Hotel Costiera (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

1
[seagulls chirping]
["Just A Friend" by Biz Markie playing]
♪You You got what I need ♪
♪But you say he's just a friend ♪
♪But you say he's just a friend ♪
♪Oh, baby, you♪
♪You got what I need ♪
♪But you say he's just a friend ♪
♪But you say he's just a friend ♪
♪Oh, baby, you♪
[in Neapolitan] I would beat 'em up!
Seriously? They think we're joking.
- They need time.
- They have to pay to see her.
- So, what are we going to do?
- We have to cut her ear off.
We have to send a message.
You're right.
[door knocking]
The police They found us!
Oh!
Leave me.
[in English]
Hi, there! Just a little spun around.
You speak American?
I'm trying to get to my buddies.
We got uh, lost earlier.
I had too many "Apricot Spritzes",
if you know what I mean.
I'm trying to make it down to the
- [in Neapolitan] This fucking American.
- Hey, fellas!
- That scooter rental guy said
- Fuck off.
Ah.
Oh!
[in Italian] You must be Dario.
They told me you were the smartest, but
you all look quite stupid.
[in English]
Who the fuck are you?
That's a very well-timed question, Dario.
It strikes right to the core of things,
'cause I am at a bit of a personal
and professional crossroads
if I'm being honest.
[man] Transition.
I look in that mirror some days and
I don't know
if I'm moving forward or back.
You picking up
what I'm throwing down?
[groans]
Really?
[snaps fingers]
Give me.
Don't move.
Where is she?
Coco.
[squeaky bark]
[yelps]
How
How has it come to this?
Hm?
[yelps]
[disco music playing]
[crowd cheering]
Coco!
- [Coco yelps]
- They didn't hurt you, right?
No, I think she's fine.
I'm not a vet, but
- Poor baby!
- Yeah.
How can I ever thank you?
You're a guest of Augusto.
If he's happy, I'm happy.
- You guys have a good night, okay?
- No, wait! Wait!
Have a drink!
No, I should get back.
I'm gonna meet some friends.
Oh, he really has to go home, right?
No. Coco, she won't accept a no.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I guess Coco is very used
to getting what she wants.
She's spoiled like mommy.
I can see that.
Okay But seriously, one drink.
["Ma Quale Idea" by Pino D'Angiò
playing]
[lapping of the sea]
[seagulls chirping]
[snoring]
[woman] Daniel?
Making yourself useful.
Can I bring you a coffee?
Oh, my!
You smell like a distillery, Daniel!
[in Italian] Good morning, Adele.
Daniel.
[in Italian] Augusto. How are you?
[in English]
I just spoke with Elettra.
She's delighted
to have Coco returned to her.
- Who's Coco?
- Her dog.
Daniel rescued it.
Oh! Rescuing pooches!
Oh, my! Such important work!
All part of the services
Villa Costiera provides for our guests.
Ah, Mr. Tarsky should be arriving
with his family.
Okay.
Perhaps you could do us all the favour
of taking a shower.
- What do you think about it?
- Oh
- Not your worst idea.
- Thank you.
- [in Italian] Thank you, Daniel.
- Thank you.
- [Adele] Daniel?
- [in Italian] Yes, I'm going.
[in English]
How can she have
so much luggage when most of the time
- She wears so little?
- [chuckles]
[with Spanish accent]
What did you just say?
You heard.
Ladies, please.
Signor Tarsky!
And your lovely family!
[in Italian] Welcome back.
Aaron
Augusto.
Is she ready?
I want to get down there.
There's a big octopus for dinner.
Your diving gear is already on the boat.
See, Jackie?
This is how you run a family business.
Oh, good Another life lesson.
- So she can learn to be a
- Hotel manager.
- I mean, we love hotels. Amazing.
- Of course.
Boys, get your stuff.
You're going fishing with grandpa.
Maybe your father might prefer
a little peace and quiet.
Dad?
Why don't you boys go find the pool?
- I'll take you out in the boat tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Seriously?
- Wow!
[murmuring] Bitch.
Honey.
[Aaron] Looking sharp.
- [Daniel] Good morning.
- Good morning.
[sighs]
[clicks of the tongue]
CONTACT NUMBER
FOR POSSIBLE SIGHTING
ALICE SPOTTED AT UPSCALE BAR
FIGURATIVE ARTS PROMOTION CONTES
YOUNG ARTISTS SECTION
LET US KNOW YOU'RE GOOD
PLEASE, ALICE
DON'T LOOK FOR ME
[laughs, indistinct chatter]
[door knocking]
My father asked me to bring you these.
