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[indistinct chatter]

[upbeat electronic music playing]

♪ ♪

Emma.

What are you doing? Luca's asking for you.

Sorry. I just--I needed a break.

This isn't an office job.

Come on.

♪ ♪

Where the hell have you been, huh?

I've got a group of financiers who want

to meet my new American girl.

Mr. Rossi, I'm not really feeling well.

Just relax, Emma.

Drink, smile, flirt, laugh at all their jokes.

Make the right man happy, and there is no limit

on how successful you can be in this business.

Are you ready?

Not really.

Have another, my dear.

Bevi, bevi!

I'll be right back.

[speaking Italian]

Absolutely no way.

[speaking Italian]

You'd like that, wouldn't you, huh?

I despise you.

[phone ringing]

Hey, Raffaella.

I don't care.

Tell him I got a headache.

'Cause his breath smelled like garlic and cigarettes.

[gasps]

[car alarm blaring]

[screaming]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Uh, hey, what's going on?

What is Dandridge doing here?

He wants to talk to you.

About what? Wait, where's Forrester?

Supervisor in-service training.

He was supposed to be back today.

Change of plans.

We're extending Agent Forrester's stay

in Quantico for another couple of weeks.

You'll stay acting lead until he returns.

Would have appreciated more of a heads up, but okay.

One more thing.

I want visibility on all major decisions.

All due respect, that's not really how we operate.

And I'm asking you to adjust.

I want us all on the same page.

We weren't before?

Keep me looped in.

Supervisor in-service training?

That sounds made up and boring.

Forrester must be bouncing off the walls over there.

You think Dandridge is trying to bench him?

- I'd like to see him try. - We caught something.

Call just came in from the U.S. consulate in Milan.

Jocelyn Bell, 30, American fashion model.

Two nights ago at an industry after-party,

she took a header off a penthouse balcony,

eight stories high.

The Italian police are calling it a suicide,

but there's another American model who says different.

Emma Staley, 20, Iowa girl.

We've got a signed witness statement from Emma

saying she saw Jocelyn arguing

with an unidentified Italian man

just a couple hours before she died.

- CCTV? - Negative.

CCTV cams were shut off for the party.

Still trying to find out why. - What about social media?

Plenty to comb through.

Jocelyn's phone wasn't recovered at the site, though.

Well, that's a red flag.

The venue was booked by Luca Rossi,

head of Ultima Models, the agency that reps Emma.

He also owns the penthouse suite that Jocelyn was in

right before the incident.

I've heard of Rossi.

Wild parties, disreputable investors.

He's had several former clients come forward

with allegations of abuse.

Rumors are Rossi brokers dates

between his models and wealthy men.

Nothing stuck, though.

Everything's settled out of court.

Sounds like a charmer.

Can you see about getting our witness some protection?

I'll make the call.

You've all worked cases in Italy?

I haven't.

You should know, the Italian justice system

is a bit baroque.

It's inquisitorial.

Public prosecutors lead criminal investigations,

not the police.

Isn't that backwards?

Like putting on shoes before trousers.

But when in Rome.

♪ ♪

[speaking Italian]

Captain Ennio Sindona.

Megan Garretson, Europol.

These are Agents Kellett, Vo, and Raines, FBI.

Is the public prosecutor here?

She'll meet you at the scene of the incident.

Also, your witness is under protection, as asked.

Thank you for your cooperation.

We'd like to speak with Emma Staley as soon as po--

Before that...

May I have a word? - Of course.

I just want to make sure you understand our position.

This was a suicide. - You're sure about that?

Yeah, I've seen this before with American girls.

They come here with big eyes, big dreams,

and they end up on the wrong path.

It's tragic, but it happens.

Emma Staley doesn't think it was a suicide.

Yes, your witness.

About her, when my men questioned Miss Staley,

she was a bit unstable.

What's that supposed to mean?

Emma was... brillo.

She had been drinking.

Okay.

Anything else?

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

Captain, if Jocelyn Bell was the victim of a crime,

then she deserves justice.

As police, we owe her that,

regardless of what path she was on.

♪ ♪

Emma's protection detail.

She was crying. She wasn't sad.

She looked angry.

Like she was having a fight with her boyfriend.

