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00:02I've been notorious since I was a little girl.
00:05My father couldn't control me, and my stepmother didn't dare cross me.
00:11Anyone who messed with me paid the price.
00:13By the time I turned 28, no man in this city wanted to marry me.
00:17So my family sold me off to a widowed mafia dad.
00:20I walked into the DeMarco family ready to make them all fear me.
00:24But then a little girl tugged on my dress.
00:28Are you, are you my mom? Do I really have a mom now?
00:32In that moment I was 8 years old again, meeting my stepmother for the first time after my mother died.
00:38I decided that, for this girl, I would become the mother I never had.
00:43Even if I had to burn every rule in this house to ashes.
00:50Oh, Aurora sweetheart. Today you're going to become Mrs. DeMonto.
00:55I'm going to miss you so much.
00:57Really? If you're going to miss me that much, how about I just don't get married?
01:01What?
01:02If I don't like married life, I can always come back.
01:04So keep my room exactly the way it is.
01:06Come back? No! No, that won't be necessary.
01:10Go, go! God bless you darling! Hurry up and get married!
01:14Oh!
01:19She sure got out of here fast.
01:27I heard the Vitale hairress never appears in public.
01:30Hardly anyone has even seen a photo of her.
01:32Any woman Adrian DeMarco would marry has to be someone special.
01:35But if they've kept her hidden all these years, could she really be that ugly?
01:39Are you kidding? Adrian could have any woman he wants.
01:42There's no way he'd marry an ugly woman.
01:46How much longer?
01:47The bride should have arrived by now.
02:14Miss, who are you?
02:15I'm your bride, Aurora Vitale.
02:21I thought they said the Vitale heiress was beautiful.
02:23That's not a bride, that's a whale.
02:24Keep your voice down, this is a DeMarco wedding.
02:27What's there to be afraid of? We can't say what we think?
02:29Do we have to wait until everyone shuts up before the wedding can continue?
02:33Quite a temper.
02:34Adrian, you're in for one hell of a night.
02:36With a bride that big, I'm not sure your bed will survive the wedding night.
02:45What? You wanna start something?
02:55Can we start now?
02:57Continue the ceremony.
03:01Sir, we have a problem. They made their move early.
03:06Are you sure?
03:07Yes. You need to go now.
03:10Wait. If you leave, what happens to the wedding?
03:13It goes on.
03:14You want me to finish the ceremony with your portrait?
03:16I've already signed the papers. The marriage stands.
03:19From today on, you're my wife.
03:20And the lady of the DeMarco house.
03:22Are you serious?
03:23I'm sorry.
03:31Mr. DeMarco has already signed.
03:33Once you sign, the marriage is official.
03:36What could possibly be so urgent that he'd abandon his own wedding?
03:39I think he finally got a good look at the bride and couldn't stand to stay.
03:42What does she have to complain about?
03:44She's lucky the DeMarcos even let her marry into the family.
03:49From this moment on, you are Mrs. DeMarco.
03:59Let them pity me all they want.
04:02They think being abandoned by your husband at your own wedding is the ultimate humiliation.
04:08But I never needed a husband.
04:11What I want is a mansion, an empire, and walls high enough to keep my family away from me forever.
04:25Iron gates, high walls, security cameras. Not bad. At least the Vitales won't be able to get in so easily.
04:41Does Adrian usually stay here?
04:43Mr. DeMarco rarely comes home.
04:54Are you, are you my mom? Do I really have a mom now?
04:58I heard Adrian's late wife had two children. She must be one of them.
05:02Yes. You have a mom now.
05:16You must be Leo.
05:18Sophia? Leo?
05:24So you're the replacement Adrian brought home.
05:29Sophia, Leo, it's past your bedtime. Go back to your rooms.
05:36Sophia, how many times have I told you not to wander around after bedtime? Come here.
05:45reprogramming me again?
05:47Looks like you've forgotten every rule I taught you.
05:52Let go of me!
05:53She just met me.
05:54She's a little shy.
05:56There's no need to grab her like that.
05:57I'm disciplining her.
05:58I don't care how you used to discipline her.
06:01But starting today, I'm her mother.