Did he?
Alice, right?
- You were a soldier?
- Marine.
And why did you leave?
[Daniel] That's a long story.
It must be nice living in a hotel.
[Alice] You think?
Everyone passing through.
What about you?
Are you passing through?
- [Alice] Or are you gonna stick around?
- I'm not sure. Not yet.
[Alice] You solve other people's problems.
Just not your own.
I'll get to mine eventually.
[door opens]
[phone rings]
[phone rings and vibrates]
Hello?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah. Thanks for calling back.
I heard you had some info.
[drone buzzes]
[boy] Look! Aunt Sheryl's naked!
I told you she'd be naked.
She's got a bikini on, you idiot.
And that's 50 you owe me.
Como.
Dante.
What are you up to?
You little perverts!
- Hey!
- Mum!
[drone buzzes]
[faint buzz]
[buzz stops]
Aaron!
[Sheryl] Aaron!
Aaron!
Aaron!
Aaron!
[in Italian]
- Hi, Daniel!
- Hi, Diana!
Hey, Aldo.
[Aldo] Hi, DD.
Is it good?
[in English] Aldo, you're a magician!
[in Italian] Bye.
- Boss?
- Hey.
- You got a moment?
- Yeah, sure.
I've finally tracked down
that friend of Alice's.
I'm gonna see him tomorrow.
That's good news, no?
- Maybe. We'll see soon enough.
- Thank you.
My sister will be home
as soon as she's run out of money.
I don't know why you're wasting your time.
Ignore my daughter.
Oh, he does.
I do.
I'll keep you posted.
[in Italian] Julia Tarsky
is asking for you.
Thanks.
[in English]
[Jackie] What did you do to him?
What did you do with our father?
Nothing! I didn't do anything!
- How did I not see this coming?
- You money-grabbing bitch!
Maybe that's not helpful.
[door opens]
Hi.
[Augusto] Thank you for joining us.
Who is this?
Daniel De Luca. Hi.
[Augusto] He takes care of my guests.
A concierge?
Twenty years in U.S. Marine intelligence.
You are in good hands.
- Handsome.
- He is handsome.
Pleasure to meet you.
What's the problem?
Sheryl left our father stranded
out at sea.
He went looking for an octopus.
I took a nap, I woke up,
he wasn't back, so I
So you just left him out there.
I waited! I waited an hour,
and I came back to get help!
- [Jackie] You should have waited longer.
- This is not out of character for father.
His sense of humour is unique.
Good to know.
I bet Aaron is sitting on a rock
right now, drinking Falanghina.
I can certainly have
the entire area searched.
We should let the Coast Guard know,
make sure they're aware.
No.
Okay. Why is that?
Our board is in the middle
of delicate negotiations, a takeover.
It's a sensitive time.
Our father is the CEO, you understand?
And if word gets out
before you can get out ahead of it,
then the share price plummets
and the deal blows up.
Oh, not just a pretty face.
Look, we want our father back,
safe and sound.
[Jackie] So it would be appreciated
if you could just keep this quiet.
Your priorities are noted.
Daniel
Believe me, this is how he would want
the situation handled.
Okay, you're gonna need to tell me
exactly where you were.
Yeah, of course.
[bell chimes]
["Amo'" by Zetas playing]
[inaudible dialogues]
[indistinct chatter]
FINANCE TODAY
Ah. Is that for me?
Not the coffee.
Your tab.
Don't be so vulgar!
Do you think I'm running a charity?
- Ciao! Are we ready?
- Ciao.
[in Italian] Thank you.
- Why does he get one?!
- Because I like his company.
Got the bird?
- At your disposal Free of charge.
- [Daniel] Great.
She is late of course.
[Daniel] Oh, nice of you to join us!
Where's my coffee?
Apparently, we have to pay for them now.
[in Italian] Marco, two coffees!
- We don't have time for coffee, come on.
- No caffeine, no Genny.
Really?
- So what number wife's this guy on?
- Four.
And she's what,
50 years younger than him?
Something like that, yeah.
He's already dead.
She pushed him overboard.
Bye-bye, sugar daddy.
Thanks for the good times.
Well, case closed.
How much is she payin' us?
It's always about the money with you.
What about the thrill of adventure?
Thrills don't pay the bills, boys.
Twenty grand.
Let me guess:
half if we bring him back alive.
Do you intend on being useful today?
Any of you?
[Genny] Mm-hmm.