You think Jocelyn and the man you saw her with

were in a relationship?

He called her stellina.

It means "little star," a term of endearment.

Did he grab her?

Was he rough with her in any way?

No.

No, they just went back into the room.

But--ah, it just doesn't make any sense.

I don't know what Jojo was going through,

but she didn't look suicidal.

How long have you been in Milan?

Two months.

I was back home in Des Moines just posting on Instagram.

Scout found me, and now I'm here.

Was being a model not exactly how you pictured it?

It's just-- there are parts of the job

I didn't really know about.

In Milan, the fashion houses, magazines, designers,

they don't matter.

If you want to walk the best shows

and get the best spreads,

you have to go to these parties,

make the moneymen happy.

Bankers, investors, the VIPs.

Luca calls it "paying the bills."

Luca Rossi, your agent?

Emma, I know this is hard,

but I have to ask you something.

Has Rossi or anyone at the agency

ever forced you to do something you didn't want to do?

You mean like sex?

No.

What about Jocelyn?

I don't know. I didn't know her that well.

Can you describe the man you saw her with?

He was tall, gray hair.

He looked rich.

What about his face? Any distinguishing features?

I don't know, um, I think he had glasses.

Actually, no.

Um--let me think, I just--

Emma, the night of the party, did you have anything to drink?

Um, just half a glass of champagne.

The Italian police say that when they arrived on the scene,

you were drunk.

What?

That's not true.

They say you were being erratic.

A body hit a car literally right in front of me.

I mean, I was scared.

I was kind of losing it, but I was not drunk, okay?

You have to believe me.

We're just trying to gather as much information as we can.

Would you recognize the man you saw Jocelyn with

if we showed you some pictures, faces of different men?

Yeah.

Do you think he pushed her?

That's what we're trying to find out.

And while we do, I think it'd be best

if you stay here in your apartment.

I'm not going anywhere.

[both speaking Italian]

Are you the Americans?

Special Agent Andre Raines, FBI.

This is Megan Garretson, Europol.

Brit.

Nunzia Linari. Public prosecutor.

Luca Rossi's here, per your request.

He also brought his lawyer. - Wait, you brought him here?

Isn't this a crime scene?

Crime scene?

No.

I haven't opened an investigation.

We don't see any evidence of a criminal act.

Hard to see what you're not looking for.

This way.

Yes, I own it, but I don't actually live here.

Not full-time, anyway.

I got a villa in Basiglio.

Did you come down to the suite during the party?

No, I was playing host.

Did you see anyone else come down?

I was attending to my guests, not monitoring them.

We'll need to see that guest list.

What was Jocelyn Bell doing in your suite?

[sighs] I have no earthly idea, you know?

I gave up on accounting for Jojo ages ago.

She was spiraling.

Becoming a liability, drinking, drugs,

racking up debts, boyfriends.

Boyfriends you set her up with?

No charges have ever been brought

against Ultima Models or Luca Rossi.

Oh, I'm aware.

And I remind you, my client has agreed

to this interview as a courtesy.

If you slander him, that courtesy will be revoked.

Understood?

Why are you so sure that Jocelyn killed herself?

Two weeks ago, I told her

I was gonna drop her from my roster.

Looking back, that was probably what pushed her over the edge.

My apologies. Poor choice of words.

We have a witness who doesn't think it is suicide.

Who?

I'm not at liberty to say.

Are you talking about Emma Staley?

Was she on her meds that night?

- All right, that's enough. - Hold on, I just have--

If you have any further questions,

contact me directly.

Luca.

- You get anything? - Not much. How about you?

Housekeeping says the suite was never sealed off

after the body was discovered.

At least a dozen people came down from the party

and passed through, which means they probably

walked out on the balcony.

Which means the whole scene is contaminated.

Bang-up policework.

Any word on Jocelyn's phone?

They found a purse in the suite, but no phone.

Also, her service was disconnected

an hour after she died.

What about security cams?

No cameras in the suite, but the rooftop CCTV system

was switched off at the express request of Luca Rossi.

- Of course it was. - One more thing.

The sidewalk below is about 10 feet wide.

Jocelyn's body cleared it and landed on the taxi.