06:06i didn't hurt her you saw it wrong
06:10tell her sweetheart did i hurt you when i was little whenever helena gave me that look
06:16i knew to say no tell them did i hurt you see she said it herself sophia's always been shy
06:24you just got here you don't know her the kids can show you around tomorrow if you need anything
06:28ask the staff where are your rooms i'll walk you back
06:43you two sleep here
06:48always have
06:59i wore these yesterday i don't want them anymore and take that new game console to my room now
07:04yes young master and i want a fresh chocolate cake yesterday's tasted awful i'll have the kitchen
07:10make another one right away
07:15whose room is that marco's grandma likes him best even the staff call him the golden boy
07:23adrian's own children are living like orphans in one of the wealthiest mafia families around
07:27this is insane don't sleep here tonight you're staying with me really really
07:49don't eat that
07:58don't eat that
08:05you're right i suppose i should eat what i'm served
08:11what are you doing
08:27aurora
08:28let me make this clear if i'm served garbage you'll eat worse if my children go hungry your
08:33son goes hungry too try me again and you'll be on your knees begging adrian to come back and save
08:39you clear all of this away and make breakfast again the children eat first no one else touches
08:44eat the food until they're full
08:47didn't you hear me
08:48yeah ma'am
09:04eat
09:08you
09:12have the new dining rules posted before tonight starting today sophia and leo eat first and eats until
09:18they're full if anyone serves them something like this again they're fired on the spot
09:25where's your brother i don't know then stay right here i'll go find your brother
09:38shut up do you want my mom to find out she'll lock you in the basement again
09:48what are you doing get out this isn't your business
09:55let go of me my mom will destroy you if you touch me
09:58your mom isn't here right now
10:01let me go my mom will kill you then she can get in line let me go my mom will
10:06kill you
10:10let me in i'm telling mom good give her my regard
10:18how long has he been doing this to you three years three years why didn't you fight back
10:26analiza said if i ever hurt marco she'd tell dad i was violent she said dad would send me away
10:31and i'd
10:31never get to see sophia again look at me next time marco touches you fight back but analiza no buts
10:41make a scene fight back whatever happens i've got your back just remember one thing don't ever let
10:47anyone hurt you without fighting back what if dad really does try to send me away you're my child now
10:53as long as long as i'm in this house no one gets to send you away
10:58okay
11:00come on where are we going back to my room sophia is waiting for you
11:10allura thank you go to sleep
11:20aurora what did you do to my son
11:24stay here
11:29my son was out on that terrace all night how dare you lock him outside your son held a lit
11:34cigarette to my child's face you should be grateful all i did was make him spend one night
11:37outside what gives you the right to treat him like that if he ever touches leo again last
11:42night will seem merciful aurora you'll pay for this
11:49you'll pay for this
11:50is marco in trouble big trouble
11:56no one will ever bully either of you again i promise and anyone who tries will answer to me
12:09ma'am grandmother would like to see you in the family chapel now yes miss alina is there as well
12:15all right i'll be there in a minute
12:21sit down
12:23you married into the demarco family you have a duty as his wife adrian is out there protecting this
12:29family you should be praying for his safe return how come here at five every morning and kneel for an
12:35hour then you're not worthy of the demarco name and if i don't then you're not worthy of the demarco
12:42name
12:43i'll write to adrian and tell him you blasphemed against god and disgrace this family
12:52five in the morning right yes fine i'll be here
13:08what are you doing
13:10what are you doing
13:22adrian wouldn't make his living killing people and i wouldn't have survived by making my own
13:26miracles you dare drink in here there are plenty of things i dare to do
13:34i'll tell adrian everything you've done here today go ahead tell him i refuse to kneel
13:40tell him i drank in his precious chapel but make sure you tell him the rest
13:44tell him his children wore old clothes that didn't fit and slept beside the servants corridor
13:49should i bring leo here should i make him show you what marco did to him with that cigarette
14:01you want to frighten me with adrian go ahead but think carefully when he comes home will he punish
14:06me first or ask why you let his children live like servants under his own roof
14:11from now on i run this house you can keep the chapel pray until your knees bleed if you want
14:16but the house is mine you don't order me and you never use adrian's name to threaten me again
14:22and if i refuse then we wait for adrian to come home every bruise every burn every night his
14:31children were treated like they didn't belong here we'll count every last one then we'll see who he blames
14:45you really are a vicious woman
