EPISODE 8/31/01
Simon And Lily Meet With Dante

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2001

Scene 1:
[ Cafe Dellarte in Malta ]

>> Lily: I'm here to meet Dante -- Dante Grimaldi. This is the Cafe Dellarte, isn't it?
>> Dante: You defy me and come alone?! You were supposed to bring Damian.
You understand the price you'll pay for this?
>> Lily: Damian will be here any minute. Your brother, he promised me. And he will show. He would never, never go back on a promise to me.
>> Dante: Why should I believe your lies?
>> Lily: Why would I lie to you? You have my husband and my son.
[ struggling noise and Dante's men haul Simon into the Café ] oh, Simon! Oh, Simon, are you okay?! Are you okay?!
>> Simon: Apart from this growth on my back, I'm fine.
>> Dante: You have invited a friend?! Oh, well. Signora Snyder, I'm afraid you and your friend made your final mistake.
>> Simon: Look, I have done nothing but wait outside in plain sight. I haven't got a weapon. Hey, I simply came here for the coffee. I hear it's the best in Malta.
>> Dante: Do you think I've forgotten what you've done to one of my men?
>> Simon: He was holding me hostage.
>> Dante: Silence! Search him.
>> Simon: I came here for one reason and one reason only, okay? To make sure Lily was all right. When she came inside to do her business, I sat outside minding -- would you please get that firearm out of my face?
>> Dante: Enough! Enough from you! I don't have time for this right now.
>> Simon: Oh. Oh, yeah, that's right. Well, just let me know when you finish killing your own brother, all right?
>> Lily: Simon, don't. Please.
>> Dante: You know, it's too late. It's too late to try to save your insolent friend, Signora. But I had hoped you'd prove yourself by delivering the man you promised.
>> Lily: Damian will be here. He will. I promise.
>> Dante: Yeah, but since you did not keep your word, then maybe I'll have to persuade you to tell me the truth about my brother's plan. You know, persuasion --
[ screams ]
>> Lily: I don't know! I don't know! I don't know Damian's plans! I swear, I just spoke to him, just for a few minutes. He said he wanted to talk to me to explain to me why he brought our son to Malta. He begged me to meet him so I could understand. And I told him to meet me here. Look, I set up my own son's father. What else do you want from me?
>> Dante: I want you to be inspired to greater honesty!
>> Lily: I'm telling you the truth, Dante.
>> Dante: Well, perhaps your husband will help you tell it better.
>> Lily: Holden's here? Holden, he's here? Holden?
>> Dante: Of course he's here! But neither you or your friend can talk to him. Don't make a sound, okay?
>> Simon: Go easy, all right? These guys are just dying to use us as target practice.
[ Dante's men drag out Holden, but there is a burlap sack over his head ]
>> Lily: Oh, it's him. It's Holden. I know it is.

Scene 2:
[ Cafe Dellarte ]

>> Dante: Do you see our prisoner here? The more lies you tell, the more he'll have to pay.
>> Holden: Who's there? [ Lily gasps ] Luke -- Lily, Lily!
>> Dante: Hold your fire!
>> Holden: Lily, what are you doing here? You can't stay here. It's way too dangerous.
>> Dante: Get her away from the prisoner! Get her away from the prisoner!
>> Holden: Get your hands off of her!
>> Lily: Let me go!
[ A struggle ensues and Simon is stabbed ]
>> Lily: Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
[ Simon falls to the floor and as he looks up he recognizes a woman with a scarf on her head sitting at a table ]
>> Simon: You --

Scene 3:
[ Cafe Dellarte ]

[Simon looks up to see Lucinda sitting at the table next to him.]
>> Dante: Your friend is still breathing, it seems. But next time I won't be this generous. Now, just tell me. What has my brother planned?
>> Damian: Why don't you ask him yourself? Thanks, Lily, for the note.
>> Dante: So good of you to show up, Damian. You should have bought Signora Snyder's husband a little bit more time.
>> Damian: I'm not here to fight, Dante. You're so solemn, brother? I'd think you'd be celebrating to have won so much. The Grimaldi fortune will finally be yours.
>> Dante: What? You concede without a fight?
>> Damian: I wish these people no harm. So you win, yes. Let them go and I'll give you what you want.
>> Dante: You know as well as I do that the only way to get what I want, and keep it, is if no one is left to oppose me. No one.
>> Damian: Dante, I am prepared to turn everything over to you. I will put all of our father's assets securely in your name. After we conclude our business, no one needs to be killed.
>> Dante: And I should simply believe that you'll just hand me everything and walk away?
>> Damian: In exchange for my son and the freedom of the other captives. Yes. You do this and I will deliver to you all the executed deeds, as well as the Grimaldi seal and insignia.
>> Dante: When?
>> Damian: In a few minutes. As soon as I see for myself that Luciano is alive and well.
>> Dante: Bring the boy in!
>> Lily: Oh, Luke!
>> Dante: Don't touch the boy!
>> Lily: What have you done to him?!
>> Dante: His mouth has been taped don't worry he's not in pain.
>> Lily: Damian. You have got to do something. You've got to get out of here!

Scene 4:
[ Cafe Dellarte ]

>> Damian: Let him go. Luciano's been through enough torture. Dante, you're a Grimaldi, my brother. I want to trust you. I want to believe that Luciano's unharmed. Tell your men to remove the hood and give the boy to his mother.
>> Dante: First keep your promise.
[ Speaks Italian ]
>> Damian: Signora Cordina? Grazie. All right, here, all the executor's deeds and the Grimaldi seal. It's all there, all legal.
>> Dante: It was with them. It's been such a long time. Why now?
>> Damian: What choice do I have? Dante, our fight cannot continue. It will now cost the lives of my boy, his mother and the people they love. I will not pay so high a price.
>> Dante: Perhaps I should keep this and kill you anyway. Dead men cannot have second thoughts.
>> Damian: You know my word is my bond.
>> Dante: But still -- it's never a bad idea to get some insurance. Huh?
[ Speaks Italian ]

Scene 5
[ Cafe Dellarte ]

>> Lily: Luke, it's okay. Mommy and daddy are here, and we'll make sure you're safe. And we're gonna take you home.
>> Dante: No touching. On my co three -- one -- two
[ Suddenl the woman, who had been sitting at the table, jumps up, pulls back her scarf and is revealed to be Lucinda. She grabs Dante and places a gun to his head ]
>> Lucinda: Um, nobody makes a move in this r you understand me -- or I will put a bullet in this man's neck. All right?
>> Dante: You wouldn't dare.
>> Lucinda: Oh, wouldn't I dare? You just watch, my friend. Okay? Am I clear, friends? Oh, okay. One -- ah, we got it. Two -- --

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