ALL ALLEGRA ALLEGRO AMANDA ANTONIO BOTH CATHERINE_ZJ CHRISTIANA COSMETICS_EXEC CREDITOR DANIEL DI_RISIO DONATELLA EDUARDO FRANCESCA GIANNI GOLD_DRESS HALLE_BERRY JENNIFER JLO JOSEPH JULIAN KEITH LAUREN LUCIA LUCIANO MARCO MARIA MARIO MICHAEL MODELS MULRONEY NEWS_REPORT NEWS_REPORTER PAUL RED_DRESS REPORTER SANTO TELEVISION MULRONEY Well, Catherine, you look absolutely amazing tonight. Please tell us who you're wearing. CATHERINE ZJ Um, Versace. HALLE BERRY Uh,Versace. REPORTER Just gorgeous. RED DRESS This is Versace. JLO Versace. GOLD DRESS I’m wearing Versace. D BARRYMORE Versace. GIANNI Bene. OK. GIANNI Bigger. Bigger. Like she's been having sex all night. Smokier, like she slept in it. GIANNI No. Brows, brows, per favore. Did I hire Frida Kahlo? GIANNI We leave nothing to chance. Art is intentional. Maria, is that hem length right? MARIA My hems are always right. GIANNI No, it must flow! Flowing into sensuality! DONATELLA What's he bellowing about now? GIANNI It's about time! MARIA Thank God you're here. Can you do your magic, please? Come! Come. GIANNI Principessa! ALLEGRA Uncle Gianni! DONATELLA Sandals? You can't be serious. GIANNI You know why I'm using sandals? ALLEGRA So she won't be so tall? GIANNI I want the eye to move up from the earth over an ocean of flowing fabric to the curve of her spine. ALLEGRA That's why it's blue. GIANNI Nascita di venere. the birth of Venus. DONATELLA Venus was naked. GIANNI It must be like an ocean breeze has kissed her. ALLEGRA DONATELLA Allegra, go find your brother. DONATELLA She's going to be walking, not standing on a clamshell. GIANNI She'll be walking in sandals. DONATELLA She needs to feel confident, sexy. She has to own it. GIANNI This is my vision. Mine. DONATELLA Hmm, well, I'm sure Armani would put her in sandals. GIANNI Who cares? His dresses look like last week's ciabatta. DONATELLA So let him dress the wives and the virgins. We dress the mistress. Mistresses wear heels! GIANNI No heels. No heels! DONATELLA Stilettos. MARIA He's going to kill you. DONATELLA The hem floated like an ocean breeze, crawled up her dress and kissed her clamshell. MARIA Carissima. DONATELLA Bella. Grazie. DONATELLA Marco. Bravo. Bravo. DONATELLA GIANNI Stilettos? DONATELLA The Harper's people loved the collection. I convinced them to feature a piece on next month's cover. And Madonna just promised to be the face of Versace next season. GIANNI You're a clever little snake. BOTH GIANNI Never step on my vision again. DONATELLA If I do, it won't be in sandals, hmm? GIANNI DONATELLA Ah, grazie. Everybody! Everybody! To our darling Gianni. A true genius. What would we do without you? GIANNI You'll never know. GIANNI family... § ALL DONATELLA Give him some more wine. SANTO Alla salute. ALL SANTO To a wonderful dinner, a brilliant collection, and a beautiful family. ALL Si, salute. GIANNI And to my brother and sister. I often see our parents in you and it makes me feel complete. Thank you for always, always taking care of me. DONATELLA Well, someone's got to do it. ANTONIO And of course, we can't wait for you all to see the new opera we are working on. Gianni's costumes are-- DONATELLA So you're working on the opera, too? GIANNI No, the opera is none of your business. DONATELLA Hmm, it must be nice to get paid to have a hobby. CHRISTIANA ALLEGRO Uncle Antonio is bringing me to watch the inter Milan game. DONATELLA Aw, how nice of Uncle Antonio. CHRISTIANA Well, I bought four magazines. Madonna, Penelope Cruz, Sting, even princess Diana, all in Versace. DONATELLA Yeah. PAUL It's all because of my beautiful wife. GIANNI It's true. You are the best at that. DONATELLA Thank you, brother. GIANNI The best. DONATELLA Yes, it's true. It’s true. DONATELLA Hmm, all right. Kids? Time for bed. You need your beauty rest because you've got your big recital tomorrow. Mm! I can't wait. GIANNI Donatella darling, I'm sorry. I forgot to tell you something. DONATELLA What? GIANNI I need you to handle the photo shoot in the morning. DONATELLA I'm not going to miss my daughter's recital. GIANNI What do I do? That obnoxious photographer said he'd quit if I come back. He says you're more fun. ALLEGRA Mama, you promised. GIANNI No, don't worry, don't worry. Go. Go. We'll just eat the million dollars we're paying him. SANTO Like hell we will. PAUL I’ll be there, sweetie, OK? I’ll videotape the whole thing. And then, you and Mama can watch it tomorrow night. OK? GIANNI What if Antonio and I come to the recital? ANTONIO Si. We can make a day of it. Go to Fiori for lunch, then shopping. ALLEGRA Is it OK, Mama? DONATELLA Of course, cara mia. Come on, Daniel. Francesca. GIANNI Come to the studio in the morning and let Uncle Gianni sprinkle some magic on that costume. ALLEGRA buonanotte. GIANNI Buonanotte, amore. CHRISTIANA Go to the car. We'll be there in a moment, hmm? CHRISTIANA Always Allegra. It hurts them. SANTO That's Gianni. He was like this when we were kids with Donatella. I didn't exist. CHRISTIANA But you're not children now, and it's you who holds this business together. He doesn't respect you. SANTO He respects me. We're brothers. CHRISTIANA Well then, maybe he should be more considerate of your children's feelings. SANTO I’ll talk to him. Again. SANTO Grazie. CHRISTIANA Make sure he listens this time. SANTO Gianni listens to Gianni. ALLEGRA Where are you going tonight? DONATELLA You're supposed to be in bed. A very important magazine editor is in town. But this weekend, lunch, shopping, anything you want. Me and you. Hmm? ALLEGRA Mm hm. DONATELLA This is the same color my mother used to wear. DONATELLA Every morning, even before she had her coffee, she would put on her lipstick. She told me that's how every woman should start her day. DONATELLA What do you think? Too much? ALLEGRA Bella. DONATELLA Ah, that's my girl. Come on. Let's go put on some shoes. DONATELLA The right attitude and dress can make any woman feel beautiful. Think Cleopatra, Marie Antoinette, Josephine Bonaparte. All of them had such confidence in their style. They understood their power. Always lead, darling, never follow. ALLEGRA Wasn't Marie Antoinette beheaded? DONATELLA A vicious rumor. Silver or black? ALLEGRA Hmm... Silver. DONATELLA Mm, good choice. You've got an excellent eye, darling. You could be my dresser any day of the week. PAUL Donatella, car's here! DONATELLA I think this looks pretty good, hmm? ALLEGRA Mm-hmm. PAUL Honey, are you ready? We're late. DONATELLA Yes, but it's worth the wait, no? PAUL Yes. Yes. Absolutely. ALLEGRA Perfetto. DONATELLA OK, give me a kiss, darling. Now, you go to bed, and you stay there this time, huh? ALLEGRA Mm hm. DONATELLA Mm. See you in the morning. PAUL Good night, honey. JENNIFER Vanity