"DETECTIVE MONTALBANO:" "The Game of Three Cards" "Girolamo." "Look who's here." "It's been a while." "You don't look too great." "Let's get a drink, give me your hand." "What, are you scared?" "It'll be like old times." "A nice drink..." "GiroIamo and me." "There, have a seat." "Detective, what happened?" "Did you get wet?" " What do you think?" " I'd say so." " Then I did!" "Fazio..." " Yes, detective?" " Where's Mimi?" "AugeIIo?" " Haven't seen him, but..." "Don't you start too!" "I know I'm wet." "close the door." "I just saw something very odd." " A one-man funeral." " There's usually only one of them." "A one-man funeral procession." "Must be GiroIamo Cascio." " The constructor?" " Yes, detective." " The dead guy or the other one?" " The dead guy." "The other one was his accountant, Ciccio Monaco." "That miserable funeral with all his money?" "He was rich, but mean." "He lived alone." "His only friends were his godfather Don Luigi and Monaco." " How old was he?" " Eighty." " He died of old age?" " He got run over 3 days ago." "It was AugeIIo's case." "By the way, where is he?" " I don't know." " Go and find him." " If I catch him, he'II be sorry." " AII right." "hello, Enzo." "hello." "You see?" "When it rains in sicily, it pours!" "I noticed." "Your table is almost dry." " please." " I'II be right back." "Hurry up you boys, get these tables ready." "Detective, excuse me." "I'm Ciccio Monaco." "I'd Iike to talk to you, it won't take long." " Go ahead." " Right here?" "Not here, it's a private matter." "Okay." "What is it?" "You know about GiroIamo's death." "Of course." "please allow me to say something's fishy." "What do you mean?" "I've been working with GiroIamo for 20 years." "I did everything for him." "I was his accountant, secretary, cook and chauffeur." "When I heard about the accident, I went straight to the scene." "How could this have happened?" "Do you know where it happened?" "No." "A brightly lit area and there are no skid marks." "I noticed that immediately." " Did you tell the officers?" " No." "Why not?" "No one asked me and this is strange." "I don't know..." "GiroIamo had been acting pretty odd lately." "He received anonymous phone calls and stopped answering." "He was too afraid." "That night he made it clear he wanted me to take him home." " Did you?" " No." " Why not?" " My back was killing me." "You had dinner together?" "Yes, at my house." "We watched TV until midnight then he left." " Detective, your table's ready." " I'II be right there." "I should go now and let you eat in peace." "Thank you, detective, for listening." " And I'm sorry to bother you." " No, thank you." "Have a good evening." "Dr. Pasquano!" "I'm not looking, I just want Dr. Pasquano." "Excuse me." " Can I have 5 minutes of your time?" " Right now?" "It won't take long." "I'II forget my cards!" " Just one..." " AII right, wait for me over there." " Let me finish this hand." " Thank you, excuse me." "The only time I get three 3's." " well?" " It's about GiroIamo Cascio." "What do you care?" "Just a few details and you can go back to poker." " It's not poker, it's Tresette." " Tresette." " Now what do you want?" " You performed the autopsy." "Yes." "His blood had an extremely high alcohol content in it." "He was covered in vomit and was walking like he was seasick." "I'm sure he walked out in front of the car and the car couldn't stop in time." " Going too fast?" " I just said, he was drunk!" "Not him, the car!" "It was surely going over the limit." " How did Cascio die?" " On the spot." "His spinal cord broke right in half" "like a twig." " When did it happen?" " Around 2 or 3 am." " You're sure?" " Of course." "He died at the scene and that's when it happened." "Thanks, I'II let you get back to your poker game." "Tresette, detective!" "You should learn how to play." " Right, we could split my winnings." " Okay, goodbye." "Mimi!" "How nice to see you!" "Come over here." " What is it, salvo?" " Let me get you some coffee." " I'm busy." " No time for coffee with a friend?" "Two coffees, please!" "Right away, sir." "What's going on?" "You haven't been around for days." "I know but..." "Remember PasquaIino?" " One of my informers." " Who gives you bad information." "This time he was right." " He saw Tarantino here." " Tarantino?" " The missing con man." " I know, what about it?" "My informer saw him near his house so I did a stakeout here, but didn't find anything." "You've been looking for 3 months and still haven't figured him out?" "You know what he got away with?" "More or less a million euros in cash." "How can you catch someone like that?" "He could buy anyone off." " So what do I do?" " Be patient, Mimi!" "What about the GiroIamo case?" "Cascio?" "It was an accident." " Did you talk to Ciccio Monaco?" " Who?" "His secretary