Just eyeballing it, but for her to have landed there,

a simple jump wouldn't have cut it.

She would have needed a running start.

Or someone launching her off.

[sighs] I don't think this was a suicide.

But without a witness...

♪ ♪

What about that renovation?

What time do they close up shop for the day?

Checked that. 6:00 p.m.

The workers were all gone by the time the party started.

♪ ♪

[both speaking Italian]

- What do you want? - Ah, splendid.

My name is Megan Garretson, I'm with Europol.

I'm looking into the death of an American girl.

This was two nights ago.

I didn't see anything.

The thing is, this incident happened

across from your balcony.

I said I did not see it.

I don't have anything to say.

My number is on this card, Signora.

In case you want to talk.

Finally got the autopsy results.

The contusions on Jocelyn's arms and shoulders

are consistent with a physical encounter.

Could that have resulted from the impact of the fall?

Technically, yes.

She's got defensive injuries on her hands and fingers as well,

but we can't tell whether they happened at the party

or sometime before.

There's another issue. Luca Rossi wasn't lying.

Emma was diagnosed with bipolar disorder seven years ago.

She's talked about it on social media.

Unclear if she's currently on any meds though.

Without medication, bipolar disorder

can cause breaks in reality, but that doesn't make

Emma an unreliable witness.

I don't know if an Italian jury would agree.

♪ ♪

Emma.

[television playing indistinctly]

Emma?

Are you in here?

♪ ♪

Any sign of her?

She's gone.

Emma didn't leave a note.

She didn't take any of her clothes or her meds.

And her phone's disconnected.

Just like Jocelyn's.

You want to tell me what happened here?

We left and came back. It was just a few minutes.

You left? Why the hell would you do that?

Lunch break.

I'm sure she's fine.

She probably just ran off somewhere.

American girls in Italy are like wild horses.

Are you kidding?

Calm down, please.

You just lost our witness.

She was nervous, scared.

We told her to stay here.

There is no way she would have just run off.

I think you are overreacting.

It's only been a couple of hours.

She could come back at any time.

Just spoke to the shopkeeper across the street.

He said he saw Emma leave with two men in dark suits.

They were driving a black SUV.

Let me guess, this was around lunchtime?

If I find out this is anything more

than you just being incompetent,

you're gonna see what overreacting

actually looks like.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

No, I haven't heard from her.

You don't seem too concerned.

I'm not her babysitter.

You're going to another party?

Luca wants us working again tonight.

It's part of the job, and Luca always says,

"Make the right man happy and there's no limit

to how successful you can be."

Didn't seem to be working for Jocelyn.

Rossi was about to drop her from his roster, wasn't he?

It's a tough business.

Not every girl makes it.

You don't have a problem with that?

I'm from the south, by Napoli.

If you knew Italy, you would know what that means.

And believe me, I'm not going back, ever.

So if I have to go to these parties and flirt

and laugh with these old, rich men, I'll do it.

Is that it?

Excuse me?

Is that all Luca Rossi ever made you do, flirt and laugh?

♪ ♪

What about Emma?

Was she popular with the men at these parties?

Anyone specifically?

Jojo was the one everyone wanted.

La bella figura.

She got all the attention.

She had a lot of boyfriends?

Just one.

It was his big secret, so she never said his name,

and he would take her to places, buy her gifts.

What kind of gifts?

This is from an Ultima Model social media page.

Timestamp 1 hour and 36 minutes before Jocelyn's death.

Now, Raffaella said that Jocelyn's secret boyfriend

bought her this necklace.

Makes sense because it's a bespoke piece

from an artisanal jeweler on Via Monte Napoleone.

Yellow gold and diamonds.

Sticker price, 82,000 euros.

[whistles]

It didn't get bagged at the scene.

Which means it must have come off before she hit the taxi.

Who's the gift giver?

Walter Maldini, an Italian hedge fund CEO.

Purchased the necklace six months ago.

Maldini, really? [scoffs]

- You know this guy? - Europol knows him.

He's one of the guys who manages about 1 billion

of the Vatican's assets.

They call him "The Holy Banker."

We've been looking into him for fraud and embezzlement.

Well, it gets worse.

Maldini has a history of violence against women.