See? Ready. Gear's in the van.
I don't know what you're all sittin'
around here chattin' shit for.
You heard the lady. Let's go.
- Hey. Remember this.
- I didn't drink it.
Guys!
Do you see anything?
[man] I have a question, Daniel.
Why just me?
You can't swim.
[helicopter rumbles]
["Viene Viene Ammore" by Maria Paris
playing]
[song continues]
[phone ringing]
Adele?
Okay.
Okay, no problem.
They found the guy's hand on the beach.
I told you.
Cops are at the hotel.
Our services are no longer needed.
- Great. So we don't get paid?
- Oh, no. We get paid.
[retching]
You alright?
[in Italian] I want to go back.
I feel sick, Daniel. Let's go back
Sorry.
[vomiting]
Yes.
That's his ring.
[thunder]
[lapping of the waves]
[door knocking]
Mind if I come in?
[Sheryl] They found his hand.
I heard. I'm sorry.
- Did they say what they're thinking?
- Propeller cut it off.
[Sheryl] Yeah
And now I'm officially a suspect.
The police say I'm not allowed
to leave the hotel.
Right.
The best thing you can do is co-operate.
Is that what you would do?
[in Spanish] Just as I thought.
[in English]
Augusto says you can arrange things.
What if I ask you to get me out of here?
I'd tell you that running away
is going to make you look pretty guilty.
This is his daughter?
Aaron told me all about it.
How long has she been gone?
About a month.
- No one's heard from her in two weeks.
- Poor Augusto.
Why do you care?
Let me guess.
She stole your heart.
Augusto asked me to find her.
Is he paying you?
Was your husband paying you?
[Daniel] That's what I thought.
If you need me to get you out of here,
that's something I can make happen.
For a fee?
We're the same, you and me.
We both know our price.
Let me know what you decide.
Of course.
I didn't kill him.
[seagulls chirping]
Hey!
De Luca?
- That's right.
- Let me see it.
See what?
Money, stupid.
- What money?
- What money
The reward money, man.
Come on now, I know her father's loaded.
Fuck!
- It's your first time doing this, huh?
- What?
That's okay.
What's gonna happen is you
give me any information you have
and maybe I give you some money.
First the money, then information.
Take it or leave it.
You're terrible at this, huh? Okay.
So, I walked all the way up
that damn hill for you, okay?
What do you know?
Okay, sorry.
My girlfriend put me up to it.
I didn't want to bargain.
Blame the woman. Got that.
What else?
I heard Alice was seen shopping
with a guy in Naples.
- You heard or saw?
- No, it's a friend of a friend.
He saw her on Via Toledo.
- You know Toledo
- Yeah, yeah So who's the guy?
No one's seen him before.
Great. Okay, when was this?
It was two weeks ago.
Two weeks, yeah.
No, man, what's this? 20
- [in Italian] Hey, come on!
- Don't touch me.
Two weeks ago, a guy, friend of a friend,
maybe saw somebody
that you can't describe?
That is overpaid. You're welcome.
Wait, wait.
Considering she had it all
she never seemed very happy.
And I often think, you know,
going away, taking off
Oh So do I.
I'm gonna do that right now.
No, I mean
Man, if you wanna get lost,
there are fucking thousand ways
to disappear, no?
Great.
You know what?
Take your girl somewhere nice.
Great, mate!
Bignè, you have truly excelled yourself.
Maria Grazia would be proud.
- [Genny] Maria who?
- Philistine. "Spaghetti alla Nerano".
- The dish's origins
- I feel a history lesson coming on.
It can be traced back to one woman,
Maria Grazia,
who in 1952 performed a culinary
- Not a moment too soon.
- They didn't show Sheryl the hand.
- Who's Sheryl?
- The wife. They didn't show her the hand.
They showed her the ring
separated it from the hand.
Why would they do that?
Maybe they didn't want
to traumatize the poor woman.
I mean, maybe, but we don't know
who the hell's hand that is.
- You know anyone at the morgue?
- Dead or alive?
Really?
[in Italian]
Hey, Elisa.
- Have you seen Adele?
- I think she's on a break.
- Do you want me to call her?
- No.
That's fine.
I just forgot the charger.
Oh, okay.
[Elisa] Good morning, welcome.
Can I see your IDs, please?
[man] Here are the passport and the ID
MORGUE
Do you know the inspiration
for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
was a man named John Hunter?
He was a surgeon.
Dissected over 2,000 corpses.
One body every two days.