for 1 5 years." "talk to him about what?" "You're so into this Tarantino case, you've neglected Cascio." "True, I say it was an accident." "call Judge ScognamigIio, he's been calling me and tormenting me about it!" "Hi." " hello." " hello." "You know her?" "Of course I do." "May I ask how..." "It's GIoris Tarantino." "Tarantino?" "Not Tarantino's wife?" "Yes, she's his wife." "That's why Tarantino can't have gone far." "With a woman like that as a wife, you don't leave." "And Tarantino's notorious for being jealous." "Now I know why you're so interested in this case!" "Have you looked at her?" "Not only is she gorgeous..." "She belongs to the category of women you take to bed." "She has this way of crossing her legs that stops your blood in its tracks." "That kind of woman can get your fire burning in or out of bed." "And you're highly flammable!" "Priests don't blind you on the altar." "I Iook at women." "I'm sure she's glad I can't catch her husband." "Of course, it's her husband!" "I know, I know." "She's happy because I..." "Mimi AugeIIo, have been defeated both as a cop and as a man." " So this is a personal matter!" " No, it's all under control." "It's not under control, I've seen that look before." "Under control!" "Grazie." "Hi." "Just a moment!" "Come in." " May I, Judge?" " Oh, it's you!" " Expecting someone else?" " No." " well then?" " It's just an expression." "Sure!" "Come in!" "You worked with my deputy on... the GiroIamo Cascio case." "Your deputy said it was a random speeder." "please, sit down." "Didn't you notice anything odd?" "Cascio was drunk and got run over." "Perhaps I'm a little sentimental and it was my first case as judge." " I was young." " What are you talking about?" " This was in the victim's wallet." " What is it?" "I carry my grandson's pictures in my wallet, it's odd to find a thing like this in a dead man's." " Remember the Pennisi trial?" " No." "Sure, you're too young." "It was 20 years ago." "Rocco Pennisi was an architect who killed his lover's husband." "It was a crime of passion, the evidence was clear." "Pennisi was sentenced by all three courts." "Few remember it but Pennisi was released a few days ago and suddenly Cascio was killed." "There could be some connection." "How are the two related?" "Cascio worked for Pennisi, he ran his worksites." " Cascio left a fortune." " I know." "Cascio started getting rich when Pennisi went to jail." "ROCCO PENNISI RELEASED" " He was found here?" " Yes." "He got ran over here and his body ended up here." "There are no skid marks." "Even a drunk brakes if he runs over someone." "Maybe he was run over elsewhere and left here, where did he live?" "Down there, by that red building." " Where does Ciccio Monaco live?" " Here, in that side street." "Let's go." "Come in." "Mr Pennisi." " I'm Detective MontaIbano." " hello." "Sit down." "Do you know why you were called in?" "No." "You must have wondered why." "No." "How long have you been free?" "Since 1 2 March." "Heard about Cascio's death?" "Yes." "It happened a week after your release." "Yes." " Did you know him?" " Yes, he worked with me." "We had a construction company." "You knew him well." "Yes, he was good at his work." "Were you in contact with him?" " while I was in jail?" " No, after you got out." "No, not with him nor with anyone else." "I didn't talk to anyone." "It hasn't been easy getting back into the world." "On the night of March 1 9th when he was killed... .. where were you?" "At home, as I always am." "Can anyone confirm that?" "Yes, my sister." " hello." " What do you want?" " I'm Detective MontaIbano." " Oh, yes!" "I was absorbed in my solitaire." "I've been trying for years." "I remember." "But you're good luck, I'm going to win today." "My husband's expecting you." "follow me." "My husband's always got his hands full." "So have you ma'am, with those cards!" "Antonino, MontaIbano is here for a visit." " hello, professor." " hello, detective." " I'm sorry to bother you." " Don't worry about it." "well then, I'II just get back to my cards." "Thanks." "I came because I respect you very much, but I've never allowed friendship to get in the way of work." "Of course not!" "When I heard Rocco was called in, I told him not to worry." "My cousin got out of jail recently." "I don't want to influence you," "I do trust you." "I know you'II do the right thing." "But I'd Iike to tell you about Rocco." "These are the newspaper clippings from the trial." "I've filed them over the years." "It all goes back to when he got his degree." "He went into business with a friend who ran a family concern, a smart kid named Giacomo AIIetto." "They were hard workers and it started to pay off." "There was a lovely lady with them, Renata." "First she got together with Rocco then married Giacomo." "I