09x03 - A Voice in the Night

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- Puccio!
- Hey, sir. Good morning.

- Were you out in the boat
this morning? - Yes, l was.

How did it go?

The fish are far out now.

Further in, it's all polluted thanks
to our muck. l didn't get much.

- There's a nice octopus. Have it.
- Me? What would l do with it?.

What would you do with it?.
Eat it and enjoy it!

You need to boil it for a while.

But you have to tell your housekeeper
to hit itwith a cane.

With a cane?

With a cane. Then put it in a pot
and let it cook.

On, you go, sir, take it. Go on.

Thank you.

You're welcome. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

- Goodbye.
- Have a good day.

- Hello?
- Why didn't you answer earlier?

Oh, Livia! Earlier, when?

Earlier.

- What time did you call?
-About seven.

- Why?
- Why what?

Why did you call so early?

Because my first thought today as
soon as l opened my eyes was for you.

So there are days
when your first thought isn't me?

Oh, come on!

No, tell me. l want to know.

What's the first thing you think of
in the morning?

Excuse me, Salvo, what if
l asked you the same question?

Don't be silly. All the best.

- You too.
- Why me?

- l don't know. Well, thank you.
- No, dear!

You said thank you just to stop it.
l bet you don't know what day it is.

Come on, don't exaggerate. lt's ...

lt's my birthday.

See how long it took to get you
to remember you're today?

- You wanted to block it out.
- ? No, .

Salvo, weren't you born in ' ?

Exactly.

l've just finished the th year
of my life.

To finish it'll be another
months minus a few hours!

You've a strange way of counting.

- You taught me it.
- Me?

Yes, when you were , l...

You're a boor!

Why am l a boor? What's being a boor
got to do with it?.

And l don't get it! What is this
thing of celebrating birthdays?

What is there to celebrate?
l don't know... l don't know!

You dickhead!
Get it right up you, you prick!

Arsehole!

f*ck you!

Good morning, Commissioner.
Clean yourwindow?

No, thank you.
Just fill it up, please.

-All right.
- Thank you.

Dickhead! You and your shitty car,
get out the way!

Are you going to move?

Look at this d*ck!

l told you to f*ck off once,

l told you twice...
Now, you've broken...

Are we a bitjumpy?

-All the very best...
- Cataré, hang on.

Galluzzo!

Holding cell, and breathalyse him
and everything else.

- Yes, sir. All the best.
- Thank you.

Go on, get in.

- Cataré? What is it?.
- Yes, sir.

All the very best from my heart, sir.

A long and happy life full of health
and an even longer life, sir!

Cataré, thank you.
Thank you very much.

All the best.

All the best. All the best, sir.

Sir, all the best.

Come with me, will you?

l can't, l have to go
to Cava d'Aliga to meetAugello,

who itwas told me
to wish you all the best.

- What happened there?
-A supermarket robbery.

They took the takings,
quite a sum, apparently.

Do supermarkets not bank
their takings in the night safe?

Yes, usually, but not this time,
it seems. l'll go and see.

-All right. -All the best again.
- Thank you.

- What is it, Cataré?
- Sorry about that, it slipped.

l noticed.

The lawyer Nullafacenti wants to
speak to you in person personally..

- Put him through.
- l can't, he's already in loco.

He's here?

Show him in. Are you sure
he's called Nullafacenti?

That's how he introduced himself?.
l'd swear to it.

All right, you do that.

l will, sir.

Come in, sir. Nullafacenti.

May l? Good morning.

l'm Nullo Manenti.

Please, take a seat.

l'm here about my client,
Giovanni Strangio.

- Who's that?.
- What do you mean?

You arrested him about an hour ago.

Ah, right.

l haven't questioned him yet.
But how did you know...?

He called me.

Really?

He called me from the holding cell
on his mobile.

From the holding cell on his mobile?

Excuse me a moment.

Galluzzo?

- Sir?
- Did you breathalyse Strangio?

- Negative, sir.
- The other tests?

We took some blood and sent it
to the hospital at Montelusa.

- Licence, tax, insurance, all okay?
-All okay, sir.

Thank you. On you go.

- Listen, Galluzzo...
- Yes, sir.

Did you take his mobile phone?

His mobile!

- Go and get it, go on.
- l'm sorry, sir.

Do we always have to get something
wrong? l'll talk to you later.

Sorry, you were saying...

My dear Commissioner,
my client is not new to these things.

How come?

He's not quite right in the head.

All right, but do you realise
your client is a potential k*ller?

Afuture hit-and-run driver?

One of those who knocks people down
and doesn't even stop to help?

You're coming on a bit too heavy.

Yeah? But itwas you who said
he's not right in the head.

But it's quite a leap
to say he's a k*ller.

Listen, Commissioner, l'm here to ask
you to try to be understanding.

l'm speaking sincerely.

lt's not like l want to have
Giovanni Strangio as a client.

So why have you?

l'm his father's lawyer
and he asked me to...

Who's his father?

Michele Strangio,
the President of the Province.

Listen, Commissioner, l'm here
to ask you to overlook this.

lf you let it go, for our part
we'll forget the provocation.

What provocation?

My client said you prevented him
leaving the garage with your car.

Right, sir, on my part
there was no provocation.

l wanted to go, but my engine didn't
start because my car is very old.

And then, answer me this,

did you client mention that he tried
to drive me off the road?

No, he didn't say anything
about that.

Excuse me, Commissioner. l retract
what l said about the provocation.

Sir! Sir! Sir!

Cataré, can't you see
l'm talking with the lawyer?

- Yes, l see, sir.
- Well?

lnspector Fazio wants you urgently
on the phone.

All right. l think
we've said all there is to say.

- My respects.
- Goodbye.

Hello? Fazio, what is it?.

Sorry, sir, but could you come
to the supermarket?

To the supermarket? Why?

Because the manager
is kicking up a stink

because Augello asked him
a few questions he didn't like.

He says he'll only speak with his
lawyer present. Can you come, sir?

All right,
l'll be there in ten minutes.

- Sir.
- ls he in there?

- Yes.
- ls he still mad?

Yes, now that you're here,
l'm happier.

Listen, though, does this supermarket
not belong to the Cuffaros?

Apparently.

l want my lawyer.

Mr Nicotra, let's stay calm, please.
Sit down.

Mimi, you sit down as well.

Did you accuse Mr Nicotra
of something?

Do you think l would? l just asked
him a few simple questions.

Yeah, a few simple questions!

Mr Nicotra, you called me!
l have to do my job.

Someone calls you about a robbery

and you accuse the victim
of being the thief!

Let's calm down here!
Let me understand.

Let's start over, Mr Nicotra. How did
you realise there'd been a robbery?

Yesterday, because there'd been
discounts on a lot of products,

we'd made a lot.

- How much?
-About , euros.

And what do you usually do with the
takings? Put them in the night safe?

Yes, sir. But yesterday
when l got to the night safe

l found a sign saying ''Out of order''.
What was l meant to do?

l came here and l put the money
in a drawer in this desk.

l locked it and went home.

This morning, after l'd been here
about an hour, l'm not sure,

l realised the drawer had been opened
and the money had been taken.

So then l called your police station
and look where it got me!

Did you call the bank?

Yes, but they said as far as they
know the night safe was working fine

and they knew nothing
about any notice.

l swear on the soul of my beloved
mother there was a sign!

- l don't doubt that.
- You believe me?

Mimi, what did you ask Mr Nicotra
to make him so angry?

l simply asked him,

given that no-one but him knew
the money was in the drawer,

how did the thieves know the money
hadn't been deposited

and that itwas here?

