Franca with her aunt stroll downtown. The aunt, Candida, Paola Bernabò's mother's sister, lived in Rome and worked in a foster home, employed by the Ministero di Grazia e Giustizia, taking care of children with a hard family situation; she was an emancipated and indipendent woman - the trousers she wears are proof of it, since they are so rare given the times and her age.