Look behind you. The whole street belongs to us... an awe-inspiring pack of wolves.
Fanatical Mafioso
Good. No one should miss the Carnevale.
Fanatical Mafioso
The weapons?
Excited Mafioso
The secret weapon caches have been opened by the Don's orders. Guns, bombs, staves, crossbows... everything is fair game.
Fanatical Mafioso
Good! But remember the most important thing—keep your mask on.
Fanatical Mafioso
Nobody cares who's behind the mask, which famiglia they're from. Nothing you do will be punished.
Fanatical Mafioso
Carnevale—Siracusa's greatest festival!
Fanatical Mafioso
Cut down our foes! All the famiglie that oppose us will be swept aside! Nothing shall stand in our way in Siracusa!
Excited Mafioso
What about the officials of the city hall? They're even worse than the other famiglie, those slugs that keep babbling about their lofty ideals.
Fanatical Mafioso
The courthouse is right there behind us. They can sit and watch in that proud white tower of theirs... or get a crossbow bolt in their throat if they don't behave.
Excited Mafioso
I like the sound of that!
Fanatical Mafioso
Do you smell it in the wind? It's the smell of blood, just waiting for a chance to spill...
Fanatical Mafioso
Tonight, there is no Grey Hall, there are no laws, no rules, no order. Tomorrow, there will be a new order in Siracusa, starting with this new city—
???
Alright, I think the speech has gone on for long enough.
???
I'm—er... Noemi! Trainee officer at the Nuova Volsinii Police Department!
Noemi
Look around you! There is nowhere to run!
Noemi
According to the New Urban Management Act, even members of the Dodici Famiglie must undergo a background check and standard registration prior to entering Nuova Volsinii.
Noemi
Your previous acts of violence are on record, and the violence that you are planning will not go unpunished. Illegal ownership and usage of weapons is a serious crime!
I thought I had it all memorized. I don't know why...
Director
There are only a few days until the Carnevale, Noemi. We need to finish this soon.
Noemi
Sorry, I didn't think that my first task as a trainee would be shooting a movie...
Director
Are you nervous because of the camera, or because the scene in front of you looks real?
Noemi
...
Director
If it's the former—look at these blokes here. I'm nervous that they'll let slip the names of their favorite pizzerias while trying to say their lines.
Noemi
I worked at my papa's pizzeria before I started police school...
Director
Anyway, you look good on screen and have a decent memory. You're the best one for the job.
Director
If it's the latter—you're a graduate of Siracusa's first police academy. You're gonna have to stare into the eyes of the wise guys at some point. It's your job.
Noemi
B-Both, I guess...
Noemi
I promised Papa that I'd finish my training and become a cop. I'll get my job done, whatever it is!
Maybe the actors playing the mafiosi should act more intimidating? Show just how far Nuova Volsinii has come?
Leontuzzo
Or maybe you don't like how Venezia Trucking is involved in the filming? But at least they have not attempted to challenge Nuova Volsinii's New Urban Management Act.
Leontuzzo
They're just providing 'employees' as extras. They didn't even ask for ad space in the promotional video...
Lavinia
...
Leontuzzo
You know I'm not doing this because I like it.
Lavinia
I don't know, you look pretty happy in the limelight.
Director
Signore! It's almost time to shoot your speech!
Leontuzzo
Be right there!
Lavinia
...
Leontuzzo
I-I'll make sure they know I'm just the Acting Mayor...
Lavinia
Not for long, though.
Lavinia
A grand festival, formal inauguration as mayor, a promotional video, your face in every corner of the city, so that no one would miss it...
Leontuzzo
We've talked about this, Lavinia.
Leontuzzo
We've done a lot in this new city. We've founded a new city hall, enacted the New Urban Management Act, and put into place policies that exclude the mafioso order...
Leontuzzo
But we have yet to face the big questions head-on—from Signora Sicilia, and the other famiglie that have designs on the new city.
Leontuzzo
Is there a better time than now?
Leontuzzo
Here, at the one-year anniversary of Nuova Volsinii, we have invited all citizens, even friends from abroad, to come to Nuova Volsinii.
Leontuzzo
We have revived the word Carnevale, which has not been used in the last half-century, and given it new meaning, in order to demonstrate...
Leontuzzo
This country can and will change the old things that bind it, and it starts with this city.
Lavinia
But how will painting a target on your back contribute to all that you've said?
Leontuzzo
We need a banner...
Lavinia
And the famiglie of Siracusa are waiting for a target that they can attack and harm.
Lavinia
Just because the famiglie have kept a low profile doesn't mean they've given up on controlling this city. They have their eyes on you.
