His mother, Nina, takes him to a local park where he enjoys his time out while watching a puppet show.

However, he is concerned about a handsome man named Roberto (with whom Nina has shared a past romance) courting his mother while they assume he is not paying attention.

Later that night, after his mother puts him to bed, she runs off with the stranger, leaving Pricò's father distressed at the idea of having to raise his son by himself.

While their neighbors share a number of rumors concerning the disappearance of Nina, it is quickly agreed that she ran off with another man.

After Andrea says that he must go back home to his job, he suggests that Nina stays on with Pricò a few extra days.