"Chief of Police Manara" is an Italian crime drama about an unconventional Sicilian police commissioner working in Tuscany. Luca Manara, played by Guido Caprino, breaks all the rules, while his partner, Inspector Lara Rubino, played by Roberta Giarusso, tries to do things by the book. All kinds of sparks fly between them. The show ran very successfully for two seasons.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Luca Manara has been suspended, so he is acting as if he were on vacation, and as if he didn't care about the new crime that has been reported.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Manara succeeds in solving the case. But Raimondi is not happy at all and calls Manara into his office.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Manara has the proof he needs and goes looking for Pietralonga. An unusual chase scene ensues.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Manara's intuition takes him on a search for a crucial missing element in the case. He tries and fails to explain his thought process to Marta. But together they make some very important discoveries about the suspects.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The baptism is taking place, and it's clear that Sardi and Toscani have made up with each other. Luca and Marta, however still have some things to clear up. Ada is still hunting for the person who sent her flowers, but she gets a little help from the florist. The party favors, ugly as they are, seem to enlighten Manara about the case.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
It's time for the baptismal ceremony. Manara has reason to believe there's something going on between Marta and Fabrizio, and Toscani and Sardi have a tense moment before going into the church.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Sardi and Toscani are nervous about choosing the godparents for little Valeria's baptism. Later, Toscani gets lucky about finding some evidence. When speaking to Raimondi about it, he almost comes out with a colloquial expression but thinks better of it. The complete idiomatic expression would have been una botta di culo [a stroke of the butt]. Culo [ass] is often used to mean "luck," either good or bad. So he had a stroke of luck, or, in modern language, "he got lucky."
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
They still don't really have a lead, but Manara is convinced the two murders — Viazzi and Ponti — are connected. They have to look into Ponti's past.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The episode revolves around little Valeria's coming baptism. Sardi is able to change Luca's dark mood with a DVD. Ada tries to figure out who sent her flowers, and she also reveals some information obtained while shopping for a baptism gift.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Manara is being closely watched, but that doesn't stop him from doing things his way. Actually, there are two cases to solve.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Manara talks to two different people who knew the murder victim. One comes to him, and the other tries to run away.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Toscani and Manara are at pretty much of a standstill as far as evidence and witnesses go, but Ada says something that makes Manara want her on the team.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Three scenes: An article in the newspaper attracts the squad's attention, Manara questions the maid, and Fabrizio, the inspector, questions Manara.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The murder victim, Mr. Ponti, was on his way to the police station to report a break-in when the crime occurred.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
We're at the beginning of a new episode, and we see right away that Luca hasn't hesitated to find some consolation... But he has to rush to police headquarters where there's been a shock for Quattroni. Waiting for him are Raimondi (the new inspector), Rosmini, Rivera, and Toscani.
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