And since there were no signs of
forced entry, how had they got in?

ls that it?

That's it. Not one word more or less.

Why did you get so angry
at these routine questions?

l didn't get angry over
the questions, but the look!

The look?

Yes, sir, the look.
When he asked me the question,

CommissionerAugello looked at me
as if to say,

''l know you're guilty.
Don't try and take the mickey!''

Mimi...

did you look at Mr Nicotra?

Do you think
l would look at Mr Nicotra?

Right, listen...

Mr Nicotra, you're very nervous, and
l understand thatwith the robbery.

Tell me this. Do you have the keys
to the supermarket?

- Yes.
-Are there any copies?

Yes, one, but it's held by the board
of the company.

- You had your keys the whole time?
- Yes.

- How do you explain it, then?
- What?

That there's no sign of a break-in.

How do l know?

ls it possible
the thieves used the keys?

- Yes.
- Those of the board.

- Who said that?.
- What? You did, Mr Nicotra.

No, sir, l didn't say that.

l said someone could have used a copy
of the keys,

but not the board's.

l understand,
but excuse me if l insist...

To make a copy,
you need the original.

Who gave the thief the key?
You orthe board? What do you say?

l want my lawyer!

This is an obsession,
this lawyer business.

Have you told the president
of the company about the robbery?

Not yet. But l told you.

You, you, you! We're not them!

They, the Cuffaros, l mean,
they won't call a lawyer.

lf anything they'll call the priest
for the last rites.

l don't know if you're following me.
Anyway, listen, thank you.

All the best, Mr Nicotra. Let's go.

- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.

Well done.

We did a textbook interrogation,

butwhy did you stop
just at the best bit?

Because l felt sorry for him.

And he wouldn't have given us
the name even under t*rture.

Fazio,
l want to know more about Nicotra.

Listen, it's clear the thieves
used eitherthe board's key

or the manager's
with his agreement...

What l don't get is why didn't they
break in to provide a bit of cover?

- They cocked up.
- You think so?

l don't know. You got a better idea?

Half an idea.

l think there was an agreement
with the thief

who was meant to force
one of the outside doors.

That didn't happen,

and this surprised the manager
as well and frightened him too.

And what does that mean?

l don't know.

You're asking me? l don't know.
Let's go to the station.

Who am l meant to ask, if not him?

Sir?.

- l wanted to tell you
about Giovanni Strangio. - Yes?

l was told to take him
to Montelusa jail.

When l get there they tell me to take
him to the Prosecutor, Seminara,

-And Seminara let him go?
- Yes, sir.

Did he read what l wrote
in the report?

Yes, sir, itwas on his desk.

-And he still let him go?
- Exactly.

Dear Galluzzo, Seminara is sensitive
to the attentions of politicians.

Strangio's father is President of
the Province. Two plus two makes...?

Four.

Of course, sir. Don'tworry.

- Right away.
- Who is it?

The Chief, he wants to speak
in person personally with you, sir.

- Tell him l'm not here.
- He's mightily pissed off.

Let him get even more pissed off.

Mother of God,
he'll eat me down the phone line!

Yes, sir.

- May l?
- Come on.

What did you find out about Nicotra?

Right...

l'm warning you, if you start reading
from thatwho is parents are,

his address and stuff like that,
l'll make you eat it!

-As you like. l'll put it away.
- Good man.

Right, Guido Nicotra...

widower, s,
no kids, no women, no vices.

And without my notes,
that's all l can say.

That's plenty. What do they say
about him in town?

ln town they say he got the job
on the...what shall we say?

..the suggestion, the invitation
of the Right Honourable Mongibello.

The Cuffaros family's lawyer.
Who's a politician, isn't he?

l think so.

Are we able to find out

who's on the board of the company
that runs and owns the supermarket?

l checked.

The names are on this bit of paper.
Will l read them to you?

Just this once.

Great.

Right, they are called
Angelo Ferruggia, Filippo Tridicino,

Gerlando Prosecuto
and Calogero Lauricella.

The first two are pensioners
in their s, ex-railway workers.

Prosecuto is a cinema projectionist

and Lauricella is an ex-warehouseman
at the fish market.

- They're all dummies.
- What about the president?

- The Right Honourable Mongibello.
- How come he exposed himself?

Probably
because on a board of directors

you need at least one
who knows how read and write.

Hello?

Sir! Sir! Sorry to bother you.
What are doing, eating?

No, Cataré, l was about to,
but don'tworry. What is it?.

Afemale officer lady just phoned,
but not one of ours,

from the Cava d'Aliga supermarket.

-An office cleaner, you mean?
- What did l say, sir?

What did she want?.

To say that Nicotra has hung himself.

ls Fazio there?

No, sir, he's just left
to go to the scene with Galluzzo.

All right, call him
and say l'm on my way.

All right.

- Sir.
- Was it them that found the body?

Yes, the brunette.
ltwas the blonde who called.

You call the prosecutor and Pasquano?

Yes, sir, the doctor's there.

- Hello, Doctor.
-As you can see, it's su1c1de.

Yes, but l need to know
the time of death.

No, until the prosecutor gets here,
l can't...

What prosecutor? A professional
like you. Have a look close up.

l'll help you up.

You'll help me...that's a good one.
You'll help me...

Where did l find the likes of you?

There we go.

What time is it?

. .

Right. ln my opinion,

he hanged himself between and
this afternoon.

Afew hours ago
we heard the news that Guido Nicotra,

the manager
of the Cava d'Aliga supermarket,

had taken his own life,
hanging himself in his office.

We are wondering if
Commissioners Montalbano and Augello

will finally be satisfied now.

Now, admitting for a moment
that poor Nicotra,

a person with no criminal record

and considered by all
to be beyond reproach,

might for a moment
have given into temptation,

does not in any way justify
the behaviour, in my view n*zi,

of Commissioner Montalbano
and his deputy.

The responsibility forthis death
lies with them.

May l?

Come in. Make yourself at home.

Good morning.

Montalbano...l have to tell you
l confirm everything.

What?

Let's say...he was hung
about in the afternoon.

ln his stomach are the remains
of the lunch he'd had at midday.

- Why ''he was hung''?
- Right...

in my opinion,
he was strangled by hand.

They held him so tightly by the arms
that there was bruising.

The chair, the rope, the roof beam...

it's all just a staging
to make it look like su1c1de.

-Are you certain?
- No.

And in fact
l won't put it in the report.

- You know why?
- Why?

Because a good lawyer in court

could find a hundred different
excuses to justify the bruising.

l understand, but if you don't put it
in the report, what am l meant to do?

Ah, that's your problem, Montalbano!

Did you hear that bastard Ragonese
last night?

Can we not do anything
to defend ourselves?

What do you want to do? Sue him?

The court might say you're right
in three orfour years.

lf l run into him in the street,
l'll thump him.

Forget it, Mimi. Apart from
the bullshit and the insults,

Ragonese told you
want you wanted to know.

- Me?
- Yes.

You said you weren't convinced
about the lack of forced entry

and that using the keys
was a big mistake.

lndirectly, Ragonese has told you
the thief did it deliberately.

He wanted to trap Nicotra
and make him take the blame.

That makes me feel worse.

So he's notjust a d*ck but a bastard
who's in bed with the Cuffaros.

That's your opinion.

Never mind.

You're just in time. Find outwhat
security firm the supermarket uses.

Done it already.

Done it already. Done it already.
Done it already. Well?

- None.
- None?

There was no need. Everyone knew the
supermarket belonged to the Cuffaros.