I found seven reported accusations

of abuse and assault.

Yeah, it all bounces off, though.

He always finds a way to run out the clock,

game the system, and he's still widely respected in Italy.

There's something else.

Maldini ordered an engraving on the necklace.

Per la mia stellina.

Little star.

What Emma heard him call Jocelyn.

Right before he pushed her off the balcony?

Which I know we cannot prove yet.

But if Maldini did kill Jocelyn

and Emma can place him at the scene,

she's a threat, so we need to find her, fast.

Interesting.

You Americans have a strange understanding

of the word "evidence."

Maldini is a clear suspect.

We have more than enough reason to investigate him.

For what?

There are many ways to explain what happened to that girl

that don't involve foul play.

He's a violent abuser, and Jocelyn

was in the same room with him right before she died.

I won't authorize an investigation

until I see real evidence that a crime has been committed.

Sometimes our job is to uncover crimes,

not just solve the ones handed to us on a plate.

You should give seminars.

Something on your mind, Captain?

This isn't the first time Maldini's name

has come across my desk.

I still think Jocelyn Bell probably killed herself,

but if Maldini was involved, that complicates things.

Unbelievable.

It took some arm twisting, but Luca Rossi

sent over the guest list for the party tonight.

Maldini is on it.

This guy thinks he's untouchable.

And that's how we find Emma.

We'll get close, we gain his confidence,

and we get him talking.

- How do we do that? - I've got an idea.

♪ ♪

Hey.

Can you print out copies of the autopsy photos for me

and put them in an envelope? - Sure thing. What for?

Just playing a hunch.

Hello.

Signora.

I thought you might want to see this.

- We need your help, Raffaella. - Please just leave me alone.

I can't do that. Emma is in trouble.

She isn't just missing. She was taken.

I don't want to be involved.

You already are involved.

This isn't just about Emma or Jocelyn,

this is about every girl who's been victimized here.

You can't stand in the storm

and pretend you're not getting wet. -

I said I don't want-- - Villagio Coppola.

That's the village you come from, right?

10,000 people, tiny, poor?

I know nothing has been easy for you.

You said you were just a girl

when you first came here, right?

Do you remember that girl?

Don't you wish you could go back and watch out for her?

Protect her?

That is what I'm asking you to do right now.

For Emma.

♪ ♪

[speaking Italian]

What do you want?

I know you need another American girl for tonight,

since Emma ran off.

And?

I've got a friend who just moved here from New York.

She's a model and she's looking for representation.

Hello, Mr. Rossi.

- I'm in. Rossi bought it. - Great.

Raines, let's get surveillance set up.

Eyes and ears.

We may have a problem.

We have a problem.

Linari was livid when I talked to her,

and I don't blame her.

You're circumventing a public prosecutor

who happens to be your host.

Things are moving fast.

Also, circumventing is a tad strong.

We've been intermittently sidestepping.

You're investigating a highly prominent

Italian citizen without having checked the proper channels.

An American girl is missing, another is dead,

and we think Maldini killed her.

We have to investigate this.

I agree.

Which is why I've asked the Italians

to give you more time.

Linari has come around, but whatever you need to do,

I would do it fast because her patience is running out.

Now, why don't you walk me through

your next investigative steps?

We're still working through our options.

Nothing's imminent.

Whatever you decide on, run it by me first.

Understood.

Is it just me or--

He's up to something.

Let's finish getting Vo prepped.

I thought you said nothing was imminent.

I also said things are moving fast.

[indistinct chatter]

Can you hear me, Raines?

Loud and clear.

[thumping electronic music playing]

♪ ♪

I've got eyes on Rossi.

Still blind on Maldini.

I've got eyes. Your 10 o'clock.

Stay close, okay?

I'm going in.

Mr. Maldini?

- And who might you be? - Alex.

Mr. Rossi said I should come talk to you.

I'm one of his new girls.

Why, yes, you are.

New and fresh like a pink spring lily.

[chuckles] Thank you.

First time in Milano?

Yeah, I just arrived, like, a week ago?

And I don't really know what I'm doing.

Well, it's a big city.

I'd be very happy to show you around.

If you like. - Oh, that would be wonderful.

Thank you so much, Mr. Maldini.