see you're bored, but I must start from the beginning or you'II be lost." "It's okay." "One night Rocco called." "He wanted to see me." "He told me he was having an affair with Renata." "She started it and he couldn't resist." "I begged him to quit but realized it was pointless." "But this is a small town, everyone knows everything about everyone." "Didn't her husband suspect about the affair?" "No, he didn't." "This probably bothered Rocco." "How?" "The affair wasn't authentic enough for Rocco." "He wanted Giacomo to know." "I asked why he didn't tell him." "He said Renata wouldn't let him." "One day Giacomo received an anonymous letter." "This anonymous letter came." "I'II read it to you." ""Dear Giacomo, your wife Renata... is having an affair with your best friend Rocco." "They meet in a flat in Via dei soldati, 23." "If you don't believe me, go there on Thursday at 5 pm."" "Of course it's not signed." "What should I do?" "Let's say I never got this letter." "But if I should get another one, things will change." "It was a short-Iived peace, they started up again." "When Giacomo was killed," "Rocco was immediately charged." "The courts made a terrible mistake." "A terrible mistake?" "You're absolutely sure?" "A terrible mistake that ruined Rocco's life." "Who is it?" "Detective MontaIbano." "It's only 9 in the morning, it's too early for house calls!" "Do you have a warrant?" "For what?" "A search warrant." "This isn't for a search, I just want to talk." "Are you the gentleman who was talking to AugeIIo?" "Yes." "I'm in the shower." "Can you wait five minutes?" "Sure, take your time..." " Come in." " Thank you." "Go ahead." "will this take long?" "Depends on you." " AII right, then." " Thank you." " May I?" " Yes." " Go on." " Thanks." "Here." "So no one will bother us..." "That's kind of you." "It's very quiet here." "Yes, there's never much traffic." " Do you own the house?" " Yes, it belonged to my family." "I inherited it from my grandmother." "May I?" "You're lucky." " It's a beautiful home." " Thank you." " Do you have any other homes?" " No." "How long has it been since you've seen your husband?" "Two years, since he went on the run." "Aren't you worried about his health?" "Why should I be?" "I don't know..." "So long without hearing from him..." "I said I haven't seen him, not that I haven't heard from him." "He calls occasionally." "You should know that, I know you've tapped the phone." " How funny!" " What's so funny?" " How the house is set up." " Why is it funny?" "I don't know, just a feeling I have." "well, thank you for this brief chat." " I'II show you out." " No, thanks." "I know the way." "Goodbye, detective." " Sorry?" " Goodbye." "Goodbye." " What is it, Mimi?" " What was the point of that?" "Of what?" " The Tarantino visit." " Are you jealous?" "Was it necessary to go there even though I'm always there?" "By the way, Beba called." "She's been looking for you." " Have I forgotten my cell phone?" " She was worried." "I'II call her later..." "Why did you go to her house?" "To see what you're not capable of seeing:" "Mrs Tarantino distracts you and you don't notice things." " What did you see?" " The house has 4 escape routes." "You'd need 20 men to catch a fugitive." "And there's something else." "What?" "Have you noticed how she keeps the phone off the hook?" " She says so no one will interrupt." " So someone can listen in!" "So her husband can hear!" "As you said, he's jealous." "Look for a garage or a room or a garden near the house where he can hide when he comes to visit her." "I'm going to call Beba." "Good luck." " They can see us!" " The rain hides us." " You're crazy." " Crazy... about you." "I have to go." "No, not now." " I have to go!" " No!" "PENNISI CHARGED" "ROCCO WAS IN LOVE WITH ALLETTO'S WIFE" "I Iooked at these documents and tried to read between the lines." "What do you think?" "The evidence against Pennisi is irrefutable." "It's hard to find doubt of his guilt." "I know you're his cousin..." "I know." "The charges were based on the lack of an alibi, he had a Iot of possible motives." "Many of his friends said he was guilty when he was arrested." "And his attitude during the trial was another convincing factor." "He acted like it wasn't his problem." "His attitude made it look like a confession, so the prosecutor claimed it was premeditated." "The police and the judges went straight for Rocco." "Rocco lost everything..." "his freedom, his woman, his job and most of all his dignity." "But other people gained from that." "What do you mean?" "His lover was then free of him and her husband." "She didn't raise a finger to defend Rocco at the trial." "Yes, her attitude was indifferent but why would Renata want to be free of Giacomo and Rocco?" " Hi." " Hi." "You scared me." "How did