Whoa! The "Idiot" Wife Is His QUEEN Episode 3

Episode 3 · Lucy Caruso, Matteo De Luca, Vincent Caruso

Episode 3 recap

Lucy arrives at the De Luca estate under red laser sights. An assistant in a white suit escorts her and a blonde maid inside. While passing a torture cell in the basement, Lucy calms herself by listing pastries. Matteo observes her through surveillance cameras. At the wedding ceremony, guests mock Lucy's dress. Then a scarred enforcer pins a blade against her neck. Instead of trembling, Lucy asks him for a cut of hot steak.

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Episode 3 scene by scene

00:00: Arrival At The De Luca Gate
Guards point red laser sights at Lucy outside the gates. An assistant in a white suit checks her identity as the Caruso bride. In a private monitoring room, Matteo sits in his wheelchair and watches her through the security cameras.
00:44: Basement Hallway Torture Cell
The assistant walks Lucy and her blonde maid past a cell where a prisoner suffers brutal torture. Lucy recites names of desserts out loud to calm her panic. Matteo monitors her reaction on his video feed and notes her steady nerve.
01:15: Mockery At The Wedding Altar
Lucy walks into the banquet hall, where mob guests laugh at her plain clothes. The priest asks for her consent. Lucy asks if staying means she never returns home. The crowd ridicules her until the maid pushes her to say yes.
02:29: The Enforcer With A Machete
A scarred enforcer rushes the altar with a large blade, cuts a hot steak, and presses the steel to Lucy's throat. Lucy does not panic. She asks the armed man for food instead, surprising the crowd and making Matteo smile.

Key lines from episode 3

“One, one strawberry mochi. Two, two pieces of tiramisu. Three, three chocolate truffles. Don't be scared, it doesn't hurt.”
Lucy Caruso · Lucy speaks aloud while walking past the basement torture cell to calm her fears.

“She looks fragile enough to break in a stiff wind, yet she hasn't flinched. This spy's got nerve.”
Matteo De Luca · Matteo watches Lucy walk past the torture room without breaking down on the monitor.

“Could you cut Lucy a piece of that yummy steak? Lucy's, Lucy's hungry.”
Lucy Caruso · Lucy speaks to the scarred enforcer while his blade rests against her throat.

“This little spy, she's interesting.”
Matteo De Luca · Matteo reacts from his monitoring room after watching Lucy ask for the meat.

How episode 3 ends

Matteo sits in his wheelchair in front of the surveillance monitors and smiles at Lucy's bizarre reaction to the armed enforcer. He decides that the Caruso bride is far from ordinary. Will Matteo confront his unusual new wife in person, or will he subject her to more dangerous mafia tests to uncover what she is hiding?