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You do realize you're going to be in Italy
for two months,
and this is all you're packing?
Well, I'm only teaching a couple days a week,
and I want to make sure I leave room
in case I find some fabulous antiques or something.
Of course.
You mean like the veil that we found in San Francisco?
Which if you think you'll be needing,
you're welcome to take home with you.
What? Oh, no.
- [laughing] - Nice try.
Finn and I are not in any hurry,
and besides, you need have it with you
so you can find out its story, right?
I know.
Are you hungry?
I still have some food left in my fridge,
I have a couple slices of my homemade apple pie.
That sounds amazing, actually,
but I'm not hungry.
[doorbell rings]
I'm not expecting anyone.
Huh.
Well, you can just keep packing,
and I'll get rid of whoever it is.
Surprise!
[laughs]
Hi!
You knew about this.
Of course.
When I heard Tracy was going to be here on business,
I didn't want to miss out saying goodbye to you, too.
You guys, this does not count
as our annual reunion weekend
because I'm only here for one night.
No, definitely not.
We're doing it in the spring, right?
Yes, Rhode Island or Maine,
but we have plenty of time to decide.
We should decide now, right?
While we eat, 'cause I'm starving.
But you just said that--
I was stalling!
I envy you, Emma.
Oh, your trip's going to be amazing.
Says the woman
who just got back from a storybook honeymoon
a few months ago.
But that's Avery,
the eternal romantic.
But she's right.
You are gonna have a wonderful time.
I'm excited,
even if it's not the trip I originally had in mind.
What do you mean, because of your ex?
Sometimes, I still wonder what would have happened
if I'd just agreed
to move to Michigan with him.
Even if you had,
that doesn't guarantee
that he wasn't going to still find someone else.
Which really would have been a whole lot worse.
I mean, I really believe
everything happens for a reason.
I do.
Like your program being moved from summer to fall?
The weather's going to be cooler.
And there's a lot less tourists in fall.
- Mm-hmm. - Whatever the season,
your program's gonna be amazing.
Well, it kind of has to be,
because it took me forever
to convince the department that it was even a good idea
to teach American art to Italians.
- [chuckles] - I think it's a great idea...
- Yeah. - ...and it's gonna bring you
that much closer to being chair of your department.
Well, that's still two years away,
if everything goes according to my plan.
[chuckles]
Okay, you're making me feel a lot better about all of this.
Thank you.
Remember, we are always a video chat away,
day or night.
- Cheers. - I love you.
[laughing happily]
[gasps] Thank you.
So, how's your Italian coming along?
[laughs] It's getting there.
I've just never been one of those people
who picks up a foreign language easily.
Oh, you guys, there's something we haven't discussed.
The veil.
Ah, okay, but don't worry,
- I have it packed safely. - Okay.
Well, make sure that some handsome stranger
doesn't see you with it,
and get the wrong impression like Peter did.
No.
Romance is the last thing on my mind.
Well, you're going to have the veil with you,
- so anything is possible. - Here we go.
What? You can't deny the fact
that I was the first one to have the veil,
and that's when I met Peter.
Coincidence!
No, it was fate.
You have to go to Italy with an open heart.
So I can get it broken again?
No thank you.
No! No, no, you can't give up romance forever.
I can postpone it for a bit.
No, I'm sorry, I don't think you can,
in a place like Italy.
Yeah, no.
The beautiful villas,
the singing gondoliers,
and the wine, and Romeo and Juliet...
Yes, look how they ended up.
[gasps]
Okay, okay, okay, I get your point,
but that is just not what this trip is about.
Look, you have Peter,
and you have Finn,
and I have my PowerPoint, so...
Oh, wait, wait.
Okay, the light is really good here.
Let's take our selfie.
Oh, yeah, yeah, okay.
Okay.
Say "gelato!"
[together] gelato!
[clicks]
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Buongiorno, signorina.
Buongiorno. My name is Emma.
I am Francesca.
Welcome to Italy.
Thank you.
I was here once on a tour years ago.
Finally made it back.
Once you fall in love with Italy,
you always come back.
Please follow me.
[phone app plays] "I'd like a table for two, please."
"Un tavolo per due, per favore."
Un tavolo per uno, per favore.
- [knock on door] - The weather is nice today...
Come in!
Emma...
I thought you'd like some prosecco
and our homemade biscotti.
[chuckles in delight]
Thank you.
You know, I could really get used to all this.
[chuckles]
Are you getting married?
No. No, no, no.
This is not my veil.
Well, I suppose a third of it is.
My friends and I bought it together.
It's beautiful.
But out of curiosity,
if you are not getting married,
why bring it to Italy?
To find out where it came from,
where it was made.
We think it's the same veil
worn in a 19th-century painting by Claudio Amici.
Ah, so you are going to play detective?
I'm gonna try.
Okay, this sounds silly,
but the shopkeeper we bought it from
said that whoever is in possession of the veil
will find true love.
And do you believe that?
I'm on the fence.
[chuckles]
But either way, I still want to know its story.
Good luck.
Grazie.
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Grazie.
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Emma, welcome!
Natalia!
Benvenuta.
It is so nice to finally see you in person.
It's so great to meet you,
and it only took, what, two years?
Two years.
That's academia.
So now, all we must do
is to make sure that this program is a success.
Yes, for both our sakes.
But I have confidence.
I know that your class will be a big success.
It will be a hit.
It is already full.
That's a good sign.
And since we have some time
before the classes begin,
so I hope you are going to take your time,
enjoy yourself,
see the sights.
That's exactly what I intend to do.
Brava.
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Grazie.
How was your day?
Very good.
I checked in at the university,
I walked around Padua.
Tomorrow, I plan to go to Burano
to check out the lace shops.
Ah, so your detective work begins.
I was going to start in Venice,
but from the reading I was doing,
it seems I should just go straight to Burano.
The island of painted houses,
it's true.
Its lace shops are the oldest in Italy,
so it is a good place to start.
Perfect.
Why? Why isn't this working?
Scusi, signorina...
Ciao.
- Ciao. - May I be of assistance?
No, thank you,
I will get this figured out sooner or later.
Sooner would be preferable,
because you are holding up the line.
Oh, sorry! So sorry.
Tra un minuto a farmi un bag no.
[laughs]
[laughing]
I'm just trying to buy a pass.
Yes, but you told them
that in one minute you're going to take a bath.
That is not what I meant to say.
I'm quite certain of that.
I would never say that.
Anyway, I prefer showers.
Ah, me too,
and for future reference,
in Italy, we say, "Farsi una doccia"
for "taking a shower."
Thank you. That's very helpful right now.
You'd better purchase your ticket.
Yes, I know, I know!
The vaporetto will be here any minute.
I am working on it.
You haven't been in Italy very long, have you?
No, why?
Because nothing in Italy runs on time,
not even the vaporetto.
I give up. Why isn't this working?
Please.
Posso?
Grazie.
Please.
Ah, you entered the dates incorrectly.
In Italy, the day precedes the month,
so today is the 3rd of October, not October 3rd.
Yes. Sì.
- I'll show you. - Thank you.
Sorry. So sorry.
Vi aspettiamo.
We'll wait.
[ticket machine whirrs] Eccolo.
Ah... [chuckles]
Prego.
Yes.
