Episode Recap
It’s family portrait day for the Poets as episode 3 of Law According to Lydia Poet begins. Jacopo teases Lydia about Andrea and possible infidelity in the relationship. Marianna’s focus is versatile. We see him constantly looking out the window. But not Lorenzo. It is Enrico’s friend Vittorio who claims to have killed his father Antonio.
Lidia wants to come to Enrico as she is about to marry Vittorio’s brother Alberto. But Enrico cites a court order barring him from setting foot in court. Matilde, Vittorio and Albert’s mother, is incredulous. He says that the latter is on business in Nice because his wife is pregnant. Vittorio admits that he had an argument with Antonio last night.
Lidia and Jacopo visit the scene of the murder. This was the house he grew up in before it was sold to the Muraros by his father. He sees marks on the tree. They take to another room. Lydia deduces that someone has been dragged from one room to another; maybe Vittorio, by someone else. Jacopo finds a long strand of hair that Vittorio obviously doesn’t have. When the prosecutor caught them at home, they were forced to leave.
Enrico listens to his sister’s plea about why Vittorio didn’t kill Antonio. The person who killed him with a razor must have been standing very close. And if it had, blood would have splattered on Vittorio; which does not exist. But Vittorio admitted. Lydia receives a gift from Andrea, who is visiting Constantinople. The next morning he replaces it with a new bike.
Alberto tells Lidia that the fight between Vittorio and his father is about his opium habit. He also reveals that Vittorio has a girlfriend, Beatrice, who works as a laundress. Vittorio would sometimes invite him over to smoke. Alberto says that one of his mother’s necklaces is also missing. Lydia meets him. Beatrice says she was with him that night. He saw it with his own eyes. Teresa is horrified to see Lydia’s new bike. Lidia catches Lorenzo and Marianna kissing and scolds them both to be more careful. Lidia discusses her findings with Jacopo, who mentions the possibility that Beatrice stole the necklace, killed Antonio who saw it, and dragged her body away to blame Vittorio.
Lydia and Jacopo go to the scene of the murder using the old key to the past. They find blood on a book on a shelf, but it couldn’t have traveled that far since the body was found so far away. They pull it and a secret door opens. Lydia remembers the sounds coming from that wall when she was little. But he laughed when he remembered them. They find fresh tobacco in the room and something written on the paper. Lydia immediately wants to inform Enrico. Marianna tells him that Vittorio hanged himself in prison. But he is still alive.
Lydia meets with Enrico and tells him the truth. This is a train ticket with a departure from Collegno. He tells her about the secret room. The killer knows about this room. Both Lidia and Enrico suspect someone and arrive at the court. It’s Alberto. The trip to Nice was an alibi. But why did he kill Antonio?
Alberto is arrested and Vittorio is released. As he mentioned to Lydia earlier in the episode, he wanted to start a new business. Lydia asks Enrico why their father sold the house. He says his father made bad investments and is in debt. Lydia read a letter in the secret room in which her father asked her to marry Alberto, and Antonio would consider his debt repaid.
Enrico is ashamed of his father. Feeling guilty, he proposes to challenge the royal decree forbidding Lydia’s admission to the court and promises to have it reinstated. They share a tender moment. Lydia meets Andrea and invites her to dinner. When he returns, he finds Jacopo handing the little boy a note. She follows Jacopo and sees him dating Nicole.
Episode Review
Lydia’s past has come up with little emotion so far. It certainly played an important role in shaping the man we see today. Episode 3 made it clear how difficult it is for him to be taken seriously and seen as anything other than a strong-headed spoiled brat. It was incredibly heartbreaking to see Lydia as property for her own father.
It says a lot about the position of women at the time, a thread that is quickly explored in the series. Things get more complicated as the episodes go on. This also had a personal grudge for the Poet duo. Jacapo is still difficult to understand. What exactly does he plan to do? One thing is certain: it cannot be pleasant.
Another very interesting creative choice is the active comments about women with Lydia’s appeal. This small part is spread over episodes and serves the series well.