Why are you full
of such useless information?
Bignè.
I thought it was tomorrow.
Why would I say it was urgent
if it was tomorrow?
Grave diggers were known
as resurrectionists back then.
John Hunter even had a hidden entrance
at the back of his house
for the delivery of his ill-gotten bodies.
- Tancredi
- Yes?
Shut up.
[in Italian] It's somewhere in here.
Oh!
[in English]
Not this you're looking for?
I'm pretty sure it's a hand.
A hand. Okay.
Okay, then
[in Italian]
You'd be surprised
by what people could find in here.
A toe
An ear
Nose No.
Oh, the hand! Here it is!
Ta-da!
[in English]
- Tancredi, take it.
- No. Absolutely not.
[man] Genny.
[chuckles]
Genny Genny
You know, when you called, I thought
- What?
- You know.
No
You were going to
to ask me out.
- [Genny] Ask you out?
- Mm-hmm.
Well, Giuseppe,
I had no idea you felt that way.
Oh
I've never been very good
at reading people's feelings.
- [Genny] Is this gonna take long?
- Uhm
No.
Great.
[clears throat]
[classic music playing]
[sound of footsteps]
You're right. It's not his hand.
DNA didn't match.
- Why make it look like he's dead?
- Exactly.
The sisters didn't want
news of the disappearance getting out.
- They're worried it would tank the stock.
- Well, it's certainly tanked now.
What?
Aaron Tarsky
was facing a hostile takeover.
[Tancredi] The board were in favour,
including his daughters.
He was against.
Okay. You play the markets, right?
Well, I'm an entrepreneur,
if that's what you mean.
- Isn't that how you lost all your money?
- Mostly.
Is there a way that you can find out
when the first stocks were dumped?
[typing]
First large-scale dump
was 11:03 yesterday morning.
No one even knew
about the disappearance that early.
Except his immediate family.
All very exciting.
Can someone tell me
what the fuck's going on, please?
[knocking]
You in on it?
- Please, come in.
- Well?
Are you?
I've already told you, I didn't kill him.
What about tanking the deal?
Shorting the stock?
I mean,
that's what's going on here, right?
I have no idea what you are talking about.
I think you're smarter than you look.
You are very bad at compliments.
I don't think your husband's dead.
I think he faked
the whole disappearance thing.
[Daniel] His stocks take a beating.
A deal he never liked
but couldn't stop goes south.
He gets to short his stock
and make a fortune in the process.
Feels like a win-win.
My husband already had
has a fortune.
Do you really think enough
is ever enough for people like Aaron?
Hm.
Why are you bothering with this?
I don't like to leave a job unfinished.
How very professional.
You're a suspect.
Help me with this, it proves
your innocence, you can go home
- [Sheryl] So you are doing this for me?
- Maybe.
How sweet.
I can't help you.
I have no idea where he is.
[sighs]
[Sheryl, in Spanish] I can't believe it.
They were filming me.
[in English] Julia's kids.
Those two little perverts
were filming me with a drone.
Where's the drone now?
Yeah. Get the boat.
You sure it was him in the video?
It's a helluva coincidence
if it isn't him.
[Daniel] There!
Aaron!
Tarsky!
[Daniel] Aaron Tarsky, are you in here?
If you're not back in ten minutes,
I'm coming to find you.
You'll do that for me?
[Daniel] You okay?
Let's get you out of here.
Watch your step.
I'm starving.
He was planning on taking his dingy down
about a mile or so to Praiano
and hide out in a pensione for a few days
until this whole thing blew over.
I flipped the boat getting in.
Damn thing was unstable.
Yeah, the current swept him
right into the cave.
I was fine. I could've got out.
How could you?
I saw an opportunity, I took it.
Your grandchildren thought you were dead!
Don't be so sentimental.
It'll toughen them up.
You mean turn them into you?
I went for a dive, I came back
a couple of 100 million dollars richer.
Plus I tanked a bad deal.
I'd say that's a good day's work.
Oh, don't you start.
[Sheryl, in Spanish] Unbelievable!
You ruined my holidays with this bullshit!
Women Always with the drama.
My friend
Well, you understand.
I need you to leave.
At your earliest convenience.
[Aaron] Augusto.
- [Daniel] Result!
- [all] Result!
The wife gave us a nice fat bonus.
Four way splits all around.
Well earned.
She told me she was worried
about you back there in the cave.
Is that true?
You were worried about me?
Don't be stupid, De Luca.
You're old enough and ugly enough
to look after yourself.
