mine

00:56:18reaction

00:56:18Exactly.

00:56:20Six

00:56:20bedroom,

00:56:21eight

00:56:22Bathroom,

00:56:23Library,

00:56:25conservatory

00:56:27Wine cellar.

00:56:28The

00:56:28Property

00:56:28includes

00:56:29four

00:56:29Hectares

00:56:30with

00:56:30private

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00:56:34Dimensions

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00:56:41several

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00:56:42could

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00:56:48him around

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00:56:49Facial expression.

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00:56:53Want to bet?

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00:56:55results

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00:57:09slow,

00:57:10appreciative

00:57:12perceptive.

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00:57:14me

00:57:14Them

00:57:14the

00:57:14Inner

00:57:15show.

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00:57:16interior

00:57:17corresponded

00:57:18the

00:57:18Splendor

00:57:18the

00:57:19Exterior.

00:57:20Height

00:57:20Cover,

00:57:21Marble floors,

00:57:23antique

00:57:23Furniture,

00:57:24the

00:57:25probably

00:57:25in

00:57:25Museums

00:57:26belonged.

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00:57:27as Dante

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00:57:28Rooms

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00:57:30noticed

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00:57:30subtle

00:57:31Details,

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00:57:32puzzled

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00:57:34cashmere scarf

00:57:35one

00:57:35Woman,

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00:57:39Freshness

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00:57:40one

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00:57:41current

00:57:42Magazines

00:57:42on a

00:57:43Coffee table.

00:57:44Here

00:57:45lives

00:57:45someone,

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00:57:46I,

00:57:46and

00:57:47remained

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00:57:47a

00:57:48to

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00:57:48Sea bordering

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00:57:49stand.

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00:57:51facial expression

00:57:52remained

00:57:52neutral.

00:57:53Until

00:57:54recently,

00:57:54Yes,

00:57:54who?

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00:57:55examined

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00:57:56long

00:57:56Time.

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00:57:57Woman.

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00:57:59Word

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00:57:59me like

00:58:00a

00:58:00physical

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00:58:01are

00:58:02married.

00:58:03I

00:58:04stepped

00:58:04involuntarily

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00:58:08the

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00:58:08bought

00:58:09had,

00:58:09suddenly

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00:58:12corrected

00:58:13he.

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00:58:14Agree

00:58:15was

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00:58:16Before

00:58:16eight

00:58:16Months.

00:58:17shame

00:58:18replaced

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00:58:20does

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00:58:20sorrow.

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00:58:23knowledge

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00:58:26lake

00:58:26out.

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00:58:27preferred

00:58:28Privacy.

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00:58:30was.

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00:58:31remained

00:58:31mute.

00:58:32Complicated,

00:58:33suspected

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00:58:34There was

00:58:35more on

00:58:35the

00:58:35Story.

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00:58:37unsure,

00:58:37whether

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00:58:38wanted.

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00:58:39was

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00:58:44have

00:58:44nothing

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00:58:45died

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00:59:14will.

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00:59:20felt

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00:59:20suddenly

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00:59:25mind.

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00:59:29deceased

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00:59:32leave behind,

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01:00:10with

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01:00:11tables,

01:00:12everyone

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01:00:12others

01:00:13through

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01:00:14architectural

01:00:15Details

01:00:15separated,

01:00:16the

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01:00:17one

01:00:17private

01:00:18dining room

01:00:19produced.

01:00:20The

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01:00:21D.

01:00:21welcomed

01:00:22Dante

01:00:22with

01:00:22that

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01:00:27led

01:00:28us

01:00:28to

01:00:28a

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01:00:29with

01:00:30View

01:00:30on

01:00:30a

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01:00:31Court Garden,

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01:00:32fairy lights

01:00:33illuminated

01:00:34became.

01:00:34Mr.

01:00:35Moretti

01:00:36always a

01:00:36Enjoyment,

01:00:37her

01:00:37usual

01:00:38Wine.

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01:00:40nodded

01:00:40and pulled

01:00:40mean

01:00:41Chair

01:00:41back,

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01:00:42he

01:00:42his

01:00:43own

01:00:43took up residence.