you get in?" " The gate was open." " I leave it open for you." " Is Giacomo at the office?" " Yes, he called to say he was late." " How much time have we got?" " Not much." "No, I have to go." "Just another second." " No, I said I have to go." " Stay a little while longer." " I shouldn't have come." " No, I'm glad." "No, I shouldn't have." "You never know when to stop." "What are you doing with that gun?" "Things would be so much easier this way." "What are you doing?" "Just one squeeze and it's all over." "Me, you and Giacomo..." "AII settled." "Put it down, please." "Or we could lock ourselves in a room," "load one bullet and take turns and see who gets hit." "That would be nice, right?" "Don't be ridiculous." "Or I couId just blow my brains out." "I'm leaving." "Is anyone here?" " Is anyone here?" " Who is it?" "hello, I'm Detective MontaIbano." "hello, are you looking for my brother?" "Rocco?" "No, actually I wanted you." "Me?" "Yes." " Have a seat." " Thank you." "I heard you visited my cousin, Tommasino." "Yes, Professor Tommasino." "He told me about the trial." "I wanted to ask about your testimony." "No one believed me." "They called me a poor blind girl." "The papers depicted me as a silly girl who just wanted to protect her brother with a lie." " But that's not true." " No." "I thought about that day over and over so much" "that it's as if I actually saw it." "I was alone at home," "Rocco was at work." "There were some workers here every day replacing the gas pipes." "Is someone there?" "Is that you, Rocco?" "Who is it?" "Rocco?" "Is someone there?" "Yes, I'm from the gas company." "I have to check up." "Check up on what?" "No one told me." "Where are you going?" "The kitchen's downstairs." "Come back here." "Where's he going?" " Were there gas pipes up there?" " No." " Where did Rocco keep his gun?" " In his room." " Upstairs?" " Yes, but I didn't know then." " How long did that man stay?" " Just a few minutes." " Did you follow him up?" " No, he ran up." "Did your brother notice his gun was gone?" "It was our father's, he'd never used it." "He found out it was gone when they told him Giacomo had been killed with it." "Detective, it was just me and my brother in this house" "and we never had guests." "only one person could have know about the gun and that person was Renata." "Rocco brought her home often, despite the risk of it." "He was crazy, Iike a teenager in love." "He lost his head over her." "I couId hear them at night walking up the stairs and going into his room." "hello, detective." "hello, who is it?" "Xavier Granieri, from Argentina." "46 years old, from Buenos Aires." "He had hotel room keys in his pocket." " Who found him?" " A park ranger, over there." " Did you detain him?" " Yes, so you could question him." " I don't know if he can add anything." " It's okay, Iet him go." "hello, doctor." "hello, detective." "Point blank." "Like an execution." " Was he killed here?" " No, there's not enough blood." "When did it happen?" "You want to know about his childhood illnesses too?" "Or how many kids he had?" "I just got here!" "Not down to the minute, just an idea!" " No more than 24 hours ago." " Distinguishing marks?" "It's just a personal opinion, but I'm a bit wary of his features." "I think he's had plastic surgery." "He's got scars." "I'II know more after the autopsy." "AII right, thanks." " hello, judge." " hello, detective." "A Mafia killing like in the old days!" "Why Mafia?" "He was shot in the temple, Iike an execution." " I need a favour." " Go ahead." "I want to see Pennisi's trial reports." "You think Pennisi's release and Cascio's death are related, right?" " Maybe, I just want to see them." " Okay, stop by my office." "Grazie." "Goodbye." "Fazio!" "Detective." " Did you check out that house?" " No, it looked abandoned." " There's smoke." " There wasn't before." "Go and look inside." "Someone's here." "The fire's lit and there's food." "Yes?" "Come on." "hello." "I'm Detective MontaIbano from Vigata." " Do you live here?" " I have all my Iife." " Were you home yesterday?" " No, I was out with the sheep." "Did you hear anything unusual..." "cars, gunshots?" " No." " Not at all?" "A body was found not far from your house." "really?" "No." "AII right, thanks." " GaIIuzzo!" " Fazio!" " well?" " I spoke to the maids." "Granieri was a mystery man, he'd go out early and come back late." " Have we found anything?" " Don't think so." "Just some ashtrays full of cigarettes." "Keep looking." "well?" "Nothing, no train or plane tickets or any kind of ID, letters, postcards." "He just came out of nowhere." "May I?" " hello?" " Hi, salvo!" " How are you?" " Fine." "Mimi, salvo's here." "I had to take the little one to his great grandmother." "She's over 90 years old." "Five old maid sisters too, it