Fair has always been a fan of the boldness of Versace. DONATELLA Hmm, but Gianni’s a genius. Sometimes, I am speechless when I see what he's doing. The safety-pin dress? Amazing. AMANDA It'll be talked about for years. DONATELLA I always love so much what Sophia Loren says about a woman's dress, how it should be like a barbed-wire fence-- serve a purpose, but not obstruct the view. JENNIFER No one can accuse you of that. DONATELLA And you know we created the supermodel? No such thing existed before we took the print girls. Naomi, Cindy, Christy, Linda and put them on the runway. JENNIFER I heard it was your idea. DONATELLA Our idea. Gianni and I are like the same person. Two sides, the same coin. JENNIFER You drove models' salaries through the roof. DONATELLA Yeah, not to mention Versace's profits. Armani still hasn't forgiven us. DONATELLA Eduardo! Come stai? EDUARDO Bene. DONATELLA Mm... Bravo. This is Jennifer. She is the best editor at Vanity Fair. And this is Eduardo. The most influential banker in Italy. EDUARDO You flatter me. DONATELLA Not flattery. Truth. When are we having dinner? EDUARDO How about Wednesday? DONATELLA Wednesday. Put it on my calendar and make sure Santo can join us. Ciao, bello. Mmm. . Have a good time, huh? JENNIFER I'd like to expand the article. DONATELLA Oh, great. See when Gianni is available. JENNIFER Not a piece about Gianni. A piece about you. DONATELLA About me? JENNIFER Yes. DONATELLA Really? JENNIFER Mm hm. DONATELLA Well, it better be flattering. JENNIFER / DONATELLA DONATELLA Ah. It takes a sexy man to make a sexy shoe. JOSEPH I do my best. DONATELLA Wow. Why don't you bring a pair home to your wife, hmm? But if your mistress wants a pair, she has to buy them, huh? DONATELLA GIANNI OK. GIANNI All right. Turn around. Dance, principessa, dance. GIANNI Dai. GIANNI Principessa, always remember, when you put on beautiful clothing, you give it life. ALLEGRA I understand. GIANNI You are a woman. You demand respect and admiration. Like a masterpiece! ALLEGRA DONATELLA I'm off to the shoot. GIANNI This print looks perfect on you. DONATELLA Bellissima! ALLEGRA DONATELLA Brava! Oh, do you have everything you need for the recital? ALLEGRA Yes, Mama. ANTONIO Allegra? After lunch, we're going shopping... for a Picasso. DONATELLA Ah, another Picasso. Santo will kill you. ANTONIO Why work if you can't have fun? DONATELLA Well, you're certainly the expert in that. Last night went well, thanks for asking. GIANNI Hmm. DONATELLA Vanity Fair wants to do an interview. GIANNI Has to wait until I'm back from Miami. DONATELLA With me. GIANNI Smart people. ANTONIO Imagine that. DONATELLA You are going to be fantastic. You know I wish I could be there with you, hmm? ALLEGRA I know, Mama. ANTONIO Allegra... ALLEGRA Hm? ANTONIO Dance for us. ALLEGRA GIANNI JULIAN Nice. Very nice. JULIAN Good. DONATELLA Wait, wait! Wait, just a second. We have to cover up his underwear so he looks naked, hmm? We've got our naked man. Unless you really want to get naked, sexy, hah? MODELS DONATELLA Hey, print that for my private collection. OK, work it, girls. You look hot. Very hot. Very sexy. Come on. DONATELLA Sexy! That's right. Oh, yeah, I like the hand on her hip. That's right, work it. Come on, that's right. Mm-hmm. MICHAEL Um, you have 20 messages. Maria has a question for a private fitting... DONATELLA Mm-hmm. That way. MICHAEL Barney's wants a personal appearance. And Paul will meet you at the restaurant in 30 minutes. DONATELLA OK. Can you please, uh... DONATELLA Oh, that's nice! I like it. Except watch your elbow, darling. Watch your elbows. Work it! DONATELLA Hot stuff. Rock it hard. That's right! Yeah. Show that leg. Stick that leg out, right? Come on, hot stuff. That's right. DONATELLA Those heels, like you've got the seven inch heels on. Work that leg. Darling, that's hot. DONATELLA You're all having nice sex! JULIAN What do you think? DONATELLA I think it's great. I love it! JULIAN All right, we're done. DONATELLA Thank you, everyone. DONATELLA Good job! Fantastic. JULIAN You're amazing. You light up the room. But your brother on the other hand... DONATELLA Oh, you just got Gianni on a bad day. He's a perfectionist. That's why he's the best, hmm? JULIAN He's a tyrant. He micromanages. He doesn't appreciate anyone but himself. DONATELLA Oh, come on. Here you go, darling. JULIAN Ladies first. DONATELLA You can always call me "first" but "lady" is overrated, huh? DONATELLA Ooh! JULIAN Oh, yeah. DONATELLA Very, very good, ha ha ha! Ooh! JULIAN And I like that. It's nice. DONATELLA For you. A gift. So you'll always remember me. JULIAN Thank you. DONATELLA Hey, girls! You want some champagne? You all just did a beautiful job. Hey, sexy, you want some? You were good. DONATELLA Cheers. DONATELLA DONATELLA Hey, like I always say, at Versace, when one door opens, another door opens, huh? DONATELLA Ciao. Grazie. Talk to you later. DONATELLA Thank you. GIANNI Can't we have one conversation that's not about money? SANTO You can't do everything without regard to the cost. Senti, Gianni. If we make 10 million, you spend 20. GIANNI I am so sick of this boring lecture. Would you stop? DONATELLA Do you have to do this right now? Everyone can hear you. SANTO And you, a private jet to Paris for a party? DONATELLA It was a very important party. Somebody has to do it. As soon as the sun goes down, this one's in bed. SANTO Have a good interview. It's important for our American profile. DONATELLA Lauren, this is my brother Gianni. This is Lauren, who will be doing the interview. GIANNI A pleasure. LAUREN A pleasure. It's an honor to have you. DONATELLA We really love the show. It's fantastic. DONATELLA Put your shirt down there. Yeah. Bene. LAUREN Gianni and Donatella, tell us, what makes Versace Versace? GIANNI Our mother was a wonderful seamstress. She taught us to respect artistry. We love actors, musicians, painters, sculptors. Self-expression is in the DNA of Versace. We love the man who makes our fabrics and tans our leather like we love a Picasso, or, uh... Strauss. DONATELLA Or Lenny Kravitz. LAUREN And how do you work together? GIANNI I am always looking for ways to make a woman feel more beautiful. Sometimes, Donatella will say, "No, I would never wear that." or "I love that because the fabric feels so sensual against my skin." Having a woman around who you trust is important for a designer of women's clothes. I owe a lot to Donatella. DONATELLA It's true; I am not very bashful with my opinions. But Gianni is such a genius. He's such a visionary, that he could take a garbage bag, redesign it, and I would reach for my stilettos. GIANNI She would insist on her stilettos, even if I told her, "no, only thigh-high