Go figure if some thief
is ever going to go and steal there.

- Yeah...
- But... - But?

There's the Regional Bank next door.

And they have
a night security service.

l checked.

To get to the bank, the guard has
to pass in front of the supermarket.

l checked. The guard in question
is called Domenico Tumminello.

- This is his number and address.
- Well done, Fazio, well done.

Who is it?

- lt's Commissioner Montalbano.
- Who are you looking for?

- l'm looking for Mr Tumminello.
- Come in.

Thank you.

l'm his wife,
what's happened to my husband?

Nothing, ma'am, don'tworry.
ls he at home?

No, sir.
But why are you looking for him?

lt's nothing,
l need to ask him something.

Where can l find him?

Why are you so scared?

Yesterday morning, Minico,
my husband,

finished work at and came home.

He drank a little hot milk
and went to bed.

lt must have been ,
l was coming back with the shopping,

and the phone rang.
ltwas someone from Minico's work.

Did he say his name?

No. All he said was,
''l'm from the office.''

-And you didn't recognise the voice?
- No.

All right. Then what?

He said Minico had to go
to the office right away

because he hadn't done his job
properly,

and he'd to go and see his boss.

He said itwas urgent and hung up.

What did you do?

What could l do?

l work my husband up and told him.

And he got up, got dressed, poor
thing, he was asleep on his feet,

and he left.

- Than what happened?
- l haven't seen him since.

l'm sorry, ma'am, he hasn't come
back? He hasn't called? Nothing?

- Did you try calling his work?
- Of course.

They deny everything,
they say none of them called.

Have you tried the hospitals?

l called all the hospitals, nothing.

Maybe you should report him missing.

- No.
- Why not?

Because if l report him missing,
then Minico might really disappear.

Have you got a photo of your husband?

Come in.

Good morning, Chief.

Commissioner Montalbano...

..you've wrecked my career.

Me? l'm sorry, but...

Silence! l'll do the talking.

As you like.

First l get a call from Mr Strangio,
the President of the Province,

to tell me that you...

..had provoked his son
and arrested him.

Me? No, wait...

Shut up!

And then, an hour ago,

the Right Honourable Mongibello
informed me that he intends,

in the name of his party,
to raise a parliamentary question

about the su1c1de of Nicotra.

All right, l'm even more sorry,
but what can l do?

- l questioned the witness...
- Silence.

l called you here to tell you
my career is over.

But so is yours, l'm certain!

All right, Chief, what can we do?

We'll see. With your permission.

- l'm a bitworried about this.
- Me too,

but before thinking the worst,
look into Tumminello's private life.

He doesn't look like a criminal.

l know, but that means nothing,
we know that from experience.

All right,
l'll find out as much as l can.

Yeah, thanks.

Come in.

- Sir.
- Giusé.

Mimi, what's with the long face?

l can't stop being annoyed
about that bastard Ragonese.

There's worse. l went to the Chief

who told me we're wrecking his career
with this Nicotra business

and Mongibello wants to raise it
in Parliament.

What's he after?

What's he after?
The transfer of the Chief

and retirement for me.
You know what that means?

You finally piss off.

Yes, undoubtedly, but above all

it means a thousand points
to the Mafioso power of the Cuffaros.

lf that happens, l'll resign.

What's the point in resigning?

You have to write a report
for the Chief with the facts,

from when you arrived
at the supermarket till l got there.

Facts only, no comments.

What has our country become?

Mimi, this is a country
where a Minister,

and not in the ' s, but recently,

said you have to live with the Mafia.

And l'm worried, not about my career,
which l don't give a damn about,

l'm worried about my country, okay?

Good.

Sir, are you not eating?

No, l suddenly lost my appetite.

How come?

How come?
Because l'm thinking about things.

Thinking's the worst enemy
of the stomach,

and, if you don't me mind me
saying so, of the d*ck.

You're right, but you can't always
control your thoughts.

l'm sorry, this all looked wonderful.

- Will l take it away?
- Thank you.

- Sir, you want a coffee?
- No, thank you. Well?

From what l hear,
Tumminello is a solid guy.

He lost his firstjob
at the age of

and soon found thisjob
as a security guard.

Nothing aboutwomen or other vices,
he's all home and work.

What do you think?

lt's not looking good, sir.

This poor fellow was in the wrong
place at the wrong time.

He goes past the supermarket
on his bike,

sees someone at that time of night
trying to open one of the doors...

But isn't concerned
because he recognises him.

lt's someone from the company
that owns the supermarket.

Exactly. He continues his rounds,
finishes his shift and goes home.

The next morning when his wife
answers the phone to the robber,

the poor fellow thinks
it really is a call from work.

And he doesn't know
about the robbery.

Exactly. He leaves the house,
meets the robber...

Poor guy.

So if things went the way we think

this robbery has led to a m*rder
and a su1c1de.

- No, two murders.
- The manager?

l don't know, sir,
there's something not right.

ltwasn't even , euros
taken from the supermarket.

You don't k*ll two people
for , euros.

Not if itwas a normal supermarket
robbery.

But this was a robbery
at the Cuffaros' supermarket,

and the Cuffaros don't muck about.
Catch you, you're dead.

That's true.

Listen...
is the supermarket still closed?

Until the day aftertomorrow.

No-one's been in since Nicotra d*ed?

No, nobody. Tommaseo sealed it off
when l asked him.

And who's got Nicotra's keys?

l don't know. They're probably in
a bag with his clothes at the morgue.

Go and get everything that's there,
his clothes as well.

All right, sir.

Look at this shirt.

Do you remember what colour Nicotra's
shirt was when we questioned him?

- l think itwas dark blue.
- Well done, and this is grey.

Which means it's not like
they want us to think,

that Nicotra was upset
at being questioned.

No, Mr Nicotra had time to go home,

change his shirt and go back.

Then he must have received a phone
call or they knocked on the door,

and he let his K*llers in.

Probably. We need to go
and have a look at his office.

We'll need to ask the Prosecutor.

Who, Tommaseo?

Why? He'll never give us a warrant
with whatwe've got.

- You want to come with me tonight?
- To the supermarket?

Where else? Out dancing? Listen...
go to Nicotra's house

and see if these are for the house
or the main door,

so we won't waste time
in front of the supermarket.

Sir...

..think carefully about this.

lf they find out
we went in without a warrant...

- You worried the Chief...
- No, no...

l don't care about the Chief.
l'm worried about Mongibello.

He's capable of saying
we went in to plant evidence.

You're right.

So we have to make sure nobody knows
whatwe're up to tonight.

- Sir?
-Yeah?

- Can l ask you something?
- What?

What are we looking for
in the office?

- Nothing.
- So what are we doing here?

- l want to see the office again.
- You've seen it already.

- Yes, but with different eyes.
- What do you mean?

The first time l came here,
the office was a robbery scene

and l looked at it like a place
that had been robbed.

The second time, when l came back,

itwas the scene of a su1c1de,
and that's how l looked at it.

But l've never seen it
as the scene of a m*rder, see?

Yes.

- That's it.
- Let's go.

Fazio, take everything that's in here
and put it on the desk.

- ls that the lot?
- No.

- No mobile phone?
- No.

Strange. He had it in his hand
when l met him here the first time.

- Not in the drawers?
- No.

The K*llers took it.

Or he left it at home
before coming back here.

We'll have to go to Nicotra's house.

Put everything back in. What's this?

An MP player.

What's that?.

lt's for listening to music.

We'll take this as well. Come on.

- What's this?
- Does it notwork?

l tried it before and it opened fine.