Is that a yes?
- Definite no.
- Maybe.
- Where did he get the hand?
- What?
The hand.
Where did he get the hand?
There's nothing money can't buy,
especially in the Costiera.
Never a truer word was spoken.
I'm hungry!
You're always hungry.
What do you say, old chap?
The kitchen's closed.
Well, it looks open to me.
Why don't you poodle on in?
- Poodle?
- [Tancredi] Make up something nice.
With garlic, basil, a squeeze of lemon.
No?
- No.
- Totally your choice, of course.
- ["Gloria" by Tozzi playing]
- Oh! I love this one!
Oh, God
- Wow!
- What are you doing?
I'm dancing.
- Are you sure?
- This is Baroque.
- [Genny] Oh, Baroque.
- [Daniel] Obama or what?
Sit down, Tancredi. Sit down.
Sit down, you motherfucker.
- I thought it was great.
- Thank you. I'm pleased someone did.
[Tancredi] He just needs another drink.
We all need another drink!
[song fades out]
[inaudible dialogues]
We've lost someone.
[Genny] DD?
I Something I need to do.
DD! Daniel! Sorry.
What's up?
- What's going on with you?
- I don't know. What do you mean?
Do you like this place?
Bignè, I think I got enough
of your pep talks when we were kids.
It's a simple question, Danny.
- Do you like this place?
- Of course I like it. Why?
Do you think you are the only one here
who's screwed up?
The only one who's lost?
- You're not lost?
- I was.
This place let me start again.
[Bignè] You have friends here, Daniel.
Don't forget. Your family.
That's it.
Life lesson over.
Get out of here.
[in Italian]
[Adele] This is the menu for the auction.
What's this?
This is the recipe of a chef that I
Oh, no.
Let's do our thing,
what we are famous for.
So scialatielli with lobster
and 'ndunderi with seafood?
Well done. See? You're good.
- This place is
- In my blood.
I know.
Speaking about places
I told you about that conference
in New York in a month
Oh, yes. We'll talk about it later,
we have to deal with the auction first.
- Okay.
- [Daniel] Excuse me.
[in English]
Did you speak to Alice's friend?
It turns out he wasn't really a friend.
But he did say that someone
saw Alice shopping in Naples.
But that was two weeks ago,
so I have to check it out.
Nothing since?
Augusto,
I feel like something's missing here
and I'm not sure
how much help I can be anymore.
What are you talking about?
I'm talking about the possibility that
Alice doesn't want to be found.
Have you thought about that?
Keep looking, please.
[door knocking]
Mind if I come in?
I didn't get a chance to thank you.
Well, I mean,
it's all part of the service.
No, I don't just mean
for finding my husband.
I mean for showing me what a prick he is.
I suppose part of me always knew that.
- Money makes you wilfully blind.
- Right.
I'm filing for divorce.
Well, I'm sorry to hear that.
And now I'm going to get
a little something for myself.
- [in Spanish] What?
- You've had an intense couple of days.
I don't think we should
[breaths]
Well
I have something for you.
Something else?
Something about Alice.
- Oh, okay.
- Yeah.
Something about her
kept bugging me.
[unlocks the phone]
I couldn't put my finger on it.
- And then I realized
- Wait, is that
[Daniel] When was this taken?
Last week.
In Naples, in a bar.
Is that her?
That's her.
[in Italian]
- No way, I'm not doing it.
- You can't back out.
- Who says that?
- Let's go, come on.
- No, I won't do it.
- Come on!
- Let go of me, you're hurting me!
- Shut up.
- You're making a mistake, you know?
- Get in the car.
Get in!
Let go of me!
- Get in.
- No.
Get in the car!
[rumble]
We have a situation.
It's that kinda day, is it?
[man] Mr. De Luca?
I feel like
there's something on your mind.
[man] Adele said
you were good at finding solutions.
[tires screeching]
[in Italian] My God
[Daniel] Have you seen her?
She's missing.
I'm trying to locate her for her father.
- Are you kidnapping me?
- A little bit.
[Daniel] Who are those people?
[Bignè] We are playing with fire.
We are going as rich,
dumb American tourists.
[Daniel] Do not draw attention
to yourself.
I'm Johnny! I'm an American.
Oh, for Christ's sake.
I'll find her. I promise you that.
[rumble]
[Daniel] If we run into any problems,
you do exactly as I say. Got it?
Yes, boss.
Don't touch me.
- You can't say it, can you?
- What?
That you need my help.
I have a hotel to run.
Love you!