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01:00:45were,

01:00:45he seemed

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01:00:48to strip off

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01:00:54he said

01:00:55and

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01:00:57with

01:00:57his

01:00:57Directness.

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01:01:00Memories.

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01:01:10fluctuated.

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01:01:23completed

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01:01:25the

01:01:25presentation

01:01:26and

01:01:26Tasting,

01:01:27before he

01:01:27two

01:01:28glasses

01:01:28poured

01:01:29and so

01:01:30discreet

01:01:30disappeared

01:01:31how he

01:01:32came

01:01:32was.

01:01:33Dante

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01:01:34be

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01:01:35light

01:01:35to.

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01:01:36unexpected

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01:01:39replied

01:01:39his

01:01:39gesture

01:01:40and

01:01:41took

01:01:41a

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01:09:55a

01:09:56cream-colored

01:09:56Sweater,

01:09:57the

01:09:58once

01:09:58her

01:09:58heard

01:09:59had.

01:09:59Simply.

01:10:00Practical.

01:10:02Me

01:10:02himself

01:10:02faithful.

01:10:03Despite

01:10:04the

01:10:04Memory

01:10:05to

01:10:05silk and

01:10:05Designer labels,

01:10:06the still

01:10:07fresh in

01:10:07my

01:10:08memory

01:10:08was.

01:10:09To

01:10:10half

01:10:10twelve

01:10:10stand

01:10:11I

01:10:11to

01:10:11my

01:10:11Window

01:10:12and

01:10:13observed

01:10:13the

01:10:14Street

01:10:14under

01:10:15me.

01:10:15No

01:10:16black

01:10:17car

01:10:17waited.

01:10:18Dante

01:10:19had

01:10:19serious

01:10:19meant

01:10:20with the,

01:10:20what he

01:10:21said

01:10:21had.

01:10:22The choice

01:10:22lay

01:10:23really

01:10:23with me.

01:10:24The

01:10:25Key,

01:10:25he

01:10:25me

01:10:26given

01:10:26had,

01:10:27lay

01:10:27difficult

01:10:27in

01:10:28my

01:10:28palm of hand.

01:10:29Be

01:10:29Weight

01:10:30stand

01:10:30in

01:10:30none

01:10:31Relationship

01:10:31to

01:10:32his

01:10:32Size.

01:10:33I

01:10:33called

01:10:33first

01:10:33the

01:10:34Care agency

01:10:35to

01:10:35and

01:10:35confirmed,

01:10:36that

01:10:36someone

01:10:37until

01:10:37Evening

01:10:38at

01:10:38my

01:10:38Mother

01:10:38remain

01:10:39would.

01:10:40Then

01:10:40ordered

01:10:41I

01:10:48yesterday

01:10:48Drive

01:10:49noticed

01:10:49had.

01:10:50The

01:10:50Trip

01:10:50after

01:10:51north

01:10:51felt

01:10:51itself

01:10:52surreal

01:10:52to.

01:10:53The

01:10:53Quarter

01:10:54changed

01:10:54itself

01:10:54to

01:10:54me

01:10:55around,

01:10:56while

01:10:56we

01:10:56us

01:10:56further

01:10:57from the

01:10:57City center

01:10:58removed.

01:10:58The

01:10:59driver

01:10:59threw

01:10:59me

01:11:00a

01:11:00curious

01:11:00View

01:11:01to,

01:11:01as

01:11:02we

01:11:02the

01:11:02impressive

01:11:03Goals

01:11:03from

01:11:03Dante

01:11:04estate

01:11:04at

01:11:05lake

01:11:05reached

01:11:06said

01:11:07but

01:11:07nothing,

01:11:07as

01:11:07I

01:11:18behind

01:11:18waited

01:11:19was

01:11:19unknown

01:11:20Terrain,

01:11:21not only

01:11:22physically,

01:11:23but also

01:11:24emotionally.