Mm.

It's just, I was supposed to be staying with this girl Jojo.

She's a model too.

I mean, she was a model.

I don't know if you heard, but she killed herself.

It's really sad, obviously, but I don't feel like

she was going to, you know.

She seemed fine.

Except for--

Except for?

What?

I don't know if I should say.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

Signora.

I'm sure her family would appreciate

any information you could give them.

Yes?

She tell you something?

Start reeling him in, Vo.

She was scared.

She had this boyfriend,

and they were fighting, like, all the time.

I see.

Does this boyfriend have a name?

Not that she told me,

but I think he was being abusive.

And Jojo had proof.

Proof?

What proof?

Recordings.

I mean, he didn't know it, but she recorded their fights.

Him yelling at her, hitting her.

Perhaps we should discuss this

in a more private setting.

Excuse me for a moment.

Good work.

Let's pull Raffaella now.

Tell her to meet Raines outside.

On it.

♪ ♪

Let's go.

Agent Cameron Vo.

Welcome to the party.

Thanks.

I always wanted to meet an FBI agent.

Oh, you see my attorney gave me the full lineup.

He seems to be well informed.

It's one of the perks of having the GDP of Barbados

in your bank account.

That and Caspian Sea caviar.

I am not here for the fish eggs.

I am here because you can't seem to stop hurting women.

If that were true, I would not be meeting the Pope

for breakfast on Tuesday.

Well, why don't we tell him about how

you threw Jocelyn Bell off a balcony

and then see how he feels about that?

- Should we pull her out? - No. She can handle this guy.

You American girls.

You got pretty mouth, but no idea when to keep them shut.

♪ ♪

Where is Emma Staley?

I know you took her.

Emma Staley.

Is that why you're here?

What did you do with her?

Oh, I showed her a good time.

♪ ♪

Emma.

What are you doing here?

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- Are you okay? - She's fine.

She's here as my guest.

Isn't that right, Emma?

Vo, you've gotta get her out.

Bring her in.

- We're leaving. Let's go. - No, I'm staying. I'm fine.

Hey.

Tell me what is going on.

Are they hurting you? Are they threatening you?

I'm Mr. Maldini's guest.

He came to pick me up at my place.

He said I need to get out and have some fun.

Maldini was with Jocelyn that night.

He's the man you saw, isn't he?

No. I was mistaken.

I didn't see anything.

- Emma, you told-- - Just leave me alone.

Agent Vo.

I'm Robert Baldwin,

Miss Staley's legal representative.

Why do you need a lawyer?

Well, Ms. Staley is concerned about her involvement--

I wasn't talking to you.

From now on, please direct any questions

you have for my client to me.

So you can control everything she says.

Emma, if they are controlling you,

if they are hurting you, we can--

What's all the commotion?

Agent Vo, meet my wife, Chiara Maldini.

♪ ♪

Just an unfortunate misunderstanding.

Is that what I think it is?

Zoom in on it.

We'll get this all cleared up.

You'll see, amore.

Jocelyn's necklace.

Unreal.

The FBI is investigating suicide, isn't it?

Oh, the American girl who jumped off the building?

Jocelyn, that was her name.

But your husband called her stellina.

It's inscribed on that necklace you're wearing,

because he bought it for her first.

The, um, agent here seems to think I knew this girl?

I was with her at the party.

How odd.

I can assure you that this necklace

has never touched another woman's skin.

And Walter, he didn't go to that party.

He was with me at home all night.

Anyway, the poor thing.

As Dante wrote, "O human race, born to fly upward,

wherefore at a little wind dost thou so fall?"

Try some caviar before you leave.

♪ ♪

Emma.

The public prosecutor is on her way.

She's going to send you home.

Maldini called her.

He is lodging a formal complaint

against me and the FBI.

He did it.

I mean, he killed Jocelyn.

I saw it in his eyes.

Are we just gonna let him get away with it?

Unless you can show Linari direct evidence

that a crime has been committed,

I don't see what we can do.

We bring Emma in.

Are you serious?

She's already recanted.

She signed a witness statement.

Let's bring her in and hold her to it.

Do you realize what you're asking of me?

It could end my career.

Captain, you know Maldini did this.