Leontuzzo
...I'm not afraid of them.
Leontuzzo
I won't let them have their way, not again...
Lavinia
I know how you feel, Leon, but what we need right now is not a reckless declaration of war.
Lavinia
You need to protect yourself. I don't want to see you...
Director
Signore! Are you ready?
Leontuzzo
C-Coming!
Lavinia
...
Lavinia
The trucks will have to be returned to the union as soon as the shooting is done. They're needed for the festival preparations.
Leontuzzo
I know, half a day is as much as the union can give us. Don't worry, it's all been arranged.
Lavinia
I need to go. A lot to do at the courts.
Leontuzzo
Is there trouble?
Lavinia
Nothing major. Some issues with a few companies' registrations.
Lavinia
Their nose for loopholes in the law would put my law school classmates to shame.
Leontuzzo
About dinner—
Lavinia
There's leftover pasta in the fridge. Help yourself.
Leontuzzo
No... what I mean is...
Leontuzzo
I promised to join Demetri for dinner tonight... I can't avoid him forever.
Lavinia
...
Lavinia
Take care of yourself, Leon.
Director
Keep an eye on the camera's indicator light, Signore. We can begin when you're ready.
Leontuzzo
Alright.
Leontuzzo
Good evening, citizens.
Leontuzzo
It is my honor to speak to you today as a citizen of Nuova Volsinii.
I had to walk five blocks and stand in a queue to buy this salami. And this wine is the best from Nonno's collection... he's not in any shape to drink anymore.
Mafioso
Good, little tailor, you're a good kid.
Mafioso
There's so little to do at night in Nuova Volsinii. In the old days, on a night like this... hehe.
Mafioso
(Cocky whistling)
Apprentice Tailor
(Awkward whistling)
Mafioso
Eh, cut it out, Luchino! It's so damn dumb.
Mafioso
I warned you last time when you tried to show off the jargon you learned from movies—
Mafioso
Imitating a mafioso doesn't make you one. Besides... just get real, and stick to tailoring.
Luchino
...Yes sir.
Luchino
Alright, you got your wine and salami. I got to go.
Mafioso
Going already? Thought you'd be pestering us for stories about the famiglia again.
Luchino
Nonno found out that I was hanging out with you. He doesn't want—
Mafioso
Ha! And you want to be somebody?
???
What are you doing outside, Luchino?
???
The cops are stepping up their patrols ahead of the Carnevale. Don't let them catch you roaming on the streets.
Luchino
...Nonno's calling.
Mafioso
That old man—
Mafioso
Everybody respected us and feared us back in the day. Now we're letting an old tailor like Umberto walk all over us.
Mafioso
Sure, follow the rules of wherever you end up, but the rule of Nuova Volsinii is to throw all the old rules out.
Mafioso
Even big famiglie with a seat in the Grey Hall, like the Saluzzo, have to keep their tail firmly between their legs here... how times have changed.
I must remind you, Judge Lavinia, that the law is founded upon the principle of fairness, and no one should receive special treatment.
Famiglia Lawyer
It is difficult not to suspect that you frequently target companies under the Saluzzo banner out of your own prejudice against us.
Lavinia
Did you say prejudice?
Lavinia
It is past nine in the evening, signore. Did you think I volunteered to do overtime, unpaid, and go through the ordeal of sitting in a room with you, just so I could satisfy my 'prejudice'?
Famiglia Lawyer
...
Lavinia
Here is Saluzzo Vino's previous submission for their new winery, which lists one hundred and thirty security personnel.
Lavinia
Here is the revised submission, which instead lists thirty logistics personnel, fifty winemakers, and fifty technical personnel.
Lavinia
You don't have to respect me, signore, but the least you could do is respect the New Urban Management Act, and have a modicum of common sense.
Famiglia Lawyer
...What will it take for you to stop breathing down our necks?
Lavinia
Easy. Nuova Volsinii welcomes any honest business with open arms, but there is no place here for any dishonest famiglia.
Lavinia
Saluzzo can sell his wine to Leithanien, Columbia, even Ursus for all I care...
Lavinia
But not a single shelf in Nuova Volsinii will carry wine bearing the label of Saluzzo's new winery until it passes the qualification audit.
Famiglia Lawyer
I'll give it to you, Judge Lavinia. Not one government or court employee has dared talk to us like this in the entire history of Siracusa.
Lavinia
The law of Nuova Volsinii bends for no one.
Lavinia
Get used to it, or things are only going to get harder for you.
Lavinia
I've already wasted too much time with Saluzzo wines today, signore. Kindly remove yourself from my office, and remove your men from the door, because they're in the way of that lady outside.
