"Confessions of a Police Captain" "Captain, stay and talk to me..." "Tomorrow." "Hello, hello, hello..." "Where is he?" "Over there." "Is he still being sought by the police?" "Yes, he is." "Whats his mental state?" "Unstable." "At times weve even had to... put him into isolation." "The scum of the earth." "I wonder how many went insane while they were in here?" " Captain, I dont see what I..." " Dontt bother" " I´mmm not interested." "Im not here to discuss the problems of running a mental institution." "Is that clear?" "I want his papers in order, and I want him out..." "Take it or leave it." "Good morning, Captain." " Hell be out in two days." " Howdd you do it?" " Stay away from him." " Think it over?" "Ive been thinking about it for years;" "now Ivve stopped thinking." "Just drive." "Money!" "Do you think there are flowers in the box?" "I wouldnt like to say." "A suitcase... what, is he leaving?" "Dont be an idiot, Cammino!" "Its your last chance to stop him." "No!" "Lets go back to the office." "Captain!" "All will go perfectly well till 6 oclock, after which watch out for someone not telling you the truth!" "You picked the wrong day, fortune teller!" "Oh, Captain" " I would have expected more respect from you." "After all, who dreamt of the identity of the Pennisi criminal, eh?" "And who read in the cards where the stolen property from the" ""Monte dei Veghni" robbery was hidden?" " You!" " Yes!" "Lets break it up here." "Break it up now, break it up!" " So, Rascal, any news?" " All quiet, Captain." "And now we wait." "Magistrate interrogates Ferdinando Lomunno" "The evening of the crime" "Lomunno is acquitted" "Lomunno trial- evidence is insufficient" " He should be there by now." " Theres a lot of traffic." "Theres a security guard here, wanting to speak to Mr. Lomunno." "Alright." "Down the corridor to the left." "Mr. Lomunnos office is behind the large folding door." "Mummy, mummy, theyre shooting!" "Who are they shooting at?" "What was that?" "It came from the construction offices." "Hes armed!" "There he is!" "Itss a guard!" "Help!" "Ahhh..." " Wow!" "Its a guard!" " Whatss he doing?" "Running away?" "Call the police!" "Hes dying, call an ambulance - an ambulance!" "Yes, Via Plebiscito, yes." "What?" "Captain, theres just been a shooting over at Via Plebiscito." "Who is this?" "Ah, Officer Barbato, yes!" "Repeat..." "Via Plebiscito 112." "Captain... four, I think." " Four what?" " Dead." "Patrol car "love"... wagon "Freedom", please proceed to Via Plebiscito..." " Get everyone down there, and the ambulances!" " Lets go!" "One is on the lawn and someone else is in there." "Schiro, cordon the area off!" "Good day, Captain." "Can we get to work?" "Can we start?" "Hold on, hold on." "Hes not here." "Why isnt he here...?" "Haven¡t you understood?" " Somebody warned him, thats all." " But who?" "Hey!" "Take some beautiful photos of LiPuma!" "Rest assured, Captain, well do a good job." "Who could it have been?" "I dont know, but they did, and he got away." "Did you call the district attorney?" "A disguise..." "Yes - how did you figure that out?" "The hair: much too long." "Has he been identified?" "Good morning." "Im Captain Giacomo Bonavia." "Traini." "District Attorneys office." "Thats Michele LiPuma, a well-known killer." "What happened?" "Do you know Ferdinando Lomunno, the building magnate?" "Yes, Ive heard of him." "Thats his secretary." "LiPuma came in disguised, and asked her to announce him to Lomunno." "When she heard shots, she fled." "Anyway, the disguise was supposed to give LiPuma a few seconds advantage." "But it didn"t work out that way, because they were waiting for him on the other side of the door." "On the other side of the door?" "You mean Lomunnos?" "Yes:" "Lomunno and LiPuma were cronies from way back, but they fell out after Lomunno mistreated LiPumas sister." "They tried to kill each other, more than once " "LiPumas autopsy will show more than a couple of bullet scars." "Lomunno knew that one day, LiPuma would try to take his revenge, you understand?" "Thats why he had his people waiting for him." "But LiPuma came from here, instead of there, and took them by surprise." "Vincenzo Arlotta, from Trapani." "It seems he caught LiPuma from