boots go with garbage bags!" DONATELLA We both like to have the last word, but my voice is very loud, so... LAUREN We can certainly see how important you are to each other. And we're looking forward to more from the house of Versace. Thank you so much. DONATELLA Thank you so much. It's an honor. LAUREN Thank you. GIANNI I guess a private jet to a party is fine for our resident celebrity here. What would the house of Versace do if there wasn't a picture of you on the cover of every tabloid? DONATELLA Are you kidding me? I am out tracking trends, making connections, keeping my finger on the pulse, so you can stay home all night, cozy in your pajamas with your boyfriend! GIANNI Who the hell do you think you are? DONATELLA I am 20% of this company, and I should be a lot more. SANTO There won't be a company if you two don't stop the spending. GIANNI I am the reason this company exists! Me! You work for me! DONATELLA I am not your employee, you prima donna! I'm just going to take-- GIANNI What? You'll leave and start your own line? Please, how many times have we heard that? DONATELLA You don't think I can? I know all of the fabric houses, the leather merchants, the editors, the photographers, the models! They all love me. GIANNI Oh, and you think that's all there is to it, huh? Hah! DONATELLA More than anything else, I know what it feels like to be a woman, something you will never be. GIANNI And you know what you will never be? An artist. I'm the sun, and you are the moon, and your job is to reflect my glow. DONATELLA Oh, your glow! Oh, his glow! You're a tired old queen, and if I hadn't quit school to come to help you, you would be Gianni Versace, the best dressed costumer at the opera house in Reggio Calabria! GIANNI Get out! Go! Get out! Go! DONATELLA Don't push me! GIANNI Start your own cheap groupie label! Get out! DONATELLA Fine! I will! I will do that! DONATELLA Your overhead just went down. SANTO Every time we talk about going public, you turn a deaf ear. GIANNI The shoulder should be strong, almost militaristic. Mm. GIANNI But the silhouette should scream Greek goddess. MARCO Does the asymmetrical neckline work? SANTO Why am I with this company if you refuse to let me grow it? GIANNI Maybe too much gathering in the waist. GIANNI If we go public, it means other people will have the right to tell me what I can and cannot do. SANTO You mean what you can and cannot spend. What do I have to say to get through to you and Donatella? You're exactly the same. GIANNI No, we're not. Besides, isn't she starting her own label? SANTO She's not going anywhere and you know it. You both exhaust me. GIANNI Did Paul seem drunk to you on Sunday? GIANNI Maria, it's supposed to be jewel tones. This pink looks like day-old salmon. MARIA It's the one you chose. GIANNI Well, I hate it. GIANNI Allegra says they're fighting. SANTO Stay out of it. DONATELLA You're discussing my marriage with my daughter? GIANNI Little tea pot. Big spout. DONATELLA You should listen to your brother and stay out of my marriage. DONATELLA And like everyone else, Paul kills himself for you, and he's a great father. GIANNI You didn't say great husband. GIANNI Marco, I hate this. GIANNI That sleeve took two days to figure out. GIANNI GIANNI But I love it. DONATELLA Hmm? Hmm? GIANNI It's perfect! DONATELLA SANTO You two deserve each other. DONATELLA We should send this to Elizabeth Hurley, hmm? SANTO We give away more couture gowns than we sell! Do you have any idea what it costs? DONATELLA Do you have any idea how much free publicity we get When Princess Diana, Madonna, Or Sharon Stone wears Versace? SANTO Free? You fly them in on the Concorde for fittings! Pay for their hotels... GIANNI Money well spent. Donatella knows what she's doing, Santo. SANTO Sometimes, I think it's better for me when you two fight. DONATELLA You really should come to the party with me tomorrow night. Just think of all the stories you could tell Allegra about me and her father. GIANNI You go. This "tired old queen" would rather be in his pajamas. DONATELLA Aw... But who wears pajamas better than you, darling? DONATELLA DONATELLA You know, I couldn't live without you. DONATELLA But I am no moon. I am a star and you know it. GIANNI DONATELLA Maybe I don't glow as much as Gianni Versace. GIANNI DONATELLA I glow! DONATELLA Grazie. DONATELLA We had a very nice time, huh? ALLEGRA Can we walk a little bit, Mama? DONATELLA Ah, of course, mi amore. We'll be back. DONATELLA It's nice, huh? ALLEGRA Yeah. DONATELLA You know, darling, You know I'm working all the time, but I'm always thinking about you and your brother. ALLEGRA I know. You and Uncle Gianni work very hard. And fashion is in your DNA. DONATELLA DONATELLA It's Versace, ladies. Why don't you go by the store? Your husbands will be happy. ALLEGRA Mama! DONATELLA What? It's free advertising. ALLEGRA Gianni and Antonio want me to go with them to Miami. Can I? DONATELLA No. No, darling, you've missed too much school already. ALLEGRA But my grades are good. And Uncle Gianni says travel is the education that every woman needs. DONATELLA Oh, Gianni says, Gianni says... I thought today was about me and you? ALLEGRA You're right. Me and you. DONATELLA That's right, my beauty. DONATELLA Our perfume is selling like crazy. I'm thinking about doing a line of bath products. COSMETICS EXEC I want to set up a meeting. I want to hear all about it. DONATELLA OK, call me tomorrow. JULIAN So I hear you're using Madonna for the fall collection. DONATELLA She's going to be brilliant. Do you want to shoot it? JULIAN Only if I can work with you, bella. DONATELLA DONATELLA DONATELLA Ciao. DONATELLA DONATELLA Darling, darling, darling, darling... DONATELLA No, no, no, no... PAUL DONATELLA Hello. GIANNI Where are you? DONATELLA PAUL I miss these mornings. DONATELLA Hmm. DONATELLA I've got to go. You know how he gets. PAUL Just tell him you're with the second most important man in your life. DONATELLA DONATELLA Yeah, as if that would matter. DONATELLA DONATELLA Darling. PAUL Mm-hmm. DONATELLA Can you please call down and have them bring me a cappuccino? Hmm? PAUL Yeah. DONATELLA DONATELLA AMANDA (READING) "Tagged as her brother's muse, Donatella is a growing power in Gianni's global fashion empire, with a style that is as fabulous and utterly honest as she is." DONATELLA She's obviously a very smart lady. ANTONIO If you thought she was cocky before, just wait. GIANNI Don't start, Antonio. ANTONIO She's a "growing power," "utterly honest?" GIANNI Enough! I'm tired of your jealous bickering, both of you. She's family. ANTONIO And I'm not? GIANNI GIANNI So you're a "growing power" now. DONATELLA I was a growing power since the day I was born. GIANNI Then I feel