""Through me the way into the suffering city through me the way to the eternalpain through me the way that runs among the lost." "Justice urged on my high artificer my maker was divine authority the highest wisdom and the primal love." "Before me nothing but eternal things were made and I endure eternally." "Abandon every hope, who enter here."" "Hi, Benito." "This way Inspector." "It's so early." "What happened?" "Same pattern, same "modus operandi"..." "I was there, over that area, walking my dog" "This is a real problem Inspector." "Here is the body." "It was found about two hours ago." "Was it in that position?" "Yes, Inspector." "But we believe that it may have been moved here, after the murder took place." "Who's that woman?" "It's the lady who found the body." "She also found this." ""And thou, that yonder standest, living soul, withdraw thee from these people, who are dead"." "Look at this Inspector, these are the same coins." "Those coins..." "And I could see how the person dragged the body." "As I said before, I was walking Renzo, just like every morning." "Suddenly, I saw a mysterious woman who was dragging a bulk." "She was wearing a red coat and a black skirt." "The situation was very strange to me, so I hid behind a tree to see what she was doing." "Renzo got nervous and started barking." "At that moment, the woman realized that I was spying on her." "So she left the bulk and ran." "I couldn't see her face because it was veiled and she wearing a black capeline." "I had a strong curiosity so I walked toward the bulk to see what it was." "I found the corpse of the young woman over there." "Although I could not see the killers face, her appearance looks familiar to me." "I'm pretty sure I have seen her before." ""Fifteen years later, Francesca is still missing"" ""MURDERED GIRL"" ""Fifteen years later, Francesca is still missing"" "Francesca, press here." "Good." "Press harder there... in the middle." "Thats it... bravo." "Now... good." "We begin playing with this note." "Thats it..." "No, no that one, but..." "Its this one!" "No, no Francesca!" "Not this one!" "What, are you stupid?" "Lets do it together!" "Come on, begin." "And why was it filed?" "The cause was open for more than a decade, Inspector." "But despite so many years of investigation, we could never find the whereabouts of the girl." "We couldn't find her captor, either." "Well, thank you very much." " Excuse me Inspector." " Once again, Benito?" "They confirmed it to me." "The phrase belongs to the Divine Comedy." "The news of Visconti's daughter and the phrase on the same day?" "What a coincidence." "I think the letter could be related to this case." "With Visconti's case?" "It was a long time ago." "So it seems." "Are you acquainted with the case?" "This one." "I'm going to pay a visit to Visconti." "Maybe he can help us understand the meaning of the phrase." "Try to remember and leave the file on my desk, do you understand me?" "Mommy wants to play with you..." "Mr. Vittorio Visconti?" "Yes." "This is Inspector Bruno Moretti speaking." "Nice to meet you." "I need to ask you some questions." "May I speak with you for a moment?" "Mr.Visconti, we are investigating a series of murders, that could be related to the Divine Comedy." "The victims were found with two coins placed on their eyes." "We know of your great fondness for literature." "We found this letter beside the body of the last victim." "Yes, yes..." "This phrase actually belongs to Canto Ill of the Divine Comedy." "The Gate of Hell." "I recited this canto in several galas before my retirement." "The gate is the only access to the world marked by the eternal pain." "It is the city where the lost race inhabits." "Those who knew they were sinning and never repented, not even for a moment, before they died." "To get to Hell, an obolous must be paid to Charon the ferryman." "That is why the dead were buried with a coin under their tongue" " or on their eyes." " So... is it possible that the victims have had a dark past?" "It is very likely." "Mr. Visconti..." "Your explanation has been very helpful." "We will keep in touch." "Thank you very much." "Visconti..." "One last question." "Could you please tell me what happened to your daughter, Francesca?" "I'm curious to know more about the case." "Fifteen years ago, we lived with my wife, Nina, in our previous residence." "I remember I was reading a novel when I heard a strange sound coming from the next room." "At first, I thought it might be Nina or Francesca." "But, unfortunately, I was wrong." "An armed robber had entered the house." "I made a mistake in confronting him." "Alerted by the noise, Francesca appeared." "The robber stabbed me in the spinal cord and kidnapped my daughter." "Since that day, I was confined this wheelchair and despite intensive searches, we never saw Francesca again." ""This miserable