"INSPECTOR MONTALBANO FIERCE AUGUST HEAT" " Hello?" " Salvo, it's me." " Hi, Livia, how are you?" " When are you coming ?" "I don't know, maybe in the next few days." "Let me know,  I'llpickyouup." " Of course." " I've got a surprise for you." " A surprise?" " I can't keep it a secret anymore." "onto his boat." " Who's he?" " Paola's architect friend." "Youdon'tknowhim ,he'svery nice ." "He'll take us on a tour." " To Corsica, Elba, Gorgona..." " Listen..." "You know, I don't..." "I get sea sick on boats." "It's a big boat,  we'll have our own cabin !" " Salvo, please..." " The cabin's not the problem." "It's just that, well..." "I prefer terra firma." "Salvo, you know what ?" "Stay on your terra firma,  I'mgoingon theboat." "No, hold on..." "On a boat tour with Gianfilippo?" "Why?" "This is a really wonderful place." " It's all thanks to me..." " There!" " This house has a story." " Not now." " He's interested." " You police!" "The owner had it built about six years ago." "His name was Angelo Speciale, he was a local but worked in Germany." " Why do you say "was" ?" "ls he dead?" " Wait." "He wanted to live here with his German wife and her son, Ralph." "When the villa was ready, they went to Germany to organize the move." "So they booked a sleeper cabin on the train." "Speciale had the top bunk and the son was on the bottom." "When they got to Cologne, the son disappeared." " Where did he go?" " They never found out." "What happened to Speciale?" "When he returned from Cologne, he fell down the stairs and died." "Oh, hell !" "I'm not surprised you got this villa cheap!" " Where's Salvuccio?" " He was here, darling." " He's not now, find him!" " He was here..." "Salvo!" "Salvo!" " Have you looked inside?" " No, she always worries." " The gate's open!" " So what does that mean?" " He's gone out." " Why?" "Excuse me, I'll take a look outside, you check inside." " Maybe..." " Salvo's right, let's look inside." "Good morning." "Excuse me, have you seen a little boy go past?" " Who?" " Afour-year-old boy." " Why?" " Because we've lost him." "What does "oh, no" mean?" "It just means "oh, no"." "I haven't seen this little boy." "I know nothing about this and I don't want to know." "Goodbye." " Hold on..." " Goodbye!" " Salvo, any luck?" " Don't worry." " You mustn't worry." " I knew it, this house is cursed." "Why are you saying that?" " He's been kidnapped!" " Along with the cat?" "I don't care about the cat, Salvo's gone." " Happy now ?" "He's been kidnapped." " The cat just ran away." " Salvo." " I don't want to listen to you." "Stay with her and calm her down," "I'll call the station and get some help." "We'll find him." " Did you hear that?" " Yes!" "We'll look for him, he'll be somewhere around here, calm down." "Pussycat!" "Come and get some grub." "Ruggero!" "Ruggero!" "Come here." "Salvo!" "Salvo!" "Are you hurt?" "Let me see." "Nothing's broken." "Can you stand up?" "I'll carry you." "Come here!" "Don't worry, let's go." "Put your good foot on here." "Okay." "Now go through." "That's it!" "Come here." "I'll take you." "Fazio!" " Fazio!" " Salvo, come to mummy!" "Mind his foot." "Come here." "What happened to you?" " Were you scared?" " What happened?" " Did you cut yourself?" " Don't worry." " Let's go home." " You mustn't just go off." "You mustn't follow that cat everywhere." "You're a big boy now, you have to listen to your mum and dad." " Mummy will make it better." " What's under there?" "There's an apartment that's identical to the one upstairs." "It's underground, but it's ready to be lived in." "No, the kid's fine, he just got a bit scared." " Good." "Did he see anyone ?" " No." " So you can come then ?" " Yes." " When are you coming ?" " How can I leave now?" " Just say you don't want to come !" " it's not that..." "I just don't like boats, you know that..." " You're making it up..." " Making it up?" "You think I'd make up a story that Mimi's kid fell into a hole which is an apartment where there's a dead body?" "It wouldn't surprise me,  Idon'tbelieveyou ." "Okay, call them then." "They're both at home." " Ask them." " Okay, I will." " Bye." " Call them... bye." "Can someone give me a hand?" "I will." "Give me your hand, slowly." "It's baking hot in there," "I don't know how those Forensics guys can stay down there." " Where's Montalbano?" " Under the veranda." " I'll take this, come with me." " He's keeping cool!" " Can I ask you a few questions?" " Just a few." " May I?" " Go ahead." " What do you know about the body?" " it's a 15-year-old girl." " That's one question." " Second question." " How was she killed?" " Her throat was slit." " How long ago?" " Five or six years ago." "Her body remained preserved because they wrapped her up well." "Was she killed where we found her or was she brought there afterwards?" "Forensics will tell you that but Arquà found traces of blood." " One more question..." " No." "Your time's up." "Thanks for the beer, I'll take it with me." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "Can I help you?" "Hello." " I'm looking for Mr Callara." " That's me." "I'm Inspector Montalbano." "Come into my office, I've got air conditioning." "I'd rather go for a walk." "Of course." "What do I owe the honour of this visit to?" "I saw the villa you rented out to my colleague, Mimi Augello." " It's beautiful, isn't it?" " Yes, it's nice." "I bet you want to know if I can find something similar for you." " No, it's not that." " You want that villa?" " Maybe in September." " Can I speak?" "Thanks." "I want you to come with me, I have to show you something." " Where?" " To the villa Mimi rented out." " ls there a problem?" " Come and have a look." "Okay, as you wish." " I'll just inform my secretary." " Thanks." "Come in, mind the steps." "Okay." " Wait, don't rush." " Come in." " ls it dangerous?" " Are you okay?" "There." "You see, Mr Callara?" "There are doors and windows here ready to be mounted." "Look at this!" "Look at this!" "This is a proper apartment!" "Look here!" " What's that?" " A trunk." " Can I open it?" " Go ahead." " It's