14:50exactly that's why they married me to your grandson men like adrian don't need obedient wives they need
14:56weapons you're just going to let her walk away she's only been here a few days and she's already
15:03walking all over us if this keeps up everyone in this house will be answering to her be quiet let
15:11me think
15:16mom are they going to make you leave
15:24unless they carry me out in a coffin no one's getting rid of me relax i'm not that easy to
15:30kill
15:33her grandmother back down for now and elena had lost her biggest ally but before i settled the
15:38score with her i needed to rewrite the rules of this house
15:47what the hell is going on is someone breaking in
15:53good morning
15:58what is wrong with you it was a drill the demarco family has real enemies
16:03there are people outside those gates who want every one of us dead
16:06and this pathetic performance just made one thing very clear
16:11from the moment that alarm went off to the moment the last person arrived four full minutes
16:16four minutes long enough for every one of you to die before help even arrives
16:21you're insane insane no prepared that's why you're still alive from now on when that alarm goes off you
16:30don't ask why you don't look for permission you move you don't have that authority
16:35of course i do i'm the lady of this house and the moment i started protecting it better than all
16:41of
16:41you i earned the right to command it if you refuse to take security seriously during the day
16:46then we'll train at night kitchen now breakfast for 10
16:59that was an order not a request
17:03adrian will hear about this
17:06then tell him his wife ran a security drill at four in the morning
17:10and tell him his household couldn't manage a single breakfast without falling apart
17:14then we'll see who he's angry with the woman protecting his family or the people who failed it
17:30these drills will happen without warning from now on
17:33and they'll continue until everyone in this estate is worthy of the demarco name they hide behind
17:38i can't tell if you're fearless
17:40or if you simply don't know how to be afraid
17:48that's exactly what makes me dangerous after that drill the estate finally settled down but adrian
17:53still hadn't come home i heard he was somewhere in eastern europe dealing with a shipment that couldn't
17:59wait deals bloodshed and one mess after another that was his life he was handling the trouble outside
18:05the gate i was cleaning up the rot inside them the staff finally knew who to obey elena kept her
18:10head
18:10down and the children finally started living like the rightful heirs to their own home
18:25leo stop
18:38you got in a fight i fought back but i still lost who carter reed and two of his friends
18:47they started talking about my mom again they said she killed herself because she'd rather die than live
18:52with us losing doesn't matter this time you fought back that matters next time
18:59win
19:01mom did people bully you when you were little too of course after my mother died i was small and
19:08skinny
19:09easy target
19:12no one protected me back then so i learned to become the thing they were afraid to touch
19:19eventually i figured out that if i looked big enough strong enough and mean enough
19:23that's the greatest people accessionaire at worst people stopped trying to hurt me
19:31so that's why you made yourself so big
19:34back then this was my armor it made sure no one could ever look at me and see something helpless
19:40again but mom you're not alone anymore i'm going to get stronger i'll protect sofia and i'll protect you
19:47too then i'm going to get stronger too when leo and i are strong you won't have to hide inside
19:53your armor anymore
19:57i'd spent years teaching myself to need no one but hearing these two little trouble takers say they
20:02wanted to protect me for the first time i knew what home felt like
20:08you want to get stronger then come with me
20:21don't just swing find the opening be fast be precise bring your hands right back after you
20:26punch don't stand there waiting to get hit next time you don't lose
20:31you're training too
20:35i made myself bigger so people would be afraid of me
20:40but now i want to see what i can become without hiding behind this armor one month
20:48in one month we'll see which one of us has changed more deal i'll keep watch fine keep track of
20:55anyone
20:55who slacks off from that day on leo and i trained for a full month hands back up don't hand
21:03them your face
21:12mom leo got tougher every day and i realized i could get stronger too even without that armor now that's
21:38a month later leo went back to school
21:46i knew he'd run into those boys again sooner or later
22:01i just didn't expect it to happen this fast hello mrs damara we have a serious problem
22:10sir everything here has been taken care of did you get what i asked for
22:17leaving her alone at our wedding wasn't exactly my finest moment
22:21hopefully she'll like this sir back to the estate
22:27sir something happened at leo's school he injured another student they want a guardian there immediately
22:36mr demarco during lunch leo got into a fight with carter and his two friends he drove a compass
22:42through carter's hand and pinned it to the desk my son could have lost the use of his hand the