Thank you.
- Grazie Mille. - Non c'ė dice.
Okay, go, go, it's okay.
It's my turn.
Oh, it's your-- Yes. Okay.
Thank you.
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Signorina!
Scusi.
You dropped this...
...and you will need it to get back to Venice.
[sighs]
Thank you, again.
Prego.
Uh... [chuckling awkwardly]
Are you following me?
No, but we are going obviously in the same direction.
Okay, well, I'll let you go first.
But you don't know where I'm going.
Well, according to my GPS,
this is the only road that leads anywhere.
"Anywhere" can be a lot of places.
I'm heading to the main piazza,
if you'd like me to show you the way.
No, thank you, no.
I'm going to stay here and shoot some pictures.
Okay.
Americana? American?
Yes, why?
Because you seem a little guarded.
Yes, I'm from Chicago.
Chicago, I llinois.
The American Midwest.
I've been there.
People... are very friendly.
Well, enjoy your stay in Italy.
Ciao.
Signorina!
Did I drop something else?
I promise I'm not following you,
but you're getting too close to the canal.
É acqua fredda.
Very cold, the water.
Thank you, yes, I've got it, thank you.
- Ciao. - Appreciate it.
[chuckles]
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Buongiorno.
Uh... parli inglese?
Yes.
Most people in the shops here speak English.
This is a relief.
Uh, so I'm trying to go to the Lace Museum,
and according to their hours, they should be open,
but for some reason, they're not.
Today is Anna's day to open,
but she just had a baby,
so you might try later.
I guess everything really does run
on its own timetable here.
Maybe you can help me.
I... here.
[gasps]
Bellissimo.
- Posso? - Yes.
Very beautiful.
I'm trying to find out
where this veil is from.
I know it's very old.
Would you have any idea
if it could have been made here in Burano?
I don't recognize this pattern,
but try Stefano Mertello d'Arte.
It's the oldest shop on the island,
and you will find it on the main square, there.
- Grazie. - Prego.
Buona giornata.
[church bells toll distantly]
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Buongiorno.
Oh.
Buongiorno, signorina.
I have a...
I have a question.
I'm trying to find out
where this wedding veil is from.
Oh, mio dio.
Come I'hai avuto?
Non capisco.
Sophia! Elena?
Venite, venite.
Parli inglese?
This veil... Velo...
[stammers in confusion]
I'm so sorry, I don't understand...
Non capisco.
Seems you could use my help again.
Okay, now you really are following me.
No, but I did say this is a very small island.
And you just happened to walk into a lace shop?
Yes.
It happens all the time.
Why this lace shop,
and not one of the dozen other ones on the island?
14, to be exact,
but I'm partial to this one.
[chuckles]
And what were you planning to buy here?
Hmm, nothing.
[laughs]
So you are following me.
Actually, I would say you were following me.
This is my family's shop.
What?
And what my grandmother was trying to tell you
is that your veil was made in this shop.
[exhales in shock]
Ciao, belle.
- Ciao, Paolo. - Ciao.
[whispers] My family.
Ciao.
It just occurred to me
that we haven't been introduced.
I'm Paolo Di Stefano.
Emma.
I want to apologize
if I was rude to you earlier.
I'd just...
[sighs] I'd hate to give Midwesterners a bad name.
You haven't.
I'm still very confused about the veil.
My family and I are as well.
Up until today,
we believed it had been destroyed in a fire,
yet there it is.
And you're sure it's the same veil?
Sì.
My grandmother
instantly recognized the pattern,
and when she saw the embroidered "A"
and the heart,
she knew the veil had been custom made
by House of Di Stefano
for Arianna.
- Arianna? - The bride--
On Amici's painting.
She was my great-great-
great-grandfather's sister.
Okay...
Di Stefano...
Are you taking notes?
Yes.
Why?
It's sort of what I do.
I'm a professor.
A professor of wedding veils?
[chuckles]
Cute.
No, I teach art history.
I would have guessed you were a lawyer.
Really?
Why, because of my guarded nature?
I was going to say
because you are very outspoken.
Okay, so at the risk of sounding like a lawyer,
why does your family believe the veil was destroyed?
The story that's been handed down--
Just before Arianna's wedding,
it was accidentally burned by a candle.
In fact, in her wedding pictures,
she's wearing a different one.
So the portrait was painted before her wedding day.
Esatto. Brava.
It was the custom at the time
for wealthy families
to have portraits painted by prominent artists,
like Amici.
The Di Stefano family was not wealthy,
but Arianna was engaged to Count de Marco,
and he commissioned her portrait.
This veil just keeps getting more and more interesting.
But one little question, Emma.
How did you acquire it?
Some friends and I bought it
at an antique shop in San Francisco,
and we were curious to learn its provenance.
At least you know some of it,
and, if you'd allow me,
I would like to buy the veil from you.
Buy it?
My family never expected to see Arianna's veil,
so it was quite a surprise to all of us.
It was a surprise to me, too.
Do you need an answer right away?
I would have to discuss it with my friends first
since we own it together.
Of course.
Take your time.
I am really sorry if I put you on the spot,
but you saw the look on my grandmother's face
when she saw the veil.
Arianna was still alive
when my grandmother married my grandfather,
and they became close,
so it would mean a lot to her
to have it back in the family.
I understand.
And I'm not expecting something for nothing.
What do you mean?
Isn't that an American expression?
What I'm trying to say
is that you should name your price.
No.
No, we could never accept money for the veil.
Not even for a generous offer?
Okay, here's an American expression
you might not have heard--
"Not everything is for sale."
You can't put a price on sentiment.
Is that your way of negotiating?
[laughs]
Clearly, we're not understanding each other.
So, in a roundabout way,
the veil does belong to the Di Stefano family.
It's okay with me if you give it back.
[Avery] Me too.
I mean, at least I can say
I wore a veil
that belonged to an Italian Contessa,
but I just wanted you two
to have a chance to wear it some day.
I'm not going to be needing a veil
anytime too soon.
Then it's settled.
I feel like we're repatriating a work of art or something.
[Emma] Yes, that's exactly what we're doing,
even if Paolo doesn't believe we would give it back
without asking for any money.
What's he like?
Is he handsome?
What difference does it make?
[Avery] Well, I only bring it up,
because you were carrying the veil
when you met him.
But I also met his grandmother,
his mother,
a sister,
two cousins.
So, once we give it back,
that will be the end of it.
But my only regret
is we'll never know if the legend holds true.
My only regret
is we'll never know the rest of the veil's story.
Motto gentile da parte tua.
You're kind,
you and your friends.
We're just happy it's back where it belongs,
and it only took 133 years.
[chuckles]
Ma Grazie a te, ė casa.
She says "Because of you, it's home."
Ciao, Nonna. [blows kiss]
Ciao.
As you can see, you've made her very happy.
[Emma chuckles] And you can't put a price on that.
[chuckles] No...
but we are all still curious to know
why Arianna didn't wear the veil.
Well, maybe she just changed her mind.
After all the time and work that went into making it,
it's not likely.
Okay, maybe
the veil was stolen,
and she was too ashamed to tell her family.
[chuckles]
Forse.
I suppose it's possible...
[laughing]
...but unfortunately, we will never know.
No, I suppose not.