empty." " You know what was inside?" " A body." " A dead body?" " Of course." " Did you put it there?" " Of course not!" " What have I got to do with it?" " I'd like you to tell me." " Me?" "Mr Callara!" "How am I going to carry you up?" "Damn!" " Here." " Thanks." "I put some sugar in it." " Are you feeling better?" " I still feel a bit dizzy." " Will you inform Mrs Cutolo?" " Of course." "She doesn't know, I'll have to deal with it." " You'll ask for planning permission?" " Inspector..." "I'm a public official, I can't turn a blind eye." "I know." " Who designed the villa?" " Spitaleri, the surveyor." "Who is Spitaleri?" "Spitaleri's sister is married to Alessandro Pasquale, the mayor of Vigata, so he's his brother-in-law." " Elementary, my dear Watson." " As he's the mayor's brother-in-law, and owns three building companies, he wins all the building contracts, pays the mafia protection money and a share to his brother-in-law." "So the initial contract costs are then doubled." "Right. if poor Spitaleri doesn't do that, he loses out." "Poor thing!" " Bring him in." " Okay." "Mr Spitaleri, come in." " Have a seat." " I came as you asked... but I don't know why you've called me in." "You will." "Have a seat." "Fazio... are you done with Franceschini?" " Franceschini?" " Franceschini." "Franceschini !" "I was going now." "I'll come too, that way we'll sort this out." " Excuse me." " Inspector, I have an appointment." "We'll be right back." "Inspector... what a great car!" "Have you seen it?" "It must be Spitaleri's." "Yes." "It's great, isn't it?" "It's okay." "Wouldn't you like to have a car like this?" "I've never been mad about cars." " And this one doesn't go fast." " But it's a Ferrari!" "So a Ferrari can't go slow?" "If you go slow, the engine gets ruined." "Well, I don't like it then." "Let's go back inside." "Call Filiberto and tell him to call me right away, okay?" "I'll call you back." "I saw you were making a call." "Aren't I allowed?" "You should've asked me." "I don't have to ask anyone for anything." "I'm a free citizen, if you have something to say, just say it." "Calm down, this is just a misunderstanding." "A misunderstanding ?" "You're treating me like a suspect." "I want my lawyer." "Let me explain and then you can decide." "Have a seat." "If you had told me you wanted to make a call..." "I would've told you that all calls made from this station are recorded on a computer at the ministry of internal affairs." " Even calls from cell phones?" " Of course !" "Especially those!" "It's the new regulations, for the terrorism issue." "They record all calls and inform us if they have any suspicions." "But why do you care?" "You're not a terrorist or a Mafioso, you've got a clean record..." "I know, but..." "You see... two weeks ago, an accident took place on one of my building sites." " An Arab workman..." " An illegal immigrant." " He had assured me..." " He wasn't an illegal immigrant." "He was waiting for his papers." "Stop there, I don't want to talk about personal matters." "If I receive orders from Rome, I'll call you in for an interview." " Who were you speaking to?" " Di Pasquale, the site foreman." " Can I go?" " No." " Why?" " I didn't call you in about this." "You designed and built a villa in Pizzo." " Mr Speciale's villa?" " Yes." "We discovered an unauthorized building in the basement." "Really ?" "You wasted your time." "That's just a trivial thing." "Unauthorized buildings are the norm here, everyone builds them, it's common knowledge." "Mr Speciale can ask for planning permission and the matter's resolved." " It's still a crime." " Acrime ?" "Nonsense." "If you report me, you'll be the laughing stock of the town." "But I still need to deal with this matter." "Inside the apartment, in a trunk, we found a dead body." " A dead body?" " A girl whose throat was slit." "The murder took place the day before the entrance was sealed." "Before the entrance was buried." "How many workmen were working then?" " Two, I think." " You weren't there?" "No, I left the day before the work was completed." "Mid-October, I think." "Was there a trunk in the apartment?" "Yes, there was." "Mr Speciale used it to bring things over from Germany." "I remember he left it there." " What were the workmen's names?" " I don't remember." "But the foreman was Di Pasquale." "I can go to my office and look up the names of the workmen." "Can I have Di Pasquale's number?" "Fazio!" " 331 ..." " Yes." "34933773" "Go with my colleague now, then bring me their names." "You can go, but don't leave town." " What do you mean?" " You heard..." "You must inform me before leaving town." "By the way, where was it you went five years ago?" " Abroad." " Where?" " To Bangkok on holiday." " Bangkok." "Okay, you can go." "Follow me." "What was the name of the Arab workman that died?" "I don't remember." "it was an accident." "He was drunk." "Inspector Lozupone said that..." "I don't want to know what he said, tell me the facts." "Like all Saturdays, we finished working at 5:30 and we left." " You didn't notice he was missing?" " No, we don't call a register!" " Who locks up the site?" " Filiberto Attanasio, the watchman." " Where can I find him?" " On one of our sites." " Go on." " I've told you what I know." "Inspector... he was drunk." "We found him dead on Monday morning, he'd fallen." "It was an accident, Inspector." "Let's move on." "You knew about the unauthorized flat in Pizzo?" "Of course, I'm the foreman." "I followed orders." "Were you in Pizzo until the work was completed?" "No, Mr Spitaleri transferred me to another site in Fela." "They didn't need me in Pizzo, I hired two workmen." "I can't remember their names." "Did Ralph Speciale stay in Pizzo till the work was completed?" "He was there when I left." " He was a crazy German!" " Why do you say that?" "He was crazy!" "He used to get on all fours and eat grass like sheep do." "When he needed a pee, he'd do it in front of us all!" "Once he met a young girl along the provincial road." "When he saw her, he stripped off." " He followed