22:48demarco
22:48family owes us an answer they started it you hurt someone that badly and still think you're right
22:53is that what that fat woman taught you who is this the man mrs demarco threw out at the wedding
22:59don't talk about my mom like that
23:04what am i wrong she's fat nasty tempered and throws a punch the second she hears something she doesn't like
23:10what kind of child could a woman like that possibly raise where's aurora we already contacted mrs demarco
23:17she should be here any minute good let her come i'd love to see how that fat woman plans to
23:22defend him
23:22this time look what you did to my son's hand you're going to apologize to carter did you hear me
23:30apologize
23:31apologize i'd like to see who thinks they can make my son apologize
23:45mom
23:49mom
23:52what three months apart and you don't even recognize your own wife
23:58you're aurora
24:01you're the one trying to make my son apologize
24:06yes your son hurt my son this badly you don't think he owes him an apology carter's hand still
24:11hurts the doctor said he almost damaged a nerve mom my hand really hurts
24:17what about you i'm fine you did good you fought back
24:27mrs demono leo did stab carter with a drawing compass today
24:32this was far more serious than an ordinary school fight this isn't over
24:39carter's parents are also demanding that the school take action
24:43this matter i've got this
24:51what do you want fine you're the one who asked first i want leo to publicly apologize to my son
25:01in front of the whole school and i want him to admit he deliberately hurt carter
25:07second the demarsos pay every pent of carter's medical and rehabilitation costs what else
25:16a dangerous kid like him has no business staying at this school
25:22i want him out of this school today and i never want him anywhere near my son again
25:37that's adrian d'amato if you really take this that far we're the ones who'll pay for it
25:42what are you afraid of carter's the one who got hurt aurora humiliated me at that wedding i've been
25:49holding that in for three months today i'm getting even her son hurt cater first this time she'll have
25:56no choice but to back down so do you agree to my terms or not
26:06and if i don't
26:08then i'll take this straight to the press a domano kid stabbing another student with a drawing compass
26:14let's see how you clean that up once it hits the news mr reed this is still a matter between
26:18children there's no need to drag the press into it stay out of this
26:26watch your tongue i i'm just telling the truth my son is the one who got hurt we're in the
26:32right here
26:33agree to my terms and there's no reason for me to go to the press the press
26:41now i'm curious too i wonder what the press will write when they see these
26:47what are you talking about
27:01didn't you want the press so do i
27:08leo why didn't you ever tell me about any of this
27:12you're always busy i thought i could handle it myself
27:17leo i and just now
27:20you didn't believe me right away either did you
27:26leo they're just a few photos who says cater did any of this i knew you'd say that
27:37that's why i came prepared
27:40with no mom around to protect you you really think you're some big shot demarco kid
27:43your dad's never around who do you think is coming to protect you
27:46what too scared to talk leave my mom out of this i'll say it anyway your mom would rather die
27:53than
27:54stay with you get out of my way
27:59the footage is clear carter and the others provoked and cornered leo first leo was acting in self-defense
28:10mr demanco mrs demanto it it was just kids messing around carter apologize to leo now dad do it do
28:18it
28:21sorry don't bother i accept your terms with one change cater apologizes to leo and then he leaves
28:30this school what was that unclear who the hell are you to decide where my son goes to school
28:46are you questioning my wife aurora is my wife and she speaks for this family what she says i say
28:55mr demanto i and you effective immediately every demanto company is terminating all business with
29:02the reed family no mr demanto i was just suppliers investors partners anyone who wants to keep doing
29:08business with the demarcos won't touch the reeds again no you can't do this you'll destroy our
29:13company be out of this city with your family by tomorrow mr demanto please we know we were wrong i
29:19was wrong i never should have threatened you please give us one more chance get them out mr demanto
29:25please please have mercy come on we're going home you're coming home today
29:37leo
29:40you were right back there i didn't believe you right away and all those injuries
29:47three years and i only found out today that's on me leo i'm sorry it's okay you're the dawn people
29:57are always waiting on you and there are things only you can handle i didn't want to bother you with
30:01something this small but before i'm the dawn i'm your father from now on if something happens you tell me
30:13even if you're busy even then so you're not mad at me about today
30:27you were protecting yourself and demarco doesn't just stand there and take it
30:35mom said the same thing she said if someone comes after me i fight back