good about leaving the show in Rome in your powerful hands. DONATELLA What did I do? GIANNI Nothing. DONATELLA I'm going back to Miami. I thought since it's televised, you'd enjoy being with other powerful people, like Valentino, and Prada, And Armani, of course. DONATELLA The hardest show of the year and you're going to Miami? GIANNI Smile, my famous muse. It's ambition's best accessory. DONATELLA I'm not your muse. And when I come back, I want to talk about my own designs. GIANNI Designs? I am the designer. Me. Gianni Versace. And you, Donatella, are a stylist. Don't confuse the two. DONATELLA Hmm, all right, well, have a good time in Miami with Antonio. Don't work too hard. GIANNI Allegra wants to come with us. DONATELLA No. She's got school. I'm the mother, you're the uncle. Don't confuse the two. DONATELLA Wow, that's very dramatic. That looks fantastic. DONATELLA Maria... MARIA Si? DONATELLA No, this needs to come all the way down like that. Is that possible? The audience should gasp when she turns around, huh? MARIA It is possible. DONATELLA Huh? Great. OK. Thanks, darling. MARIA All right. DONATELLA I need Marco. MICHAEL OK. I'm on it. DONATELLA OK. MICHAEL It's Gianni. DONATELLA Gianni, I can't talk right now. GIANNI Donatella, senti. Use Marissa. Tell her to bring lots of attitude. And how is the aubergine chiffon hanging on Lea? DONATELLA It's hanging fine. Gianni, don't worry about it. Is Naomi here yet? AMANDA Yes, and Princess Di is with Elton in the front row. GIANNI Tell Karen not to walk like a cow. The dress must convey strength, not weakness. GIANNI And use the boots not the stilettos. DONATELLA Gianni, I know it, I got it. I know how it should look, OK? GIANNI Senti. Senti. DONATELLA Make sure "W" has a place in the front row as well. DONATELLA What? I know what I'm doing! What? GIANNI The woman who wears it must feel like a sexy warrior. DONATELLA Enough, Gianni! OK? Go play with your boyfriend. DONATELLA Oh, my god! NEWS REPORTER Gianni Versace, head designer of the fashion house Versace has been shot and killed outside of his home in Miami this morning. Details are still coming in, but we can confirm that after being rushed to the hospital, Gianni Versace was pronounced dead. commercial break SANTO You shouldn't sit in this dark room being sad all by yourself. So I'll be sad with you. DONATELLA DONATELLA The center of our lives is gone. SANTO I know. DONATELLA Stupid moon. DONATELLA DONATELLA What would it do if the sun went out? SANTO I don't know. DONATELLA It’d go dark. DONATELLA You can't see the moon without the sun. SANTO Aunt Lucia called. Says she'll be here tomorrow. DONATELLA It is good. We need her to come. NEWS REPORT Elite members of society have flocked to the Duomo cathedral in Milan for the memorial service held for fashion designer Gianni Versace. Princess Diana, Elton John, Sting and Naomi Campbell join Donatella, Santo, and the Versace family In mourning the beloved designer. DONATELLA Thank you, Lucia. I don't know what we'd do without you right now LUCIA Povera. ALLEGRA Where is Uncle Antonio? DONATELLA Tonight is just our family. ALLEGRA But he is family. Uncle Gianni would want him here. LUCIA Allegra, no. This is not for you. ALLEGRA SANTO Vultures! PAUL OK. It's been a long day, kids. Bedtime. ALLEGRA I don't want to go to bed. PAUL Sweetie, you need to sleep. Lucia. LUCIA I know it's impossible, but show them you're all right. DONATELLA PAUL Come on, sweetie. DONATELLA Darling. Go upstairs with Aunt Lucia. I’ll be up soon to give you a kiss goodnight. OK darling? Time to go DONATELLA Mm... I'll be right up. LUCIA Come. Come, darling. CHRISTIANA Are you coming? SANTO In a while. I've got some calls to make. SANTO DONATELLA There is so much to do. I don't even know where to start. There are so many things I never asked him. SANTO Pronto. SANTO Yes. SANTO Do they know why? SANTO Was there a note? SANTO Yes, I see. SANTO Thank you. SANTO They found his killer. DONATELLA Did Gianni know him? SANTO They don't think so. He killed himself before the police arrived. SANTO He... SANTO He was a serial killer. He killed four other men before Gianni. DONATELLA I want to get bodyguards for the children. The paparazzi are going to be everywhere. DONATELLA This can't be how this ends. This can't be! Oh, my God! DONATELLA So... we have six weeks... to do the entire collection. MARCO We'll never be ready. SANTO We have to be. Everybody will be waiting to see if it's over. This is a critical juncture. MARCO What's the plan? DONATELLA I don't know. Gianni had a calendar for everything. Every dress. Unfortunately for us, it was all in his head. SANTO Maybe we should hire Karl Lagerfeld. He loved Gianni. DONATELLA DONATELLA In order to remain Versace, we can't hire an outside designer to create the vision. AMANDA The show is going to get epic publicity. If Karl Lagerfeld does the collection, this will become his label. MARCO No one knows what Gianni would want better than you do. SANTO Can you do this? If you can't, everyone will understand. DONATELLA I have to. I have to. commercial break DONATELLA Did Daniel do his homework? DONATELLA Did Allegra get her dance shoes? DONATELLA Did they eat? DONATELLA Lucia, you're a saint. DONATELLA This one. DONATELLA Yes, tell them not to wait up for me, hmm? DONATELLA DONATELLA Mm! No, no, no, no, that's way too much fabric. MARCO It won't have the right drape. Gianni would have given it movement. DONATELLA Why are you challenging me over every detail? MARCO I was here when Gianni invented this fabric. I know how he worked it. DONATELLA I was here, too, remember? We have less than a month. I'm not going to argue with you. Take it in. DONATELLA Pronto. DONATELLA Dammit. Send them a bottle of champagne and tell them I'll be right there. DONATELLA Yeah, just... sort out the urgent ones and come in the car with me. DONATELLA This needs to hug like a second skin. MARCO Any tighter, and you'll see her pubic bone. Gianni... DONATELLA He's not here anymore! Just cut it the way I designed it. MARCO It's wrong. DONATELLA Scusi? MARCO Gianni would have pulled it in at the bodice and let it flow. DONATELLA Enough! This isn't going to work. I have to get someone else. I need a team that is behind me 100%. DONATELLA All right, everybody, go back to work! There's a lot to do. LUCIA They're asleep. DONATELLA Paul too? LUCIA Si. DONATELLA Good. That's good. LUCIA LUCIA I feel like I did when you were 12, running around to the clubs with Gianni. Up all night, while I sat at home with worry. DONATELLA What clubs? We never went to any clubs. LUCIA DONATELLA I have to finish some things. I’ve got buyers coming in the morning. LUCIA But you need to eat, to sleep. Gianni