Thanks again for bringing the veil
back to my grandmother.
It was my pleasure.
[sighs]
And anyway, it gives me another chance
to try to see the Lace Museum.
I hope it's open this time.
You are interested in lace?
After my friends and I bought the veil,
I developed a new appreciation for it.
Okay.
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Buongiorno.
- May I speak with you? - Yes.
I'm an art history professor,
I'm teaching a class in Padua,
and I was interested in an artist from Verona.
Claudio Amici?
Since your museum houses his papers,
I was wondering if I could speak with the curator,
just for a few minutes.
Okay, please let me check.
Grazie.
This is a coincidence.
[laughs] Ciao.
Ciao.
Actually, I think we're both here for the same reason.
The veil?
I'm not the sort of person who can let things go.
Once I get curious about something,
I kinda have to see it through.
But you already know its provenance.
There's still more I wanna know.
My grandmother as well.
Just your grandmother?
[laughs]
I have to admit
our conversation yesterday sparked my curiosity.
Ah.
Signorina,
the curator will be happy to see you.
Grazie.
Well, since you're here,
you might as well come along.
Va bene.
Our collection is rather small,
because Amici died at a young age.
Is there anything that specifically mentions
the Portrait of a Bride painting?
No,
but we have two studies.
Studies?
Early sketches.
They're also referred to as the artist's visual notes.
- Hmm. - Sorry,
I tend to get a little carried away with details.
That's not necessarily a bad thing.
Try telling that to a roomful of students.
[chuckles]
Look.
This is interesting.
Arianna is smiling in these sketches,
but not in the finished painting.
Hmm, I wouldn't have noticed that.
Brava.
Is this everything from the archives?
I believe so,
but there was a biography
published some years ago on Amici
by a local historian.
It was a small printing,
most likely out of print by now.
Looks like Arianna's story ends here.
I don't know,
those studies made me think there might be more to it.
Maybe you're right.
I'm heading back to Padua.
Can I offer you a ride?
I thought you lived in Burano.
No, no, we have a shop in Burano
and one in Rome,
but our factory and my home are in Padua.
Thank you,
no, I'm going to stay in Verona and see the sights.
Be sure not to miss
the famous Romeo and Juliet balcony.
No, I plan to miss it.
I don't want to be reminded of Shakespeare's sad love story.
A recent heartbreak?
Not too recent,
but not distant enough.
Juliet's balcony is just the place
to restore one's faith in love.
You sound like you're speaking from experience.
It's where I proposed to my wife.
Obviously, she said yes.
Yes, she did,
but, unfortunately,
she passed away a few years ago.
I'm sorry.
Thank you,
but the point I'm trying to make
is that, after avoiding it,
I finally went back to the balcony,
and when I saw there all the couples in love,
it made me realize that life and... and love go on.
I guess I'm just not ready to move on yet.
I think I will go see the Basilica of San Zeno.
What? Why is that funny?
The Basilica of San Zeno
is where Romeo and Juliet exchanged their vows.
Is there anything in Verona
not related to romance?
It is called "the city of love" for a reason.
Yeah, I'm beginning to realize that.
We have a saying in Italy,
"non soffermarti sul pass a to ma vivi per il momento..."
Which means,
"Don't dwell on the past but live for the moment."
Sounds great,
in theory,
but it's not very realistic.
I prefer to make plans and know where I'm going.
And where is that?
Well, right now,
I think I'll go see...
the Castelvecchio.
Ah, Castelvecchio...
[matching his pronunciation] Castelvecchio.
It was built as a fortress,
and is probably the least romantic place
in all of Verona.
What am I waiting for?
[laughs]
Ciao.
Signorina...
Castelvecchio that way.
Grazie.
Ciao.
Buongiorno.
Welcome to American Art History.
My name is Emma Loughery,
and over the next eight weeks,
we will be exploring the works of artists
from John Singer Sargent
to Andy Warhol.
So let me just get my deck started...
[electricity zaps, Emma yelps]
[screams]
That's not good.
Why did it do that?
Sorry.
[extinguisher hissing]
Thank you.
[hisses]
Grazie. Grazie.
Why? Why did that happen?
Uh, it looks like you were using a converter
and an adapter.
Yes, I thought I need both for Italy.
- No? - I'll go tell Maintenance.
Thank you.
- Thank you... - Luca.
Luca.
From the looks on their faces,
I'd be surprised
if any of the students show up again.
Oh, Emma, it just sounds like an unfortunate accident.
Yeah, and it's not likely to ever happen again.
Natalia was sympathetic,
but I could tell she was disappointed in me.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm sure it wasn't that bad.
Did I mention
I caused a blackout in the building?
Okay, so that's not good,
but you need to just put it behind you,
and look, you're gonna be fine.
At least I was successful at one thing.
I tracked down the Amici biography.
Way to go!
Don't get too excited.
It's in Italian.
- This is exciting. - Why?
Because it gives Emma the perfect excuse
to call Paolo.
Why do I need to call him?
Because you need him to translate the book for you,
and after all, he has a stake in this.
I mean, I don't want him thinking
I'm using this as an excuse to see him again.
You're not.
I mean, you totally are, but you're not.
We all want to find out about Arianna.
I don't know.
Come on, who else do you know
that speaks Italian
and has a vested interest in the veil?
[man] It is exactly the type of player that he is.
He's a foreigner, he's a foreigner.
Va bene. Ciao. Bye.
Who was that?
Emma,
the American woman with the veil.
She doesn't want it back, does she?
No, no, she just asked me for a favor.
Papa...
Papa, when you and Uncle Vittorio
are finished arguing about football,
can we talk business?
Who's arguing?
We're just talking.
What do you want to discuss?
My ideas to expand the business.
Ah, this again?
Listen, the U.S. market for high-end Italian lace
is what they call booming.
Demand is up for our bridal wear,
not to mention that orders for our tableware,
linens and bedding
have all gone up 25%.
I am well aware of the numbers.
What buyers tell me,
it's the perfect time to open a new store.
So why not open one?
And also, we could call it House of Di Stefano.
- Bello. - Paolo...
expanding too fast,
especially into a foreign market,
is too risky.
Too fast?
The last time we expanded
was when we opened the store in Rome
over 40 years ago!
Yes, and it's done very well,
especially since I took over after Uncle Giuseppe retired.
Bravo.
So why not expand again?
Well, who is going to run it?
It has to be someone in the family.
Io, me. I would.
I've been to the States dozens of times for business.
I know the market.
Nico.
Nico could take over for me here.
Armando,
ci dovresti fare e pensarino.
- But-- - Grazie, Nonna.
[blows kiss to her]
[blows kiss]
Bene.
For you, Mamma,
I think about it again.
Now, does anyone else have any business to discuss?
We need to talk about Nonna's birthday party.
Non voglio niente. No, no.
[all erupting in protest]
Maria, we're going to make a fuss anyway.
It's your 85th birthday!
Come on, Nonna.
- [growls playfully] - [laughter]
[chuckling]
Thank you for taking me to Venice today.
I was surprised you found the Amici book.
I'm curious to see if we'll find anything in it.
I wouldn't mind grabbing a coffee on the way.
Is there a place nearby that we could pick one up?
I'm afraid not.
Italians take their coffee very seriously,
and never grab it to go.
