Hotel Portofino

Sir.

Thank you.

Andiamo.

I'm sorry, Ma'am. I thought you'd left.

We couldn't all fit in the carriage.

Can I get you something while you're waiting?

Glass of water, maybe.

What did I tell you?

Ah.

Looks like paradise, eh?

If you say so.

For heaven's sake, lighten up a little.

Here.

Go and gamble with someone else's money.

It's liberating when you have nothing to lose.

No.

It's not an imposition.

No, not at all.

Cecil's here.

Alright.

What the hell is he doing here?

Well, I imagine the same as everyone else.

The man's like a bad penny.

He was keeping me company, Cecil.

You haven't been tempted to gamble, then?

No. You know how I feel about gambling.

Oh, good grief. What a puritan you are.

Oh, that's Farrino up there.

Cecil, he looks like a gangster.

He is a gangster,

which is why it would be politic to say hello.

Oh.

I think I'm going to leave that up to you.

- What? - I need to speak to Rose.

Oh, for God's sake, woman.

Rose, darling.

Hey.

Come have a drink with me.

Yes, please.

Yes, yes.

Oh!

Oh!

Fourteen.

You having a good time? I'm having a great time.

Huh?!

Excuse me!

Let's go.

I brought something to show you.

So, the hotel belongs to you now?

One hundred percent.

Thanks to your rather helpful suggestion.

Let the laundering begin.

Hey, what are you doing up here, huh?

Get down there, spend some money.

Ah, here you two are, eh, hiding away.

Looks like you two could use a refill.

I see you kept the good stuff back.

Yeah. Well, you don't supply me with enough

to do anything else, so...

Not for very much longer.

Confirmation...

of a fivefold increase in our monthly shipment.

Not bad, Cecil. Not bad.

We, uh, are gonna need more.

Oh, uh, of course, of course, yes.

Although I'm a great believer in quality over quantity.

Except quantity matters most

when it comes to making money, right?

You got that right, Danioni.

Hey, why don't you go down there, huh,

go, go have some fun.

Thank you. I intend to.

But before I do, I have a small favour to ask.

Oh yeah?

Name it.

This architect, Johnny, Bonacini,

for reasons I prefer not to go into,

I'm rather keen to teach him a lesson.

Really?

And what kind of lesson did you have in mind?

Let him win a hand or three.

Lull him into overconfidence and then, um...

Stack the deck to give you a handful of kings, right?

Yes.

Take the arrogant so-and-so to the cleaners.

To the cleaners.

- You're very kind. - Yeah.

No one likes an arrogant so-and-so, do they, Cecil?

There's dancing back there.

Oh.

I want you to dance with me.

Not now, Rose, please.

It's always not now with you.

Well, I have some things on my mind.

Or someone, more like.

You don't want to dance with me.

Talk to me. Touch me.

You can barely look at me.

Is there anything you do want to do with me, Lucian?

Rose, you're drunk.

Well done, you noticed.

I'm not doing this right now.

What's wrong with me, Lucian?

- Now is not the time for that. - What's wrong with me?

There's nothing wrong with...

No, tell me, what's wrong with me?

There's nothing wrong with you. I'm just not in love with you.

Oh, Rose.

- I'm sorry, Rose. - Leave me alone.

I shouldn't have said that. You didn't need to propose if you weren't sure.

You didn't need to propose if you weren't sure.

I practically begged you not to.

Gian! Gian, Gian!

I thought I'd never see you again.

You said, 'We belong together.'

Yeah.

Please.

Rose?

There you are.

Oh, my dear girl. What is it? What is it?

What's happened? Is it to do with Lucian?

Yes. I, I've been meaning to find you ever since you arrived.

But what with the inspection and Alice's engagement,

lodgers' arrangements and the hotel extension,

I just keep getting interrupted.

And, and also, I...

well, I, I didn't want to be presumptuous...

um, and jump in, put my foot in it

just to make myself feel better.

I imagine the sensitivities around...

well, the difficulties that you've been having.

I spoke to Julia.

You spoke to my mother?

I thought it best, a- and to Lucian.

He told you?

Well, only by way of seeking advice.

It, it was for you.

Everything?

I, I, I think so.

Did he tell you that he still screams at night?

I thought not.

Rose.

Well, I don't like the looks of that.

Yep.

I only wish we could get a message to them somehow.

Well, perhaps we can, Sir.

You know where Nish is being taken ashore?

I do.

And when.

Oh, come on then, take me to them.

But your mother told me to be ready to take anyone back...

To hell with my mother, Nish is in danger.

Go on, then.

I'll drop you as close as I can.

But you'll have to make your own way back.

Fine.

Bella.

Have you seen Lucian?

Not for some time now.

What about his wife?

No.

You are worried about something?

Is it that obvious?

To me your feelings are always obvious.

Well, then you'll understand the other day.

How you cannot.

Not now.

Not in the current circumstances.

- -Good evening. - Not so fast.

I'd like a word with you.

Say what you have to say.

I know what you're up to.

Then you know more than I do.

I warned you to stay away from my wife.

I'm employed by her.

Not for much longer.

There are going to be changes at my hotel.

If Bella tells me to go, I will go.

But I will not take orders from you.

I've been told you were a gentleman.

And I will make him pay who denies it.

Then why don't we settle this like gentlemen should?

Italians do not fight duels anymore, Mr Ainsworth.

Bless you.

I meant a game of cards.

I bow out first, I scarper back to London.

You bow out before me,

you never see my wife again.

Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to the Casino Santa Margherita.

In the normal run of things, I'd take a hammer to the head

of anyone who got in the way of your gambling.

But I'll make an exception

for our very special guest this evening.

This dame, she's like the casino itself,

beautiful to look at, fabulously dressed,

and always ready to take your money.

Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together

for Miss Claudine Pascal!