her with his dick out." " What happened?" "Luckily for the girl, Mr Spitaleri came along." "What did Mr Speciale think about his stepson's behaviour?" "Nothing, he found it funny." "He said he was harmless." "That he just wanted to kiss young girls." "But, Inspector..." "I ask you... if he just wanted to kiss them... why did he always get his dick out?" "You can go." " I can?" " Yes, but don't leave town." "You mustn't leave Vigata without informing us." "I can go?" "Okay, thanks, Inspector." " Goodbye." " Goodbye." " Hello ?" " it's Montalbano, is Arquà there?" "Hold the line." " Inspector Montalbano." " Yes." "I'm sorry, but Dr Arquà is very busy." " When will he be free?" " Call back tomorrow." "Tomorrow?" " Goodbye." " Thank you." "Tomorrow ?" "What a bastard!" "Catarella." "I'm trying to get some information on the girl that was found." "But this heat suffocates me." "That's what I've come about." "Call an electrical shop and order half a dozen fans." "I want mine to be this big." "Okay?" " Yes, sir." "God bless you." " Same to you." "Excuse me, sir." "My fan." " ls this the only one there is?" " I've only got one." "Hello?" "I'm Gianfranco Maradona, the minister plenipotentiary." "I'd like to speak to Dr Arquà but he's always busy." " Right away, Your Excellency." " it's urgent." "Yes,YourExcellency." " Your Excellency, go ahead." " Arquà!" "It's Montalbano, what's with "Your Excellency"?" "By all means, you can call me that if you like." " What do you want ?" " Where was she killed?" " Where she was found." " In that exact spot?" " Next to the trunk." " Are you sure?" " Positive ?" " Why's that?" " There were traces of blood..." "into the trunk." " Did you find the murder weapon?" " No." " Any fingerprints?" " Loads." " Any on the fabric around her body?" " No." "Did you find anything else?" "Yes,somemaskingtype like the one used on the windows." " ls that all?" " Yes." "Go to hell then." "Catarella, come here please." "Here I am." " You're lucky you can do that." " Catarella, what about the fans?" "I called six shops, they've all sold out." " One shops just had balls left." " Balls?" "Those balls that go on the ceiling and spin round." "You want those?" "The last thing we need here are spinning balls." "As you wish." " Who's speaking ?" " Pasquano, it's Montalbano." "My balls were itching, I needed someone to bust them for me." "You see, I knew that and here I am." " What the hell do you want ?" " Don't you know?" "I'llcheckthegirl'sbody  in the afternoon." " Call me tomorrow." " Have you had a look?" " A quick one." " Well?" "She wasn't older than 16." " And?" " Her throat was slit." " What with?" " Ajack-knife." "Was he left or right-handed?" "Looking at the cut, I'd say he was right-handed." "What do you think could have happened to her?" "to follow him there." "doing it, he pulled out the knife." "back, to avoid the blood spill." "Then he laid out the fabric..." "Arquà told me he didn't find any fingerprints on the fabric." " He wrapped up the body, put it..." " What about her clothes?" "He took it all away in a small bag." "Did the body have any distinguishing features?" "She'd had her appendix removed..." "deformity on her right foot." " Meaning?" " Avarus toe." " What's that?" " When the toe bends inwards." "I see, thanks." " Goodbye, Inspector." " Bye." " Hi, Fazio." " Hi." "Did you get any information on the workmen?" " I've been all over Vigata." " Why?" "Spitaleri only keeps documents of recent jobs in his office." "But the villa in Pizzo was built six years ago... and his sister keeps his archive." "She lives out of town." " He keeps it at sister's house?" " Yes." "So if the financial inspectors pay him a visit he calls his sister, who knows which documents to bring." "Do you follow me?" "The site was closed on October 1 2th." "Here are the six workmen's names." " Where do they work now?" " In Spitaleri's four other sites." " Four?" " Another's opening in a few days." "With all his contacts, he's got plenty of work." "Which ones worked in Pizzo till the work was completed?" "The first two interred the unauthorized apartment." " Antonio Cardillo, Gaspare Micciché." " Yes." " I want them at the villa tomorrow." " Why just those two?" "I spoke to Arquà, she was murdered the day the work was completed." "Any other news?" "Spitaleri's acquaintances weren't well-to-do people." " His foreman's no saint." " Why?" "15 years ago, he tried to molest an American tourist." "A young girl." " She was 1 7." " What a bastard!" " Any other convictions?" " No." "He's been on the straight and narrow since he was hired by Spitaleri." "I'm going to take a shower, check Spitaleri's alibi." "The girl was killed on the 1 2th, find out if he was away." " Okay." " See you later." " Hello ?" " Livia, it's me." " What is it ?" " Nothing." "I wanted to say hi and see how you were." "I'm fine, thanks." "Sorry, but I have to go." "Go where?" "so I could pick up some stuff." " Are you going somewhere?" " Yes, on a mini-cruise." " Where to?" " Corsica first, then I don't know." " Sorry, I'm running late." " No, hold on." " Who's going on the boat?" " Me, him and maybe some friends." " "Maybe"?" " I have to go, bye." "Maybe." " Hello?" " You didn't keep your word." " Me?" " Yes, you." "When was that?" "take place in Vigata in August." "I probably said that as it's so hot... murders would be postponed till the autumn." " That's not true, it's August now." " No!" "The murder I'm investigating took place in October five years ago." " Anyway, because of you..." " Because of me?" "If Salvo hadn't fallen in that hole, we wouldn't have found the body and we'd all have been better off." " You're disgustingly cynical." " Cynical?" "Cynical?" "Inspector..." "I found the girl, I've identified her." "Statement from the station in Fiacca:" "Caterina Morreale, known as "Rina"." "Caterina disappeared on October 1 2th 2002 in our territorial jurisdiction." "There's even a photo." "See how pretty she was?" "She was real pretty!" "Poor girl." "When we find him, I'll smash his face in." " Was she from