Moretti's Mansion

The Secret in the Island

The **Moretti's Mansion** is a key location present in The Secret in the Island, first seen in the 1st episode, being the place where the famous Brazilian painter Constantino Moretti and his wife Noralma Moretti resided before they both mysteriously disappeared years ago. After this disappearance, the site was unoccupied for about 20 years and, currently, the mansion was visited by the Florence family so the patriarch of the family, Montel Florence, could analyze the works left in place by the painter.

## History

### Past

The famous Brazilian painter Constantino Moretti and his wife Noralma Moretti moved to the remote island of Tipora on the coast of Espírito Santo, where they built a huge mansion. To carry out the construction of this mansion, it took three years and multiple workers who, consequently, settled on the site to carry out the work, thus leading to the creation of the village of Tipora. However, not all workers moved to the village. Some of them remained in the mansion as servants of the Moretti family, living entirely on the site.

While Constantino lived in Tipora, he offered his paintings as gifts to the villagers, each painting being unique and special pieces causing different feelings in its owners. Zélia Castello, the architect responsible for the construction of the mansion, won a painting and, in her words, the painting brought her hope and would bless her family with a desired son.

At one point, Moretti begins to fall ill and quarrel with Noralma frequently, causing the servants to begin to wonder at his behavior, despite feeling sorry for the painter who was sick and angry. At one point, Noralma died suddenly, falling from a high place and seriously injuring herself. After this, the whereabouts of Constantino and all servants became unknown.

### The Secret in the Island

French art analyst Montel Florence travels to the isolated island of Tipora with his family to determine the value of the ancient works left by the renowned painter. Upon arriving at the mansion, the family, accompanied by the real estate agent Cavalcante Bueno, and two local residents, Bárbara Lima and Milo Castello, place and decide to hold a dinner to celebrate the arrival on the Island. While Milo and Olivier, the youngest son of Florence, go out to fetch fish and spices for dinner, Bárbara and Amelie, the older daughter, remain in the mansion exploring the rooms.

The girls look at several of the rooms that were open in the mansion, all covered in dust because of the abandonment of the site. During the exploration, they found several tickets and documents telling a little about the past of the mansion and its residents. They also found a key in the mansion office and a strange painting of a phantasmagoric being with its face hidden by a veil, causing discomfort to be in its presence. As the boys return, Amelie and Bárbara pass on all of their findings to the two.

After talking, the four decide to go to the door of the library, which until then was locked. Arriving there they find a page with a tale called "The Killer Painter and the Phantom Bride". This tale told of a painter who made his paintings using people’s blood and one day murdered his wife to use her blood in a painting. The woman died a terrible and painful death, and her soul was trapped in the painting in which the painter used her blood. They realize that the tale had similarities with the painter’s story and, analyzing some documents found, came to the conclusion that to realize exactly how the bizarre painting found worked, someone would need to look at it being alone.

So, Amelie, dismayed, goes to look at the painting alone and ends up in a trance. The Phantom Bride appears in front of her and starts screaming, blaming her. Amelie tries to establish a conversation, but it does not take long for the young woman to lose her mind and go into complete shock. The other three, who were still in the library, hear the cries and rush to help her, finding Amelie in a convulsive state, with the color of her eyes alternating between black and brown. Olivier tries to calm her sister and, after a joint effort, Amelie finally manages to be calmed down. She tells what had happened and everyone is on alert. After this event they decide to cover the painting to prevent anyone else from going through it and then the four come down together for dinner with the rest of the family.

At dinner, Olivier asks his father some information about the painter. Montel confirms to them that Constantino made paintings that should be appreciated individually and that he called his works "temporary". After dinner, the young people gather and decide that it would be better to decide what to definitely do about the painting in the morning. Milo ends up sleeping in Bárbara’s house because he did not want to return to his house alone in the dark, as they had left the only remaining lamp in the mansion with the brothers. Olivier and Amelie sleep in the same room in the mansion, but at some point in the morning, they both hear footsteps on the third floor. The two brothers, still very shaken by what happened during the day, decide to stay in the room and go back to sleep.

