Freight Workers and.....wait, what? Sorry. The name you said was too long to jot down.
Lavinia
'Nuova Volsinii Freight Workers and Truckers Mutual Aid Association'...we need to study the workers' unions in Victoria and Columbia.
Lavinia
If we want to fight back against the famiglie' threats, we first need to unite amongst ourselves. There's strength in numbers.
Leontuzzo
The shipping industry is the lifeblood of every city. To date, the famiglie have established control of this industry in every other city in Siracusa.
Leontuzzo
We can't let that happen here.
Leontuzzo
In Nuova Volsinii, trucking is not controlled by gangsters. The shipping industry belongs to the drivers and every other upstanding citizen of Nuova Volsinii.
Eirene
But, why me?
Eirene
I used to be a truck driver for Sommer's grocery store, albeit a good one.
Leontuzzo
In Volsinii, there are only a few government employees who haven't accepted bribes from the famiglie—you could count them on two hands.
Eirene
That's because...
Lavinia
I'm sorry, Eirene. I privately looked into your and Sommer's past. I know about that tragic incident, and I truly apologize.
Lavinia
I was thinking, if you simply hate the Famiglia that set fire to your supermarket, you could have easily accepted help from another family to carry out your revenge...
Lavinia
But you didn't do that.
Lavinia
It's just a little speculation on my part. Forgive me if I offend you.
Eirene
Thank you... Judge Lavinia.
Lavinia
Eirene, regardless of whether you are the best choice to head the Truckers' Union, I believe you are a kind woman.
Lavinia
Please give this invitation some serious consideration, okay?
...I'll contact the Montelupe municipal government right away and ask them to help us catch the culprit.
Lavinia
In the meanwhile, we will apply for Nuova Volsinii to take jurisdiction of this case.
Sad Citizen
Do you think you'll be able to do it?
Lavinia
...
Lavinia
I'll do everything I can. This isn't the first change of venue request we've submitted this year.
Sad Citizen
But all your previous requests were denied, right?
Lavinia
...Even if they deny our request, I'll push hard to ensure my colleagues in Montelupe conduct a fair trial, so that the murderer is punished.
Sad Citizen
Fair?
Sad Citizen
Judge Lavinia, we all know what's going to happen if you do that.
Sad Citizen
They'll say it was my big brother who got drunk in the bar and started this. They'll claim the mafiosi were acting in self-defense, when a terrible accident occurred.
Sad Citizen
You know that's not what happened!
Sad Citizen
He went on a business trip to Montelupe because of Carnevale and somehow offended the mafiosi there. They beat him to death in a dirty alley...
Sad Citizen
Your Honor, I heard the mafiosi have already taken the judges and court workers out to dinner. You're telling me you can make sure there's a fair trial?
Lavinia
I—
Sad Citizen
My brother was a good man. He never did a bad deed in his life. We were among the first citizens to apply to live in Nuova Volsinii. Everyone loved my brother.
Lavinia
I am very sorry.
Sad Citizen
You don't need to be sorry. This sort of thing happens in Siracusa all the time, does it not?
Sad Citizen
Your Honor, I want revenge.
Sad Citizen
I'm going to do this my way, by a method that is tried and true in our beloved Siracusa. I'm going to sell my possessions and hire an assassin or go seek refuge with another rival Famiglia that holds a grudge against them.
Sad Citizen
But if I do that, will I be violating Nuova Volsinii's laws?
Sad Citizen
Will you pass judgment on me? Will Nuova Volsinii banish me forever?
Lavinia
Yes, as required by the New Urban Management Act.
Sad Citizen
Nuova Volsinii's laws are very strict and very effective. However, they only apply within Nuova Volsinii's borders.
Sad Citizen
Don't you find that to be funny?
Lavinia
...
Lavinia
I know it sounds cruel, but that's how the laws were written. Nuova Volsinii is a very special place, and its laws are what make it special, but they are also its greatest shortcoming.
Lavinia
But please believe me. I will do everything I can to help you.
Sad Citizen
No, Your Honor, my brother was wrongfully killed...
Sad Citizen
I want to... revoke my Nuova Volsinii citizenship and return to Montelupe.
Eirene
...
Eirene
How could this have happened?
Judge's Assistant
*sigh* There is nothing we can do about it.