30:42she taught you well i'll take the compliment
31:02dad dad you're really back i haven't seen you in forever are you leaving again today
31:10it's handled i'm staying for now really
31:17then you can have dinner with us tonight relax he's not getting away today
31:23leo was that a joke why not but you never smile
31:32you two always look like this
31:37pretty accurate
31:39neither one of you knows how to smile
31:43is that funny
31:46very
31:50come on dad i want to have dinner with you mom you too
31:56all right you win and leo all four of us
32:02adrian
32:06adrian you're finally back
32:10adrian
32:14you're finally back if you'd stayed away any longer this whole family would have fallen apart
32:20what happened her she's only been here three months and she's turned this whole place upside down
32:26she disrespected mom drank in the family chapel
32:30humiliated me in front of everyone changed the estate rules without permission and set off the
32:35alarm at four in the morning waking everyone up now the staff takes orders from her and so do the
32:40guards she doesn't give a damn what mom or i say anymore that's not true everything's been better
32:46since mom got here mom didn't do anything wrong adrian look at what she's turned these kids into
32:54they never used to talk to me like this because you keep saying bad things about mom
33:00sofia she didn't teach us to be bad
33:04i heard what happened at school leo hurt another kid so badly they had to call the parents in
33:09when has anything like that ever happened before aurora's the one teaching him to act like this
33:13mom and marco he always your favorite uncle adrian it was her she locked me out on the terrace all
33:21night all night she left marco out there by herself and you're just gonna let that slide that woman
33:27has no business being mrs de mardo if you let her stay here sooner or later she's going to tear
33:31this family apart you need to divorce her and get her out of this house
33:38is all of that true she's not wrong i did all of it
33:47adrian you heard her she admitted it herself she disrespected mom humiliated me in front of
33:53everyone and locked marco out on the terrace all night and now she won't even apologize just look at
33:59her she doesn't regret a thing dad no one's getting her out of this one adrian after everything
34:07she's done you have to make her pay elena you know exactly why i locked marco out on the terrace
34:19or do you really want me to tell adrian exactly what leo and sophia went through during the three
34:24months he was gone what does that mean ask them leo
34:36adrian don't listen to her leo's just a child i wasn't asking you
34:46leo look at me
34:49did you forget what we talked about today after you left
34:54aunt elena made us move out of our rooms sophia and i had to stay in the staff quarters
35:01sometimes the kitchen wouldn't save any food for us and when our clothes got worn out no one would
35:06replace them sophia would cry at night because she was hungry leo that's enough let him speak
35:14marco bullied us all the time sometimes he'd lock me in the basement and burn me with cigarette
35:20leo you can't just make things up leo you can't just make things up i'm not lying
35:29this is proof
35:32adrian he's lying
35:38sweetheart is leo telling the truth it's true
35:41but after mom came aunt elena and marco stopped messing with us
35:52adrian you can't seriously take a child's word over mine
35:57i'm your sister i've looked after this family for years why would i ever hurt those kids on purpose
36:07i sent money home every month i called every week every time i asked how the kids were doing you
36:14told me they were fine three million dollars elena did you really think i wouldn't check where the money
36:21went adrian i you know exactly where that money went i only used part of it i can explain there
36:31were
36:31expenses for the house for marco for me enough three million dollars and yet leo and sophia were
36:38sleeping in the staff quarters going hungry with no one even bothering to replace their worn out clothes
36:42my wife didn't kill you she showed you mercy
36:51adrian i was wrong it was all my fault just give me one more chance i'll change i'll do whatever
36:56you
36:56want i'll take good care of leo and sophia from now on and i won't let marco bully them again
37:00i swear
37:02you're not sorry you're just scared aurora i already apologized what more do you want from me
37:09you apologized does that make leo's scars go away or does that erase all the night sophia went hungry
37:16and everything you put her through adrian i'm your sister you have until sunrise pack your things take
37:28marco and leave what if i see you here after sunrise
37:39i won't say it twice adrian this is my home too you're really going to throw me out for a
37:47woman
37:47who's only been here three months adrian
37:59we need to talk all right
38:10about what
38:14on our wedding day i left you alone i gave you nothing left you with this house and two kids
38:20and
38:20you still managed to hold this family together someone had to aurora what do you want
38:30what
38:34what you stood up for leo bought sophia new clothes and put this whole family back together