would not want you to kill yourself like this. DONATELLA Well, he should be here to tell us what he wanted. LUCIA Ah. DONATELLA I fired Marco today. DONATELLA He was with Gianni since the beginning. Like me. I'm going to go upstairs and shower and change, then go back. I just needed to see Allegra and Daniel, even if they're sleeping. LUCIA I'll heat some soup. DONATELLA ALLEGRA Mama. DONATELLA Darling. Hello. What are you doing out of bed? You should be asleep by now. Aw, carissima. My darling. LUCIANO "On this date, September 16, 1996, I, Gianni Versace, revoke my last will dated May 11, 1990. I hereby name my niece, Allegra Beck my sole heir.” LUCIANO "I leave to Antonio d'Amico a payment of 50 million lire each month, and the right to live in any of my properties in Milan, Miami, New York, or Lake Como. I leave my art collection to my nephew, Daniel Paul Beck." SANTO Nothing for my family? Donatella? Me? He swore he'd leave my children five percent. PAUL This can't be. SANTO These were Gianni's wishes? ANTONIO I know what you're thinking. But Gianni loved me. SANTO Apparently more than he loved his family. The properties are owned by the company, by the way. You should probably get a lawyer. ANTONIO DONATELLA Gianni's gone. We no longer need to speak. ANTONIO You couldn't stand... that he loved me as much as you. DONATELLA Why weren't you with him? ANTONIO I was asleep. Gianni got up early. He went to get magazines, like he always does. ANTONIO Did. ANTONIO Do you think I wanted any of this? Hm? I wish it had been me. DONATELLA So do I. DONATELLA Did you talk him into this? ANTONIO Ask Lucia. She knew. DONATELLA You're lying. You stay away from my family. commercial break ALLEGRA I don't understand. DONATELLA It's all right. I have been named your executor. ALLEGRA What does that mean? DONATELLA It means that you won't have to do anything alone. Unless you want to, I suppose. ALLEGRA Well, I don't want it. I won't ever want it. I just want uncle Gianni back. PAUL Just let her go. Let her go. SANTO It's going to take some time. DONATELLA Did you know? LUCIA Did I know what? DONATELLA Nothing. DONATELLA Can you please do this later? DONATELLA He's humiliating me from the grave. And now I have to continue to work for him? PAUL You don't have to. Let's just leave. Let's move to New York. DONATELLA And then what? Hmm? Let everything I helped build evaporate so Allegra inherits nothing? PAUL I don’t know. DONATELLA She'll either blame me, or... end up being my boss. Either way, I'm screwed. PAUL OK, OK, OK, stop. DONATELLA Why did he despise me so much? PAUL Look, we will never understand why he did this, OK? But I love you. Allegra and Daniel love you, and that will never change. DONATELLA Mm. MICHAEL Initials and signature. MICHAEL And that's the last one. Signature here. DONATELLA What's going on with Marco's replacement? The show's less than three weeks away. MICHAEL We have all our feelers out and there are lots of options. The best candidates are just out of Valentino. DONATELLA Mm. MICHAEL And another young guy who's making some noise in the U.K. DONATELLA Call him. We need someone new, edgy. Someone who's going to listen to me. What do I have to do tonight? MICHAEL Oliver and Alyssa from Saks. DONATELLA Ugh! MICHAEL I know, I know. They'll be here in moments. DONATELLA They're going to want to go clubbing. How am I going to make it through this day? DONATELLA Don't make me beg. DONATELLA PAUL You can't keep this pace up. DONATELLA I'm doing what I've always done. PAUL You're doing twice as much, And grieving, whether you want to acknowledge it or not. And that stuff is not helping. DONATELLA I've got a splitting headache. Can we please just leave it? PAUL The kids are not handling this well, especially Allegra. DONATELLA Don't you think I know that? Just... Take care of it. T-take care of them. Cause I can't handle another thing! PAUL OK. All right. But, please, try and find some time to rest, OK? DONATELLA KEITH How sad. DONATELLA The Versace woman is always sexy. MARIA Oh my God. KEITH Now she is. DONATELLA Let's take the hem up an inch and add a satin lining. MARIO Britannico? This is our new vision? DONATELLA I'll fix it later, Maria. MARIA When? The show is in two weeks. DONATELLA Yeah. DONATELLA I thought you'd gone. ANTONIO I came to say goodbye to a few people. ANTONIO So is it true? You fired Marco? DONATELLA It was mutual. ANTONIO Marco was in Gianni's life before I was. You couldn't wait a few months? DONATELLA We needed a fresh start. ANTONIO Everyone will compare you to Gianni, either way. Unfortunate. DONATELLA Everything will be better after the show is over. Maybe we'll take a vacation. Maybe to the beach somewhere, huh? It would be nice. ALLEGRA Sounds nice. LUCIA ALLEGRA What's the matter, Aunt Lucia? LUCIA It's Princess Diana. There was an accident. TELEVISION ...Police are working to determine the cause of the crash, But, as of now, We only know that Diana Princess of Wales has been killed in a car accident in Paris, As have Dodi Fayed and the driver. This report has been confirmed-- LUCIA No, no... ALLEGRA She was just at the funeral. ALLEGRA Why is everyone dying? DONATELLA Oh, darling... I don't know. I don't know. It's OK, baby. MICHAEL Keith wants to know which you decided to end the show, the corset or the silk? DONATELLA Um... MICHAEL Go with your instinct. DONATELLA My instinct is to ask Gianni. MICHAEL He would ask you. DONATELLA Um... The corset. No, no, no! The silk. Will you take this, please? DONATELLA Thank you. Darling, stop fidgeting. OK? AMANDA They were all here. Vogue, Harpers, McQueen, Lagerfeld. MICHAEL Even Armani. And they're all applauding. DONATELLA They came for Gianni. MAN’S VOICE ...not working Versace has fallen. DONATELLA PAUL How many more years are you gonna be like this? He's been dead for three and so have you. DONATELLA Don't start. PAUL Paparazzi were waiting for Allegra after school yesterday. One of them knocked Lucia to the ground. DONATELLA Yeah, I heard. PAUL You heard? That's all you have to say? DONATELLA I'll hire another bodyguard. PAUL She doesn't want another bodyguard. DONATELLA What do you want me to do? PAUL I don't know. Drink and drug yourself into oblivion, or be her mother and my wife; you decide. DONATELLA Mm. Don't act like you're such a saint. Neiman's hasn't placed a single order this year and Santo is all over me. I'm doing the best I can. PAUL You are the only woman that I've ever loved. But the Donatella I married is...is gone. I'm leaving. I'm leaving you. DONATELLA OK. PAUL OK. PAUL I'm, uh, moving to New York. The kids need a break. They want to come with me for the summer. DONATELLA You talked to them already? PAUL