That's it.

-After you.
- Thank you.

There's a keyboard and a mouse,

but where's the computer, sir?

Yeah.

No!

What's up?

What is it?

- They forced it, they broke in...
-And grabbed the computer.

And they must have done it recently
because l tried the key about ,

coming here from the station.

Maybe they broke in while we were
at the supermarket, and maybe...

They're at the supermarket,
looking forthe other computer,

because they don't know we've got it.

- Will we go and get them?
- Of course! Hurry up.

Look, sir.

l'm sure l put them back up
when we came out.

- That means only one thing.
- There's someone inside.

- Yeah.
-Are you armed? - No.

Let's make a pact.

- l'll go in and you stay here.
- Why?

Because you're unarmed, sir.

Fazio, mind your own f*cking
business! Follow me.

They were looking for the computer.

- Catarella?
- Yes, sir.

- Did Fazio give you a computer?
- He did, sir.

What have l to do
with the aforementioned?

Open it, look at everything that's on
it, and then give me a summary, okay?

What is it?. You look worried.

l don't understand, sir,
what have l to give you?

What?

You said look at the computer
and give you a flummery.

A summary! Tell me what's on it.

Mother of God, you gave me a fright.
Aflummery's what's on the computer?

- Exactly.
- The flummery.

Oh...and then listen
to what's on this...

-And do another flummery.
- Good man, another flummery.

- Thank you, sir. -All right?
- Don'tworry.

- Two flummeries. - Two flummeries.
- Two flummeries. - Thank you.

l'll do it. The flummery
is what's on the computer.

You're small, you're a flummerette.
But l'll do it. Right, here we go.

Sorry about the door, sir,
it slipped.

What is it, Cataré?

The gentleman from the other day
is here

because he wants to speak
to you in person personally.

Who? Did he say his name?

Of course, sir, Giovanni Strangio.

Giovanni Strangio? You sure?

Giovanni Strangio.

Show him in,
and tell Fazio to come to my office.

Right away, sir.

lnspector Fazio.

Hello. Take a seat.

l've come...

l've come to report a m*rder.

A m*rder? Whose?

My girlfriend's.

Her name was Mariangela Carlesimo.

Obviously, itwasn't me who k*lled
her. l only found her dead...

Hang on a moment.
Don't tell me anything else.

Afterwhat happened the other day,

l'm not the most suitable person
to take your statement.

Have you spoken with a lawyer?

He was the first person l called
when l found the body.

The second
will have been yourfather.

Naturally.

But the lawyer couldn't come with me
because he was busy in court.

What's he doing?

Watch out!

f*ck!

- Up, up, up!
- l was going slowly.

- He throw himself in front...
- We saw, Galluzzo.

- He doesn't seem too bad, sir.
- No, he was almost stopped.

- But let's take him to A&E.
- Yes.

Come on, behave yourself!A&E, go on.

- Lean on me.
- Galluzzo, move the car.

Show us the way.

Have l to go first?

Yes.

l don't feel up to it, Commissioner.

Tell me this.

How come when you found the body,
instead of calling us,

you came in person to the station?

My first instinctwas to get
as far away from here as possible.

All right, stay here.

Galluzzo, stay here with him.

Fazio, come with me. Where is she?

- Who?
- The body.

There.

Sir,
why are you not questioning Strangio?

- ltwould be waste of time.
- ln what sense?

ln the sense that as soon
as the Chief hears what happened,

he'll take me off the case and l have
to say this time he'd be right.

ls that the only reason?

lf you know something,
why do you ask me?

You're worried
they're setting a trap for you?

ln a sense. Do l have a reason
to dislike Strangio?

lf thatwere to come out, itwould
invalidate the investigation.

Good morning, sir.

- Good morning, Commissioner.
Where's the victim? - lnside.

Awoman, very young, very beautiful.

- How did you find her?
- Naked.

- Was she r*ped?
- Probably.

- Fazio, go with him. When he
questions Strangio, call me. - Yes.

Tell me how you discovered
the m*rder.

This morning, when l got here
from Punta RaisiAirport...

- Where had you arrived from?
- Rome.

Whatwere you doing in Rome?

- l was there forwork.
- Where do you work?

l work at HP ,
we make satellite navigators.

l'm the company's rep here in Sicily.

Once a month the regional reps
meet in Rome for a day.

So you were in Rome all day
yesterday?

Yes.

What time did you leave Rome?

At in the morning.

l landed at Palermo at .

l picked up my car
that l'd left at the car park

and l came to Vigata right away.

When l got to the office,
l called her but she didn't answer.

l thought she was asleep,
sometimes she'd take a sleeping pill.

l opened the door...

..and then...

l saw a terrible sight...

..on the floor.

l took a step...

..and that's all.

Doctor?

Doctor!

Good morning.

Driving licence, please.

l'll give you it, so long
as you insert it you know where!

- Doctor, can you tell me something
about the girl? - l knew it.

l knew that's why you were here.

Right, l'll tell you all at once

so that you stop breaking my balls!

-All right.
- Listen carefully,

l'm not repeating it.

s*ab wounds,

the first of which, to thejugular,
was fatal.

- But...
- No, don't speak.

Don't say a word.

The crime must have taken place
in the arc of time

between and in the afternoon.

The girl wasn't r*ped nor were there
signs of any recent sexual activity.

Goodbye and a big kiss.

Doctor, one question,
were there any signs of a struggle?

Struggle? What struggle?

But l told you the first s*ab wound
to the jugularwas fatal!

The girl went into the office

and the k*ller struck
and k*lled her right away.

Whatwas she doing naked
in the office?

How do l know?
That's yourfuckingjob.

What kind of Kn*fe
did the k*ller use?

Kn*fe? You couldn't call it a Kn*fe.

ltwas something very thin
and very sharp,

l don't know,
a razor or a carpet Kn*fe.

But l can't be sure because Forensics
haven't found it yet.

-All right. Thank you, Doctor.
- Yes.

Ah, Montalbano, Montalbano...

l almost forgot.

The girl was pregnant.

- Pregnant?
- Yes, two months.

Hello?

Sir, it's the prosecutor Dammadeo

who wants to speak to you
in person personally.

Ah, Tommaseo. Show him in.

- No, sir, he's on the line.
-All right, put him through.

Yes, sir.

- Hello?
- Good morning, Montalbano.

Good morning, Tommaseo.

Did you see what a beauty she was?

-Alive, she'd have been exceptional.
- Yes, sure.

l've got a clear idea
of what happened.

- Don't tell me.
- Yes, old chap.

- This is what happened.
- Enlighten me, please.

Very simple. l'm certain that
Strangio, coming home unexpectedly,

caught his girlfriend in flagrante
with someone else.

Then, in a fit ofjealousy,
he k*lled her.

Well, it's amazing how you managed
in such a short time...

lt was sufficient to talk to him.
You were there as well.

Did you see his self-control?
His chilling lucidity?

l mean, someone kills your girlfriend
and you don't bat an eyelid?

Excuse me, sir, do we have any proof
forwhat you're saying?

Unfortunately not yet. l had
Forensics check his car over as well,

but he must have thought
of everything.

This coldness is typical of K*llers,
Montalbano.

Have you arrested him?

No, but how could l have?

For now he's just a witness.

You put some pressure on him
and he'll confess.

Goodbye, Montalbano, go for it.

Of course! You can rely on me.
Goodbye.

Tommaseo wants us
to lean on Strangio.

Tommaseo wants us
to lean on Strangio.

Of course. He didn't even try to lean
on him, he steered clear of it.