Judge's Assistant
Nuova Volsinii is a special city. The New Urban Management Act, both in its content and its applicability, conflicts with Siracusa's historical traditions.
Judge's Assistant
In a sense, it is completely alien to the country as a whole. This is precisely why the law must stand.
Judge's Assistant
This is not the first time we've seen something like this happen this year. Sorry, I should not tell you these things.
Boss, you stuffed those vinyl records in your suitcase... aren't you afraid they'll get scratched?
Emperor
Like I got a choice!
Emperor
I don't like Siracusan smooth jazz. Sounds nice and fancy at first, but it might as well be tails brushin' the dirt while a pack of wolves gnaw at each other.
Emperor
Carnevale, parades, concerts... there's gonna be music everywhere. I just wanna see some old friends, I ain't out to get my ears violated.
Texas
Old friends? You mean your people are going too?
Emperor
We used to go all the time. Now the Siracusans are throwin' another theme party, after all these years, I mean, they definitely gonna show up.
Emperor
Hey, Texas! You say you ain't into it, but you got your bags packed quicker than I did!
Texas
I didn't have much to pack.
Texas
We won't stay very long. We'll be back as soon as it's over.
Emperor
Sounds like you sure somethin's definitely goin' wrong this time.
Emperor
Look, Zaaro lost his game, your deal's null n' void.
Emperor
You n' Siracusa, n' those old friends, they run some games I got no interest in, but everything that needed seein' to, got seen to.
Emperor
The Last Texas ain't nothin' no more. You don't got no high hopes for Siracusa, so what's it matter to you if it gets better or worse?
Texas
...
Emperor
You don't wanna say? Or you dunno?
Emperor
Forget it. I mean, I'm sayin' you can stay in Lungmen to watch the house.
You're the gloomiest customer I've picked up since arriving in Nuova Volsinii.
Chatty Driver
Why are you so sad? The Carnevale parade is just a few days away. Everyone is happy about their new lives in this new city, no?
Eirene
...
Chatty Driver
Speaking of which, I love this new city.
Chatty Driver
Look at these festively decorated streets, the wonderful parties, and the carefully prepared food. There are no famiglia around, and it hardly ever rains. The air, and our tails, are always dry.
Eirene
Signorina, could we cut the chatter? I don't really feel like talking right now.
Chatty Driver
What is it that's got you so upset? Let's chat about it. Maybe I can help you?
Eirene
...
Eirene
I made some mistakes. No, I should say, I failed to do some things. Or rather, I trusted the wrong people... In any case, I let people down.
Eirene
Whatever. There's no way to solve my problems anyway.
Chatty Driver
No no no, in Siracusa, no problems are unsolvable.
Chatty Driver
If you can't untangle the rope, you can just cut it. If you can't unlock the chest, you can smash the lock with a hammer. There is a solution for every problem.
Chatty Driver
Many times, all you need to do is change your perspective and screw up your courage. Then you'll find that all the problems will resolve themselves.
Eirene
Are you speaking from experience?
Chatty Driver
More than you can imagine.
Chatty Driver
After all, before becoming a taxi driver, my main job was helping my best friend solve problems.
Chatty Driver
Now that was someone who knew how to get into trouble, tsk.
Eirene
Claiming to be able to 'solve' problems—it sounds just like something the famiglie would do.
Chatty Driver
Then you've got me all wrong.
Chatty Driver
This is a new place; the old ways do not apply. Believe me.
Chatty Driver
Look, everyone's full of energy, everyone's full of love, and also, everyone's wearing a festive mask. How fun.
Chatty Driver
Sometimes I really wonder, what are hiding behind these masks?
Eirene
I don't understand what you're saying.
Chatty Driver
It's simple—wearing a mask 'imposed' on you can make it hard to breathe.
Chatty Driver
Many times, you actually know what to do; the answer is right there, crystal clear. It's just that for various reasons, we refuse to face it.
Chatty Driver
But if it could make things easier for yourself... then why not?
Eirene
....Sorry, but could you stop for a second?
The driver steps on the brake.
She doesn't know why, but Eirene has the feeling that, from the moment she got in the car, the driver has been waiting for this exact instruction. She even catches a glimpse of the driver's bright smile in the rearview mirror.
Eirene
I'm not going to the Trucker Camp. I want to go somewhere else.
