They would come into the emergency room with what the police would call "a lovers' quarrel," and I would see a woman who was beaten, I would see a broken nose and a fractured wrist and swollen eyes.
Venivano al pronto soccorso, vittime di quello che la polizia  chiamava "lite d'amore", e quello che vedevo io  era una donna picchiata, vedevo un naso rotto, un polso fratturato e gli occhi gonfi.