'Hotel Portofino' Season 1 Continues with New "Uncoverings"

Last week's episode of Hotel Portofino ended with Lucian and Anish attempting to flee from a police raid on a secret anti-fascist meeting. Amid the chaos, the friends get separated. Lucian finds a hiding spot and finds his way home when the coast is clear. Down by the docks, Danioni and the police close in on Nish and the movement's leader, Gianluca Bruzzone. Finding no one hiding in the storage cupboards, the officers depart; once the coast is clear, both men emerge from under a tarp on a nearby boat.

When the pair finally arrive at the hotel gate, Nish offers Gianluca his hand but receives a kiss instead. Realizing that he may have misread the situation, Gianluca leaves with a parting apology, but it's unclear precisely what Nish is feeling. That is until the next time the two men meet in town. Nish is drinking alone in a café when a waiter gives him a message; he sees Gianluca standing nearby and follows him to a storehouse building, where the two give in to their desires. Afterward, they smoke and talk about the anti-fascist cause; Gianluca explains his plans to go to Turin to take the fight against Mussolini to the cities. He suggests Nish join him and learn how to resist.

Back at the hotel, most guests are nursing hangovers, with poor Rose suffering the most. After she rushes to the bathroom, Lucian tracks her down and says he hopes she'll feel well enough for today's boat trip. Rose has forgotten she agreed to it, but it doesn't matter. Despite Lucian's advice to focus on making herself happy, Rose can't muster the courage to face her mother's disapproval for the second time in as many days. Even so, the boat trip goes ahead as planned, with only Lucian, Mrs. Wingfield, Roberto Albani, and Claudine Pascal in attendance.