fate suffer the wretched souls of those, who lived without or praise or blame"" "Monday in Rome and its surroundings areas is warm with slightly cloudy skies, moderate southeasterly winds and temperatures between 10 and 15 degrees." "Franco Mele, a young man of 26 years old who was admitted to the Hospital of Locri after a tragic accident in Calabria last week, passed away this morning." "We interrupt this broadcast to bring you this special report." "This morning, the city woke up toterrible news." "A woman of twenty-eight was found brutally murdered in the park." "Her name is Angela Stefanatto." "Last year, the girl had been investigated for defrauding more than 200 people through fraudulent investment operations using the pyramid scheme called "Ponzi"." "Who cares Benito?" "Roma sucks..." "Hello, who is this?" "Inspector Moretti..." "Because of your ineffectiveness, this city is plagued with sinners who corrupt society." "We must stay away from the path of sinners and clearly you are not doing anything helpful at all." "But do not worry..." "I will take care of those poor souls." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Renzo?" "Renzo?" "Renzo?" "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Same message again, Inspector." "Two coins on the eyes and a letter." "Dammit, another letter..." "Fingerprints?" "None so far." "It seems that the murderer is very meticulous or wears gloves in each of his crimes." "Who is the lady?" "She is the witness, who saw the murderer leaving the corpse in the park." "Unlike previous victims, the witness had no criminal record." "We believe he killed her for having seen him at the park." "I doubt it." "If this were the case, the killer would be abandoning his "modus operandi"." "The experts found this white substance in the yard." "We think it could have entered the house through the killers footwear." "Since we searched all over the place, we could not find any more of it." "Take it to the lab and bring me the results as soon as they are ready." "Yes, Inspector." "Francesca, is that you?" "My love, is that you?" "Are you here with me?" "Have you returned?" "Dear B." "I am pleased to write to you again to order more pieces of your beautiful collection." "Since more and more wandering shadows need to pay the trip across the majestic River Acheron." "On this occasion, I would like to buy two pairs of coins for a very special job." "As an incentive, I will make you an offer your consciousness will not refuse." "For every coin, I will pay three times the value from the previous orders." "In case you decide to accept the offer" "I will await your shipment at the usual address." "Yours sincerely..." "Ferocia Iluminata." "Good news for lovers of classical music." "On Saturday, the renowned pianist Giovanni Bianco will give a new concert at the city's Theater." "This marks the return of Bianco after five years of inactivity, due to the tragic car accident in which his wife lost her life." "After the unfortunate incident, in which the pianist lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a truck coming from the opposite direction." "Bianco decided to retire." "The artist returns this Saturday to delight us with his music." "We wish him every success." "Doctor Laforte." "Good morning." "How can I help you, Detective?" "We found this white substance at the crime scene of the last victim." "We believe it may be related to the murderer." "We need you to analyze it as soon as possible." "You are always with something new..." "I have enough work to do, but I'll do my best to give top priority to this issue." "I'll call you as soon as the results are ready." "Who is it?" "Who's there?" "Who is it?" "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to pl..." "Mommy wants to play with you." "The situation is getting out of hand, Detective." "Three unsolved murders in one week." "What do we know about the victim?" "It is Mr. Giovanni Bianco, the renowned pianist." "He was killed in the theater during a preliminary rehearsal for his concert." "It was to be his return after five years." "He hadn't played since the death of his wife." "Bring me the pictures that were found." "Alright." "There is no doubt that the murderer had been studying Bianco for a while." "This time, he didn't leave a note." "But instead, we found this illustration." "These are Paolo and Francesca." "Characters immortalized as a symbol of adultery and lust in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy." "In Canto V:" "Inferno, Dante tells this story in which lovers remain together in the circle of the lustful." "Punishment has come to them, but love endures in hell." "Paolo and Francesca were lovers." "Francesca's husband decided to kill them." "According to some of our sources," "Bianco was having a fight with his wife for his alleged infidelity when the accident