Palermo?" " Yes, but she'd gone to Pizzo." "Her family was holidaying near Speciale's villa." " We need to inform them." " Yes, can you do that?" "Did you check Spitaleri's alibi?" "Yes." "I reckoned Spitaleri used work as an excuse for holidays, to claim expenses, and I was right." "I went to his sister's and found his ticket for Bangkok." "This is a copy." "The ticket's stamped so Spitaleri was on that flight." " What about the dead workman?" " What do you think happened?" "I think he fell from scaffolding which had no protection." "None of the site is protected, he falls and no one notices." "When they've all left, the watchman, Attanasio Filiberto finds him and calls Di Pasquale who then calls Spitaleri." " Are you listening?" " Yes, what's the watchman's name?" "Attanasio Filiberto." "Here he is." "I thought I remembered him." "Theft, assault and murder." "Good to know." "Spitaleri and Di Pasquale go to the building site... and set up some protective measures to cover their asses." "Then they drench the workman in wine so it looks like he was drunk." " Lozupone fell for that?" " No, he's an expert." "He probably thought the same as us but he had no proof." "My friend." "Nothing?" "Madam." "Sunglasses?" " Would you like something?" " Yes, one of those." " This one's mine." " Don't you have another one?" "No." " How much do you want for it?" " A bargain price, 50." "50 euros?" " Are you nuts ?" "I'll give you 20." " No, let's make it 40." " It's a piece of plastic!" " How much will you give me?" " 20." " it's handy, it keeps you cool." "I know, but it's still plastic!" "35?" " Hello ?" "Who is it ?" " Livia, it's me." "Sorry ?" "Hello ?" " It's Salvo!" " Sorry." "It's a bad line." " What is it ?" " Nothing..." " What were you doing?" " Sleeping." "Ifellasleeponthedeck." " it's so peaceful here !" " Where are you?" "In Corsica, we had a really smooth crossing." "the boat." "Did those friends of yours come?" "I can't hear you." "Salvo ?" "Those friends who were supposed to come... did they come?" "Salvo ?" "I said, your friends..." "fuck it!" "Inspector, what a splendid invention!" " How much was it?" " 20 euros." " That's a lot." " Feel this." "It's great!" "Come in." "What is it?" "Inspector..." "You won't believe your eyes when you see this girl." " She's like the one in the photo." " Show her in." "Show her in!" "Tell Fazio." "Come in." " Hello, I'm Adriana Morreale." " Have a seat." " Sorry I'm late." " it's no problem." "Catarella, did you inform Fazio?" " Catarella, did you inform Fazio?" " Yes." " inform him again." " Right away." " Do you live with your parents?" " No." "I'm studying Medicine in Palermo but I often come home." " Come in!" " Hello." "Inspector Fazio, this is Miss Adriana Morreale." "I apologize for not letting you come to the house." "That's all right!" "Listen, I'm afraid I need to ask you some questions." " Ask me as many as you want." " Okay." "You always imagined your sister was dead, right?" "Yes." "But I didn't imagine it..." " I knew." " You knew ?" "Who told you?" "No one." " How did you know then?" " My body told me." "I've taught my body to never lie to me." "It's not easy to explain." "Rina and I were identical twins." "Sometimes we were able to... communicate our emotions to each other even if we were apart." "Could you explain a bit better?" " I'll give you an example." " Okay." "When our grandma died, Rina was there." "I was in Fela playing with my cousins." "All of a sudden, I felt terribly sad and I burst into tears." "For no apparent reason." "Where were you on the day that your sister..." "I was in Montelusa at my aunt and uncle's." "Did you experience this communication with your sister" " ..on that day too?" " Yes." "I can even remember the exact time because I looked at my watch." " It was 19:38." " What happened?" "I was alone in my room getting dressed." "All of a sudden, I felt.." "A very physical sensation, like never before." "I felt like I was suffocating." "She was strangled, wasn't she?" "Not exactly." "Did you go to the morgue to identify her?" "I only looked at her feet, I recognized her toe." "How was she killed?" " Her throat was slit." " Oh, my God!" "Can you tell me what you felt?" "A terrible pain in my throat." "I didn't think it was connected to my sister." "You see, Rina and I were identical." "But only physically, we had very different personalities." "She was a good girl." "Whereas me... even on that day, at my uncle's, I had a sneaky cigarette." "For an instant, I thought that's why I had that sensation." "Then I thought it must be connected to something else that'd happened." "Can you tell us about that?" "I'd rather not." "Were you and your sister close?" "Yes, we talked about everything." "Did Caterina ever mention anyone that was bothering her?" "We constantly had a string of male admirers." "I found it amusing but Rina used to get angry." "I was referring to a specific event." " I know, you mean Ralph." " Did she know him?" "He would always come by our house in Pizzo." " To do what?" " To spy on us through the window." "I used to tease him, but Rina couldn't stand him." "One day, I was home alone and I was taking a shower." "When I came out, I found him in front of me, totally naked." " I hadn't put a towel on.." " What happened?" "He begged me to give him a kiss." " Weren't you scared?" " Other things scare me." " What did you do?" " I went along with it." "I kissed him on the lips... he put his hand on my breast, he caressed it then ran away." "You weren't scared he would molest you?" "Not at all, he was totally impotent." "Even when he caressed me, he didn't... have any apparent reaction." "If he was harmless, why did Rina run away when he tried to kiss her?" "Rina and I were very different under this aspect." "She wasn't scared, she was extremely offended." "Then Spitaleri came by." "Yes, he saw Rina running away, chased by Ralph who was naked." "He stopped, got out of his car and punched Ralph." "He pulled out a knife and told him he'd kill him if he did it again." "Do you know if Spitaleri saw