Even just a short espresso
is a time to take a breath
and enjoy the moment.
Something Americans don't do very often,
but maybe we should.
Is this yours?
Yes.
[laughs]
I would have guessed you drove a sports car.
Because I'm Italian?
Well, maybe because
I watched a lot of Marcello Mastroianni movies
before I came here.
I like that you're comparing me
to Marcello Mastroianni.
I'm flattered.
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Not the actor, just the car.
What about now?
[laughing]
It's so beautiful.
It is.
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Hmm.
Tutto motto interessante.
There seems to be several references to Arianna.
Great.
Vuoi un caffė?
Uh...
- "Let's go grab a coffee." - Sì.
- [chuckling] - I was so close.
According to the author,
Arianna and Amici fell in love
while he was painting her portrait.
Well, then why did she marry Count de Marco?
This might explain.
It's a letter she wrote to Amici.
"My dearest Claudio,
I'm writing to you through tears of sorrow,
because I cannot marry you.
Even though I am promised to another,
my love for you
is beyond anything I have ever known.
If we were to run away together
as we intended,
it would inflict shame upon my family,
who I could never dishonor.
I take no comfort
of knowing that I have hurt you.
Forgive me, Arianna."
That's the saddest letter I've ever heard.
- [sighs heavily] - It gets worse.
Amici died the following year
of a broken heart.
Okay, that's not really a thing, is it?
You don't believe
someone could die from a broken heart?
I survived mine.
If shutting yourself off from love and romance
is surviving it,
then I suppose you did.
[chuckles ruefully]
I'm glad to see that most of you
were brave enough to venture back.
Okay, uh, I'm sure
most of you have seen this iconic image before.
Today, we are going to talk about its history.
I hope you did the assigned reading
about the Revolutionary War.
The American Revolution was our war of independence, and--
Yes?
I was wondering
when we are going to cover Warhol and Lichtenstein?
Not for a few more weeks.
I was hope it would be sooner.
It's important, though,
that you have a perspective on American history,
and its early artists,
then you can see what led to Pop Art
and the post-modern movement,
right?
[sighs nervously]
You mentioned you were teaching,
but I didn't realize it was here.
What are you doing here?
Are you taking a class?
No, no,
I mentor some students in the design program.
Please.
Grazie.
So you're an artist?
Not really.
I used to sketch some of the designs
for our lace patterns,
but I transitioned to the business side
a while ago,
and now I'm in charge of sales and marketing.
Mm.
I'm glad to see you're taking a moment
to enjoy an espresso...
Oh.
...but working kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?
Bad American habit.
I'm sitting here
trying to figure out how not to be a disaster
in the classroom.
Are you the one
who almost started a fire the other day?
You heard about that?
I haven't even been here a week,
and I'm already infamous.
Now I understand why you're on your...
uno, due, third espresso.
It's not just that. It's...
I'm having trouble connecting with my students,
and that's never happened before.
You've never taught in Italy before either.
Yes, but it shouldn't be that different.
So what's making it different?
Well, I think the students here
only want to hear about the modern artists,
and not about all the history that came before them.
Probably because in Italy
we are surrounded by nothing but history.
But it's important to understand the past
to appreciate what comes after it.
Is chronological time so important?
It is, to me.
I just think there needs to be an order to things.
[sighs]
I don't know, maybe I'm over-thinking it.
Maybe I just need to chill.
Although after three espressos,
I don't even know if that's possible.
I could show you something my grandmother taught me
to relax.
Please tell me it's not crossword puzzles.
[laughs]
I've been there, tried it, doesn't work.
Not crossword puzzles.
- Meditation? - Mm-mm.
Oh.
I guarantee you
you've never done this before,
and now...
I have to meet with my students in a few minutes.
Ah.
Should I meet you at your hotel
around... 5:00?
Sure.
As long as we're not cliff diving,
or bungee jumping,
or anything that's gonna result in stitches.
On the contrary,
I hope it does.
What?
Arrivederci.
Ciao, Bella.
Your grandmother was right.
This is very relaxing.
I've been at this for an hour,
and I have not thought once about my class,
nor have I made that much progress on my lace.
It's not about how fast you are,
it's about slowing things down
and being in the moment.
Yes.
The Italian way.
Exactly.
A small square like this
can take an experienced lacemaker
up to two weeks to finish.
Well, at this rate,
it's going to take me until next fall.
[laughs]
Am I doing this stitch correctly?
Ooh, yes, you are.
I'm impressed,
but let me show you a little trick.
It's easier...
if you hold your hand this way.
The pattern is... is beautiful.
Is it your... your grandmother's?
No, it's an old design of mine.
I love it.
I... love that I'm literally making lace by hand.
My family's been doing it for over two centuries.
I'm sure you already know the story
about how lacemaking first came to Burano.
Actually, no.
No, I don't.
Well, according to local folklore,
a fisherman set sail
just before his wedding day.
While at sea, he was tempted by a Siren...
Hmm!
...who tried to seduce him with her song,
but the fisherman stayed true to his fiancėe.
Oh...
The Siren was so impressed
that she decided to reward him,
and she flicked her tail against his boat,
which formed an intricate web of sea foam
on the hull.
When he returned home,
the sea foam had dried,
and he gave it to his fiancėe
so she could make it into a wedding veil.
I love that story.
I'm surprised you'd think so.
Well, I might not believe in fairy tales,
but I still love the stories.
In Italy, everything has a story,
but now
I want to know yours.
Oh, mine's more or less a clichė.
Hmm?
[inhales]
A couple is together for four years,
he decides to take a job far away.
They do the long-distance thing for a while,
he meets someone else,
she gets her heart broken.
Perhaps
they weren't really meant to be together.
That's what I keep telling myself.
Does that work?
Sometimes.
It did teach me one thing, though.
Long-distance relationships don't work.
We have another saying in Italy.
Of course, you do.
Puoi far funzionare qualsiasi cosa
se lo vuoi da vero.
"You can make anything work
if you really want to."
Buongiorno.
Good morning.
Okay, please take your seats.
Can anyone tell me
who the first American superstar artist was?
Still too old for you?
You know what,
we are going to put aside the 19th Century
and jump ahead to the 20th Century.
Let's talk about
one of my favorite American realist painters,
Edward Hopper.
Do any of you know his work?
He did the famous painting of the diner.
Yes.
American diners are so cool.
They are cool.
What else about American culture do you like?
Comic books.
This explains
why you're so interested in Lichtenstein.
For those of you not familiar,
his paintings are parodies of comic-book art.
What else do we like?
I just got off the phone with Papa.
He didn't sound very pleased
about the deal you made with the U.S. buyers
for our new evening bags.
But I think it's worth the risk.
Paolo, it's a big order.
If we have to take back the merchandise,
we'll lose money.
Sophia, trust me.
These evening bags are totally different
than anything else on the market,
and I'm pretty confident they'll do well.
Maybe then Papa will have a little more faith
in my judgment.
The mermaid tail.
I haven't seen that design in quite some time.
I was sharing the story of Burano lace the other day,
It must have been a woman you told the story to.
What makes you say that?
Because it's very romantic.
I hope she's someone special.
Fuori. Out.
[laughing]
Grazie. Ciao, Bella.
[♪♪]
Professoressa!
Luca, hi!
