Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

In the morning, Corelli waits anxiously for Carlo to pick him up. Carlo's jeep, however, is broken. Carlo begins to walk towards the village and passes Velisarios on his way. The two giant men gawk at each other, share a cigarette, curse the war, and go on their ways. Velisarios finds the broken jeep, removes the tires, and fill the radiator with gas.

Dr. Iannis passes Corelli on his way to the kapheneia. Corelli shows Dr. Iannis his "cat" bite, which is red and swollen. Dr. Iannis remarks that pine martens have awful bites and suggests he show it to a doctor, which makes Corelli feel hurt and foolish. Pelagia comes outside a bit later to find Corelli tossing a laughing Lemoni up in the air and conducting an Italian lesson with her. Pelagia sends Lemoni on her way and tells Corelli that fraternization is indecent. Corelli sighs and says that in war, it's important to take advantage of innocent pleasures, and then he heads down the road.

Pelagia returns inside and studies the reproduction section in Dr. Iannis's copy of The Complete and Concise Home Doctor. She does chores and thinks about Corelli. Mandras interrupts her reverie, having suddenly returned to normal on the day the Italians invaded. Mandras asks to see Dr. Iannis about some bad skin and makes a rude joke at Pelagia's expense when she offers to look at it. After a moment of silence, he says he's leaving to join the partisans.

Pelagia fetches the waistcoat she embroidered for Mandras and asks if he'd like to take it. He inspects it and remarks that the embroidery doesn't match side to side. Pelagia feels disappointed and betrayed. He apologizes and asks Pelagia to tell Drosoula that he's leaving. He promises to think of her every minute and as he leaves, he says he'll always love her.

That evening, Corelli notices a beautifully embroidered waistcoat hanging in the kitchen. Pelagia catches him inspecting it and is embarrassed, but he insists it's a masterpiece and says that things aren't supposed to be perfectly symmetrical. He offers to buy it, but Pelagia refuses. Corelli asks about paying rent and offers her a chunk of salami, saying he already gave some to Psipsina. A week later, the refurbished jeep explodes and kills a young member of La Scala.