It's not like I could wait to talk to them with you. PAUL I never see you. Look, we'll work out a custody schedule. They're suffering here, Allegra especially! Or can you not see past yourself? For the kids' sake, we need to stop fighting. DONATELLA Mm, hey there. You're doing your homework? DONATELLA Hmm? Talk to me. ALLEGRA I have nothing to say. You probably wouldn't remember it anyway. DONATELLA Watch your mouth. ALLEGRA Or what? You'll disinherit me? DONATELLA What a disgusting thing to say. ALLEGRA You want to know what's disgusting? You. DONATELLA Well, don't worry. In a few years, you'll be 18 and you could fire me. ALLEGRA I don't want to fire you! I don't want any of this! DONATELLA Well, what do you want? ALLEGRA I want to get out of here. Away from the paparazzi, the gossip. Away from you. DONATELLA Do you know what I want? DONATELLA I want things to be the way they used to be. DONATELLA You can go with your father. I won't stop you. DONATELLA Mmm. DONATELLA And I'll be in New York in a few weeks, And we will go to see some games, eh Daniel? Yeah? DANIEL That will be great, Mama. DONATELLA Bella! Mm. Oh, I will come, and we'll have some special girl time, OK? We'll go to lunch, and we have a really nice day, OK? ALLEGRA Sure. LUCIA Oh, Allegra. I love you both so much. Now, don't forget to call me, huh? ALLEGRA Si, Aunt Lucia. LUCIA You know I'm going to miss you. ALLEGRA We'll miss you, too. LUCIA Have a great trip. ALLEGRA Ciao. DONATELLA DONATELLA LUCIA You've always been so defiant, so certain. I've tried to take care of you, but... I don't know how to anymore. DONATELLA Don't bother. LUCIA You are better than that. You're chasing a ghost. Gianni is gone. But you're still here. Figure out what you want to say. Put that into your designs and I believe every woman will want what you are selling. DONATELLA Mm... Such wisdom. Perfect Lucia. Friend. Mother... You know everything, Including everyone's secrets. LUCIA What are you talking about? DONATELLA It's got to have a split up the thigh, hmm? And I want it in black and persimmon and, um... canary yellow. MARIA You're sure? DONATELLA Did I stutter? SANTO Ragazzi. Andate via. "Versace sales plummet from billions to million!" "Wanted: a visionary for Versace!" DONATELLA Hmm. SANTO Sales are down 60% this year. DONATELLA 9/11 killed luxury sales, not me. SANTO Luxury? Look at this! Prada and McQueen would fire the person who designed this. DONATELLA What do you know about design? All you know is about counting money. SANTO Well, there is less of it to count. "Donatella looks like a boiled lobster after its shell has cracked." You've become a joke. Gianni wouldn't recognize you now. DONATELLA Such brotherly love. You have no idea what is this is like for me. No idea. SANTO Maybe not, but I do know that Christopher Bailey Has made Burberry so popular, That dogs are shopping for trench coats. And what have you done? Destroyed a legacy. SANTO We are out of options. We've lost all of our top executives in the last six months. We're floating bonds we can't pay. Facing bankruptcy. DONATELLA I'm a designer, you're the banker. You're supposed to take care of that-- SANTO I can't if you don't stop the spending! That bracelet? I had to lay off three people so that you could have a lovely piece of jewelry. This has to change. DONATELLA This is just stupid! I-I don't understand. And the blue! And what is this? What is this? Brutto! A hooker wouldn't even wear these shoes! JOSEPH It's exactly what you ordered. Don't argue with me! Aah! Did Santo put you up to this? Are you trying to sabotage me so he can hire another designer? DONATELLA What do you want now? Are you trying to hound me about the next fall collection? Because I don't have it! I'm surrounded by incompetents! Everyone is talking behind my back and saying things. They're liars! They're all trying to blame me-- AMANDA That's not why I came. DONATELLA Did you see--? AMANDA Donatella, I am leaving. Bergdorf offered me a position. DONATELLA I'll give you a promotion then. Santo will pay. AMANDA This has nothing to do with money. DONATELLA What do you want then, Amanda? AMANDA I want off the Titanic. DONATELLA Of course. All the rats are jumping ship. AMANDA Oh, that's right. Blame everyone else. I've stayed through six years of your destroying yourself and this business. This is all your fault. It shows in your face. It shows in how you treat people. And it's in your work! DONATELLA It is your job to make me look better. AMANDA I'm a publicist, not a magician. And no one can get to you, not even Santo. DONATELLA Fine. AMANDA I adore you, Donatella, but there's nothing more I can do. DONATELLA Hmm, take this. Isn't that what people get when they retire? A gold watch? AMANDA I'm not retiring; I'm quitting. DONATELLA Well, after working with me, everything else is gonna feel like retirement. TELEVISION Diana was the object of worldwide fascination... DONATELLA My Allegra. I'm so happy you're here. You think you can stay until your eighteenth birthday? ALLEGRA We'll see. DONATELLA She was so beautiful, wasn't she? So sweet. ALLEGRA I can't believe it's been seven years. DONATELLA Mm... TELEVISION ...campaign to find landmines. And yet the haunting question still remains...Was Diana murdered because she was pregnant with Dodi’s child? DONATELLA Filthy conspiracy theories and lies! Liars! Just like Gianni-- ALLEGRA Mama, calm down. DONATELLA It was the paparazzi who did it. They killed her! They never leave anyone alone! They're lying, stupid, filthy, lying pigs! DONATELLA Oh, look! Oh, it's the blue gown. Oh, remember that gown. We sent her that gown right after her divorce. Oh, she loved it. Oh, she said she danced all night in it. DONATELLA § La-la-la-ta... § DONATELLA Look! DONATELLA Don't! No! Just leave it! DANIEL What happened? DONATELLA Hey, stop it! Nothing-- Everything's OK. I just... There's a little accident! Don't touch it! Stop it! Just don't touch anything! LUCIA That's enough, Donatella! DONATELLA I'm sorry. DONATELLA Sorry. DONATELLA SANTO Our creditors have asked me to step aside. They're replacing me with Giancarlo di Risio. DONATELLA Who cares what they want? SANTO You don't get it. And you don't care. This company has been my life. DONATELLA Well, it's not my fault. SANTO No. Of course, it's not. DONATELLA Every morning for the last seven years, I open my eyes and I know I'm never going to be as good as him. DONATELLA And then I come here, and he's roaming the hallways, taunting me, laughing at me, despising me for even trying. SANTO It's not just about you. I lost a brother, too. CREDITOR The fact is you owe us 120 million and you don't have it. The company lost 97 million last year. SANTO