- Hi. - Do you work here?
Sì, part-time.
It's my uncle's shop.
Ah.
This is my Uncle Alberto.
Hello.
Piacere, Professoressa.
Luca has told me how much he enjoys your class.
Grazie.
You have some lovely pieces here.
I particularly love these perfume bottles.
Those are Luca's.
He made them.
They're stunning.
Thank you.
He has already been accepted to the Accademia Riaci.
It's a famous art school in Florence.
I was accepted into their program
to become a master glass artist.
That's incredible
Congratulations.
Thank you, but it's conditional
on finishing my undergraduate degree.
I only need one more class,
which is why I'm taking yours.
Ah, okay.
Well, now I really have to take one home.
The only struggle is going to be which one.
That is a good one.
Hey.
You look lovely.
Where are you off to?
It's the first night of Luminaria.
Why don't you come along?
Thank you.
I have to finish grading these papers.
You cannot work every night.
Come on, you should enjoy more of our Italian traditions.
I'll keep that in mind.
Okay.
Buona serata.
Have fun!
Thank you.
[♪♪]
Emma! Good evening.
Buona sera.
So, how are you enjoying the festival?
[sighs]
I don't know yet.
I just got here.
It was a spontaneous decision.
What were you doing when you made that decision?
Grading papers?
I'm that much of a stereotype?
[chuckles] No, no,
I just ran into Francesca, and she told me.
Ciao!
But come,
you must walk the Street of Luminaria.
This is absolutely gorgeous.
It's like a fairy tale.
St. Anthony,
Sant'Antonio, is the patron saint of Padua,
so we honor him at our festival
with the Street of Luminaria.
He's also the patron saint of lost things,
and lights are to commemorate
what has been lost.
Like lost wedding veils?
Yes,
except Arianna's veil wasn't actually lost.
True.
Although, I have a theory
as to why she didn't wear the veil at her wedding.
Go on.
Because she wasn't marrying
the man she loved.
- I had the same thought. - [chuckles]
Well, I guess
we're finally understanding each other then.
But how did it end up in San Francisco?
Any theories?
No.
That one has me stumped.
But now that my class is finally going well,
maybe I can do a little more digging.
[Paolo laughs]
Yes, I took your advice.
I veered off syllabus
and changed up a few things.
Maybe Italy is beginning to have an effect on you.
[Emma chuckles]
I think maybe it is.
So you've decided to live for the moment
and see where things take you?
As long as they still fit into my five-year plan.
I know it's an American thing,
but have you always been so driven?
I guess I have.
And your personal life,
did you plan that out as well?
Unfortunately, I learned the hard way
that romance is something you can't control.
No more than you can control the moon and the stars.
Hmm.
[sighs]
That's a beautiful Italian moon.
Sì,
and it came out just in time for us
to dance under it.
[♪♪]
Paolo!
Lucia! Franco!
Emma, my cousin and her husband.
Piacere.
Nice to meet you.
Sì, sì! Buona serata.
Grazie.
You weren't kidding about having a big family.
I bet even the Mayor is your cousin.
No, but her daughter is married to my cousin.
Ah!
[♪♪]
[song ends]
I think that was the last dance.
Well, I see Francesca,
so I can walk back to the hotel with her.
Okay.
[chuckles bashfully]
Thank you for a lovely evening,
and, uh...
for arranging that moon.
Grazie a te.
- Ciao. - Ciao.
I see you and Paolo danced well together--
No, it's not like that.
No...
Luca... ciao.
Ciao, Professoressa.
You missed the last two classes.
I just wanted to make sure everything's okay.
That's very kind of you,
but I had to withdraw from the class.
Oh.
Please don't think it was you,
or the class, I loved it,
but Signora Lucchesse informed me
I was no longer allowed to take it.
Why?
I missed the deadline to pay the rest of my tuition.
There's only three weeks left.
You won't be able to graduate.
I don't have the money, so...
Luca, I'm so sorry.
Well, maybe there's something we can do.
Unfortunately, my family can't help me financially.
Things are hard for them right now,
and business here is going down for my uncle,
so he can't help either.
I'll tell you what,
I will speak with Signora Lucchesse,
and see if there's something we can do.
In the meantime,
I want you to keep coming to class.
It's okay?
Yes, absolutely.
I just don't want you to fall behind,
and there's an Italian saying
I recently learned.
"You can make anything work if you really want to."
So I'll see you in class.
Okay.
[cell phone buzzes]
- Paolo. - Hey.
I'm calling to tell you
that my grandmother thinks
there might be an old trunk of Arianna's
in one of our store rooms.
Well, that sounds intriguing.
Can we meet in Burano tomorrow?
I'll be there,
and just so you know,
I'm now an expert at buying tickets
for the vaporetto.
[laughs]
Great.
Ciao.
Luca told me
he hasn't paid his full tuition yet,
but he needs my class to complete his degree.
I understand the dilemma,
but there is nothing more we can do.
It's just that he already works part-time
to support himself,
so isn't there something like a grant
or financial aid?
Luca is already on a partial scholarship.
I told him to continue coming to class.
That would mean he is auditing,
which this university does not permit.
If you could just give me a few days--
I could do that, Emma,
but if you permit Luca
to continue to attend your class,
there could be consequences.
I think the consequences might be worse for Luca
if I don't.
Magnifico!
The veil looks beautiful next to the portrait.
I show you something else.
When I fix one of the pearls on the veil,
I found una piccolo tasca,
a tiny pocket.
And this was inside?
Yes.
What is it?
A very old piece of lace.
I take it to the Museo del Merletto,
and they say it is an original Burano lace.
[chuckles]
That's incredible!
Porta fortuna.
- Ah, for luck. - Yes.
When we bought the veil,
the shopkeeper told us
there was a legend attached to it. Una...
Leggenda.
Leggenda, sì. [laughs]
Supposedly,
whoever is in possession of the veil
will find true love.
Motto interessante.
Mm-hmm.
Sounds very Italian to me.
Or maybe it's just a story to sell a veil.
It seems to have worked out for your friend, Avery.
You're beginning to sound a lot like her.
[chuckles]
[gasps]
And I thought my parents kept a lot of stuff.
The shop has been around since 1871,
so things have a way of piling up.
I love all these old hats!
Bellissimo.
Grazie.
Vediamo.
Bellissimo.
[laughs]
A lace top hat...
I doubt this was a big seller.
Not exactly something Fred Astaire would have worn.
But I can see Ginger Rogers wearing yours.
[singing] ♪ Heaven ♪
♪ I'm in heaven ♪
♪ And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak ♪
So you know American musicals?
I love them,
especially the old ones.
So do I.
On summer nights here,
they used to show them in Galuppi Square.
Emma...
I think that's the trunk.
It has to be.
[chuckles]
Aw... yours?
[chuckles] It's possible,
but several generations could have worn it.
Emma...
[whispers] Open it.
Arianna.
Look.
She kept a picture of Amici.
And this looks like her Will.
Oh, don't look at me.
If you want me to read it, we're gonna be here all day.
Ah... [chuckles] Yes.
[laughs]
It seems she left a quarter of her estate
to my grandmother
for taking care of her in her final years.
Mm.