your sister again?" "Yes." "Fazio, what is it?" " We're late." " What for?" "For our appointment with Di Pasquale." "I'd completely forgotten!" "Sorry, but I have to go." "Can we meet up later?" " I need to arrange the funeral." " Tomorrow morning then." "We've got relatives arriving then." "I can see you later, for lunch." "Yes, that'd be great." "Do you know the restaurant "Da Enzo" on the beach at Marinella?" " Yes." " I'll meet you there, at one." " Okay." " See you." "Fazio, see her out." "Goodbye." "After you." "This way." " Inspector, this is Mr Micciché." " Good morning." "I'm missing out on a day's work!" " For that stupid apartment!" " Hasn't Spitaleri spoken to you?" " What about?" " Never mind." "The day the work was completed, October 1 2th, what time did you finish work?" "That wasn't the last day, I went back the next day." " To do what?" " What I hadn't done the day before." "Meaning?" "In the afternoon, on the 12th, Di Pasquale arrived." "He told me not to dismantle the passageway to check for leaks." "Maybe the owner was coming to check on the work." " What did you do?" " I left." " And then?" " Di Pasquale called me that night." "He told me to dismantle it the next day." "I went and dismantled it and levelled out the sandstone." "Did you notice a trunk in the sitting room?" " Yes, Speciale had thrown it away..." " Did you open it?" "No, I knew it was empty so there was no point." "Of course..." "Take a look at this photo." " What's she got to do with this?" " if you'd opened the trunk... ..you'd have found her dead body inside." "Bastard!" " Bastard!" " Mr Micciché, calm down!" " Son-of-a-bitch!" " Who?" "Spitaleri!" "He knew and he didn't tell me!" "Spitaleri ?" "Calm down." " Come and sit down." " Over here." "I should've known that he wanted to get me into trouble!" " Why would he do that?" " Why?" "So you'd think it was me that killed her." "When I left, Di Pasquale was still here." "I know nothing about this matter, nothing at all!" " Did you see this girl at the site?" " Never!" "Never..." "What did you do after work on the afternoon of October 1 2th?" "That day, my son Michele... fell off his bicycle and broke his leg." "I took him to the hospital in Montelusa." "My wife came with me and we stayed there till the evening." " You can check." " We will." " All right, thank you." " Thank you." "Goodbye." "I'll smash Spitaleri's face in, even if that means losing my job!" "I don't remember where we were." "You asked me if Rina and Spitaleri had met again and I told you they had." "What did your sister tell you?" "That Spitaleri, after that day with Ralph... had been bothering her." "In what way?" "Rina was under the impression that Spitaleri was following her." "If she took the bus into town, on the way back, Spitaleri would show up and offer her a lift." " Did she accept those lifts?" " Sometimes." "Did Spitaleri always act like a gentleman?" "Always..." "Up until the week before Rina died." " What happened?" " Something terrible." "Go on..." "It was getting dark and Rina accepted a lift." "But when they reached the house of that farmer who was arrested, he stopped the car and molested her." " What did she do?" " She screamed, the farmer came out." "She ran inside and Spitaleri drove off." " Why was the farmer arrested?" " Poor man..." "The police found one of Rina's earrings in his house." "Rina though she'd lost it in the car." "I told them what had happened with Spitaleri but to no avail." "You know the police..." "Yes, I do." "Miss, Inspector..." " Enjoy your meal." " Thanks, Enzo." "It smells great!" "It's good !" "Want to try some?" "Yes, because I have to admit... that spaghetti with clams is my favourite dish." "Try mine." "I didn't order it because you did." " Well?" " Delicious." "Can we be less formal?" "Of course." "I didn't tell you at the station, because that other man was there... but with you it's different." "Go on..." "That day, before I had the sensation that I was suffocating," "I felt a wave of panic... absolute panic." "It had never happened to me before." "All of a sudden, while I was standing near the wardrobe," "I saw my sister's reflection in the mirror." "She looked distraught." "Then I was catapulted into total darkness, a dark environment, a slimy place, where horrific things could take place." "I wanted to scream, but I couldn't." "For a few seconds, I was blinded." "I tried to find my way in the dark." "My legs buckled." "I held onto the wall so I wouldn't fall." "It was then... that I felt invaded." "I felt like someone... was possessing my body, fiercely, to insult it... and to humiliate it." "That's enough." "Enough." "Ls that what happened?" "We think so." " Let's go." " Where?" "You know where I want to go." "I don't need to tell you." "Adriana..." "Everything's okay..." " Can I ask you a question?" " Go ahead." "Are you married?" "No." " Do you have a girlfriend?" " Yes." " What's her name?" " My girlfriend?" "Livia." " Where do you live?" " Me?" "In Marinella." "Give me your home number." "0932... 554427" "I've memorized it." "Thank you." "We've already interviewed Cardillo and Micciché." "Don't waste your breath, I know what happened." "Miccichè went to Spitaleri's office, he was furious!" "He went nuts !" "But now he may as well be a beggar." "It's hard to find work as a labourer." "There are other building sites." "Yes, but all it takes is a word from Spitaleri or me..." " To get him sacked." " Yes." " I'll take note of what you said." " What do you mean?" "In our presence, you threatened a witness." "A witness?" "A witness, my ass!" "Watch how you're speaking!" "Really..." "Silence!" "Silence." "So, you told us that the work on the villa was completed on October 1 2th." "But Micciché told us he was here on the morning of the 1 3th." " What difference does it make?" " That's for me to decide." "Spitaleri didn't know, he was away." "Did you decide to extend the deadline?" "Yes." " Why didn't you tell us?" " I forgot." "You forgot..." "You told us that a few days before the work was completed here," "Spitaleri