We have two new licensing deals. CREDITOR Not enough. Our collateral demand is Via Gesu and the Manhattan apartment. DONATELLA Go to hell. You can't take our home. CREDITOR We can and we will. There's also the issue with the five million you owe personally. DONATELLA Business expenses. CREDITOR Ten carat diamond earrings are not a business expense. Nor is redecorating your New York apartment. There's also a small fortune in artwork. DONATELLA He wants everything. CREDITOR Your other option is bankruptcy. DONATELLA And you, just sitting there like a vulture. DI RISIO May I be blunt? They've asked me to step in as new CEO. Your company is going to collapse if massive changes aren't made. For that to happen, you're going to be on a very, very short leash. DONATELLA I still control Allegra's 50% and my 20%. So if you want to put me on a leash, it better be diamond-studded, or you can kiss my ass. SANTO Listen for once! 70% of nothing is nothing. The only marketable asset left is the Versace name. DONATELLA I am Versace! And I refuse to be talked down to by these Milanese suits. When the money was pouring in, they were more than happy to give us anything we wanted. DONATELLA Darling? What are you doing here? ALLEGRA If I have to do this, I need help. Someone I can trust. I've hired an advisor. I'll be taking control of my share as soon as I turn 18. ALLEGRA Mr. Di Risio. DI RISIO Welcome, Allegra. DONATELLA Do you know him? ALLEGRA You told me to always lead, never follow. DONATELLA Why didn't you tell me? ALLEGRA Please continue. PAUL She asked for my help finding an advisor. DONATELLA And you went behind my back! PAUL I don't need your permission and neither does she. Do you know how hard this is for her? She hates this business, but she knows that everything rests in her 18-year-old hands. DONATELLA She's too fragile! PAUL She's stronger than you. DONATELLA PAUL I was rooting for you, you know. I've always been your biggest fan. When Gianni died, I knew that you would rise to the occasion. For him. For all of us. But mostly for yourself because I knew you wanted it. PAUL Do you know how much it hurts to realize that I was wrong? DONATELLA Get out. Just get out! DONATELLA OK, make a wish, darling. LUCIA Oh, brava! DONATELLA Hey, so now you’re officially my boss. . DONATELLA What's going on? ALLEGRA Mama, we all love you, but we can't keep watching you self-destruct. DANIEL We never know what will set you off. We're always afraid. DONATELLA What is this? LUCIA You need help. DONATELLA You're on their side? I confided in you. I trusted you, and you turned my own children against me? CHRISTIANA Enough! She's done nothing but care for you. DONATELLA Care for me? Hah! Out of guilt maybe. DONATELLA She knew about the will! She knew that he cut us out and yet she said nothing! LUCIA It was after an argument. He was angry, like a thousand times before. I never thought he would go through with it. DONATELLA Liar! ALLEGRA Mama, stop it! SANTO What good are you? You might as well have died with Gianni. Clean yourself up! Or do us all a favor and finish yourself off. PAUL Look. You have to make a choice. You live a life of solitude and self-pity or you have a fresh start, surrounded by the people that love you. ALLEGRA There's a jet waiting to take you to a place that can help. DONATELLA And who is going to pay for that? SANTO Me. DONATELLA DONATELLA And if I say no? ALLEGRA Then every single one of us will cut you out of our lives, forever. DANIEL Mama. Please don't make us go to another funeral. DONATELLA Thank you very much. DONATELLA ALLEGRA I hate this. LUCIA Then don't do it. Stop being the good girl. What do you want? ALLEGRA To go to college and not be a Versace. LUCIA Then turn this over to Di Risio and go. Find a place that you can make your own. That's what I'm going to do. ALLEGRA Are you leaving? LUCIA Well, I think it's best if I am not here when she gets back. LUCIA Go to her. Tell her what's in your heart. DONATELLA Oh, Carissimi... DANIEL You look great, Mama. DONATELLA Oh! I've missed you both so much. DONATELLA OK, come on. DONATELLA So... what's new? Tell me everything. DANIEL Well... school's going well. I've been playing soccer. DONATELLA No! Oh, that's great. And the girls? Hmm? DANIEL Va bene. DONATELLA ALLEGRA I've decided to apply to colleges here in the States. DONATELLA I think that's wonderful. ALLEGRA Di Risio will keep me posted. I was going to tell you sooner, but I know you didn't want to see us. DONATELLA Oh, darling, I wanted to see you. I just couldn't ALLEGRA Why? DONATELLA I was ashamed. I've been a bad mother. DANIEL That's not true. DONATELLA Yes, it is. ALLEGRA We've all had to clean up your mess. It's just not fair. DANIEL Allegra, she's trying. DONATELLA It's OK, darling. It's not your job. It's mine... and I failed you. ALLEGRA Mm-hmm. DONATELLA But... it's a new day, darlings. Hmm? I have given up the drinking; no longer using the drugs, No staying out all night all crazy. I've given up everything. I'm done. And I'm going to be the mother you deserve me to be. DONATELLA And I know I don't have the right to ask you to ever trust me again. But I hope you will. ALLEGRA Mm-hmm. DONATELLA That's such a beautiful lipstick color on you. ALLEGRA That's how every woman should start her day. Right? DONATELLA My darling. DONATELLA Oh... I love you both so very much. ALLEGRA I know. DONATELLA Darling, why don't you put everything upstairs, hmm? ALL Surprise! DONATELLA Oh, you almost gave me a heart attack! Oh, look at how pretty you are. Hello, darling. ALLEGRA Hi Mama! DONATELLA Oh my God, you so scared me! I can't... DONATELLA Oh, darling. PAUL Welcome home. DONATELLA Oh. Thank you. Oh! Oh, my God! Is this supposed to be me? DANIEL We tried, we tried. FRANCESCA You like it? DONATELLA I love it! Hey, where's Santo? Where's Lucia? CHRISTIANA He wasn't sure he should come. ALLEGRA And Lucia thought you'd do better if she wasn't here. CHRISTIANA Come, let's bring some dishes. PAUL OK, I’ll get this. CHRISTIANA You... You look good. DONATELLA I have gained a few pounds, but I feel pretty good. And you're beautiful. You look great. Are things good? CHRISTIANA Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Rehab must have been very difficult. DONATELLA Hmm, yeah, it was. But it was surprisingly inspiring. CHRISTIANA How was the dress code? DONATELLA Oh, my God. Giving up my heels was harder than giving up cocaine. DONATELLA I hope Santo can forgive me. CHRISTIANA He has and he'll come to you when he's ready. He loves you. He's proud of you. CHRISTIANA Let's have some cake. DONATELLA Yeah. DONATELLA Look at this place; it's a pigsty. And these plants need replacing. And look at that; that's