The Body (Il corpo)

I, Bruno, take you, Rebecca, to be my wife.

By the grace of Christ, I promise to always be faithful,

for better, for worse,

in sickness and in health,

and to love and honor you, all the days of my life.

I, Rebecca,

promise...

- I can't... - What's going on?

I'm sorry.

What are you saying, love?

I can't marry you

after what you did to me.

What happened?

- After what I did to you? - I'm sorry.

- I'm sorry. - Honey.

What's going on?

You should see your face right now!

Film his face.

Of course I'll marry him. It was a joke.

Zoom in. Get a close-up of him.

Look at his face. My husband's as white as...

When I think of Rebecca,

I recall the words of a comedian.

"My wife married me to get back at a man.

And I soon found out that man was me."

At the theater, everyone was laughing.

Everyone except me.

THE BODY

Good morning.

Here's your lunch.

Laila, get down from there!

Ma'am? Your lunch is ready. It's getting late.

Ma'am?

Oh, God! No!

No!

The board of directors has been notified.

I'm clearing your schedule until tomorrow.

As soon as you let me know the funeral arrangements,

I'll notify your contacts.

Then we can reschedule your agenda.

Sir, if there's anything you need, I'm here.

- Condolences. - I'm available. Call me.

- Condolences. - Condolences, Sir.

- At any time! - Condolences.

- Condolences. - Sir?

My sincere condolences.

Sir?

...an Italian pharmaceutical company,

she had just turned fifty.

Rebecca Zuin died of a heart attack

Oh, my God!

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS ON TV]

Please, help me! Help my husband!

Do you want to screw everyone over again?

- How did you do it? - Not this time!

MANCINI SAN GIOVANNI HOSPITAL, NOW!

You're looking great. - Can we get a pastry?

Ambrosi said you're not going on holiday.

- Weren't you going to Madrid? - Next week, maybe.

That's what you said last month.

You haven't seen your daughter in years.

Two and a half. And it's my fucking business.

Angelo Salvitti.

Head trauma and cervical fracture.

They've stabilized him,

but they don't know when or if he'll make it.

The guy who ran him over said he came out of nowhere.

It was dark, it was raining, and he couldn't brake in time.

The road was so wet that even if he'd seen him...

It's a miracle he stopped anyway.

Breathalyzer?

Both negative.

Where did it happen?

At the Forensic Science Institute.

- At the morgue? - He's the night guard.

I'm very touched, but tell me why I'm here again.

If he hadn't been run over,

we wouldn't have known what happened

at the morgue before tomorrow.

A body is missing.

Did you warn the husband?

ITALIAN EXCELLENCE

Everybody was crying today.

Even the dog.

But you weren't.

Everyone reacts in their own way.

How will your wife's death impact the company?

You dealt well with the press earlier.

You were very much at ease.

I'm just trying to stay strong.

You'll need plenty of it.

Strength that is.

You'll have to manage everything my sister did.

If you don't need me...

I'll go.

I don't need you.

Zuin's sister asked for an autopsy,

tomorrow at 9 am.

An autopsy for a heart attack?

What time did the body disappear?

Salvitti started his shift at 5:30 pm.

He left his office at 9:50 pm.

He called 911 before running away.

But the line went dead.

They tried calling him back, but he didn't pick up.

Why was he running?

We don't know.

He was the only worker in the building.

Who signed the death certificate?

Dr. Saviano. I've already called her.

There are 15 security cameras

in the building.

They all stopped working at 9:40 pm, all except one.

This one.

It looks like he heard something,

but no alarm had gone off.

When he got back,

he was terrified.

Fifteen cameras and that's the only one working?

- He wanted us to see it. Maybe he's still here.

There's no sign of forced entry in the area,

but the building is huge.

I asked for a search team.

We couldn't gain access to the security room.

Someone changed the password.

What did he see?

A walking dead.

Someone walking with a dead, maybe.

MISSED CALL

INCOMING CALL

Aren't you going to answer that?

I'm sure it's more condolences. I can't.

At this hour?

Why, what time is it?

Hello?

Yes.

Yes, it is.

Don't worry, I wasn't sleeping.

I've already spoken with your colleagues.

What's going on?

What do you mean?

I get it. Can I know why?

Alright.

Alright. I'm coming.

What's going on?

MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ARNALDO ZUIN

- Corrado? - Hm?

Chief Inspector Cosser.

- My condolences. - Bruno Forlan. Good evening.

Thanks for coming. We realize that

this is more bad news for you today, but...

More?

Let's sit down.

It's about your wife. She's missing.

- What? - Her body.

It was there, and now it's not.

Vanished.

Is this a joke?

Our first hypothesis, the only one, actually,

is that someone took it.

- Took it? - Hm-hm.

What the fuck? It's not a package.

Isn't there any surveillance here?

Yes, Mr. Forlan. In fact, it was the night guard who called us.

He tried to intervene,

but something scared him and he fled.

At the moment he's in a coma.

A car ran him over

and now he's at San Giovanni hospital.

I'm sorry, but...

Why would someone steal a corpse?

Satanic rites, vandalism.

Organ trafficking.

Or maybe

to avoid the autopsy.

Had someone been threatening your wife?

She was a rich, powerful woman. She might have had enemies.

I don't know anyone

mad enough to do something like that.

What about you?

What about me?

There was a call to 911 on October 20, at 1:18 am.

Domestic violence.

Yes, it was one of Rebecca's jokes.

I'm sure you have that on your notes.

Yes, I do.

Your wife loved jokes, uh?

Yes.

Maybe he'll go back home and find her there!

- How fucking dare you? - Sorry, it was just a joke.

A shitty joke!

- I overdid it. - Show some respect!

Look, you're absolutely right. Sit down.

No, I mean it!

Ask my colleague. I tend to overdo it. I'm sorry.

- He does. - Please, sit.

Please.

Please.