38:40what's your price you think i did all of this just to get money from you then what do you
38:45want
38:47i want a husband who actually shows up a husband who won't leave me and those two kids here
38:52unprotected while other people walk all over us if you can't do that then stay out of my way
38:59i will adrian let me remind you of one thing i'm not saint everyone says i'm wicked that i'm some
39:07kind of monster you're not afraid of me why would i be i knew exactly what kind of woman you
39:13were when
39:13i chose you and i liked what i saw i saw you once three years ago three years ago you
39:24had an argument
39:24with your stepmother you won then went out and bought yourself dinner as long as i'm in this house
39:31you don't get to do whatever you want
39:37then you'd better live a long time
39:54that's nothing new but i saw more than that
40:00i also saw you slip away where no one could see you and wipe away your tears
40:14and i saw you give your coat to a homeless kid you'd never even met
40:23i wanted someone tough enough to protect my children just like no one ever protected you
40:36so you're using me don't you need me too
40:43you're right i do need you i need the name adrian de paulo and i need the power that
40:50comes with it you walk into any room and everyone shuts up one word from you can drive an entire
40:57family out of this city i don't have that kind of power i can hold this family together and
41:04protect your children but you need to do your part as my husband
41:10like what i want the same standing in the city that you have when you walk in people step aside
41:16when i walk in they do the same i don't want them calling me mrs de mano just for show
41:22i want their
41:23respect their obedience i want them to know that crossing me has the same consequences as crossing
41:28you you want my power no i want my own all right you have my word
41:41then here's to a successful partnership adrian
41:47to a successful partnership aurora
41:53starting today aurora and i have equal authority in this family
41:59she has the final say on all de marco family matters
42:02her orders are my orders she needs no one's permission
42:07understood mrs de marco
42:13that was fast i gave you my word
42:18i won't allow it
42:22adrian what are you thinking how can you just hand de marco family's authority over to an outsider
42:26she's not an outsider she's my wife so what if she's your wife she's only been here three months
42:31and you're already giving her the same authority you have she's got you so blinded you've forgotten
42:35who you are i didn't realize i had that much influence stay out of this i'm talking to adrian
42:40you're trying to take away my authority i'd say that gives me every right to speak
42:44she's right
42:48fine you want to defend her we'll come back to that but you threw elena out of this estate for
42:51her how
42:52do you explain that mom please i was wrong adrian has every right to be angry with me and you're
42:56still defending him elena is a de marco too she's your sister she's looked after this family for years
43:02and now that aurora's your wife you're throwing elena and marco out
43:04adrian i really am sorry what i did was wrong i'll change i don't want anything i just want to
43:08come home with marco we've lived here for years this is our home too grandma i want to go home
43:14let me make myself clear i will never agree to putting the de marco family's authority in that
43:19woman's hands and elena and marco are moving back into this estate no what did you say
43:27elena will never live in this estate again adrian she's a de marco too she has the same blood
43:32running through her veins the only reason she walked out of this estate alive is because she's
43:36my sister you're really turning your back on your own family for aurora elena was the one who hurt my
43:42family first i don't care what happened before i am the elder of this family and this will be handled
43:49my way what gives you the right what gives you the right adrian don't forget i'm your mother
43:56then don't you forget you're only my stepmother
44:02after your father died who kept this family together who watched you rise to the position
44:08you're in today and now you're speaking to me like this over a woman you've only been married
44:12to for a few months don't make yourself out to be some saint i've never forgotten what you've done
44:20alina hurt leo and sophia and now you think you can just say let her move back in and make
44:24all of
44:24that disappear not happening adrian i already apologized if apologies fixed everything the prisons
44:31would be empty this isn't your place that's not for you to decide
44:40enough
44:43you really think one word from adrian makes you his equal
44:47from where i'm standing yes the demarco family is bigger than this estate and adrian isn't the
44:52only one with a say there are uncles extended families and people who've stood with the demarcals
44:57for decades adrian may recognize your authority that doesn't mean they will then bring them all here
45:04anyone who thinks i don't belong anyone who wants my authority taken away can sit at the table and say
45:09it to my face fine if you're both so confident then call a family council bring back every demarco with