Did you see his face when he told him
whose son he was?

As soon as he heard President
of the Province, he blanched.

He wants us to cover for him.

Which doesn't mean
we shouldn't push on.

But discreetly,
we work better thatway.

Maybe l've come up with something,
sir.

Yeah?

Yesterday, when Pasquano, Forensics
and the others left,

a woman of about came forward
who wanted to know what had happened.

l asked her who she was and she said
she was the Strangios' maid.

Concettina Vullo she's called.

What did she tell you?

First,
she doesn't know Strangio well,

because the boy's never home
and eats out all the time.

All she said was his character
is really variable.

Meaning?

That he'll be fine and then five
minutes laterfly into a rage.

Had she witnessed a scene
between the couple?

No.

- What did she say about the girl?
- That she was a good girl.

So she didn't give you
anything substantial?

No, not really. But maybe she told me
one interesting thing.

Sometime the lady would make the bed
herself sometimes.

Go on.

Every time Strangio left town,
the maid would find the bed remade.

So when Strangio was out of town,
the girl had visitors?

So it seems.

- Good morning, sir. - What stage
are you atwith the computer?

- l'm just finishing, sir.
-And what's on it?.

Sir, there are three main things.

The first is correspondence,
letters to various companies

aboutwhat they had to deliver
to the supermarket, the borders, sir.

- The orders!
- That's right, sir.

And whether or not the supermarket
had received them as requested.

All right, l get it. The othertwo?

- One had the daily rakings.
- Takings.

That's right, sir.

And along with the daily takings
rakings, the weekly and monthly...

All right. And the third?

Sales, daily sales, weekly sales,
monthly sales...

All right, l get it. Anything else?

Yes, another four files
l've still to look at, sir.

Do me a favour.
Find me the phone number

forthe main office
of the company HP .

- Gotcha.
- What?

- What you said.
- What have you got?

- Gotcha.
- What?

- What you said.
- What have you got?

- Why are you getting angry?
- l don't know...

You asked me to get the number
for the main office and had l got it.

No, the main offices of HP .

Ah, HP ! Now l've got you, sir.

When l get the numberfor the main
offices of HP , whatwill l do?

Put it through to me.

Yes, sir. Right away.
HP , main office, all right.

HP , main office.

, ...

Hello?

HP , how can l help you?

Good morning,
this is Commissioner Montalbano.

l'd like to speak to someone
from management, please.

Regarding what, sorry?

l wanted some information about the
regional reps' meeting the other day.

l'll put you through
to Mr Quagliotti.

- Thank you.
- l'm putting you through now.

Quagliotti.
What can l do for you, Commissioner?.

But l can't give you any confidential
information over the phone.

l don't need
any confidential information,

just, please, the times of the
regional reps' meeting the other day.

From to , lunch break,
afternoon session from to .

. Listen, was Giovanni Strangio
there in the afternoon?

He signed in at .
Whether he stayed...

l understand. All right.
Thank you very much.

- You're welcome. - Goodbye.
- Goodbye.

Come in.

May l?

Come in.

Sir, l called Tommaseo.

Tomorrow morning
l'll go to his office

and get a warrant
to search Strangio's villa.

Good man. Listen...

Pasquano said the girl was k*lled
between and .

- We need to check the flights.
- Done it.

Strangio could have got the flight
at from Fiumicino

which arrives at Punta Raisi at . .

We know he drives fast,

so he could have got to Vigata
in time to k*ll her.

Be the first time
Tommaseo's guessed right.

l don't think we're going to get much
from Nicotra's computer.

Catarella said it only has info
about the supermarket's business.

We should have gone to the house
first, then the office.

lf the Cuffaros did it thatway,
the interesting stuff was at home.

Come in.

Mimi.

- Can l talk to you?
- Of course.

Purely by chance,

l found out from Fazio
something about Nicotra's death.

Namely that it wasn't su1c1de,

but that he was strangled and they
made it look like he hung himself.

- Had l not told you?
- No.

But you should have told me
right away,

because you knew how pissed off l was
at that bastard of a journalist

who'd accused us
of causing Nicotra to commit su1c1de.

Now you know, can you sleep happily?

Don't try and be funny.
l want you to make an announcement.

-About what?
- That Nicotra was k*lled.

Thatway,
l can sue that scumbag Ragonese.

-And you'll lose. - Yeah?
- Yes.

Why?

Because it's notwritten anywhere
that he was k*lled.

But you knew.
Fazio told me Pasquano told you.

He told me,
but it's not in his report.

He said the defence might interpret
the bruising differently.

lt's not up to Pasquano to worry
what the defence will say.

l agree, but that's what he did.
What do you want from me?

Anyway, since you're here,

you know how we've got the m*rder
of that poor girl who was stabbed?

- Yes, Strangio the son of the
President is involved. - Exactly.

l don't want to deal with it
because l'm in a delicate situation.

lf you agree, next time l see the
Chief l'll ask him to give it to you.

- Fazio?
- Yes? - What's new?

Awasted morning.

Judge Tommaseo was in a meeting.

So l sat and waited and then he came
out after an hourto go to the john,

if l can say that, l told him we
needed a warrant to search the villa.

- Did he give you it?
- Orally.

He didn't have time to write it,
but he promised it after lunch.

Excuse me, sir.

There's a Mr Lopollo
who wants to speak to you.

Why are you talking from behind
the glass?

- l didn'twant to disturb you.
- You're not. Where's this Lopollo?

- Line .
- Thank you. - You're welcome, sir.

- Mr Lopollo, what can l do for you?
- Leopoldo's my name.

Leopoldo...

- Mr Leopoldo, what can l do for you?
- l've found a body.

-A body? Where?
- ln the country, Borruso.

- Good morning.
- Good morning, Commissioner.

- Mr Leopoldo? - Yes.
- You found the body?

- Yes. - Where is it?.
- Down there.

Thank you.

Sir, you recognise him too?

lt's Tumminello, the security guard.

l'm sure it's him.

Come in.

May l?

- Come in, Montalbano.
- Thank you.

There's no point reminding you
that your two investigations,

the supermarket robbery
and su1c1de of the manager

and the m*rder of the girlfriend

of the son of the President
of the Province,

are going to face resistance
and political interference.

We've seen the first signs.

Mongibello
and his parliamentary question.

Now...

..l know that often

you do not tell me everything
you're up to.

As we Sicilians say,
you sing me half the Mass.

But it's in both our interests

that you sing me the whole Mass.

We're in the same boat.

We have to row in unison
to get away from this whirlpool

that could prove fatal to both of us.

Sir, what l can tell you is that
Nicotra, the manager, was k*lled.

Sit down.

Thank you.

Have you got irrefutable evidence
to back up that statement?

Evidence, no, but investigative
hypotheses, as many as you like.

What's more we just found the body
of a security guard

whose only crime was
to have passed by the supermarket

at the time of the robbery
and seen the thieves' faces.

- But you don't know who k*lled him?
- Obviously not.

And when you do,

the reaction of the people
behind this will destroy us.

Sir, what are you telling me?
To forget this? Go round in circles?

- Tell me about the girl's m*rder.
- Yes.

Tommaseo thinks itwas
Giovanni Strangio, her boyfriend.

His lawyer, Manenti, though, says
that day, at the time of the m*rder,

Strangio was in Rome,
butwe have to check this alibi.

l don't think he's the k*ller,

but as you know l had a problem
with Strangio's son...

Yes, l know.

l'm sorry, why don't you give the
investigation to my deputy, Augello?

There'd be no point.