sent you to Fela." "Why were you still here on the 11th and 1 2th?" "Try to understand, when Spitaleri told me about the body," "I got scared and made up the story about the other site." "Right." "Now tell us exactly how things went." "Inspector..." "I came down here on the 11th." "I wanted to check for leaks, and damp..." " Everything was fine." " What about the next day?" "The next day, I came here around midday." "Micciché left and I waited half an hour for the owner." " Was everything in order?" " Yes." " Even in the living room?" " Yes." " And then?" " Speciale arrived with his stepson." "What time was that?" "Who knows !" "Around four maybe." "All three of us went down." "Speciale checked everything accurately." "I asked him if we could close the passageway." "He said I could, we said goodbye and I left." " And Ralph, his stepson?" " He stayed in there." "He liked it in there." "He was crazy!" "What did you do after you left?" " You want an alibi?" " it's best for you, if you have one." "I have!" "I was in Spitaleri's office from 6 till 8." "His secretary and I were waiting for a call." "His plane wouldn't have arrived in Bangkok." "The plane was stopping off..." "I can't remember where." " Did Spitaleri call you?" " Yes." "It was about a contract we were being assigned the next day." " Was it assigned to you?" " Yes!" "Do you know her?" "Yes, I do." "She lived down the road, in the house at the end." " ls she the girl that you..." " Yes." "She's the girl that Spitaleri rescued from Ralph." "Had you seen her round here?" "Sometimes, when I passed by her house." "How come Micciché never saw her?" "The workmen get to the site at 7 in the morning and they leave at 5." "I came and went." "All right, you can go." "I can?" "I can go." "Thanks, have a good evening." " Thanks, Inspector." " Goodbye, thank you." "Goodbye, thank you." " What do you think of his alibi?" " it could be true or false." " But we can't verify that." " We could ask the secretary." "She'll just say what Spitaleri has told her to say." "Or she'll get fired." "With the unemployment situation, she won't risk her job." "Right." " Who... who..." " Never you mind who!" "Don't move!" " Have you got a cell phone?" " Yes." " Where?" " In my trouser pocket." "Get it out then !" "Ciro!" " Ciro!" " Give it here, you won't need it!" " Who are you?" " We're friends, Filiberto!" " On your knees." " What do you want?" " Spitaleri pays protection money." " Keep your mouth shut!" "Start praying." "Don't kill me, please!" " Listen to me." " Please, don't kill me!" "If you answer my questions, I'll spare your life." "I will." "When the Arab workman fell at Spitaleri's building site..." " ..was there protection?" " What Arab workman?" "Don't make me mad." "Three months ago, when you worked for Spitaleri..." " ..a workman had a fall, right?" " Yes." " Was there protection?" " No." " You put it up on Sunday?" " You, Spitaleri and Di Pasquale?" " Yes." " Whose idea was the wine?" " Spitaleri." " Okay!" "Make sure you don't get any answers wrong." "Were the protective materials here on site?" "No, Spitaleri ordered it and brought it here on Sunday." " From what firm?" " Ribaudo." " Did you sign the receipt?" " Yes." "Why didn't you use Milluso's firm?" " I don't know..." " We told Spitaleri." " "Use Milluso's firm !" - "You have to use Milluso's firm !"" " Milluso's firm!" " But he didn't listen!" " No!" " He thinks he's smart!" "He thinks he's smarter than us, he's the expert!" " We're going to kill you now." " Like a dog!" " That way he'll understand!" " He'll find a dead dog!" " Inspector..." " Fazio!" "We had to get that information somehow !" "Let's go!" "Are you thinking of the crimes we've committed?" "I'd rather not think about it." "So what's up then?" "I don't like what I did." "I'm certain he didn't recognise us." "I didn't say we hurt him, but I don't like it." " But he's a criminal!" " And we're not?" " Otherwise he wouldn't have talked." " That's no excuse." "You want to go back and apologize?" " Sorry." " it's all right." "You think Spitaleri fell for it and believed it was Milluso?" "No." "In a few days he'll find out it wasn't Milluso." "But a few days is all we need." "Let's go." "My dear man!" "How are you ?" "Have a seat." "Montalbano, what news do you have?" "Bad news..." "I'd say." "You know this firm?" "It's called Ribaudo, they supply building materials." "Of course!" "No invoices, tax evasion, amended account books..." "In a few days, we'll be paying them a call." "Why not tomorrow?" "Those books may be useful to me." "Montalbano, it's the feast of the Assumption tomorrow!" " Of course, how silly of me!" " We could do it..." " .. the next day." " Okay!" " What do you want to know?" " Listen." "In July there was an accident at Spitaleri's building site." "A poor illegal immigrant fell from some scaffolding and died." "He didn't have a residence permit." "I think protective measures were missing but I can't prove it." "Ribaudo supplied protective materials to Spitaleri." " Hello?" " Can I come by in an hour ?" "No, I have an important appointment." "Never mind." "My relatives from Milan are here,  the ones from Montelusa." " You told me they were coming." " They've come for the funeral." " When is it?" " Tomorrow morning." "They'll be leaving straight after." "evening, my nurse friend's coming." " Adriana, the kind of job I have..." " Do what you can." "I'm very fond of you,  see you tomorrow." "Salvo, what is it?" "It's a delicate matter, I want your opinion." " I'm all ears." " it's about the murder of a girl." "I interviewed the constructor, Spitaleri, maybe you know him." "I investigated the death of a workman that died on his building site." "That's what I wanted to talk about." "What was your conclusion?" "Accidental death, the site was in order." "I let them rescue work after five days." "The public prosecutor pressured me to do it." "When did you go to the site?" "Monday morning, when the body was discovered." "All protective measures were in place." "I concluded that the workman was drunk and