01:11:25The

01:11:25safe

01:11:26Choice

01:11:26were

01:11:26been,

01:11:27to reverse

01:11:27and so

01:11:28to do,

01:11:29as

01:11:30be

01:11:30this

01:11:30past

01:11:31days

01:11:31nothing

01:11:32further

01:11:32as

01:11:33a

01:11:33unusual

01:11:34Interlude

01:11:35been.

01:11:36Instead

01:11:37stuck

01:11:37I the

01:11:38Key

01:11:38inside

01:11:39and

01:11:39encountered

01:11:39the

01:11:40Goal

01:11:40on.

01:11:41The

01:11:41gravel driveway

01:11:42crunched

01:11:43under

01:11:43mean

01:11:43feet

01:11:44while

01:11:44I

01:11:44on the

01:11:45estate

01:11:45approached.

01:11:46No

01:11:47car

01:11:47in

01:11:47View?

01:11:48No

01:11:48Security personnel

01:11:49visible,

01:11:50although I

01:11:51no doubt

01:11:52that had

01:11:52that me

01:11:53observed

01:11:53became.

01:11:54The

01:11:55Spring

01:11:55splashing

01:11:56relaxed

01:11:56in the

01:11:57cool

01:11:57Autumn air.

01:11:58Be

01:11:59noise

01:11:59seemed

01:12:00in the

01:12:00surrounding

01:12:01silence

01:12:01almost

01:12:01loud.

01:12:03I

01:12:03rose

01:12:03the

01:12:03Stone steps

01:12:04for the

01:12:04Main entrance

01:12:05up.

01:12:06The

01:12:06Heart

01:12:06hammered.

01:12:07Before

01:12:08I

01:12:08knock

01:12:08could,

01:12:09swing

01:12:09the

01:12:09heavy

01:12:10door

01:12:10on.

01:12:11Dante

01:12:11stand

01:12:12in the

01:12:12door frame,

01:12:13casual

01:12:13dressed

01:12:14when I saw him

01:12:15seen so far

01:12:16had.

01:12:17Dark

01:12:17jeans

01:12:18and a

01:12:19anthracite-colored

01:12:20Henley shirt,

01:12:21that him

01:12:22somehow

01:12:22dangerous

01:12:23works

01:12:23let

01:12:24as his

01:12:25tailor-made

01:12:26Suits.

01:12:27They are

01:12:28came,

01:12:29his voice

01:12:29revealed

01:12:30nothing,

01:12:31but his

01:12:31Eyes,

01:12:32these dark ones,

01:12:34unfathomable

01:12:35Eyes,

01:12:35rails

01:12:36according to my

01:12:37Answer

01:12:37to search

01:12:38of those

01:12:39I don't

01:12:39was certain

01:12:40whether I her

01:12:41had.

01:12:42I am

01:12:43not sure

01:12:43Why,

01:12:44I admitted,

01:12:45but to leave

01:12:47felt

01:12:47like that

01:12:48larger

01:12:48risk

01:12:49to.

01:12:50Something

01:12:51changed

01:12:51in

01:12:52his

01:12:52Expression,

01:12:53approval

01:12:53perhaps,

01:12:54or

01:12:55Relief.

01:12:56Come

01:12:57They are in

01:12:57there are

01:12:58something,

01:12:58that you

01:12:59see

01:12:59must.

01:13:00He

01:13:00led

01:13:00me

01:13:00through

01:13:01the

01:13:01size

01:13:01foyer

01:13:02in

01:13:02a

01:13:03others

01:13:03wing

01:13:04as

01:13:04the,

01:13:05the

01:13:05we

01:13:05yesterday

01:13:06explores

01:13:06had.

01:13:07This

01:13:08Part

01:13:08the

01:13:08Property

01:13:09felt

01:13:10itself

01:13:10inhabited

01:13:11to,

01:13:11fewer

01:13:12as a

01:13:12museum

01:13:13and more

01:13:14as a

01:13:15genuine

01:13:15At home.

01:13:16We stopped

01:13:18a door

01:13:18in the end

01:13:19a hallway

01:13:20to,

01:13:20where he

01:13:21paused

01:13:22the hand

01:13:22on the knob.