45:16a seat at the main table then the whole family can decide whether this woman has any right to wield
45:21that kind of power all right seven days the demarco family council dinner adrian you'll regret this
45:30i'm not the one who regret this
45:33seven days that should be plenty of time to round up everyone who has a problem with me
45:39i'll be waiting
45:51aurora
45:53what is it
45:56this is for you
46:01is this my mother's necklace
46:05it disappeared after she died
46:07after your mother died the vitelle family sold it
46:09three months ago i bought it back from a private collector
46:12a wedding gift three months late
46:14i hope you like it
46:17thank you
46:18one more thing tomorrow the head of finance will bring the demarco accounts from the past few years to the
46:23study
46:23tomorrow that fast didn't you say you wanted power of your own starting tomorrow you'll be in charge of the
46:29family's finances too
46:30good
46:31ma'am these are the family's financial records from the past few years
46:37alina was thrown out and she still has access to the demarco family accounts
46:40yes she's always had access to the family accounts
46:44cut her off
46:45all of them
46:46all of them
46:47but she's still family
46:48did you forget what adrian said yesterday
46:51yes ma'am
46:53and pull every personal expense from the last three years i want to see all of it
46:57in seven days they're coming to decide whether i'm qualified to run demarco family aren't they
47:03then i should see whether they're qualified to question me
47:08i'm sorry ma'am this card was declined
47:10what
47:13try this one
47:17this one's declined too
47:19run it again
47:22still declined
47:25how is that possible
47:29hello
47:29mrs demarco i'm calling to let you know that effective today your access to all demarco family accounts has been
47:36revoked
47:37who told you to do that
47:38who told you to do that
47:39this is demarco
47:39this is demarco
47:41hello hello
47:44aurora
47:49she only got that power yesterday and today she cut off every one of my accounts
47:53now she's digging through three years of records
47:56she's only been married into this family for three months
47:59and she already thinks she has the right to go through demarco family accounts
48:03today it's elena
48:05tomorrow it'll be us
48:06finance has already started pulling the personal expenses for every branch
48:10i told you from the beginning
48:12she wants a lot more than the title of mrs demarco
48:16she can run the estate
48:17but family power is off limits
48:19at the family council in seven days i'm voting against her
48:22so am i against
48:25i won't take orders from a vitari
48:27she has no right to make decide for the demarco business
48:29five out of seven branches are against her
48:33when the time comes adrian will have to choose
48:36aurora or the demarco family
48:38then we'll see what he chooses in seven days
48:43sir we just got word
48:45five of the seven family branches have signed a formal statement opposing her authority
48:50five
48:51antony and catherine are both on it
48:53they're planning to demand that mrs demarco's authority be revoked at the family council
48:57the demarcos have kept them comfortable for years
48:59they've had it easy for so long they've forgotten who put them where they are
49:03do you want me to deal with it beforehand
49:06one word from you
49:07and at least a few of them won't dare show up at that dinner
49:10no
49:11sir they're clearly coming after your wife
49:13i know
49:15but aurora wants power of her own
49:17not power that comes from me silencing everyone for her
49:21understood
49:22what about what i asked you to prepare
49:25it's ready
49:25the lawyers have confirmed everything
49:27you can use it whenever you're ready
49:29good
49:31in seven days
49:32i'll remind them exactly how i became the don
49:45dad good night
49:48what are you two doing in here
49:50i want to sleep with mom tonight
49:52when you weren't here we slept with mom all the time
49:56what
49:57got a problem with it
50:03dad what are you doing
50:05you're old enough now
50:06it's time you learn to sleep on your own
50:09but mom tells me bedtime stories every night
50:14i'll tell you two tonight
50:18but i want mom to tell them
50:21no you don't
50:31the kids are asleep
50:33now i think i deserve a little attention from my wife
50:41some attention from your wife
50:43mm-hmm
50:43who said you were getting any
50:45that's why i'm waiting for you to say yes
50:48adrian you've been getting bolder lately
50:51you can say no
50:52and what if i don't
50:54do i really have to teach you
50:59adrian
51:01it's not too late to change your mind
51:03you'd better not make me regret this
51:18aurora
51:20don't talk
51:26ma'am these are the remaining records of personal expense
51:31a hundred and twenty thousand dollars for private yacht repairs
51:35it's from antony's branch
51:37a family expense
51:39a private trip
51:45aurora
51:46perfect timing
51:48when are you paying back the hundred and twenty thousand dollars
51:53a yacht owned by the demarco family
51:55and just because i used it for a few days you expect me to pay back the full hundred and
51:59twenty thousand dollars
52:00the yacht belongs to the family
52:02your private vacation doesn't