Lavinia
I heard the impertinence that you showed towards her. She deserves an apology.
Famiglia Lawyer
...Hmph.
Anxious Truck Driver
Good evening, Judge Lavinia! Sorry to take up your time, but please, take a look at this!
Anxious Truck Driver
It's the dispatch record of the Truckers' Union in recent days, recording the driver, cargo, route, and time of every dispatch.
Anxious Truck Driver
There's so much that it took quite a while to put together... I would like you to review it.
Lavinia
Thanks. It's very detailed... but why are you asking me to review it?
Anxious Truck Driver
You said logistics around the Carnevale is really important, and to be on guard of smugglers...
Lavinia
Yes, but it was just a reminder... besides, you're the president of the Truckers' Union, Eirene. You can make your own judgment.
Eirene
Oh... you recognize me?
Lavinia
It's not like we haven't met before... the most diligent driver in Nuova Volsinii, and the most trusted leader of the Nuova Volsinii Freight Workers and Truck Drivers Mutual Aid Association.
Eirene
It's always going to be just 'Truckers' Union' to us...
Lavinia
Without workers and drivers like you, there would be no Nuova Volsinii. You should all be proud of yourselves.
Eirene
T-Thank you.
Lavinia
I'll take the report. Thank you for your vigilance; I trust your judgment... is there anything else?
Eirene
Well... the list of new truck drivers that we submitted last week hasn't been approved yet.
Eirene
I would like to provide my assurance for one of the names on the list...
Lavinia
You understand, Eirene, why we're very thorough about background checks for truck drivers...
Eirene
Of course! I know... logistics is very important to Nuova Volsinii. We can't give the famiglie a chance to get their foot in!
Lavinia
A Reproba from Ursus with almost no social relations and whose past is virtually unknown... You do see my concern, right?
Eirene
I-I promise, she has nothing to do with the mafia. And she's a great driver!
Eirene
Her resume is like this because she's had some hard luck... she really, really needs a job right now!
Eirene
I'm thinking, Judge Lavinia... the laws of Nuova Volsinii protect us from the mafia. When our citizens need help, perhaps...
Lavinia
...
Eirene
Oh, I don't mean to pressure you! You should deal with it whatever way you see fit—
Lavinia
You're too wound up, Eirene.
Lavinia
I can see that you're trying to keep your distance from me.
Eirene
I...
Eirene
I, I really like you and Signor Bellone, Judge Lavinia, I really do!
Lavinia
Hehe, thanks.
Eirene
Same for Sommer.
Lavinia
Sommer? The driver who came with you to Nuova Volsinii? The one always with a lighter in his hand...
Eirene
You remember! He's my best friend.
Eirene
We came to Nuova Volsinii a year ago. Back then, City Hall's notice about the Truckers' Union had been up for half a month, but no one dared to apply, fearing mafia reprisals.
Eirene
Sommer and I read it a few times and were about to leave when you and Signor Bellone stopped us.
Lavinia
You stood before the notice longer than anyone else.
Eirene
...We came because we couldn't stay in Sicilia.
Eirene
I remember what you said to me... I, I don't mean to make this awkward, but my life would be very different without you.
Lavinia
...
Eirene
I know you don't want the famiglie—I mean, 'companies' to interfere in Nuova Volsinii's logistics, and I know they haven't given up on it.
Eirene
The result, however, is that the Truckers' Union has become the only legal transportation organization, and it is growing by the day...
Eirene
All our drivers have something in their past that they're not proud of, before they came to Nuova Volsinii...
Lavinia
That's why you don't want to be seen to be too close to City Hall or the courts.
Eirene
...Yes.
Lavinia
I know, there are many things that will take time to get there.
Eirene
But I promise you that the mafia will never get a foothold in the Truckers' Union.
Eirene
And I voted for Signor Bellone when he ran for mayor! Everyone can see how well he’s done as Acting Mayor for the past year. I'm sure—*grumble*.
Eirene
Oh...
Lavinia
Haven't had dinner yet?
Eirene
I-I'm fine! I'm not hungry yet...
Lavinia
I still have some pizza here, if you don't mind that it's gotten a little cold.
Eirene
I-I can't possibly...
Lavinia
Think of it as helping me out. It's too much for me to finish on my own, and we can't very well talk about work on an empty stomach, can we?
Lavinia
Besides, there is no greater crime in Siracusa than letting good, authentic pizza go to waste.
Eirene
If you put it that way... I guess it would be rude to refuse.
Lavinia
Tell me more about the present state of the Truckers' Union, Eirene.
Eirene
Oh, uh... okay!