01:13:23On the third

01:13:24Testing is about

01:13:25not about

01:13:25intelligence

01:13:26or perception

01:13:27he said quietly.

01:13:28it works

01:13:29around the

01:13:29Truth.

01:13:30Are

01:13:31She

01:13:31ready,

01:13:31she

01:13:31to

01:13:31see?

01:13:32I

01:13:33nodded

01:13:34the

01:13:34mouth

01:13:34suddenly

01:13:35dry.

01:13:36He

01:13:36opened

01:13:36the

01:13:37door

01:13:37and

01:13:37revealed,

01:13:38what like

01:13:39a

01:13:39Home office

01:13:40looked.

01:13:41Elegant,

01:13:42but

01:13:42functional,

01:13:43with a

01:13:44large

01:13:44Desk

01:13:45in front of windows,

01:13:46the on

01:13:46the

01:13:46lake

01:13:47looked.

01:13:48But

01:13:48What

01:13:49mine

01:13:49Attention

01:13:50excited

01:13:51were the

01:13:51walls,

01:13:52the with

01:13:53Photographs,

01:13:54documents

01:13:55and cards

01:13:56covered

01:13:56were,

01:13:57the

01:13:57through

01:13:58redness

01:13:58threads

01:13:58tied together

01:13:59were,

01:14:00as in

01:14:00a

01:14:01Crime film.

01:14:03what is

01:14:03all that?

01:14:04I asked.

01:14:05I stepped

01:14:06closer,

01:14:06around the

01:14:07next

01:14:07collection

01:14:08from

01:14:08images

01:14:08to

01:14:08investigate.

01:14:10The

01:14:10research

01:14:11my

01:14:11Woman,

01:14:12answered

01:14:13Dante,

01:14:14and

01:14:14lock

01:14:14the

01:14:15door

01:14:15behind

01:14:15us,

01:14:16or

01:14:16more precisely

01:14:17said,

01:14:17her

01:14:18Obsession.

01:14:19The

01:14:20Photographs

01:14:21showed

01:14:21different

01:14:22Men,

01:14:23some

01:14:23in

01:14:23Business attire,

01:14:25other

01:14:25rather

01:14:26casual.

01:14:27Several

01:14:28Faces

01:14:28emerged

01:14:29several times

01:14:29on.

01:14:30With

01:14:30a

01:14:30jerk

01:14:31recognized

01:14:31I

01:14:32Dante

01:14:32on

01:14:32some

01:14:33from

01:14:33them

01:14:33again.

01:14:34Younger,

01:14:35be

01:14:36Expression

01:14:36harder

01:14:37as the

01:14:37the

01:14:38man,

01:14:38the

01:14:38now

01:14:39next to

01:14:39me

01:14:39stood.

01:14:41Mia

01:14:41was

01:14:41not

01:14:42only

01:14:42one

01:14:42art historian,

01:14:44drove

01:14:44he went

01:14:45and

01:14:46presented

01:14:46itself

01:14:46next to

01:14:46me.

01:14:47She

01:14:48examined

01:14:48the

01:14:49Business practices

01:14:50my

01:14:50Family,

01:14:51collected

01:14:52Proofs,

01:14:53built

01:14:53a

01:14:53case

01:14:54on.

01:14:54Slow

01:14:55dawn

01:14:55it

01:14:56me.

01:14:57Against

01:14:57she?

01:14:58Her

01:14:59own

01:15:00Wife,

01:15:01be

01:15:01Laugh

01:15:01contained

01:15:02none

01:15:02Humor.

01:15:03One

01:15:04Before

01:15:04offers

01:15:04one

01:15:05excellent

01:15:06camouflage

01:15:06for

01:15:06Surveillance.

01:15:07Our

01:15:08Families

01:15:09arranged

01:15:09our

01:15:10Connection

01:15:10in the

01:15:10Believe,

01:15:11she

01:15:11would

01:15:12Alliances

01:15:12strengthen.

01:15:14None

01:15:14suspected

01:15:15that they

01:15:15her

01:15:15own

01:15:16agenda

01:15:16had.