You and Augello are the same thing,
everyone knows that.

No, the investigation stays with you.

Giving it to anyone else
would be an admission of guilt.

You go on, and actwith the loyalty
and honesty that you've always shown.

- l'll do my best.
- l'm sure you will.

But give priority to the inquiry
into the girl's m*rder

so we don't open ourselves up
to malicious accusations.

And l mean it, Montalbano,
keep me informed about everything.

Don'tworry. With your permission.

Hello, Puccio.

- Good morning, Commissioner.
- How's things?

Fine.

- Hello?
- Mimi.

Hey.

Listen, l wanted to tell you
l went to the Chief.

What did he say?

That he absolutely does notwant you
to investigate the girl's m*rder.

Why not?

- Maybe it's for the best.
- What do you mean? Why?

l'll explain tomorrow.

Listen, another thing,
tomorrow when you get in,

call Strangio and his lawyer
and have them come in at pm.

All right.

- See you later. Bye.
- Bye.

- Sir! Sir!
- Cataré.

- l've finished with the MP .
- ls there something on it?.

No, sir,
four chats with supermarketworkers,

then there's him, the manager,
talking with CommissionerAugello,

then there's you talking to him,
the manager.

Cataré, are you saying this contains
a recording

of Augello questioning Nicotra
and then me questioning Nicotra?

- Yes, sir.
- Bugger!

- Have l done something wrong?
- Cataré, come here.

Very well done, very well done.

Thank you, sir.
He's hugged me twice this week.

- Have you got any...earphones?
- No, l don't. Galluzzo does.

Galluzzo. Galluzzo?

He's hugged me twice this week.

Galluzzo? Are you listening to music?

- No, sir.
- You're listening to music on duty?

Confiscated.
Temporary and immediate confiscation.

- Priscilla.
- Yes?

Can you watch all these DVDs

and make a note of where the Right
Honourable Mongibello appears.

- Right away, sir.
- Hello, Niccolo'.

The trusty Priscilla.
More beautiful every day.

Commissioner Montalbano,
you're too kind.

What is it, heartbreaker?

- We can help each other out.
- Let's hear it.

You heard Mongibello wants to raise
a question in Parliament

about the Nicotra su1c1de?

Yes, l heard.

l also heard that lackey Ragonese
on Televigata.

They want to blame you
forthe su1c1de.

But in reality they want to screw you
and the Chief.

-As usual, you're right.
- What are you going to do?

The Chief, l don't know. What
l'm going to do is give you this.

What's on this?

Everything MimiAugello and then me
said to Nicotra.

Bugger! l might be able to get this
ready for the news at .

Let's get a move on, then.
l'll call Priscilla.

Priscilla!

- He's in charge in here now.
- Priscilla!

- There's a transcription to do.
-All right.

The Chief wants to cover his arse
and send us forward.

He said we're in the same boat.

l think he can'twait to give us
a shove into the sea for the sharks.

Did you call Strangio and his lawyer?

Yes, but the lawyer said he can't
come. Does that not seem strange?

Very.

But he didn't attend his client's
interview with Tommaseo either.

Really?

- lt has been stated...
- Listen to this...

..that Commissioner Montalbano
and his deputy

subjected Mr Nicotra
to psychological t*rture,

butwe are able to reveal
what really happened

through the recordings
of the questioning.

Sir.

Sit down. You want something to eat?

- No, thank you.
- You find anything at the villa?

As regards Strangio, hardly anything.

Afew business letters
and sh*t like that.

ln the girl's computer, though,

l checked her mail and found she
wrote a lot to a friend of hers,

one Amalasunta Gambardella,

it shouldn't be hard to figure out
who she is.

Find her. Once we've spoken with
Strangio, we can decide what to do.

Did you see Zito's report?

Yes, sir, and just as well.

At leastwe got something
from the supermarket.

Butwe need to keep going
or this will bury us for good.

Why do you think Nicotra
recorded his conversations?

Maybe to show the Cuffaros
he spoke to us in a certain way,

to look good.

Then, at a certain point, Mimi's
question about the lack of damage

alarmed him and he thought
we were going to catch him out

and so he asked for a lawyer.

But there's something
that doesn't add up.

He call us at , didn't he?
Opening time forthe supermarket.

But as manager, he got to the office
first. He didn't notice anything?

No, l think before he called us
to report the robbery,

he called someone else.

There's a call to ''someone
l don't know'', Catarella wrote.

lt might be the call
before he called us.

- Can we hear it?.
- Of course.

Zito has the recorder,
but he said he'd get us a copy.

l see.

Right, Mr Strangio,

can you tell us what you did in Rome

afterthe meeting of HP reps?

l went to the hotel for a moment
and then to dinner.

Do you normally have dinner at ?

l see you've checked.

l went walking around Rome.

Mr Strangio, l have to ask you
to think about your last answer.

- Would you like to change it?
- No, why should l?

Because Augello here
called the hotel.

As you see and as you said, we
checked all about your stay in Rome.

Mimi, tell him what they said.

''The client left the hotel in the
afternoon, having paid his bill.''

l wanted to try not to involve...

Yes, l went to the hotel,
paid the bill,

l had them call a taxi
and went to see a friend.

l spent the evening and night
with her.

ls she a long-term lover?

Yes.

For more than two years...

with a break of two months,

the first period
l lived with Mariangela.

- Did your girlfriend know?
- No.

l want you to write the name, address
and phone number of the girl.

Thank you.

Mimi...call the young lady and see if
she can confirm Mr Strangio's alibi.

Mr Strangio, were you in love
with your girl?

l liked her.

The attraction had d*ed between us.

Affection, yes, a lot of affection.

ltwas like a...
like a wind that suddenly drops.

That's what itwas like.

So we decided
to go our separate ways.

Why did you keep living together?

You weren't officially tied.

A bit out of laziness, maybe.

l believe...

it's my belief
that recently Mariangela,

feeling herself emotionally free,

had found, what can l say,
a new interest.

What makes you believe that?.

A change in her mood.

She'd gone back to being happier,
more joyous.

She was two months' pregnant.

Yeah?

l didn't know.

l wonder if l was the father.

Do you have any idea
who Mariangela's new love might be?

No, absolutely no idea.

When you arrived from Punta Raisi
and opened the door,

were there any signs of forced entry?

No. The door was locked.

And you confirm
that you came straight here?

Yes. l landed at Punta Raisi at ,

at . l was in Vigata
and l came here at .

Excuse me.

Hello. What?

l see.

All right.

l've just been told Judge Tommaseo
wants to see you tomorrow

at the courthouse at .
even though it's Sunday.

Go with your lawyer.

That's all for now.
Fazio, show the gentleman out.

Yes.

Excuse me, sir, there's something
l'd like to ask you.

Yes?

When l found Mariangela,
she was naked.

Did you not find any clothes
in the office?

No.

lt's strange.

Usually,
Mariangela would have a shower

and wander about in her bathrobe,
a white bathrobe.

You didn't find it?

No, it wasn't in the office.

Come in, Commissioner, please.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

What an honour.

You got here just as l was
preparing dinner...it's nearly ready.

Excuse me, ma'am, but how did you
know l'm a Commissioner?

l saw you on TV.

Otherwise, what are you thinking?

That l'd invite a stranger up here
just because he waved at me?

- Of course not.
- Come through.

What were you making?

Pasta with fresh sardines. l love it.

- Please, have a seat.
- What a lovely smell. Thank you.

My husband.

Nicola his name was.

He was such a good man, Commissioner.

The Lord called him five years ago.