## Main Rooms

### Entrance Hall

Imposing hall full of dusty furniture elegantly distributed. On the walls it's seen dozens of pictures of different sizes and in the center, on the wall where the staircase is located, it's seen a large painting of Constantino Moretti. Under the staircase there is an entrance to a saloon.

### Saloon

Below the staircase of Constantino’s big painting there is a door leading to an elegant and well-decorated hall with a piano and a fireplace. Carpets of varying shapes decorate the wooden floor, and around the fireplace sofas contour in a circular shape a coffee table. Wooden furniture and other armchairs can be found throughout the room, as well as paintings and vases that decorate the room. Following on the right is a room with a pool table and some other wooden furniture

### Office

The office has a huge rectangular carpet that covers much of the floor of the place. There's a large typical office desk with drawers, some armchairs and sofas and several bookcases filled with books on the walls. Pictures decorate the room that also has some pots with plants. This room is where Montel Florence has been spending most of his time working on the paintings of the missing painter.

### Kitchen

Spacious kitchen with a large island-shaped stove in the center of the room. A countertop with two sinks is to the left along with a refrigerator and a cupboard for crockery, on the right side are some other cabinets. The kitchen is decorated by some potted plants and has a white marble floor.

### Dining Room

Elegant and beautifully decorated dining room with a large table served with chic crockery, there are 10 chairs that are arranged 5 to each side. A large cupboard can be seen on the left, along with two pieces of furniture that also have some crockery. A half oval carpet is in the center of the room under the table, this environment is also decorated with some vases with plants and pictures.

### Double Bedroom

Spacious room with a large square carpet at the entrance, the double bed is leaning against the wall, with smaller carpets next to it. In addition to a desk more in the corner, the room also has some cabinets, a chest of drawers and a bookcase, some sofas, tables and armchairs. This room is currently occupied by Angelina Florence.

### Single Bedrooms

Considerably spacious rooms with a medium sized round rug that sits in the environment, under the single bed. A closet sits on one side of the bed and a small table sits on the other, while a desk with an armchair and a bookcase sits on the opposite wall.

##### Cavalcante's Old Bedroom

Room occupied by Cavalcante Bueno until the events of the 3rd episode. The room is spacious and more furnished than the other single rooms of the mansion, containing as decoration some pictures and armchairs, as well as a plant vase on the right side. A desk is next to the wall and two small bedside tables are next to the bed, which in turn sits on top of a patterned square carpet. There is also a closet in the room.

### Library

Large library with two floors, the upper one being a mezzanine with several bookshelves full of books, and the lower one a kind of office, with a central table full of documents and open books.

## Gallery

Mansion seen from topMansion's 1st floor blueprint in 1962Mansion's 2nd floor blueprint in 1962Mansion's 3rd floor blueprint in 19621st and 2nd Floor of the Moretti's Mansion3rd floor of the Moretti's MansionMansion, by rizzartt3rd Floor, by rizzarttMansion's Lineart, by rizzartt3rd Floor Lineart, by rizzartt
## Notes and references

### Notes

1. ↑ Found in Cavalcante's room, but image revealed in this room.

### References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Its interior in The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 1h43m18s)
2. ↑ Employees' file in The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 2h53m33s)
3. ↑ Constantino's gifts in The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 2h40m20s)
4. ↑ Constantino's behaviour in The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 2h56m18s)
5. ↑ The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 4m52s)
6. ↑ Phantom Bride in The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 2h11m58s)
7. ↑ Story "The Killer Painter and the Phantom Bride" in The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 4h01m45s)
8. ↑ The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 4h18m20s)
9. ↑ Steps in the dawn in The Secret in the Island - Episode 1 (*watch on YouTube* at 4h51m35s)