01:15:16I

01:15:18went

01:15:18the

01:15:18Wall

01:15:18along

01:15:19and recorded

01:15:20the

01:15:20extent

01:15:21their

01:15:21Investigation.

01:15:22Newspaper clippings

01:15:23above

01:15:23Company,

01:15:24which I as

01:15:25Moretti Holdings

01:15:26recognized,

01:15:27Land deeds,

01:15:29Waybills,

01:15:30Financial documents,

01:15:32years of meticulous

01:15:33Research.

01:15:35She was a

01:15:36Informant,

01:15:37I said,

01:15:38while the

01:15:39parts

01:15:39joined together.

01:15:41She

01:15:41work

01:15:42with?

01:15:43Dem

01:15:43FBI,

01:15:44ultimately.

01:15:45His

01:15:46Agree

01:15:46remained

01:15:46neutral,

01:15:47but his

01:15:48Body

01:15:48beamed

01:15:49Tension

01:15:50out of.

01:15:50Although

01:15:51she

01:15:51independent

01:15:52began.

01:15:52Her

01:15:53Brother

01:15:53died

01:15:54at a

01:15:54Overdose,

01:15:55as they

01:15:5519

01:15:56was.

01:15:57Heroin,

01:15:58delivered

01:15:58from a

01:15:59the

01:15:59business partners

01:16:00my

01:16:00Family.

01:16:01I

01:16:01turned

01:16:02me

01:16:02him

01:16:02to

01:16:02and

01:16:03searched

01:16:03in

01:16:03his

01:16:03Facial expression.

01:16:05Did you know

01:16:06She did?

01:16:06The

01:16:07whole

01:16:07Time

01:16:08above?

01:16:09Not

01:16:09at

01:16:09Beginning.

01:16:11He

01:16:11went

01:16:11for the

01:16:11Desk

01:16:12and drove

01:16:13with the

01:16:13fingers

01:16:14above

01:16:14the

01:16:14polished

01:16:14Surface.

01:16:15I

01:16:16discovered

01:16:16her

01:16:16true

01:16:17Intention

01:16:17in the

01:16:18third

01:16:18Year

01:16:18our

01:16:19Before.

01:16:20I

01:16:20found

01:16:20she

01:16:21included,

01:16:21How

01:16:22she

01:16:22Documents

01:16:22in the

01:16:23study

01:16:24my

01:16:24father's

01:16:24while

01:16:25one

01:16:25Family celebration

01:16:27photographed.

01:16:28A

01:16:29shower

01:16:29ran

01:16:29through

01:16:29me

01:16:30through it.

01:16:32What

01:16:32have

01:16:32she

01:16:32did?

01:16:33His

01:16:34Eyes

01:16:34met

01:16:35the

01:16:35mean,

01:16:36uncompromising.

01:16:37What

01:16:38would

01:16:38she

01:16:38from

01:16:38a

01:16:38Man in

01:16:39my

01:16:39position

01:16:40expect,

01:16:41Sophie?

01:16:42Mine

01:16:42throat

01:16:43laced

01:16:43itself

01:16:43to.

01:16:44I

01:16:45I know

01:16:45she

01:16:45not good

01:16:46enough,

01:16:46to that

01:16:46to

01:16:46answer.

01:16:48The

01:16:48is that

01:16:49centerpiece

01:16:49the

01:16:50third

01:16:50Tests.

01:16:51He

01:16:51indicated

01:16:51on the

01:16:52Proofs,

01:16:52the

01:16:52us

01:16:53surrounded.

01:16:54To

01:16:54knowledge,

01:16:55What

01:16:55mine

01:16:55Woman

01:16:55did.

01:16:56To

01:16:56knowledge,

01:16:57for what reason

01:16:58mine

01:16:58Family

01:16:58capable

01:16:59is.

01:17:00What

01:17:00believe

01:17:01she,

01:17:01is

01:17:01with

01:17:02Mia

01:17:02Moretti

01:17:02happened?

01:17:04The

01:17:04hint

01:17:05hung heavily

01:17:05in the

01:17:06Air

01:17:06between

01:17:06us.