52:04the records make it very clear that trip had nothing to do with family business so of course the bill
52:08is yours
52:09adrian has run this family for years
52:11and he's never come after me over something like this
52:13those were his rules
52:14i run the finances now
52:16and my rule is simple
52:18we don't use demarco money to pay for anyone's personal expense
52:23don't forget the family council is only a few days away
52:25making an enemy of me right now won't do you any favors
52:29you've already signed that statement opposing my authority
52:32even if i paid that a hundred and twenty thousand dollars for you today
52:35you still wouldn't suddenly start supporting me
52:37if your vote can't be bought why would i waste money trying
52:44aurora you'd better think this through
52:46i'm not the only person you're making an enemy of
52:49then tell them to bring their financial records too
52:53you have 72 hours to put the money back
52:55otherwise at the family council i'll put three years of records on that table
52:59and let everyone see who really has no business managing demarco money
53:03do as she says
53:07adrian i'm your uncle
53:08exactly that's why i'm only asking you to pay it back
53:14when i was little i loved watching my mother wear this necklace
53:18put it on for me
53:32i never thought i'd have it back one day
53:35anything your mother left behind should have been yours
53:42well
53:45beautiful
53:47five branches have signed against me
53:50tomorrow night that whole table is probably waiting to watch me lose my authority
53:55then they're going to be disappointed
53:58you sound pretty confident
54:01i've always believed in you
54:10the money's been paid back
54:12finance already told me
54:14don't get too comfortable
54:16after tonight
54:17you may not even have the authority to look at those accounts anymore
54:21then you should be grateful you paid it back yesterday
54:23otherwise
54:24i would have started with you tonight
54:35your first decamon family council and you don't look nervous at all
54:39why should i be nervous
54:41you're the ones trying to get rid of me
54:42you're also the ones who have to figure out how to convince adrian
54:45the family council isn't the same as running the estate
54:48the people at that table won't go easy on you just because you're adrian's wife
54:52good
54:53it gets boring when no one argues back
54:59everyone's here let's go in
55:01that seat should be reserved for someone with more seniority in this family
55:15she really thinks she runs this house
55:21aurora come here
55:23here
55:32now that everyone's here
55:33say everything you came to say tonight
55:40then let me make this clear
55:42aurora has only been married into the demarco family for three months
55:44yet she's already freezing family accounts
55:47going through the branches financial records and interfering in family affairs
55:50she was given too much power too quickly
55:52today she can force me to repay a hundred and twenty thousand dollars
55:55tomorrow she can freeze any branches funds
55:57just because they don't follow her rules
55:59if the entire demarco family has to answer to her
56:02what are the rest of us even here for
56:04we don't interfere with who adrian marries
56:06but being his wife and holding power over this family are two different things
56:11she hasn't been through what this family has been through
56:13and she has no right to walk in and put herself above everyone else
56:18i oppose her continuing to hold authority over family affairs
56:21so do i
56:23five of the seven branches have signed
56:25aurora
56:25you said anyone who opposed you should say it to your face
56:28well everyone's here now
56:29you've heard them
56:32i heard them
56:34at least after tonight i won't have to wonder who's spending demarco money while thinking they're above the family's rules
56:39you still think you're going to keep that seat after tonight
56:42whether i sit here has never been your decision
56:45adrian five branches have made their position clear
56:49aurora can remain your wife
56:50but the authority you've given her over this family must be taken back tonight
56:57you've been talking this whole time as if one thing were already decided
57:00what?
57:02that this meeting was called so you could vote on whether aurora gets to stay
57:12i never said that
57:21what is that?
57:24seven days ago you demanded a family council
57:26i had something i wanted every one of you here to witness
57:32adrian what have you done?
57:34the lawyers have finalized the changes to the demarco family trust
57:38starting tonight aurora will manage the family trust alongside me
57:43you're handing the family trust over to her?
57:46i'm not handing it over to her
57:47she'll manage it with me
57:49from family assets and major investments
57:52to every matter requiring trust approval
57:54she will have the same final signing authority i do
57:56five branches are against her
57:58and you're giving her even more power?
58:02you still don't understand
58:08i didn't bring you here tonight to ask for your opinion
58:10i brought you here to inform you
58:21now
58:22does anyone still object?
58:30sign it mrs de munco
58:31sign it mrs de munco
58:34sign it mrs de munco
58:41sign it mrs de munco