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Originally Posted by Relentless

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I think Mario is not Triela's father too. I was just making a point that if Mario was Triela's father, she should have received more gifts. Triela's independence might bring her into trouble in the future. It might even be the trigger for the sad and tragical ending GSG might ultimately have.

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Assuming that the presents that he sent actually get to his daughter. I think Mario's expression when she said "placed under protection in Amsterdam" is more of a "hey this could be my daughter!" rather than "oh shit she's one of the girls I smuggled and she might be pissed off at me!" Mario has been on the run since he quit the mafia, which would hint that he doesn't know what his daughter looks like, what her name is, or where she really is. My guess is that he goes to Napoli, assuming that is where she is, when in fact she is not there, but he doesn't know this (Or that he goes there to begin his search for his daughter - start where you know she was, then ask around). Mario gives Triela the teddy bear because he believes she's his daughter - he wouldn't risk his life going to Napoli to give his daughter the teddy bear, then end up giving it to some other girl.

The toilet scene just serves to make thing ambiguous, I don't think you can use to to conclusively determine that Triela is _not_ Mario's daughter, but rather give background on the relationship between Hilsher and Mario.

How old are these smuggled girls? Old enough to be (sex)slaves? They would have to be around 13 to be useful slaves or 16+ to be sex slaves (guessing here). We know that Hilsher joined the Corporation before Triela arrived and that Triela has been with the Corporation for 6 years. Now, Triela doesn't look older than 13 to me, which could place her outside the age of the girls being smuggled and I don't see why smuggling 6-yr old girls is useful.