he fell as he was climbing over the fence." "The autopsy showed he had more wine than blood in his veins." "Didn't you suspect that when he fell protective measures were missing?" "And that they put it there on Sunday so it'd be found on Monday?" "Of course I did!" " So what did you do?" " I did what you'd have done!" "I asked the public prosecutor to investigate the Ribaudo firm." "He said the investigation was over." "Okay, look..." "I managed to find the proof you needed from Ribaudo." "Spitaleri had the material delivered at dawn on Sunday." "His foreman assembled it along with the watchman." " This doesn't prove anything." " Didn't you see the date?" " Sunday, July 27th." " And the public prosecutor will say that seeing Spitaleri was a regular customer of Ribaudo, sometimes the material was supplied on a Sunday." "And that the material was needed because on Monday they had to raise another level." "And then he'll ask you how you got your hands on this receipt." "Spitaleri will get off scot free... and you'll get your ass kicked for taking that receipt." " ls the prosecutor involved?" " No!" "He just wants to progress in his career." "And to do that, the first rule is to let sleeping dogs lie." "So we just let this dog carry on sleeping?" "Think about it, Montalbano." "The public prosecutor weighed up the situation... on one side, there's Spitaleri's with his political protection and on the other, there's the body of a dead workman." "Who did he decide to help?" "The local paper dedicated two lines to the dead Arab workman." "What would happen if Spitaleri is investigated?" "I'd really love to wake that sleeping dog!" "Good morning." "What do you want?" " A crate of tomatoes." " A crate?" "Normal or cherry tomatoes?" " Which ones are sweeter?" " The cherry tomatoes." " Those then." " I'll get them for you." "I recognise you!" "You're that damn cop!" "Inspector Montalbano!" " Yes, but... can I have a word?" " Again?" " I'm sick of this!" " Sick of what?" "I came to ask you about Spitaleri and that girl," "I saw your tomatoes so I thought:" ""I'll buy some tomatoes !"" "I'm sick of this." "When will you leave me alone?" "When will that be?" "I've got nothing to do with it!" "Go away!" "Get out of my house!" " I'm going..." " Get out of my house!" "I'm going..." " You've ruined my life !" "Go away!" " Put that rifle down." "I'm going..." "Goodbye!" "Put your hands in the air!" "Police!" "You're under arrest!" "Why?" " You broke police seals." " There were no seals!" " Who said that?" " Me." "Mr Callara, it's you again!" "Yes, but there were no seals." " So who broke them?" " I don't know, who?" "Callara, don't make me mad." "I'll ask the questions here." "Who broke them?" "Silence!" "I did, but I forgot." "Put your hands down, get out!" " I didn't put any sugar in." " That's okay..." "Thank you." "I nearly died of fright then." "Me too." " I'm Mr Palladino, I'm a surveyor." " What did you come here for?" "The planning permission request deadline is almost up." "I received Mrs Gudron's documents from Germany today so I called the surveyor to start doing the necessary work." "We have to photograph the unauthorised building." "When will the seals be removed?" " Are you in a hurry?" " Yes, a bit." "I need to arrange the restoration date with Spitaleri." "He's such a busy man, if I don't book him now... if Spitaleri is busy, just use someone else." " I can't." " Why?" "There's a written agreement I didn't know about." "It arrived with the documents form Germany." " An agreement?" " A private one." ""Mr Speciale formally undertakes to employ..." "Spitaleri's firm to carry out the work on unauthorised apartment once the planning permission has been received."" "And that's not all!" ""He agrees to not use any other firm... if Spitaleri's firm is unavailable, he will wait until it is available."" "What kind of an agreement is that?" "I've never heard of such a thing." "What about you?" "No, never." " What's the date on that?" " October 27th 2003." "The day before Speciale returned to Germany." " Hello?" " I can't come over tonight." "tomorrow morning." " You'll be at work, won't you ?" " Yes." "I want to see you." "Ireallywanttoseeyou." "Youknowwhat?" "were leaving for Milan today ?" " Yes." " Well, they left here..." "due to a strike." " So what did they do?" " They took the train, poor things." "In this heat, they'll have a horrid journey !" "What were you doing ?" "Who ?" "Me?" "Inspector Montalbano,  Mr Salvo, what were you doing..." "the student, Adriana Morreale ?" "I was laying the table." "you usually eat alone ?" " I don't like eating in the kitchen." " Where then ?" "On the veranda." " Lay the table for two, please." " For two ?" "Why?" " I want to be there too." " You said you couldn't come!" "In an ideal world, I wish I could !" "from each other's plates." "Bye, I'll call you tomorrow." " I like you very much." " Right." " What did you say ?" "No, nothing..." " We'll speak tomorrow, bye." " Bye." "were leaving for Milan today ?" "They left here," "because of a strike." " Fazio, come here right away!" " I'm coming!" "Sit down." "Did you know there was a strike yesterday at Fontanarossa airport?" " Lots of flights were cancelled." " No, I didn't know." "When I found out, I thought nothing of it." "Then I started to have some suspicions so I went to the airport this morning." " And?" " I know who killed Rina." " Spitaleri?" " Don't spoil it for me!" " I'm supposed to say his name!" " Okay, I won't say another word." "How did you know?" "Fontanarossa is an airport, which suspect took a flight?" " Only one:" "Spitaleri." " Right." "We thought Spitaleri's alibi was true, his trip to Bangkok, the call he made to Di Pasquale..." "He could've called from anywhere." "But his stamped ticket confirms his alibi." "No, you're wrong!" "In those days... if you wanted to change your ticket, they just stuck a label on your old one... with the flight number, date and time." "I made some enquiries and discovered that October 1 2th was a Wednesday." "Spitaleri was taking a flight that