▁time , ▁he ▁purch ases ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Vi olin ▁from ▁a ▁private ▁collection ▁in ▁London , ▁the ▁closest ▁copy ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁available . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁var n ish ▁tests ▁arrive , ▁Mor ritz ▁is ▁shock ed ▁to ▁learn ▁that ▁the ▁viol in ' s ▁var n ish ▁contains ▁human ▁blood . ▁Nicol ò ▁had ▁carried ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁body ▁to ▁his ▁shop ▁after ▁her ▁death ▁and ▁sl it ▁her ▁w rist ▁to ▁collect ▁blood ▁for ▁making ▁the ▁red ▁var n ish . ▁He ▁adm its ▁to ▁the ▁au ction ▁manager , ▁L er oux , ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁Red ▁Vi olin . ▁ ▁As ▁he ▁prepar es ▁to ▁fly ▁home , ▁Mor ritz ▁stops ▁by ▁the ▁au ction ▁house ▁" D u val ' s ", ▁with ▁the ▁London ▁copy ▁in ▁hand . ▁As ▁the ▁au ction ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁lot ▁ends , ▁Mor ritz ▁switch es ▁the ▁Red ▁Vi olin ▁for ▁the ▁London ▁copy , ▁which ▁is ▁sold ▁for ▁$ 2 . 4 ▁million . ▁Mor ritz ▁calls ▁his ▁wife ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁asks ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁his ▁daughter , ▁telling ▁her ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁special ▁present ▁for ▁her ▁upon ▁his ▁return . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁C rem ona ▁Carlo ▁Cec chi ▁– ▁Nicol ò ▁B uss otti ▁I rene ▁Gra zi oli ▁– ▁Anna ▁Rudolf i ▁B uss otti ▁An ita ▁La uren zi ▁– ▁Ces ca ▁Sam ue le ▁Am igh etti ▁– ▁Boy ▁ ▁Vienna