was hard!" "This family never ends!" "Are you hungry?" " Aren't I always?" " Sorry, I was getting dressed." "You brought your father's wine?" "Thanks!" "I wanted to drink the Iast bottle with you two..." " Want some, Beba?" " I'm coming!" " Anything to tell me?" " Like what?" " Last night's raid." " There's not much to say." "Mrs Tarantino was the only one to enjoy herself last night too." "Yes, we were so close and that pisses me off even more." "You were right, the hideout was a garage owned by Mrs Tarantino's uncle." "It was connected to the house by phone." "See?" "The hideout was empty, Tarantino got away." "Mimi, I help you out and you let him get away." " SaIvo, do you Iike eggpIants?" " Yes, why?" "I made them in every way possible, my relatives gave me tons." "I Iove eggplant." "Cheers!" "Mimi, give me the baby." "He's so tired." "Come here, sweetie!" "It's good but needs to breathe a little." "To Mrs Tarantino." "May she sleep alone tonight." " please, salvo!" " What did I say?" "I'm not even going to answer." "What do people say about him?" "That she cheats on him." "There's a big age difference." " He's fifty and she's not even 30." " That means nothing." "It does, she cheats on him and he's in hiding." " Hiding in a garage close to home!" " She still cheats." "Is it just a rumour?" "A Iot of rumours." "Have you comforted her too?" "Even if you tortured me, I wouldn't say." " Beba?" " What?" "Nothing, I'II get it." "Come on, my son has to sleep." "I was only doing it for him..." "the poor thing." " It's ready." " It looks great!" " Was the appetizer good?" " Great." "I made "pasta alla Norma"." " Do you Iike it?" " Are you kidding!" "It's my father's recipe, here's the ricotta." "SaIvo can tell me about the investigation while we eat." "It must be important, he didn't answer his phone for 3 days." " The pasta's good." " You haven't tried it." "I'm familiar with it." "And I want to hear about the investigation." " SaIvo first." " Thanks." "Come in." "I checked up on Cascio, the business man who got run over." " About time!" " These things take time." "Get to the point." "There were no movements of capital towards the business account." "But according to some," "Cascio's business was aided by the RioIo family." " Shit!" "The RioIo mob?" " Yes." " They used him as a cover?" " No, they collaborated." "They got him contracts in order to beat the competition." "Smart guy!" "That's all?" "What do you mean?" "I found out he's with the Mafia!" "You're awful touchy this morning!" "It was only a question." "Mr Pennisi is here." "Let him in." " I'm done." " Thanks, Fazio." "hello." "You're the one who found the dead body I saw on TV?" "Yes, have a seat." "Right." "As you can imagine," "I want to avoid any legal issues after what I've been through." "But since it's you..." " Go ahead." " I saw that man twice." "Once alone and once with a woman." "Go on." "I saw him alone outside on the sidewalk." "He looked at me then he stared as if he knew me." "I detected a sort of smile, it was very explicit." "What about the second time?" "The second time he was talking to Renata Dimora." "Where?" "At her house." "You went to her house?" " Yes." " When?" "After I got out of jail." "Why?" "She called me and wanted to see me." "I said no, but the next day I went over to her house." "What made you change your mind?" "Her voice." "When I got there, she was talking to him in the garden." "Perhaps arguing," "I was far away and couldn't tell." "When Renata saw me she made him leave." " I never saw him again." " Did she tell you who he was?" "No, she said nothing about Granieri." "Look, Mr Pennisi, did you see Renata again?" "Mr Pennisi?" "Yes, I called her when I saw Granieri on the news." "She rushed over and told me it was none of my business." " May I?" " Who is it?" " Detective MontaIbano." " Come in, the bell's broken." "I'm coming." "To what do I owe the honour?" "Sorry it's so late, I need to talk to you." " Sure, come in." " Thanks." "In there." "You were about to eat!" "No problem." "actually, if you'd Iike..." "Join me." "I'm making pasta and broccoli." "No, thanks." "I've eaten." "But you go on anyway." "You see, detective..." "I've been living alone for 30 years since my mother died." "But I don't go hungry and even if I say so myself, I'm not a bad cook." "absolutely delicious." "The secret's sautéing the garlic to the right point without ever burning it." "Then you add the broccoli and cook it slowly and add a dash of a special wine a friend of mine makes." "It's really, really delicious." "Did Cascio and Miss Dimora know each other?" "I don't know, she came to his office a couple of times." "Do you know this man?" "No, who is he?" "I wish I knew." "tell me about those phone calls Cascio never wanted to answer." "That man was