"I bequeath one half of my estate
to my chambermaid,
Carmella Diconcini,
che mi ha aiutato--
Who helped me during my darkest hours,
and for her loyalty and service over the last 40 years,
I am forever grateful,"
and then she left the rest to the church.
Do you think when she says her "darkest hours,"
she's referring to losing Amici?
Or something else.
Well, the chambermaid probably knew,
and she probably knew about the veil, too.
It's possible Carmella has some heirs.
And they might have some answers.
So...
you want to keep going with this?
We've already uncovered one great love story,
I kind of want to see how this ends.
Are you the same woman
who didn't want to go to Romeo and Juliet's balcony?
Can I do an about-face on that?
"About face"?
A... change of heart.
Ah.
I think I'd really like to see it
before I leave.
And I would really like to show it to you.
[footsteps approach]
Lunch is ready.
Emma, vieni con me.
Meet the family.
[sighs] Oh...
I wasn't planned on staying.
I don't want to intrude.
Paolo... fai qualcosa.
No, Mamma, certo niente.
No. Vai.
[groans]
She... She won't take a no for an answer.
Prego.
[family all talking at once]
[all chatting]
Thank you so much for lunch.
É delizioso.
But there's more.
How?
[laughter]
My grandmother made her famous crostata di mele.
It looks like our apple pie.
I always wanted to try American apple pie.
Naturalmente, ė stato invent a to in Italia.
[all laughing and talking at once]
She says "apple pie is Italian ."
Italians think that anything that's good
started here.
Well, it is the birthplace of the Renaissance,
not to mention Italy gave us pasta,
Federico Fellini.
Brava!
I can tell you are a professoressa.
How much longer will you be in Italy?
I have about two more weeks of classes,
and then I'm going to go to Rome for a few days
before I go back to Chicago.
You must come to my festa di compleanno.
To your birthday party?
- Yes. - I would love that.
Carina. [chuckling warmly]
So this is where your family
has their weekly meetings?
Yes, the family has been gathering here
for about the last 65 years.
My father begin the tradition.
I love that your whole family works together.
And eat together!
[chuckles]
Six generations so far.
Do you come from a big family, Emma?
Actually, I'm an only child.
[all sighing sadly] Aw...
Well, you never know what the future will bring.
[clears throat]
[man speaking in Italian]
[laughing]
I'm sorry if my family came on a little strong.
[chuckles]
My parents have a tendency to do that as well.
Ever since Gabriella,
they just want me to be happy again.
When my boyfriend and I split up,
my parents set me up on several blind dates.
- Really? - Mm.
My sister and mother did the same,
but after 10 disappointments, that was enough.
You lasted longer than I did.
I think I stopped at number three.
I guess we both prefer leaving things to chance.
I never leave anything to chance
if I can help it.
Fate doesn't need help, it just happens.
Is this another Italian saying?
No, actually it's an American one.
I heard it once in a movie,
and it just stuck with me.
I suppose it does make sense,
in a fatalistic sort of way.
Kind of like the legend of the veil.
Maybe.
It's one thing to see Burano on foot,
but it's a completely different experience
to tour the lagoon and canals by boat.
In that?
I promise you won't fall out.
[♪♪]
Not only did I survive,
I actually enjoyed that.
Grazie.
Prego.
And I noticed
you only gripped the boat once or twice.
Yeah, only in the first few minutes.
[laughs] Yes.
[sighs]
This is my favorite part of the island.
It's quiet.
Do you want a gelato? I want gelato.
- No. - Why?
After such a big lunch?
- [laughs] - No!
For most Italians,
lunch is the biggest meal of the day.
We eat and then nap or take a walk,
which is why our lunch breaks are two or even three hours.
At home, we usually rush through lunch,
and then rush to get back to work.
Here, we work to live, not live to work.
Hmm.
[sighs]
I love all these colorful houses.
Do you know why they're all painted that way?
No, but this is Italy,
so I'm guessing there's a story.
[laughs]
Actually, yes.
It's a very logical one.
The earliest fishermen
painted all their houses in bright colors,
so they could find their way home
when the canal was covered in fog.
Ah...
I love that they haven't changed them.
It must have been so fun
growing up in a place like this.
Yes, it was,
and I also worked on one of those fishing boats
when I was young.
[chuckles] Really?
Yes.
You didn't always work in the family business?
No, I didn't want to back then.
I thought lace was old-fashioned.
Well, what changed your mind?
Girls!
They didn't want to go out with a boy
whose hands smell like fish.
- [laughs] - No, the truth is,
I eventually grew up
and I realized that I loved the lace business,
but lately,
I've been a little frustrated with it.
I noticed some tension earlier
between you and your father.
I've been trying to expand the business.
My dream is to open a store in the U.S.,
but my father doesn't agree with my ideas.
He doesn't like your business plan?
I cannot get him to read it.
As you saw today,
my family... [sighs]
Is not doing business the traditional way.
Have you tried taking a different approach?
Like what?
Why not make it visual
and illustrate it for them?
You could do a slide deck, like a PowerPoint--
Obviously without causing a black-out.
[laughs]
But you never know,
it might be just the thing to get their attention.
If they're not busy passing the ravioli
and the calzone,
they might stay focused.
Grazie.
Maybe thinking like an American could work for you.
[chuckles]
Paolo!
Ciao, Anita!
- Come stai? - Bene. Grazie.
[conversing in Italian]
Emma, I'd like you to meet Anita.
- Piacere. - Ciao.
- Bello di vederti. - E per me. Ciao.
Another cousin?
No, Anita, it's an old girlfriend.
Oh.
Sí.
She doesn't look that old.
Andiamo.
Thank you again for such a wonderful day.
You're welcome.
I'm sorry we didn't have enough time
to find gifts for your friends.
Maybe next time.
I know Avery and Tracy
would love to have something from Burano.
So, what's next for us?
No, I meant about researching Arianna's maid.
[chuckling]
Uh...
Well, I can go to the library
when I'm on campus tomorrow,
see if I can find out anything else about her.
Call me if you find something,
or even if you don't.
I will.
I'd better get on the vaporetto.
Mm, look!
I didn't drop my pass this time.
Brava!
[chuckling]
- Ciao! - Ciao.
A will and a chambermaid!
It's better than a romance novel.
When have you ever read one?
Never, but you know what I mean.
[Avery] But my heart just breaks for Arianna.
What do you think she meant by her "darkest hours"?
[Emma] Paolo and I think it has to be
losing the love of her life.
So, what is the story with you and Paolo
on a small boat?
I'm just trying to embrace the Italian lifestyle.
[Avery] You did not answer the question.
Is there something going on with you and Paolo?
Please tell us.
I think I'm starting to have feelings for him.
That's great!
No, it's not!
You both know how I feel about long distance.
This would be very long distance.
Not to mention
we come from two completely different worlds.
[sighs]
Anyway, I don't want to talk about it.
What's going on with you guys?
- She's never gonna tell us. - Never.
I want to hear more about your program.
Is your class going better?
Yes,
although...
I think I may have overstepped
and gone a little too far
out on a limb.
Oh, no.
So, it took me most of the afternoon,
I not only found the maid's obituary--
Carmella Diconcini died
in 1958--
I also found she has a grandson living in Verona.
And you found all that in just one day?
You're amazing.
No, just really good at research.
But not very good at taking compliments.