And since then l don't know
what to do with myself.

And l spend the days
out on the balcony.

The sun's good for my legs, you know.

Listen, ma'am, on the morning
of the th, were you on the balcony?

The th...Wednesday...

cream pastry day.

l'm notwith you.

l've got a sweet tooth.

Every Wednesday l get a cream pastry
from my neighbour.

One on Wednesday and one on Sunday.

So on Wednesday about . ,
you'd have seen Strangio arrive...?

Yes, l saw him.

What did he do? Came in his car,
opened the garage with the key...

No, he didn't put the car
in the garage.

He stopped in front of it,
but didn't get out.

He sat there for a while
and then he left again.

Are you sure about that?

l'd swear to it, Commissioner.

l can see well even in the dark.

Listen, speaking of seeing well,

these last few months had you noticed
anything strange around the villa,

l don't know, cars coming and going
you hadn't seen before...?

Commissioner,
l don'twant to be disrespectful

to that poor girl who was k*lled,

but for three or four months,
there was a man

who, when Strangio was away,
came to see her at night.

What he did
was pull up at the garage,

get out, open it...

He had the garage keys?

He put the car in.

l saw him cross the garden
and go into the house.

Were you able to get
a look at his face?

Never, Commissioner.
Always from behind.

The only thing l can tell you
is that he wasn't a young man,

but he must have been at least .

ltwas the way he walked.

And these visits took place
when Strangio was away?

Yes, exactly, Commissioner.

My name is Amalasunta Gambardella

and if you hadn't looked for me,
l'd have come in.

You're Mariangela Carlesimo's
best friend?

l think so.

When did you meet?

We went to primary school together
and we've been friends ever since.

Do you know
how Giovanni and Mariangela met?.

Of course.

He was introduced to her
by his father, Michele Strangio,

the President of the Province.

Mr Strangio taught maths
at Mariangela's secondary school,

he was her teacher.

- l understand.
- l don't think you do.

Meaning?

She nevertold me anything,

but at school the story was

that the teacher had a weakness
forthe pretty students.

And Mariangela, l can assure you,
was pretty.

So you're telling me that Mr Strangio
and Mariangela had a relationship?

What l don't get is why
he introduced his son to his lover.

My impression is he wanted
to ''park'' herwith Giovanni.

See, Mariangela had lots
of qualities, but she was weak,

she was very biddable, let's say.

Do you think Mariangela and Giovanni
loved each other at the start maybe?

Maybe.

Maybe at first Giovanni convinced
herself she loved him for a while.

But Giovanni is nothing
compared to his father.

But then why would he be?
He's not his son.

He's not his son?

He was adopted at the age of five.

The teacher's wife, who couldn't have
children, d*ed four year later.

And if Giovanni grew up
a bit strange, a bit off his head,

it's his father's fault
for the way he treated him.

He wanted him to be worthy of him
at all costs.

l'm sorry, did Mariangela tell you
she was pregnant?.

Yes.

And Giovanni was the father?

l don't know if...

But you know his name?
Can you tell me?

Commissioner, l'm a law student

and l know what l've said so far
isn't criminally relevant.

lf l tell you the name, the situation
will be completely different.

You're studying law, so you know
if a judge asks you this question,

you have to answer. You can't refuse
or you'll be in trouble.

l know.

But despite that,
you don't want to tell me.

And so l have to assume you won't
because the man is someone important.

Let's do this. l'll find evidence
and then l'll say the name to you.

At that point, you tell me yes or no.

But you'll also say it in court.
Agreed?

Agreed.

Mr Strangio?
l'm Commissioner Montalbano.

Excuse me.

You like the opera as well?

No, no...

l wanted to see you so you didn't
find out from tomorrow's papers.

We're going to charge your son over
the death of Mariangela Carlesimo.

Strange.

Manenti, the lawyer,
told me there was proof,

that Giovanni's arrestwas based
only on investigative theories.

No, we have some proof.

At the moment it's being examined

by my colleagues from Forensics
in Montelusa.

Can you tell me what this proof is?

Awhite bathrobe, sir.

We found it in the garage
of the villa.

The k*ller probably left it there,

planning to get rid of it later.

lt might be the bathrobe the victim
was wearing when she was k*lled.

Fine.

May l go?

Of course.

Come in, the door's open.

Here we are.

l went to the station
and Giuseppe told me what happened.

- l thought l'd come.
- You did well. Come in.

- Do you want anything?
- No, thanks, l've had.

Sit down.

Don't start.

No, sir, it's not personal details.
May l?

Yes.

The President of the Province
on the morning of the th

had a meeting till .

He had lunch and went
to a second meeting until .

Then he said he was going home
to pack

because he was going to Naples
for another meeting, a political one.

We need to check.

l did, sir. He took a plane
from Punta Raisi at .

Well done.

So he'd have had time
to k*ll Mariangela.

Yes, we need to check the hotel.

Hotel Vulcano. l checked.

Well done.

Did you check the Rome-Naples flight
Giovanni took tojoin his father?

Yes, sir, but he didn't take
any flight apparently.

lnstead it seems he hired a car,
a fast one,

that he left the next morning
at Fiumicino airport.

His friend in Rome
wasn't telling the truth.

And anyway it couldn't have been
Giovanni who k*lled the girl.

Listen to me now.

l think it might have gone
like this...

the teacher and Mariangela
get together again.

The girl gets pregnant and doesn't
want to get rid of the child.

Maybe she asks him to marry her,
otherwise there'll be a scandal,

we don't know.

The teacher, before going to Naples,
goes to see her,

maybe to try and convince her
to have an abortion.

Aviolent argument ensues, and at
a certain point he loses his temper,

takes the Kn*fe that's lying there
and kills her.

Then he takes the bathrobe,

and rushes to Palermo airport
to get the plane at .

But he has time to call his son
and tell him to join him

at the Hotel Vulcano in Naples.

Let's see if l've got it.
At the Hotel Vulcano,

when he arrives from Rome,
Giovanni finds his father

who tells him what happened
and persuades him to help him.

And he says
that if anything goes wrong,

he'll have
the best lawyers available.

He's unable to refuse
his adoptive father and agrees.

Well done, you got there.

But the business of the bathrobe,
why take itwith him?

l think Strangio hurt himself
fighting with the girl.

His DNA might be on the bathrobe.

That's plausible,

but her blood could have gone on
Strangio's shirt or shoes or suit.

And he changed into the clothes
he'd packed for Naples.

- Right.
- There's something l don't get.

lf he wanted to help his father, why
did he tell us about the bathrobe?

Strangio Senior didn't have time
to get rid of the bathrobe.

He left it in the boot of his car

and he told his son to take it and
get rid of itwhen he got to Palermo.

The boy took it,
but didn't get rid of it.

Why not?

Because for maybe the first time
in his life he understands

he's risking too much
obeying his father.

That bathrobe, if it comes to it,
might save him.

And in fact when he realises

that there is no sign of all
the lawyers Dad had promised him,

he tells us about the bathrobe.

And now be quiet a minute
till l play you this.

This is a copy of the recording
Zito gave me.

Zito also showed me how to use this,
so if it doesn'twork, blame him.

Hello, it's Guido.

l told you not to use this number.

l'm sorry, but it's an emergency.

Someone stole
the supermarket takings...

- Go on.
- Excuse me, but...

- Speak, man!
- What am l meant to do?

- You're asking me?
- Who else, if not you?

Do what you think is right.

- Can l call the police?
- Do what you think is right, l said.

Contrary to what we thought,
Nicotra wasn't in with the robbers.