always calling." "How do you know it was always the same man?" "Because he had... he had an unmistakeable voice." "Hoarse... scratchy." "How can I say..." "A really ugly voice." "And that accent..." " An accent?" " Yes." "Kind of a weird cadence, I can't describe it." "Look, there are rumours that Cascio" "was in with the Mafia, do you know anything about that?" "They did favours for each other." "What kind of favours?" "They helped Cascio get contracts and Cascio gave them some of his profits." "Who are they?" "I don't know!" "I can't help you." "Some say they were from the RioIo family." " But I didn't tell you that." " You haven't told me anything." "Come in, she'II be right here." "Thank you." "My husband." "He was the love of my Iife." "What about Rocco Pennisi?" "A youthful error that I paid dearly for." "Have a seat." " Thanks." " Can I get you anything?" " Some coffee?" " No, thank you." "Did you know GiroIamo Cascio?" "Yes, for many years." "He did business with my husband." " Did you see him often?" " Who?" "Cascio?" "Not often, I'm in real estate." "He was in construction." "We did business together." "You don't need to work." "Your husband left you a Iarge inheritance." "Yes, he was very rich." "But I don't like being idle." "When was the Iast time you saw Cascio?" "A few days before he died." "He was interested in property I was selling." "I went to his office for an offer but we didn't conclude anything." "Cascio was notorious for being tight." "Yes, and not without good reason." "He was afraid of something or someone near the end." " Do you know anything?" " No, sorry." "I told you, my relationship with him was purely business." "Right." "Have you ever seen this man?" " Yes." " You have?" "Who is he?" "I don't know, he came to my office once." " Your office?" " Looking for a house to rent." "Did you notice anything unusual?" "No, except for his foreign accent." "I gave him some options but never saw him again." "Did something happen to him?" "He's dead." "He was murdered." "It's odd you haven't heard about it, it was in the papers, on TV..." "I don't have time to watch TV." "One last thing." "I'm reading the transcripts from the Pennisi trial." " I know." " How do you know?" " Word travels round here." " Good." "I was wondering if you'd care to give me your version of it." "No." "You don't know how hard all that was for me." "Rocco Pennisi ruined my Iife." "I'II never forgive him." "Come in." " Detective." " Fazio, what is it?" "I Iooked into Granieri's movements." "He came to italy February 3rd according to his passport." "He landed in milan then flew to PaIermo." "He must have come by train, he didn't rent a car." " The hotel porter confirmed." " Does he speak Spanish?" "How would I know?" "Did Granieri speak in italian, Spanish or SwahiIi?" "I don't know, I can find out." " Okay, make a phone call." " Right now?" "unless you have previous engagements." " No." " Then do it now." "Come in!" "Mimi!" "You look awful..." "What happened?" "Forget about it, this isn't the right time." "CatareIIa called last night, GaIIuzzo was sick." " He had the flu?" " Yes." "He was supposed to stake out the Tarantino house." "Let me guess, you had to do it." "Poor Mimi!" "Another night with Mrs Tarantino!" "Not with her, outside her house." "And it was cold last night." "Come in!" " I made the phone call." " And?" "The porter said he spoke italian with a slight accent." "And he had a weird voice." "Weird as in hoarse and scratchy?" " How did you know?" " I just did." "Can you let us in on what goes through your head?" "Sorry, I lost control of the door." " Sir, I wanted..." " Wait." "What goes through my head is that the porter described Granieri's voice" "like Monaco described the voice of Cascio's anonymous caller." "So?" "Most likely Granieri was calling Cascio." "Good job, Fazio." "Granieri and Cascio are both dead, aren't they?" "So?" "usually either the stalker or his victim survives." "But here they're both dead." "What does that mean?" "I don't know." "We need a recording of Granieri's voice." "Where can we get a recording of his voice now?" "Excuse me, I know dead bodies don't answer their phones but before he became a dead body, he might have recorded his voice on his voice mail even though dead bodies don't answer their phones." "When you call a mobile phone, the person might say:" ""You've reached John and..."" "Good job, CatareIIa." " What are you looking for?" " I'm looking for..." "Here." "The list of things found in Granieri's hotel room." "There were no mobile phones." "But there was the contract for his phone number." "He might have recorded his voice on the voice mail." "Fazio, go and get Monaco." "CatareIIa, do me a favour." "Try and record the voice mail of this number." "Right away!" "I forgot, Judge