You noticed that, huh?
I've noticed a lot of things about you.
I noticed a thing or two about you, too.
Shall we go to Verona tomorrow?
[sighs]
Sure, I'd love that,
and while we're there--
We'll go see La Casa di Giulietta.
Ciao.
[chuckles]
[♪♪]
What's all this?
For you and your two friends.
What?
You said you wanted to bring them something back
from Burano,
so I thought
they might like our umbrellas.
I managed to find a few.
That is so thoughtful, thank you.
And for you,
I brought this.
Bellissima.
For your hair
[laughs]
This is perfect.
I need this,
Thank you.
Prego.
Mm.
Okay.
How do I look?
Mamma mia.
- [laughs] - Very Sophia Loren.
Andiamo.
[laughing]
[♪♪]
[Emma] Thank you very much for seeing us.
I was intrigued to meet you
when you said you wanted to talk about my grandmother.
Your grandmother, Carmella,
worked for my great-great-great aunt,
La Contessa de Marco.
Ah...
She often talked about the Contessa.
Please, sit.
They were very close.
Grazie.
After you called, I pulled out some photos.
And this is my grandmother.
[gasps]
Your grandmother is wearing the veil.
That's the veil you were asking me about
on the phone?
Yes.
Do you have any idea what happened to it
after the wedding?
I assume she gave it to Claudia,
her daughter.
E Claudia ha per caso avuto figli?
Did Claudia have any children?
Just my cousin, Angela,
but she moved to the U.S.,
and after the war, we lost touch.
Well, that's probably how the veil got to the U.S.
Yes.
It is a beautiful veil.
Are you going to wear it when you two get married?
[stammering awkwardly]
Do you have some water? You want water, too?
[Emma] It's so cute.
I had no idea it was so little.
I doubt Romeo thought so.
This is the wall
where everyone leaves their letters to Juliet.
Sì, Esatto.
I read that last year alone, there were over 50,000.
See? Details.
I happen to like details.
Do you want to leave a letter?
No, I'm good.
You don't have to be in love to write one.
I wouldn't know what to say.
Well, you can write about heartbreak...
unrequited love,
or even ask Giulietta for advice.
There's an entire staff,
they're called Secretaries of Giulietta,
who answer as many of them as they can.
Have you ever written one?
Sì, I have.
When Gabriella died...
and it helped.
She was your true love.
But what I wrote
was that I wanted to heal my heart.
I don't believe we only have one true love.
Do you?
I don't know...
and anyway,
like you once said,
I'm not sure I ever really was in love.
Vuoi continuare a passeggiare?
Keep going.
Vuoi continuare a passeggiare?
More. More Italian.
And that's it for today.
See you Wednesday.
Please remember to study for the final next week.
Luca, can I talk to you for a second?
Yeah, sure.
I have a friend in the States
who runs a foundation
that endows scholarships for the arts.
I took the liberty of telling him about you,
and while I can't pull any strings,
I can download the application.
The only catch is
this has to be in today,
but since we're six hours ahead of Boston,
you should have time to complete it,
if you're interested.
Yeah, thank you.
Thank you so much.
You're so welcome.
How's it going, Luca?
I'm nearly finished.
I uploaded photos of my glass art,
but I just realized
I need to send my transcripts with the application.
The Registrar's office closes soon,
so I'd better get going.
I'll walk over with you.
Okay.
It's supposed to be open.
[knocking]
You're gonna miss the deadline.
Siamo chiusi. Mi dispiace.
You can't be closed.
There's still 15 minutes.
I'm closing early today.
Basta--
It's urgent. Per favore.
He needs to get his transcripts.
It's very important.
Bene. Come in.
Grazie. [chuckles in relief]
[message alert chimes]
[gasps]
Hi, it's Emma Loughery.
I just got your text.
I went back and dug a little further,
and I hadn't noticed those sketches before.
Do you know who the subjects are?
The first two are Amici's mother,
and they are all dated 1890.
And what about the child?
Sorry, but no.
[lid snaps shut]
[sighs] Sorry I dragged you in here again.
I'm not complaining.
It's just...
my conversation with the curator got me thinking
that maybe we missed something.
It is strange that this christening gown
is the only piece of clothing in the trunk,
especially considering
that Arianna never had children.
But we don't know whose christening gown it was.
But Amici and Arianna met and fell in love
in 1889.
Yes.
Amici made a sketch of an infant
about a year later
that he kept in his personal collection.
Your family kept this christening gown
with Arianna's things...
So you think they had a child?
I think, if they did,
they certainly would have kept it a secret.
What are you looking for?
Something the lacemakers used to do years ago,
and there it is.
"Claudia," isn't that the name
of the chambermaid's daughter?
But why would it be in Arianna's trunk?
Because Claudia
is probably Arianna and Amici's daughter.
Arianna probably gave the baby to Carmella
to raise as her own.
But we don't know that for sure.
Okay.
I'll look through her papers again,
you look at the photos.
Okay.
Maybe we did overlook something.
I didn't notice this before.
Doesn't this look like the infant
from Amici's sketch?
Could be,
but it still doesn't prove anything.
Well, I don't know about your family,
but my mother always writes on the back of her photos,
who it is, what date it was taken...
[gasps] Look.
"I I mio segreto..."
"... più prezioso."
"My most precious secret."
"Claudia."
So she was their daughter.
Well, now we know why Amici died of a broken heart.
[Sophia] Poor Arianna.
I can't imagine giving up a child.
She sacrificed more than most people
to protect her family.
She must have been quite a woman.
Nonna, you are the only one here who knew her.
What do you think?
I always felt she was hiding something.
Now we know why she didn't wear the veil.
Or even keep it in the family.
So, Paolo,
is this why you called us all here?
No, no, I asked you here
because I want to discuss business.
Why not wait till our regular lunch meeting?
I keep trying,
but this way maybe
I won't have to compete with Mamma's ravioli.
[all chuckling]
So, if you'll all take a seat,
I'll get started.
But what about lunch?
- Oh, Vittorio! - Don't worry,
lunch will be here after my presentation.
[giving presentation in Italian]
[Avery, over phone] Peter's going to call you,
but I couldn't wait to tell you the news.
The Foundation committee
overwhelmingly agreed to award Luca a grant.
That's fantastic!
Thank you!
His essays and his artwork
apparently really impressed the board,
but please act surprised when Peter tells you.
We never had this conversation.
I don't know if you've heard of the Hastings Foundation,
but they're a philanthropic organization
based out of Boston.
Luca applied for an emergency grant.
They evaluated his GPA and his work.
They agreed to cover his tuition,
and, in fact, they were so impressed with him,
that they even awarded him a grant
for his graduate work at the Accademia Riaci.
You did well, Emma.
I know I took a risk letting Luca audit my class,
so I just wanted to apologize,
especially for putting you in such a difficult position.
I appreciate that,
and I admire you.
I admire your commitment to your students.
Emma, look.
These just came for you.
[Paolo] "Thank you for the help
with my presentation.
I think it went over well.
See you tomorrow night for Nonna's birthday.
Paolo."
Francesca,
can I borrow your kitchen tomorrow?
Sì.
Ta-dah!
Oh...
Paolo sends flowers, and you bake a pie?
This is promising.
No, it's not like that.
