I Killed Napoleon (2015) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Anita was fired because the decision wasn't made solely by Paris. When she returns to seek support from Paris later in the film, she learns that her dismissal was actually a collective vote by Fanelli's board of directors, with Biagio among those who opposed her. This reveals that the corporate system itself was complicit in her firing, not just her boss acting alone.

Foreshadowing: Earlier hints of boardroom politics suggest multiple stakeholders had reasons to remove her.

• Anita firing
• promotion
• Fanelli board
• Paris
• corporate decision

Biagio provides insider access to the board because he harbors romantic feelings for Anita and sees an opportunity to win her favor. However, his help is revealed to be self-serving, he uses the situation to further his own ambition and manipulate his way into power within the company.

Foreshadowing: Biagio's shyness initially masks his manipulative nature.

• Biagio
• Anita
• financial misdeeds
• Fanelli board
• manipulation

Enrica exposes that Biagio manufactured aspects of his entire past, including his supposed parents and grandmother Dora. He built a false identity to appear more respectable and trustworthy within the corporate world, using these fabrications as a foundation for his power grabs. The name Dora, which Anita and Biagio give their daughter, carries weight from this fabricated history.

Foreshadowing: Biagio's mysterious background and vague references to his family hint at his deceptive nature.

• Biagio lies
• fabricated past
• Enrica
• Dora
• identity

Anita infiltrates Biagio's house through a terrace to confront him while he is threatening Gianna. Her friends intervene and thwart Biagio's attempt to poison Gianna. The group manages to frame Biagio for the crime, though he makes a narrow escape. This confrontation reveals the full extent of his manipulation and dangerous behavior.

Foreshadowing: Earlier tension between Anita and Biagio builds toward this violent confrontation.

• Anita
• Biagio
• Gianna
• confrontation
• poisoning
• locked house

Anita drops the lawsuit filed by Enrica against Fanelli as a gesture to stabilize her fragile new life with Biagio. After marrying Biagio and having their daughter Dora, Anita attempts to show a softer, more trusting side. This decision reflects her attempt to move past conflict and focus on her growing family, though it ultimately leaves her vulnerable to Biagio's continued manipulation.

Foreshadowing: Anita's softening toward Biagio after their marriage sets up this betrayal.

• Anita
• Enrica
• lawsuit
• Fanelli
• marriage
• trust

After her marriage to Biagio falls apart, Anita seeks support from Paris again, which leads to her becoming emotionally entangled with him. This return to Paris reflects her vulnerability and the cyclical nature of her relationships within the corporate world. The shift also demonstrates how Anita keeps returning to the sources of her original problems.

Foreshadowing: Paris's original role in her promotion and firing creates an ongoing dynamic between them.

• Anita
• Paris
• support
• emotional entanglement
• Fanelli

The goldfish named Waterloo sits in Anita's office as a quiet symbol of endurance and memory. The name Waterloo references Napoleon, connecting to the film's title. After Biagio escapes and the cycle of manipulation continues, the goldfish represents Anita's hard-won experience and the battles she has survived, even though the threat of Biagio's schemes persists.

Foreshadowing: The title itself hints at conflicts and defeats that resonate throughout the narrative.

• goldfish
• Waterloo
• Napoleon
• office
• symbol
• endurance

Biagio escapes legal consequences despite the confrontation at his house. While Anita and her friends frame him for the poisoning attempt, he makes a narrow escape. Months later, his manipulations resurface when he targets another manager at Fanelli's Paris office, indicating the cycle of ambition and deceit continues unchecked.

Foreshadowing: The group's success in framing him is undercut by his eventual escape.

• Biagio
• consequences
• escape
• poisoning
• Paris
• manager

After being fired, Anita gathers Olga, Gianna, Filippa, and Enrica in a park outside Fanelli because she believes her dismissal was tied to her pregnancy. Feeling betrayed by the company, she forms a coalition with women who have their own struggles with job loss and dissatisfaction in the male-dominated corporate world. Together, they pool their experiences and resources to seek justice and reclaim control.

Foreshadowing: The women's shared grievances foreshadow their united effort against Fanelli.

• Anita
• women park
• coalition
• Olga
• Gianna
• Filippa
• Enrica
• job loss

Despite the chaos, betrayal, and personal conflicts, Anita is re-employed at Fanelli and reclaims a leadership role. This return represents both her resilience and the cyclical nature of corporate power dynamics. Even after exposing corruption and surviving manipulation, Anita chooses to work within the same system that wronged her, reflecting the film's cynical view of corporate politics.

Foreshadowing: Anita's earlier ambition and drive set up her return to power.

• Anita
• re-employed
• Fanelli
• leadership
• return
• power