01:17:07I

01:17:07examined

01:17:07him

01:17:08carefully.

01:17:09This

01:17:09Man,

01:17:10the with

01:17:11Puzzle

01:17:11and

01:17:11Betting

01:17:12in my

01:17:12Life

01:17:13kicked

01:17:13was

01:17:14whose

01:17:14World

01:17:15in

01:17:15Shadow

01:17:15existed

01:17:16which I

01:17:17only

01:17:17volatile

01:17:17seen

01:17:18had.

01:17:19She

01:17:19said

01:17:20she was

01:17:21at a

01:17:21Car accident

01:17:22died,

01:17:23I said

01:17:24slow.

01:17:24But

01:17:25she

01:17:25indicated

01:17:26to,

01:17:26that this

01:17:26only the

01:17:27official

01:17:27Story

01:17:28was.

01:17:29Yes.

01:17:30He

01:17:30observed

01:17:31me

01:17:31tense,

01:17:32waiting.

01:17:33I

01:17:33thought about

01:17:34everything,

01:17:34what I

01:17:35above

01:17:35Dante

01:17:35learned

01:17:35had.

01:17:36His

01:17:37Intelligence,

01:17:38his

01:17:39Love

01:17:39for the

01:17:39Detail,

01:17:40his

01:17:41devotion

01:17:41to the

01:17:42Family inheritance,

01:17:43but also

01:17:44his

01:17:44Appreciation

01:17:45for

01:17:45Perception,

01:17:46his

01:17:47respect

01:17:48for

01:17:48Loyalty,

01:17:50his

01:17:50Capability

01:17:51to

01:17:51genuine

01:17:51Feeling

01:17:52under

01:17:52dem

01:17:52calculated

01:17:53Exterior.

01:17:55She

01:17:55have

01:17:55she

01:17:55not

01:17:56killed

01:17:56said

01:17:57I

01:17:57finally,

01:17:58the

01:17:58certainty

01:17:59growth,

01:18:00while

01:18:00I the

01:18:00words

01:18:01spoke.

01:18:02It

01:18:02fits

01:18:03not.

01:18:04The

01:18:04preserved

01:18:04Estate,

01:18:05the

01:18:06Tests,

01:18:07the

01:18:07itself

01:18:07on

01:18:07intelligence

01:18:08and

01:18:08perception

01:18:09concentrated

01:18:10instead of

01:18:10blind

01:18:11Loyalty.

01:18:12She

01:18:13have

01:18:13your

01:18:13Spirit

01:18:13respected,

01:18:14even if

01:18:15she

01:18:15betrayed

01:18:16has.

01:18:17His

01:18:17attitude

01:18:17loosened

01:18:18itself.

01:18:18One

01:18:19tension,

01:18:20the

01:18:20I

01:18:20noticed

01:18:21as

01:18:21she

01:18:22vanished.

01:18:23Drive

01:18:24she

01:18:24on.

01:18:25She

01:18:25collected

01:18:26Proofs

01:18:26against

01:18:27her

01:18:27Family,

01:18:28not

01:18:28only

01:18:28against

01:18:29she

01:18:29personal,

01:18:30drove

01:18:30I

01:18:30on.

01:18:31The

01:18:31parts

01:18:32arranged

01:18:32itself

01:18:32in

01:18:32my

01:18:33Head,

01:18:33while

01:18:34I

01:18:34spoke.

01:18:34As

01:18:35she

01:18:35discovered

01:18:36What

01:18:36she

01:18:36did

01:18:37had

01:18:37she

01:18:37one

01:18:37Choice.

01:18:38Her

01:18:38Woman

01:18:39or

01:18:39her

01:18:40Family loyalty.

01:18:41I

01:18:42went

01:18:42on

01:18:42him

01:18:42to

01:18:43and

01:18:43observed

01:18:44his

01:18:44Reaction.

01:18:45She

01:18:46have

01:18:46one

01:18:46third

01:18:47option

01:18:47chosen.

01:18:48She

01:18:48have

01:18:49her

01:18:49helped.