stopped over in Rome." "When he got to the airport, he saw that the Catania-Rome flight had been cancelled." "So he got his ticket changed for a flight the next day." " Up to there, we're covered." " What do you mean?" "That we can prove all of that, now we have to make a supposition." " Spitaleri comes back to Vigata..." " Exactly." "He stops off at Pizzo to check the work." "He finds no one and sees that the entrance hasn't been closed." "So I'm going to make a wild assumption:" "that he sees Rina and he thinks... that in that moment, he's not there." "Of course, no one knew he'd left." "Exactly, it was a perfect opportunity!" "So he calls his office to confirm his alibi." " But that was his biggest mistake!" " Why?" "He hadn't flown to Bangkok for some time so he didn't know that the Rome-Bangkok flights are direct now!" "So when could he have made that call?" " Right." " Feeling confident..." "Spitaleri tries it on with Rina and when she refuses him, he threatens her with his knife to make her follow him." " You can imagine the rest." " No, I'd rather not." "This would also explain the existence of that agreement." "He wanted to be sure that he re-opened the apartment." "Right, when he got back from abroad, he got Speciale to sign the contract." " That makes sense." " What do you think I should do?" "Go and see Tommaseo tomorrow, explain it to him and..." " I'll get screwed over!" " Why?" "Spitaleri has so many contacts that Tommaseo will be walking on egg shells." "Making trouble for Spitaleri means making trouble for politicians, Mafiosi, mayors and so on." " So what should we do?" " We have to get a confession." "A confession ?" "How?" "I've got an idea." "But I don't want to tell you about it now." " Can you come to my place at 22:30?" " Okay." "I'll see you then." "God, it's beautiful here!" "I finally made it!" " I'm, so excited!" " Really ?" "Because..." "Will you give me a tour?" "Yes." "This is the main part of the house, downstairs it's just the kitchen..." "What side do you sleep on?" "That side." " What's your girlfriend's name?" " Livia." " Where's she from?" " Genoa." " Show me a photo of her." " I haven't got one." " Come on, I won't eat it!" " Really, I haven't got one!" "Why not?" "I don't know." "Where is she now?" "She's unavailable." " What does that mean?" " She's on a boat with some friends." "On a boat with some friends..." " Won't you pour me some wine?" " Yes..." " I wanted to ask you something." " I haven't got a boyfriend." "And right now, I'm not seeing anyone." "That's not what I wanted to ask." " You knew Spitaleri in person?" " No, I've never met him." " Are you sure?" " Yes." " How come?" " I was staying in Montelusa." "And after Rina went missing?" "I was at my grandparents' house in Palermo, my family was worried." " What about recently?" " No, I don't think so." "I didn't go to the funeral." "Okay, shall we eat?" "Yes." " Why did you ask me about him?" " I'll tell you later." " You said you had some news." " We'll talk about it later." " Will you stop?" " Why are you worried?" "I don't want to marry you!" "I'm not at all worried." "I like you a lot, but there are two things you must keep in mind." "Firstly, I've been with a woman I love for years." "And secondly, I've always tried to remain faithful to her..." "But she's unavailable." "Who is it?" "It must be Fazio, I forgot." "Salvo, where's the toilet?" "Here, the light's over here." " Inspector..." " Come in." " Have you got guests?" " Yes, Adriana." "Is she leaving?" "No." " Want a glass of wine?" " No..." " Have you eaten?" " Yes." "Okay." "She's in the toilet." "You want to call Spitaleri into the station, put him through some tough questioning till he cracks up, then make Adriana, who is the image of her sister, appear before him." "Right." "You think that when he sees his victim's twin sister, he'll confess?" "Don't you?" "He's not that soft!" "If you call him in, he'll put his guard up." "Meeting him isn't a bad idea, but the station isn't the right place." " I think Fazio's right." " About what?" " Not at the station." " So where then?" "After the funeral, my father decided to buy the villa in Pizzo." "He can't stand the thought of other people living there, where Rina died in such a horrible way." "He wants the house to remain empty and I agree with him." "Well?" "I'm going to that man's agency tomorrow morning..." "Callara." "I'll tell him I want to buy the villa." "I'll pay for the paperwork." "We'll make a good offer." "I'm sure I'll convince him and he'll mention Spitaleri." "Then what?" "I'll call Spitaleri and make him come to Pizzo." "If he finds me where he killed Rina..." "You're nuts, you can't be alone with him!" "I won't be alone... you'll be there with me." "What do you think?" "I don't think it's a good idea." "We shouldn't put her life in danger." "You come too, maybe with Galluzzo." "Okay, as you wish." "But think about it." "In every way." "Good night." "Good night." " Where are Fazio and Galluzzo?" " They're down there." "How are you ?" "Are you okay?" "You mustn't worry, okay?" " Well?" " We used the extension." " The three lamps are on." " ls there enough light?" " Yes." " Listen, Galluzzo..." "Move the cars, park them far away." "Just leave Adriana's here." "Then take up your positions at the windows... and we'll wait for Spitaleri." "He could walk in from anywhere." "He might not come through the gate." "I'll hide behind here." "Can you see me?" " No." " Okay, I'll stay here." "Salvo, I'm scared." "I'm really scared." " Adriana, let's go." " No, wait !" "Give me your gun." " Why?" " I'll feel safer." " Miss Morreale, where are you?" " Go!" "Miss Morreale!" "Where are you?" " I'm here!" " I can't see you..." "But you..." " You're not..." " Come here, Michele." "Look at me." "How do I look?" "You want to try it on again?" "You're a slut!" "You're a whore!" "You're worse than your sister!" "Maybe I'll kill you, just like I did with your sister!" " I'll kill you!" " No!" "I had to shoot him.." "He wanted to kill her as well." "He's still holding the knife."