It's just... pie.
Uh-huh, but made with love.
I'm going to get dressed.
[Francesca laughs]
[♪♪]
Sei bellissima.
Grazie.
E sei motto carino.
Grazie.
[chuckling]
Oh.
Cosa hai port a to?
What's this?
American apple pie for your grandmother.
Where in Padua did you ever find this?
I made it.
Your nonna might be famous for her crostata di mele,
but in Chicago,
I am known for my apple pie.
Buonissima.
[♪♪]
You wanted to speak with me?
I had a call today from the New York distributor.
We shouldn't talk business at Nonna's party.
Now is the perfect time.
Tonight is for celebrating.
Why?
The deal on the evening bags
that I was so opposed to,
it's over and done with.
What I'm trying to tell you is
the bags are selling well,
and we're getting orders for more.
Maybe we could be selling them ourselves
if we had our own store in New York.
Change is difficult
when you've been doing things the same way for so long,
but, Paolo,
I'm sorry that I was so hard on you.
Grazie.
Emma.
Buona sera.
Ciao.
I've just been meeting more of your cousins.
There are two Sylvias?
Ah, actually three.
[chuckles]
It was a popular name at the time,
and I know it's getting late,
but I was wondering
if you've ever seen San Marco Square at night?
I've only been to Venice in the daytime.
Well, one more thing you shouldn't miss.
Andiamo.
This really is lovely at night.
I knew you would appreciate it.
Did you enjoy the party tonight?
I did!
I really loved meeting your whole family.
And it was just one side of it.
[laughing]
Nonna told me that your gift, the apple pie?
[chef's kiss] Her favorite.
- Aw... - [chuckling]
She's so sweet.
Yes, she is.
I'm really going to miss her.
Emma, I know your class ends next week,
but I was wondering
if you could stay a little longer,
so we could spend more time together.
I don't know that that's a good idea.
Why not?
Because as much as I've embraced
living in the moment,
I don't think we should start something
we can't finish.
I think it started six weeks ago
when you couldn't figure out
how to buy a pass for the vaporetto.
[laughing]
You're never gonna let me forget that, are you?
No, no, I can't. [laughing]
Well, you have to admit, I've come a long way since then.
We both have...
so why stop now?
Because I live in Chicago.
Chicago is far.
There's a very big ocean between us.
Very big. Huge. [chuckles]
I go to the States a few times a year,
and you will probably be back here next fall,
so I think it's worth giving it a try.
I don't know.
We...
we come from such different worlds.
Not so different.
I believe you feel the same way I do...
and that is not something that happens very often.
I don't want to risk having my heart broken again.
So we just say goodbye?
We say Arrivederci.
[emphasizing rolled "R"s] "Arrivederci."
[laughs]
Two "R" s. [chuckling]
Say it again?
Arrivederci.
- Ooh. - [laughing]
Ben fat to.
[♪♪]
Sorridi.
Smile.
- Let me see. - [laughing]
Andiamo.
[♪♪]
Emma?
That's for you.
It was left at the front desk.
Thank you.
Uh, would you...
would you please post this for me?
A letter to Juliet?
I wrote it last night.
[sighs]
[Nonna] " Arianna never intended to keep this.
I believe it found its way to you
for a reason.
Con a more, Maria."
[sighs]
Grazie.
Francesca...
thank you for everything.
You have been such a good friend to me.
It was my pleasure.
Have you got all your bags?
Even an extra one.
I wanted to take home as much of Italy as I could.
- [laughs] - [cell phone buzzes]
Sorry.
Ciao.
Yes, I'm on my way to the train station now.
[laughs] That's wonderful.
Thank you so much for telling me, Natalia.
Ciao.
Sounds like good news.
The University picked up my program
for next year.
Ah! I told you!
Once you fall in love with Italy,
you always come back.
Ah...
A presto all or a.
A presto.
[tapping glass]
Now, does anyone else have any business to discuss?
- No. - No...
Today, I do.
Since the business is doing so well,
both in manufacturing and in the shops,
I think that Paolo's proposal
to open a store in New York
is something we should pursue.
It is time to make a change.
[Nonna clapping] Bravo, Armando!
- Bravo! - Bravo, Paolo!
Saluti.
Bravo.
What's going on with you?
Why don't you look happy?
You just got Papa to say yes.
Nothing.
Paolo, I know when something's bothering you.
Emma's leaving today.
I knew it!
You're in love with her.
Well, it doesn't matter anymore.
Of course, it does.
Didn't you learn anything from Arianna's story?
[♪♪]
[train horn honks]
[bells ringing]
Emma...
What are you doing?
Hopefully not making a fool of myself,
because I don't believe our story is over.
I just jumped into a slow-moving train
to tell a woman I am falling in love with
that I don't want to lose her,
so this could have gone very badly.
I'm just glad you're in one piece.
That was quite an entrance.
I had to tell you
that my family is going to open a new store
in New York,
so at least we won't have an ocean between us.
It's only 1,271 kilometers to Chicago.
I know details, too.
Well, that's a detail I happen to love.
We can make anything work together
if we really want to,
and I promise
I will never break your heart.
A man who jumps onto a moving train
to tell me that...
I have to take a chance on.
And since we both believe in chance...
Uh, you know this train is going to Rome, right?
I don't care where it's going,
as long as I'm with you.
[♪♪]
[cheering]
[applause]
[♪♪]
Tre, due, uno...
[cheering]
[♪♪]
Saluti.
[♪♪]
Grazie.
[♪♪]
Sorry to pull you away from the party,
but it's time to take off the veil.
Oh, there's a little snag.
Oh.
Tracy, can you have it fixed
when you go back to New York?
Yeah. Yes, of course--
Give it to me.
Don't be ridiculous.
You know, your parents were so cute.
They had tears in their eyes.
They were crying the whole time.
It was the sweetest thing.
And they love Paolo's family.
They even invited them all to stay with them
when they come out for the opening of the new store.
All of them?
- All of them. - Wow.
[laughing]
Wait, why did he decide
to open the store in Chicago instead of New York?
He thought New York was still too far away from me.
Okay, that is a more!
[laughs]
Plus, Chicago is a bigger distribution hub, so...
No, no, it's definitely the first thing.
Paolo knows how lucky he is to have you.
Yes, he does.
Okay, here's the thing,
I don't think it was all luck.
I was literally carrying the veil
when I met him.
- See? - Not you, too.
Yes, I know.
I didn't want to believe it when I took the veil to Italy,
but then it was the veil
that kept throwing me and Paolo together,
and then we found out Arianna's story, and...
it really does seem like it's magical.
Oh... [laughs]
It really is enchanted, Hilda was right.
I'm telling you,
the little piece of lace that Paolo's grandmother found.
I think that's part of the magic.
The two of you are hopeless.
Or hopelessly in love.
[laughing]
It was so sweet.
Guys, we have to do our toast to the veil.
Oh, where's Peter?
[Paolo] He's with my uncle,
talking about soccer for the last 40 minutes.
[Avery] Which is why I left them alone.
All right, that's two down, and one to go.
Tracy, it's your turn to take the veil.
I still don't believe in it,
but Finn and I are talking about getting engaged.
Then, here's to the veil.
And to true love.
- Oh... - [clinking glasses]
[♪♪]