He'd understood it was a set-up
to screw him with the Cuffaros.

He wanted to be arrested,
itwas his only hope.

And we didn't understand that.

ln fact, letting him go, we placed
him in the hands of his K*llers.

You were right, Fazio.

Aboutwhat?

Two murders for a take of less
than , euros is a bit much.

The Cuffaros were being guided
by a more subtle mind.

We have to understand what Nicotra
had done to deserve all this.

lt must have been something recent.

- l'll try, sir.
-All right.

A subtle mind...

to guide the Cuffaros
this subtle mind...

..also has to be...

..powerful.

We mustn't forget the experience
of autonomy we promoted,

because it risks being b*rned
on the altar of the national logic

that is k*lling Sicily.

That logic
is dictated by powerful forces

that have their home, heart and head
in Rome.

- That's enough.
-An autonomous policy...

Mimi?

- lt's him.
- Fazio?

lt's him, there's no doubt.

Excuse me, him who?

You didn't recognise him? The man
Nicotra called after the robbery.

The same man who handed him over
to the Cuffaros.

Bugger!
The Right Honourable Mongibello?

May l?

- We won, Montalbano.
- ln what sense?

The Right Honourable Mongibello
hasjust been to see me.

He apologises profoundly,
he'd been misinformed,

and he withdraws everything he said
about us.

No more questions in Parliament.

Rather, he'll do all he can
in the media to clear our names.

Good. But there's another battle
beginning with him.

This is an anonymous letter.

lt's the transcript of a phone call
between Nicotra and a person unknown.

Do you have any idea
who might have sent it?

Probably the same person
who sent the recorderto Retelibera.

What does this have to do
with the Right Honourable Mongibello?

lt all begins
with the supermarket robbery.

The thief used a copy of the keys

which were deposited with the board
of the company

and the chairman is
the Right Honourable Mongibello.

Yes?

l'll be right there.

The President of the Province
Michele Strangio...

..has k*lled himself.

The maid found him this morning.

He left a letter clearing his son.

ltwas him who k*lled that girl.

lf he'd given himself up, the scandal
would have been too much for him

so he preferred...

Did you find out anything
about Nicotra?

Yes, he was kidnapped.

Kidnapped?

Four months ago forthree days,
over and done with.

Neither us northe Carabinieri
were told about it. You know why?

Because to free him the Cuffaros
handed over a substantial sum.

Excuse me, butwho would think of
kidnapping one of the Cuffaros' men?

At first they thought of the Sinagras
but they proved their innocence.

And then why did the Cuffaros
pay a ransom

for a guy who, at the end of the day,
was just a supermarket manager?

Probably because he wasn'tjust
a supermarket manager.

What did this Nicotra do before?

He was the accountant for a number
of companies the Cuffaros own.

Ah, the account...

so he might have been the accountant
for all the Cuffaros' companies?

l thought of that too.
lt's a fairly plausible notion.

lt's the only possible one.

They paid because they couldn't do
without someone as important as him

who knew all their secrets.

lf he was so important, why k*ll him?

And why all that show
at the supermarket?

Obviously something happened
that made them lose trust in him.

Hello?

Hello!

Hello, it's Guido.

l told you not to use this number.

l'm sorry, but it's an emergency.

Someone stole
the supermarket takings...

- Go on.
- Excuse me, but...

- Speak, man!
- What am l meant...?

- You know what's happening?
- Yes.

Good man.

So will we make an agreement?

l'll make you a reasonable offer.
Two million.

- But...
- No ifs and buts. Two million.

That seems more than reasonable
to me.

Tomorrow come to Mannera at
and come on your own.

lf l notice
any of your little Cuffaro buddies,

l'm out of there and l'll send
everything to Retelibera. All right?

You need to leave the money
nearthe fence.

-And the recording?
- l'll send it to you.

How can l be sure...?

You can't. You have to trust me.

Don't send me money that's marked
or you're a dead man, okay?

Yes.

Excuse me, who are you?
What are you doing in my office?

Luciano Sponses, Deputy Assistant
Commissionerwith Antiterrorism.

l was told to wait here.

Have a seat.
HQ had mentioned it.

Can we drop the formalities?

Of course. l was expecting the dr*gs
Squad, though, notAntiterrorism.

Well, the Cuffaros do business
with lslamic t*rrorists as well.

Arms sales, availability of strategic
sites, that kind of thing.

When Nicotra found out,
he got a fright.

You found out somehow
and arranged the fake kidnap.

Exactly.

You spoke to Nicotra
for those four days

and somehow convinced him
to collaborate.

He said yes, but asked for some time

because he had to show you
some important documents.

You freed him

and to make it all
a bit more believable

you asked the Cuffaros for a ransom.

But from that point on
the Cuffaros didn't trust Nicotra

and they k*lled him as soon as they
could with that supermarket set-up.

l'd heard you were good,
but not this good.

But now you've got nothing,
because Nicotra is dead

and with him
all the Cuffaros' secrets.

ltwasn't easy dealing with Nicotra.

He was difficult,
he was scared of everything.

l'm in possession of a recording
of a phone call

where Nicotra tells someone
about the faked robbery,

as though he were the most important
person to be told about it.

This person
is the Cuffaros' political cover.

Mongibello.

Exactly, but he dumps him,
handing him over to die,

and showing
that he is behind the Cuffaros.

Yeah, yourthinking holds up, but...

..it's only thinking.
lt'll be difficult to demonstrate

Mongibello's involvement in court,
based on a telephone call

in which, l imagine,
the name Cuffaro is never mentioned.

No, it's not, but there's more.

This evening, a blackmailer called
Mongibello, offering an exchange.

The recording of the phone call
fortwo million euros.

l'm offering you
a golden opportunity,

because if Mongibello agreed to pay
it's an implicit admission of guilt

as is the fact he didn't report
the blackmail. Think about it.

We can catch him in flagrante...

l can't decide this on my own.

As soon as l know something,
l'll be in touch.

Don'twaste time, the meeting's at .

-All right. Bye.
- Bye.

May l?

- Hello. Have a seat.
- Thank you.

l got here as soon as l could.
On you go.

The judge in charge of the inquiry
gave me some good advice...

..forget that he and l
had ever discussed it.

That's good advice?

He didn't say
not to carry out the operation.

He just said
he doesn'twant to authorise it.

But if we inform him
once it's all over,

he'll bearthat in mind and won't ask
any embarrassing questions.

And we'll say we got a tip-off
the Right Honourable

was being got at by persons unknown.
Clear?

Absolutely.

One more thing,

the worst for you.

You won't be working on the op.

l'm not working on the op.

Dear Sponses,
l might not be working on the op,

but l'll be going to Mannera anyway.

What the f*ck are you doing here?

- ls he dead?
- Yes.

They must have used a sn*per's r*fle.

Yeah, but l can't figure out
where they sh*t from.

Look back there!
Look behind, get a move on!

The Cuffaros decided
he'd become the weakest link,

or he'd become a traitor
and they decided to k*ll him.

They don't have the recording.

They don't give a sh*t.
Nobody mentions their name.

Whatwill you do now?

We'll have to tell the Ministry

and hope the prosecutor doesn't let
himself be intimidated.

Well, as far as l know, dead men
don't have parliamentary immunity.

And l think the prosecutor
mightwant to know

why Mongibello was going about
with two million euros.

False.

- False?
- Yes.

l think Mongibello got them
from the Cuffaros.

He didn't even know
itwas wastepaper.

l think this time the prosecutor
will really shake up the Cuffaros

and we'll give him a big hand.q