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Mrs. Santorelli is a poor Italian immigrant and the mother of Giorgio Santorelli, one of the victims of a sadistic killer.
She is a guest-starring character in The Alienist, portrayed by Eugenia Caruso.
Biography[]
She doesn't speak English but her oldest son Enzo Santorelli helps translate what she is saying when Sara Howard and John Moore arrive at her overcrowded slum apartment to investigate Giorgio’s murder. She tells them Giorgio acted different from her other sons and that’s why he ran away. It is implied that Giorgio’s father beat him harshly because of his effeminate nature.[1] She went to Sara at the police station after the murderer sent her a disturbing letter. Her oldest son tries to talk her out of it since the police have been so callous and brutal about hushing the case up.Laszlo Kreizler deducts that the killer gets sexually aroused witnessing the pain and anguish of others and that he watched her take the letter to the police station because her cries and anxiety excited him. [2]
Memorable Quotes[]
- Mrs. Santorelli (about Giorgio): "Me l'hanno ammazzato!" (tr. "They killed him!")
- — A Fruitful Partnership
Appearances[]
The Alienist
- Ep. 2: A Fruitful Partnership
- Ep. 4: These Bloody Thoughts
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Hossein Amini & E. Max Frye (writers) & Jakob Verbruggen (director); (January 29, 2018); "A Fruitful Partnership". Episode 2.The Alienist. TNT
- ↑ Gina Gionfriddo & Cary Joji Fukunaga (writers) & James Hawes (director); (February 12, 2018); "These Bloody Thoughts". Episode 4.The Alienist. TNT