happened." "Distracted by the discussion, Bianco lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a truck coming from the opposite direction." "His wife was taken to hospital, but died within the following days." "From that moment, the pianist was flooded by a sense of guilt and was inacive for a long time." "Your turn." "Some people say Bianco's lover could be his assistant." "And where is the assistant?" "Who is she?" "Hello, Father." "I want to confess." "Two people have died because of me." "Sorry, what did you say?" "We were very close this time, Inspector." "Indeed, the victim was Bianco's assistant." "Being close is not enough, Detective." "We must catch the killer as soon as possible." "He is laughing in our faces, and the press keeps criticizing us." "I knew it..." "I knew it, Benito." "If the killings continue, we will have to look for another job." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Autopsy number two hundred and thirty one." "Young woman, between 25 and 30 years old." "Good physical shape." "Now I understand why the pianist got into so much trouble." "The body has a puncture wound in the right ear caused by the entry of a sharp object, that made the eardrum burst and caused the internal bleeding." "The fingerprints report states, that a fingerprint was found in one of the currencies picked at the crime scene." "The forementioned print is attached to this report for comparison with." "Vittorio..." "Vittorio..." "Come with me." "I have a couple of briefs for you." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Police sources have just confirmed that Detective Benito Succo, belonging to the Homicide Division, was found dead last night in his house." "Police believes that it could be a casa of suicide." "But the most shocking finding is that the deceased could be the ferocious killer that has been lurking around the city for several weeks." "At Succos house, there was found a large collection of coins that according to a confidential source could be the same ones the murderer would use in his crimes to place in the eyes of his victims." "At the site, there was also found a lot of material related to the Divine Comedy, which would have "inspired" Succo to committ the murders." "Let us remember that the double murder of the famous pianist Giovanni Bianco and of his former assistant Isabella Nocetti took place only a few days ago, an event that shocked the artistic world." "Apparently, Mr. Succo committed suicide by injecting himself a lethal amount of a fast-acting barbiturate, that prevents breathing and then leads to cardiac arrest." "This incident represents a new setback to the local police, which has been questioned for years for its inefficiency and its acts of corruption." "Inspector..." "I played pool with my right hand, because I was useless with my left hand." "Hello?" " Inspector Moretti?" "Yes, who is this?" "This is Dr. Laforte speaking." "The results are ready." "These words, their aspect was obscure, I read inscribed above a gateway." "and I said:" "Master..." "Through me the way into the suffering city through me the way to the eternal pain through me the way that runs among the lost." "Justice urged on my high artificer..." "Nina, it's time for your medication." "Damn bitch." "Here you are, Inspector." "Thank you very much." "THE DIVINE COMEDY" "PURGATORY MOUNTAIN" "But how?" "268... 271..." "That's it!" "I'll call you later." "I need to know who were the last persons who took this book." "Ok, let me just check." "Here is the record card." "Nina Visconti..." "This is Dr. Laforte speaking." "The results are ready." "The chemical compound found in the crime scene is UREA." "A powerful fertilizer that is applied to the soil and provides nitrogen to plants." "Francesca?" "Where is Francesca?" "What did you do to her?" "Where is she?" "Where is she?" "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants to play with you." "Mommy wants..." "Why?" "Wh..." "These words, their aspect was obscure, I read inscribed above a gateway and I say:" "Master, their meaning is difficult for me." "and he to me, as one who comprehends..." "Here one must leave behind all hesitation." "Here every cowardice must meet its death." "For we have reached the place of wich I spoke where you will see the miserable people those who have lost the good of the intellect." "And then, with gladness in his face, he placed his upon my own, to comfort me he drew me in among the hidden things." "Here sighs and lamentations and loud cries were echoing across the starless air so that, as soon as I set out, I wept." "Strange utterances, horrible pronouncements accents of anger, words of suffering and voices shrill and faint, and beating hands all went to make a tumult that will whirl forever through that turbid, timeless air like the sand that eddies when a whirlwind swirls."