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01:20:14The

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01:20:18Federal agents.

01:20:19He handed over

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01:20:20Folder.

01:20:21In it

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01:20:22Documents,

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01:20:24Immunity agreements,

01:20:27Witness protection protocols

01:20:28and finally

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01:20:29Divorce certificate

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01:20:31six

01:20:32months

01:20:32detailed

01:20:33performed.

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01:20:36occurred

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01:20:38The

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01:20:44Factions

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01:21:11Families

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01:21:21Honor

01:21:21defined

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01:21:23means.

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01:21:24Principles

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01:21:29revelation

01:21:30and

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01:21:31so,

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01:21:33observed

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01:21:56already

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01:22:00he said

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01:22:07create.

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01:22:08want,

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01:22:10inside

01:22:10and seemed

01:22:11his words

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01:22:27a light

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01:22:34I

01:22:35meant

01:22:35what I

01:22:36said.

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01:22:37break

01:22:37no

01:22:37Promise,

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01:22:40The

01:22:40was never

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01:22:42He

01:22:42stepped

01:22:43closer,

01:22:43close enough

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01:22:45the

01:22:45warmth

01:22:45sense

01:22:46could,

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01:22:46him

01:22:46went out.

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01:22:49Ask,

01:22:49Sophie,

01:22:50is,

01:22:50what you

01:22:51want.

01:22:52So,

01:22:53since you

01:22:53the

01:22:53Truth

01:22:54above

01:22:54me

01:22:54knowledge,

01:22:55above

01:22:55the

01:22:57Decide

01:22:58She

01:22:58itself.

01:22:58In

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01:23:02Proofs

01:23:02his

01:23:02complicated

01:23:03Past,

01:23:05recognized

01:23:05I the

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01:23:06in front of me,

01:23:07the

01:23:08safe

01:23:08Away

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01:23:09to

01:23:09mean

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01:23:10Battle

01:23:11or

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01:23:13Dante

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01:23:14World,

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01:23:16the

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01:23:16Shadow

01:23:17into the

01:23:17Light

01:23:17transformed

01:23:18became.

01:23:19I

01:23:20will

01:23:20Honesty,

01:23:21said

01:23:21I

01:23:22finally.

01:23:22No

01:23:23Games

01:23:23more,

01:23:24no

01:23:24Tests

01:23:25more,

01:23:25if

01:23:26we

01:23:26explore

01:23:26want,

01:23:27whatever

01:23:27always that

01:23:28between

01:23:28us

01:23:28is,

01:23:29must

01:23:29it

01:23:29real

01:23:30be.

01:23:31relief

01:23:31and something

01:23:32Deeper

01:23:32flickering

01:23:33in his

01:23:33trains

01:23:34on.

01:23:35Agreed.

01:23:36I will

01:23:37my job

01:23:37in Bellissimo

01:23:38keep,

01:23:39I drove

01:23:39away

01:23:40since I

01:23:40mine

01:23:41independence

01:23:42establish

01:23:42had to.

01:23:43At least

01:23:44for now,

01:23:45and I will

01:23:46in my

01:23:46Apartment

01:23:47remain,

01:23:47until I

01:23:48me

01:23:48different

01:23:48decide.

01:23:49He nodded

01:23:50and

01:23:50accepted

01:23:51mine

01:23:51Conditions

01:23:52without

01:23:52Contradiction.

01:23:53And that

01:23:54Estate?

01:23:55I considered

01:23:57the big one

01:23:58empty house

01:23:58with its

01:23:59painful

01:24:00Memories

01:24:01and the

01:24:02beautiful

01:24:03Outlooks.

01:24:05Sell

01:24:05she it

01:24:06donate to the

01:24:07Proceeds to

01:24:08Addiction therapy programs.

01:24:10His smile

01:24:11was immediately

01:24:12and real.

01:24:13In

01:24:13Mia's

01:24:14Names.

01:24:14She would

01:24:15to appreciate that

01:24:16knowledge.