Scuba-digIio's on the phone." "His name's ScognamigIio!" " You left him waiting?" " Yes." " I'II call him later." " Okay." "I'II be in my office if you need me." "The person you're calling is not available." "You're being transferred to the voice mail." "I can't answer right now, leave a message after the beep." " Can I hear that again?" " Of course." "I can't answer right now, leave a message after the beep." "That's enough, it's his voice." "He's the one that was calling Cascio." "It's been a Iong time but I think it's the same voice." "Even though I don't remember that strange accent." "Back then... did you ever tell anyone about the gas technician coming over?" "No." " Not even your brother?" " No, he wasn't very approachable." "He was so touchy and irritable." " Don't leave, Renata." " It's late, you know that." "Don't leave now." "Don't be ridiculous." "Stay here." " Let go, you're hurting me." " You're not leaving." "You're hurting me!" "Let go!" "You're not leaving!" "When will you ever grow up?" "Let go, you're hurting me." "If you leave, I never want to see you again." "You know the rules," "I'm not leaving Giacomo." "This is all you will ever get from me." "Fine, Iet's ask Giacomo." "We'II see if he agrees." "Don't even think about it, Rocco." "Don't even think about it." "A few days before the crime, Rocco kept mentioning arguments." "He really wanted her to run away forever with him." "You didn't mention these things at the trial at all." "I'm always hesitant to talk about private matters." "Everybody's keeping everything to themselves in this whole affair." "honestly, I thought this would make Rocco appear even more guilty." " I have to go, I'II give you a lift." " Thanks." " Thank you very much." " No, thank you." "It's so kind of you to work so hard on my brother's case." "No, it's your cousin who started my wheels turning and they won't stop unless this is solved." "However it ends, I'm grateful." "You're exactly like I imagined you." " Am I?" " Goodbye." "Goodbye." "shall we?" "Mimi!" " What a great day!" " congratulations." "Even though Tarantino doesn't look all that smart." "He gave me the run-around but I got him in the end." " Now the door is open." " What door?" "Mrs Tarantino's." "I don't do those things now that I'm with Beba." "Mimi, a leopard can't change its spots." "No, I don't do that anymore." "Watch where you stick your paws, she can be a mean one." "No, not anymore, no..." "Capuozzo!" "If in the things you find at the Tarantino home, there are any bank statements, Iet me know." " Okay." " Thanks." "We received a reply from the Argentinean consulate." "Granieri isn't Granieri." " He's not?" " His real name is Lumia." "SaIvatore Lumia." "He was 51 and immigrated to Argentina 20 years ago." "He worked for Sinagra, but the RioIo mob borrowed him." "Wait, when did he go to Argentina?" "The exact date was..." " ..21 January 1 985." " Just after the Pennisi crime." " And there's more." " What?" "The shepherd who lives in the house where his body was found is a Lumia too... his father!" "shall I get the car ready?" "No." "No, what's the rush?" "Okay." "Yes?" "You don't like talking about the past but I'm starting to figure this out and I wanted your support." " tell me something, detective." " Anything." "Why did you take this whole story so much to heart?" "A man was killed." "I believe his death is related to what happened 20 years ago." "I think Rocco Pennisi spent 20 years in jail unjustly." "So you think you're smarter than the magistrates who found Rocco guilty for killing my husband?" "Of course not." "It's not how smart I am." "I just don't believe your husband was killed by Pennisi, he was killed by the Mafia." "The Mafia?" "So now you too believe that all crimes in sicily are committed by the Mafia?" "Why would the Mafia kill my husband?" "The Mafia kills for their own interests and for favours." "Favours to whom?" "GiroIamo Cascio." "while Pennisi was rotting in his cell, the killer went to Argentina." "He changed his name but we recognized his voice." "Virginia, Rocco's sister, recognized his voice as the gas technician who just a few days before your husband's death, came to her house and stole Rocco's gun." "His name wasn't Granieri but SaIvatore Lumia and he wasn't a gas technician, he was a Mafia hit man." "So Cascio had my husband killed by this hit man and then blamed Rocco." "Why?" "To get his business on the cheap?" "Right." "Let's move on..." "Who killed GiroIamo?" "Pennisi gets released after years then kills an ex-empIoyee?" "Why?" "Maybe Rocco wanted revenge." "No, if he had, he'd would want it with you, not Cascio." "Me?" "Why's that?" "Because you organized your husband's death with Cascio and blamed Rocco Pennisi, your lover." "Why would I have ruined such a perfect