unacceptable. What would our buyers think? DI RISIO You're right. I'll have it cleaned within the week. DONATELLA Tomorrow. Or I clean it myself. DI RISIO DONATELLA What? DI RISIO I'm just trying to picture that. DONATELLA And one more thing, and this is non-negotiable. You have to start wearing better suits. And please, get rid of that ugly tie. I can't have you representing Versace looking like that. DI RISIO OK. DONATELLA I'm doing you a favor. Come on. DI RISIO We have a million and a half in unsold goods sitting in warehouses. If you would be willing to write it off, we could start with a totally new look. CREDITOR And if I agree... DONATELLA I'll be on a very short leash. Didn't you promise me one with diamonds? DI RISIO DONATELLA As you probably heard, I've had some free time in the last few months. But while I was away, I spoke to women, real women. What they want, what they need. Versace began with Gianni, but like any great brand, you keep the identity; you keep the DNA, but it needs to be updated. This collection is for today's woman. DI RISIO The couture shows are out. And the October show will be much smaller. Ready-to-wear only. CREDITOR And the red carpet gowns? DI RISIO Now, that part of Donatella's strategy was always brilliant, but the showings will be private. DONATELLA Yes, Papa. DI RISIO And the clients will fly themselves in. DONATELLA I'll be making things that your wife will want to wear and your daughter will want to borrow. Let's not even discuss your mistresses. You know I'll always take care of them. DI RISIO So... are you in this with us or not? CREDITOR It will all depend on the success of the show. If the orders don't follow, you're out. DONATELLA Wow, I could really use a little something right now. DONATELLA I'm kidding! MARIA So the craziness? It's over? DONATELLA Of course not. I was always crazy, even before the drugs. But... all of the layoffs, and all of the yelling, that's finished. I want each And every one of you to know how sorry I am. And how much I appreciate you being here for me today. And I'd like to try to make it up to you if you'd let me. DONATELLA OK. So... DONATELLA This is a collection for today's woman. I want her to feel empowered, sexy, confident, and beautiful. Like she could do anything. I know we can do it, but I need each and every one of you. And we need to do it-- MARIA In six weeks. DONATELLA OK, so. I'll start with the evening wear. And the daytime... DONATELLA I have never felt this exposed in my entire life. DONATELLA MARIA Good thing we know how to dress you. DONATELLA DONATELLA Oh! DANIEL Did you see that? DONATELLA Come on, that was a flat-out penalty. LUCIA Definitely a foul. DANIEL Aunt Lucia! I'll go tell Allegra you're here. DONATELLA Why didn't you let me know you were coming? I would have sent a driver. LUCIA Allegra sent him. I'm afraid we've been plotting. DONATELLA Did you get my letter? LUCIA Si. I am so sorry. DONATELLA No. I was wrong. DONATELLA You couldn't have told me about the will because you would have been betraying Gianni's trust. And there's no one in the world we trust more than you. LUCIA I never wanted to hurt you. DONATELLA I know that. I know you love me. Even when I was a mess, I knew you loved me. BOTH DONATELLA So, where are your bags, huh? LUCIA Oh. I... I checked into a hotel. DONATELLA We will un-check you then. Are you crazy? You're staying here. You have a permanent home here. Besides, you know how much I hate wasting money. LUCIA Oh, you have changed. BOTH DONATELLA I am so glad you're here! Come on; let's get you settled, hey? DONATELLA This works. You know, I'd like to try this with that peach gabardine fabric. I think that would cut very nicely with this. MARIA This is the eighth sample we've made. DONATELLA I know, don't worry. It's not canary-yellow-dress situation. MARIA I'm not worried. They're all beautiful. DONATELLA You know, Di Risio, the creditors... Why do you think they asked me back? MARIA Because your name is on the door? DONATELLA Exactly. But I'm telling you this: if this line is anything less than brilliant, I'm stepping aside. MARIA Really? DONATELLA Mm-hmm. This one...is not another copy of what I think Gianni would want, or even like. This one is mine. And if it doesn't work, I have nothing else to give. MARIA Then we have to make it a huge success. I'll get the peach gabardine. DANIEL Who gets a degree in acting? "So what's your major? I'm getting a Bachelor's in pretending, and, eventually, I hope to get a Master's In posing and faking." DONATELLA Oh, come on, it's gonna be much more than that. We have so much to do, darling. We have to get you warm clothes, bedding, a new laptop-- ALLEGRA I can take care of it. I'm going to be on my own for four years. DONATELLA I hope this fits her. Where is she? Lucia! DONATELLA Lucia? LUCIA I am here. DONATELLA Wow! Look at you! ALLEGRA You look beautiful. DONATELLA Yes, made especially for you. ALLEGRA Mama, the cut is so perfect. DONATELLA Practical, but sexy at the same time. Lucia, you look hot, hmm? LUCIA And I feel, when I wear it, I feel so... oh. Come si dice? Um... empowered. DONATELLA DONATELLA Oh. Beautiful. DONATELLA Oh, make that wild. Tease it up, huh? My goodness, they're going to gasp, huh? Hmm? DONATELLA Maria, is this seam straight? MARIA My seams are always straight. DONATELLA Grazie. Bellissima. MICHAEL Vogue is here. Glamour. Instyle, I mean, everyone. DONATELLA Mm-hmm, oh yeah, of course. Why do you seem so surprised? Why are you acting so nervous? You've got to calm down. And listen, you ought to make sure that music is very high, all right? MICHAEL It's taken care of. DONATELLA All right, you good? Where's Allegra? SANTO She's out front, talking with Elton and Naomi. DONATELLA Santo! You came. SANTO Si. The collection feels like you. I wish Gianni could see it; he would be so proud. You have built something new and beautiful on the foundation that he laid. DONATELLA I think about him so much right before a show. We spoke, you know, a few minutes before he was shot. I screamed at him, and then I hung up and then he was dead. SANTO Why are you telling me this now? DONATELLA It always makes me feel so guilty. SANTO He didn't get shot because you screamed at him. It's the way you two showed your love. DONATELLA DONATELLA It's amazing what we did, the three of us, hmm? SANTO Si. SANTO Everyone is here. For once in your life, try not to keep them waiting. DONATELLA DONATELLA All right, places, everyone. You've got to look sexy on that runway. Lots of attitude. Come on; walk fast, but not too fast. Oh, you look hot. Come on, ladies. All right, Mike, the music is up? MICHAEL Yeah, the music is- DONATELLA Up, up, up, OK? MICHAEL OK.