01:24:17What us

01:24:17regards,

01:24:18I

01:24:19breathed

01:24:20deep

01:24:20through

01:24:20and stepped

01:24:21with

01:24:22far

01:24:22open

01:24:22Eyes

01:24:23into the

01:24:23Uncertainty.

01:24:25We

01:24:25catch

01:24:26entirely from

01:24:26in front

01:24:27to.

01:24:27Dinner.

01:24:29Conversations.

01:24:30each other

01:24:31as

01:24:31Equal rights

01:24:32get to know.

01:24:33No

01:24:34Bets.

01:24:34No

01:24:35Power games.

01:24:36The

01:24:36would

01:24:37me

01:24:37fallen,

01:24:37he said.

01:24:38His

01:24:38Agree

01:24:39was gentler

01:24:39when I saw them

01:24:40ever heard

01:24:40had.

01:24:41Although

01:24:42I her

01:24:42warn

01:24:43should.

01:24:44I

01:24:44lose

01:24:45still

01:24:45not

01:24:45so much.

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01:24:49The

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01:24:50contained

01:24:50no

01:24:51Threat,

01:24:51just one

01:24:52Promise,

01:24:53the heat

01:24:54in my

01:24:54Breast

01:24:55widespread.

01:24:56I

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01:24:57not.

01:24:58Six

01:24:58Months

01:24:59later

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01:25:01Dante

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01:25:02Coast

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01:25:09sank.

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01:25:12Guests

01:25:12Suite.

01:25:13Her

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01:25:14improved

01:25:15under

01:25:15the

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01:25:16from

01:25:16Specialists,

01:25:17on their

01:25:18consultation

01:25:19Dante

01:25:20passed

01:25:20had.

01:25:21I

01:25:21work

01:25:22still

01:25:22three

01:25:22layers

01:25:23per week

01:25:23at Bellissimo

01:25:25although it

01:25:25now rather

01:25:26one

01:25:26Decision

01:25:27as a

01:25:27need

01:25:28was.

01:25:29Warm arms

01:25:30Snake

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01:25:31Rear

01:25:32to

01:25:32me

01:25:32and

01:25:33I

01:25:33declined

01:25:33me

01:25:33against

01:25:34Dante

01:25:34Breast,

01:25:35his

01:25:35solid

01:25:36Strength

01:25:36enjoying.

01:25:38Happy

01:25:39he muttered

01:25:40against

01:25:40my hair.

01:25:41I

01:25:41turned

01:25:41me

01:25:42in

01:25:42his

01:25:42hug

01:25:43to

01:25:43and

01:25:44studied

01:25:44the

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01:25:45the

01:25:46so me

01:25:46trusted

01:25:47become

01:25:47was

01:25:47How

01:25:47my

01:25:48own.

01:25:49The

01:25:49dangerous

01:25:50Sharpness

01:25:51was

01:25:51remained.

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01:25:53Aspects

01:25:53one

01:25:54man

01:25:54change

01:25:54itself

01:25:55never,

01:25:56but

01:25:56now

01:25:56was she

01:25:57mitigated

01:25:58through

01:25:58the

01:25:58Openness,

01:25:59the

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01:26:00only

01:26:00me

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01:26:03said

01:26:04I

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01:26:05I

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01:26:06smarter

01:26:06am

01:26:06as

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01:26:07Laugh

01:26:08grumbled

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01:26:08his

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01:26:10Proof

01:26:11it.

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01:26:12have

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01:26:18on

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01:26:19press.

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01:26:20Decision,

01:26:21the

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01:26:26and

01:26:26our

01:26:27kiss

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01:26:27a

01:26:28hunger

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01:26:29the

01:26:29me

01:26:30always

01:26:30still

01:26:30the

01:26:30breath

01:26:31robbed

01:26:32recognized

01:26:32I,

01:26:33that

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01:26:34Betting

01:26:34the

01:26:35risk

01:26:35value

01:26:36were.

01:26:37In the

01:26:37Game

01:26:38the

01:26:38Life

01:26:38and the

01:26:39Love

01:26:39was

01:26:40sometimes

01:26:40the

01:26:40Largest.

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