situation?" "I had a lover I liked and a rich husband." "Because Rocco didn't want to share you anymore." "He wanted to go and tell your husband about the affair." "That would have ruined your perfect situation and you'd have to give up your husband's money." "So..." "you've decided to blame me." "I'm the guilty one now." "Why?" "Because you're the only one who knew where Rocco kept his gun and you told the hit man." "And you didn't go to meet Rocco when you were supposed to so he wouldn't have an alibi that would exonerate him." "The night of the murder, Tommasino had invited Virginia to dinner along with Rocco." "Rocco said he didn't feel well, he wanted to stay home, he didn't feel like going out." "Why?" "Renata?" "Because he was supposed to meet up with you." "But you didn't show up that night." "And Rocco waited in vain." "The next day Rocco's gun was found next to your husband's body so it was easy for the police to blame him." "That... is only in your head, assumptions." "You have no proof." "I have what I need to open the case back up and this time Rocco will give his version." "Rocco will never talk." "You're wrong, doing time changes people." "Instead of turning into a monster, Rocco opened his eyes." "He saw you with Granieri and he saw how Granieri and Cascio ended up." "Maybe when Judge ScognamigIio questions him, he'II blame you for Cascio's murder." "I have nothing to do with Cascio's murder." "Granieri killed Cascio." "He came back from Argentina to blackmail him but Cascio didn't give in, he was too tight." "I think he killed him so I would give in." "Then Granieri died too, who knows why." "Right." "You're pretty accurate about what happened years ago." "But you'II never be able to prove it." "Now if you'II excuse me, I have to go." "I'm tired." "One last question." "How were you able to go to sleep at night knowing the man who really loved you was spending 20 years behind bars because of you?" "I don't know." "I don't know how I ended up this way." "I was born in poverty." "I wasn't willing to lose it all for Rocco's love." "Love isn't eternal." "Love is only an illusion." "Mr Pennisi." " What are you doing here?" " hello, detective." " hello." " I'm moving to Rome." "Did she confess?" "Sort of." "I hoped it wasn't her." "That probably sounds ridiculous." "No." "No." "Can I help you in any way?" "No, detective." "Good luck." " No one's here?" " Not even the sheep." "You were right, he took them out to pasture." "I want you to go back, get CatareIIa and go home." "And what are you going to do here?" "Just take the car to Vigata." " call me, I'II come and get you." " No, I'II walk back." " What?" "Vigata's too far!" " Fazio!" "Go on." "AII right." "Who's there?" " Detective MontaIbano." " Detective!" " I was waiting for you." " And I was waiting for you." "Sorry, I'm tired." "How long had it been since you'd seen your son?" "would you believe me?" "Yes." "Twenty years." "He was a kid when he left and I never heard from him." "Then I saw a silhouette at my door the other night." "He walked in and hugged me." "I hadn't seen him for twenty years." "He was hungry, he sat down and took his jacket off." "Then I noticed he was armed, he had a revolver." " Did he say why he was back?" " To collect a payment." "He'd killed a man here before he left." "Somebody refused to pay him for it so he killed him too." "He was going to kill a woman too but then he said she paid and he started to laugh." "My blood curdled." "Why?" "Because of his laughter." "That laughter showed what my son was." "And I'd never wanted to believe it." "When I asked him how many people he killed, he answered as if he was talking about ants." "He said eight." "Then he said something he shouldn't have." "He said he killed a nine-year-oId boy... .. and kept on eating." "So I took the gun and shot him in the head, execution style." "I dragged him outside." "Why didn't you report his death?" "I wanted to kill myself too." "With the gun in the oven?" "Yes, that was his." " Why didn't you?" " I was waiting for you." "I didn't want an innocent man to pay for what I did." "Are you going to arrest me now?" "I should." "What meaning can life have to a father who killed his own son?" "I want to die here, kill myself with my son's gun, in the same place where I killed him." "But I'm a police detective." "I know." "But the dead are dead." "And now that my son is dead, Iet the dead rest in peace." "But the dead don't really rest." "When the dead are killed, they don't die on the spot." "They're like dead snakes whose tails still wiggle or fish who keep flopping on the floor of the boat." "The living don't understand the dead." "I want to die so if you arrest me, I'II kill myself anyway." "Let me die in my own way." "You're a real man, you'II understand."