The Law According to Lidia Poët Ending Explained: Who Killed Maya? Does Lidia Succeed in Establishing Jacopo’s Innocence?
The Italian Netflix series The Law According to Lidia Poët is based on the true story of Italy’s first female lawyer. It is set in Turin at the end of the 19th century and follows the young Lidia Pot as she fights against everything to get what she deserves: enroll in the official lawyer’s registry. Lidia is compelled to return to her brother’s house following the rejection of her application and become involved in the case of Enrico Pot, who suggests that she either work as a teacher or finally find a husband and start a family. The lawyer, on the other hand, does not intend to give up on her goals. The first case in The Law According to Lidia Poët revolves around a dancer who was killed by her alleged stalker. By using the defendant’s brother’s name, Enrico de Ella, in court, the lawyer can demonstrate the defendant’s innocence despite the difficulties.
The Law According to Lidia Poët: The Story Plot
The plot of the series takes place in Turin, a city of ancient charm and streets full of history. We are in 1883 and Lidia (Matilda De Angelis) is a young woman, free, emancipated, independent, and… penniless. Regularly enrolled in the order, she is hired for her first real case. Complex, almost impossible, one of those cases where everyone seems to have already decided, but for Lidia, justice is not made up of appearances or first impressions. It is not enough simply to find “a murderer”, sometimes ensuring the pillory of an innocent. She wants to find the real culprit and ensure that the law does indeed take her course, carefully and professionally. Whatever it takes!
Lidia is a pioneer, a revolutionary symbol of change, and changes are always scary. For this reason, right at the beginning of her career, the Attorney General of the Kingdom questions the legitimacy of the registration by appealing to the Court of Appeal of Turin which accepts the request and ordered the cancellation from the register of Poët. Moreover, although the law does not express itself on which gender it can exercise or not, it expresses itself unequivocally on the presence of women in a public office: access prohibited.
Intentioned more than ever to appeal, Lidia is forced to swallow a little pride and ask for a hand from her brother, Enrico (Pier Luigi Pasino), a lawyer himself, proposing to pretend to be her assistant and be able to continue working on her cases. Enrico, reluctant, haughty but soft-hearted (under layers of well-measured cynicism) lets himself be persuaded, in the hope that this battle against Lydia’s windmills can be silenced and convince his sister to accept her role. It will be precisely the “forced coexistence”, the collaboration in the cases, and the cunning and tenacity of Lidia to shake Enrico’s most solid convictions, obviously the result of the society in which the story takes place and broaden his horizon by understanding more the sister’s vision.
Furthermore, on Lidia’s road, the precious, unexpected and perhaps even a little annoying journalist Jacopo Barberis (Eduardo Scarpetta), Enrico’s brother-in-law, also appears. An uncomfortable man, albeit in a different way, as much as Lidia. Between a case of murder and one of treason, Lidia is called to test her abilities, her ethics, her resourcefulness, and even recklessness, but also her feelings. The emotions that play with her rebellious soul, protect her from past wounds that, in the course of these six episodes, she will be forced to face, putting everything back into play.
The Law According to Lidia Poët Ending Explained: Who Killed Maya?
Lidia agrees to represent the brother of an anarchist who is accused of murder while Enrico is away. She ends up in a lot of trouble, however, because the scandal is more twisted than she anticipated. But because of her skills, she finds the evidence that destabilizes the real criminal and gets him to confess violently. On the other hand, Lidia begins to feel drawn to Pietro Baiochhi, Enrico’s brother-in-law, who shares her feelings and even assists her in her investigations. But they’d rather not be there, and the lawyer keeps seeing the literary critic Andrea, who wants to go to the United States, where women have more rights, anyway.
Lidia also becomes Mariana’s accomplice, and Mariana, her niece, is in love with the gardener and tries to hide it from her parents. The young woman decides to confront her family and asks to marry the man she loves when the truth is revealed. In the final episode of The Law According to Lidia Poët a wealthy businessman dies during a séance at a crazy party, and the main suspect has been in an asylum for years. The attorney once more demonstrates her ability to perform in court and the innocence of her client. Enrico promises to support his sister and file an appeal because he sees her dedication to her profession. However, they must first take charge of defending Pietro, who was imprisoned for allegedly murdering a prostitute.
Does Lidia Succeed in Establishing Jacopo’s Innocence?
Even though everything points to Jacopo, Lidia is certain that he is innocent. To prove her innocence, she goes to any lengths, even pretending to be a prostitute to learn more. Her suspects, on the other hand, turn out to be innocent. Who then killed Maya? Jacopo fell madly in love with Nicole, a French anarchist, but she left him for someone else. The journalist assisted her when her ex arrived in Turin. She obtained false documents and tickets to travel to Uruguay without thinking she would be arrested. Even though Nicole and Louis didn’t want to put Jacopo in prison, they killed Maya because she had been a spy for General Valery. Before they can get away, Lidia catches up to them and gets Nicole to come back and tell her about his crime.
Does Lidia Reapply for Membership in the Bar Association?
Lidia decides to leave with Andrea after the court denies her appeal and declares her registration with the Turin bar association null and void. She even packs her bags and writes a letter of goodbye. However, she appears to have changed her mind due to something. Her doorstep is greeted with cheers by the women who traveled from all over the world to assist her in the trial. As she approaches the poet’s carriage, Jacopo and Enrico, who is also waiting for her outside, see her. Will the main character in “The Law of Lidia Pot” travel to the United States or remain in Turin to carry on her fight?