Eirene
Average pizza sauce last month is up five times from the previous months...
That's the fifth slice of pizza and third glass of juice that you just eliminated. Are you that hungry?
Gambino
Shut up and drink this espresso.
Capone
It's so damn sour!
Capone
If we screw up this mission because this swill makes me throw up, whose head am I gonna give the boss, yours?
Gambino
Live with it. I just picked it up off the shelf.
Gambino
Nobody uses this frontage road anyway. Besides, it's just transporting a bunch of 'tires', what could go wrong?
Gambino
No need to get all worked up about an unimportant job like this.
Capone
I'm tired of listening to your complaints for the past two months, Gambino.
Capone
Haven't you figured out our new boss yet? Trying too hard to show off in front of him will only have the opposite effect.
Capone
Fresh meat like us, we gotta be patient and wait for our chance.
Gambino
Well, ain't you the model employee, Capone.
Gambino
I thought you would at least show a little bit of, I don't know, shame? There's hardly any place for a Sicilian in Siracusa these days.
Capone
I'm not Sicilian anymore. It's your shame, not mine.
Capone
I just want to get my Nuova Volsinii citizenship sooner rather than later. All the work I put in over the past six months, all the guarantee money I paid, and I'm only halfway to the required points—
Gambino
Halfway?! You've got fifty more points than I do? Have you been doing—*gasp*—community service while I wasn't looking?
Capone
Shut your crap, Gambino. We're on our last chance and you know it.
Gambino
...
Capone
Keep your eyes sharp on the street. It should be coming any time now—
Capone
You got any pizza left? Give me one.
Capone
Cazzo, it's cold, how do you even manage to eat this...
Well, that too... We're planning a birthday party for an entire city. It's not quite the same as planning a party at home, is it?
Voice on the Phone
I'm surprised... you still remember.
Leontuzzo
Of course I do. Did you think I was going to forget how you bought ginger ale instead of beer for the banquet, and pocketed the difference to buy a car?
Voice on the Phone
Well, I guess that DID happen.
Leontuzzo
You sound... distracted, Demetri.
Voice on the Phone
Do I? It's nothing. I guess it's been too long since we last saw each other.
Voice on the Phone
Take care on your way, Leon.
Leontuzzo
Might have taken that as a threat, if we weren't in Nuova Volsinii.
Voice on the Phone
Enough joking and hurry up. I'm waiting at the seat by the window.
Leontuzzo hangs up.
He has not seen the man on the other end of the phone for a year now. He knows what he wants and how to decline his offer.
Leontuzzo shakes his head at the thought of the reunion, which promises to be a less-than-pleasant one.
What? The ageless, deathless Signore dei Lupi, afraid of being thrown out of a car?
Zaaro
It's your car I'm worried about. Keep driving it like this, and it'll fall apart.
Lappland
We managed to get it fixed when it was just a bunch of scrap metal lying out there in the wilderness. It's strong, trust it.
Lappland
Or do you not trust my driving skills? I don't fool around with my own life... except when necessary.
Zaaro
You don't want the police to find you and throw you in jail, or the mafia to find you and throw you into a meat grinder, do you? At least, not yet.
Lappland
We're getting better at reading each other's minds, Zaaro.
Lappland
We still have a Carnevale to go to, after all.
Zaaro
I thought you would scorn the Carnevale for lacking in revelry, seeing all the colorful lights and balloons that line the streets.
Lappland
Of course not.
Lappland
Carnevale had been a thing for centuries, dating back to when Siracusa was just a backwater province of Leithanien.
Lappland
The Lupo of Siracusa found that they were still restless and uneasy, even after getting their own city, and the order of the famiglia.
Lappland
And so, for a few days in a year, the famiglie run amok in the city, settling scores, fighting over territory, or simply engaging in wanton violence.
Lappland
Assault, arson, robbery, murder—everything was fair game as long as you had your mask on.
Lappland
The first thing Signora Sicilia did when she came to power was to abolish the festival, but Nuova Volsinii has persuaded her to permit its revival.
Lappland
They hope that reviving the festival without the brutality and cruelty would give this blank slate of a city new meaning, and a sense of belonging for the people who have come to seek out a new life.
Lappland
Is that not Carnevale—a wonderful thing?
Zaaro
Have we gotten into poetry now? Your showmanship is beyond mortal help, Lappland.
Lappland
Just excited about it.
Lappland
I promise that the reborn festival will be an unforgettable one for everyone—the Lupi included.
Zaaro
I hope you remember our agreement. This round is coming to a close. Do not disappoint me, Lappland.
Zaaro
As I said, our battle will continue for thousands upon thousands of years.