So be a moral cop right now.

Do your job and let's take this guy down.

♪ ♪

Signora, I need to talk with you.

I know you saw what happened to that girl.

You might be the only person who saw it.

The man who did it is gonna keep hurting girls.

I need your help.

Signora, please open the door.

♪ ♪

[yelling in Italian]

Where you been?

I believe you Yanks call it a Hail Mary.

- Any luck? - No. What's going on?

We brought Emma back in.

Vo is with her now, trying to flip her back,

get her to place Maldini at the scene.

What if she doesn't?

[suspenseful music]

Like I said, Mr. Maldini sent a car to pick me up.

He's taken an interest in my career,

and he's putting me up at his house

while we discuss opportunities beyond modeling.

If that's true, then why can't you look at me?

Emma, look at me.

Please.

I'm telling you the truth.

♪ ♪

All right, enough.

You signed a witness statement saying that

you saw Jocelyn Bell arguing with a man

just minutes before she died.

Is this the man you saw?

She already told you she was mistaken--

I'm not talking to you right now.

Actually, you are. As her lawyer--

Jocelyn had a family, Emma,

and they're never gonna see her again.

And you know what the worst part is?

Not knowing.

Not knowing what really happened.

And if you don't do the right thing right now,

they're never gonna know that she was murdered by this man.

Tell me what you saw that night.

Doesn't matter what I saw.

That night, the night of the party...

I wasn't on my medication.

♪ ♪

It's not true, obviously.

Maldini has to be threatening her somehow.

That's not the point.

She just admitted to not being on her meds

in front of witnesses.

Even if we can convince her to tell the truth,

a defense lawyer will rip her apart on the stand now.

It would never get that far.

Linari would throw the statement out first thing.

What then? Maldini walks?

Hold on. There must be something else.

[phone chimes]

Who is it?

My Hail Mary.

Signora?

You're gonna come in or not?

I see you got my final package.

I have been alone for a long time.

At this age, you don't need much.

A nice view, good chair.

Most nights I sit and I watch the world go by.

It doesn't sound very exciting,

but you would be surprised at the things I have seen.

Why haven't you wanted to talk with me before?

You are not from here.

It's hard to explain.

When I was a girl, my older sister

wanted to leave her husband.

Before she could do it, my father found out.

He said that my sister had disgraced his name.

Papa hit her so many times,

she was in the hospital for two months.

Was this when honor killings were still legal?

Nothing happened to him.

We went to mass the next day.

This is how it has always been here.

And nothing will change

unless you do something about it.

[soft pensive music]

Is this his wife?

He put that girl's necklace on his own wife?

Yes, he did.

After he killed her.

Signora, I know it's difficult, but the way this world is,

sometimes we have to do more than just sit and watch.

♪ ♪

They have been working on this building for months.

An old place like this needs repair all the time.

The men keep taking their breaks on my balcony,

smoking their cigarettes.

I tried to make them stop, but they wouldn't.

So the landlord,

he put this here.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

And this was recording the night of the party?

Everything it records.

Goes straight to the clouds, he said.

♪ ♪

I know we have a different understanding

of the word "evidence, but...

♪ ♪

You know what else Dante wrote?

"Hope not ever to see heaven.

"I have come to lead you to the other shore

into eternal darkness."

♪ ♪

Thank you for everything.

I really thought he was gonna hurt me.

You're safe now.

I'm going home.

Going back to school.

I think I'm gonna take a break from the fashion world.

For a while, at least.

How about you?

I'm testifying against Luca Rossi.

I won't him hurt me again, or anyone else.

I'm glad to hear that.

I don't know what's going to happen, but you were right.

It's time to face the storm.

Ready?

[soft pensive music]

♪ ♪

The public prosecutor has opened

a criminal investigation against Maldini.

Good.

I hear you're looking into Luca Rossi and Ultima Models?

That's right. Trafficking and prostitution.

Should be a simple case.

You know, you're actually pretty good at it.

- At what? - Being a cop.

[chuckles]

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It is a nice view.

What do you think we'll see?

Usually, when I sit here at night,

there is less talking.

Oh.

Understood.

Salute.

Per lei, Signora.

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[tense music]

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[wolf howls]