behind." "After that, it seems that he was accidentally shot by his accomplices." "From here... to the door..." "crossfire!" "Lomunnos chair." "And this is an old acquaintance, Dano Gaschetta from Salemi... wanted for a double murder two years ago." "We havent identified that one yet." "His machine gun had jammed." "All characters from out of town, all recently hired." "I feel partly to blame for this." "Lomunno had two professional bodyguards, who he trusted." "I had them put in jail a couple of months ago." "When a hotshot like Lomunno has no protection, he starts to have a problem breathing;" "he feels uneasy." "He needed temporary help, so he hired some cheap people." "Well... you can see the mess that they made." "Two professional killers in prison, three amateur killers dead." "So to speak, the maximum result for a minimum of effort." "Nice work, Bonavia!" "How is it that you arent more familiar with Lomunno?" "Why should I be?" "He moves in high circles, even if he is a murderer." "Why not arrest him?" " Something funny?" " Sort of." "Ill repeat my question:" "why not arrest him?" "Because I dont want to be made a fool of again, seeing as how Ive already arrested him three times before." " Lack of evidence?" " What?" "I said: due to lack of evidence?" "Due to lack of everything." "Do you know how much this concrete jungle has cost so far?" "400 billion." "And 59 killings." "63, counting the four of today." "Those are the ones in the cemetery." "A great many of them are buried right here: in cement." "But what are you gonna do, tear down half the city?" " Where do you live anyway?" " Here in the vicinity." "Well, watch out." "One of these days youll turn on the tap, and blood will run out." "Or youll see something in a crack in the wall, scrape it out and what will you see?" "A finger, or an eye." "You live in a penthouse?" "I have three rooms on the second floor." "Why?" "Sounds kind of small." "Youll see: one of these days, a friend will approach you... and offer you the penthouse, at very good conditions." "You inspire confidence." "Are you sure Lomunno wasnt present when the shooting took place?" "And risk getting shot?" "They have people that get paid for that." "Okay, you can go." "Okay, all is in order." "Anyway, Ill take a chance on making an ass of myself again." "You give me a warrant, and Ill arrest him." "Youre certain that this was Lomunnoss work?" "If he was warned that LiPuma was out to get him... why didnt he just inform the police of that?" "Thanks." "Instead you suggest that he set a trap?" "For me its still not clear." "Ill issue a summons for Lommuno to appear for questioning." "Letss see what he has to say." "If you want, I can tell you say what he will say..." "Ill proceed with questioning Lommuno." "If you get orders from me to arrest him, there wont be any lack of evidence." "Send me your interim report as soon as possible, and the file on Lomunno." "Goodbye." "Goodbye, Mr. Traini." "Go fuck yourself, you... piece of shit!" "What are you looking so happy about?" "Me?" "Nothing, chief." "Its cold, thatss all." "Ill repeat: you need to keep all this to yourself." "Were up to our necks in this, and I want you to stay out of it." "No, Captain, Im like ivy:" "where I stick, there I stay." "The newspapers." "Hello?" "Mr. Traini?" "Its me." "I have Mr. Malta on the line for you." "Hello, Traini." "Good morning, Mr. Malta." "How are you?" "Good." "So, this shooting in Via Plebiscito - a real massacre!" "There were more than 100 shots fired." "There were four bullet holes in LiPumas body, two of which were fatal." "When did he get out of the insane asylum?" "What?" "I said:" "When was he released from the mental hospital?" "Who?" "Well, LiPuma." "You mean you havent been informed of that yet?" "Who"s in charge of the investigation?" "Captain Bonavia." "Ah, the best man for it - introverted, mulish but efficient!" "Didnt he tell you about the asylum?" "Yes." "Its in the report he sent me." "Michele LiPuma, confined in 1964." "The commitment paper was signed by his sister, Serena LiPuma." "And when did he get out?" "Two days ago!" "So how would you explain why a man like that was released, when he was clearly still abnormal, not right in the head?" "The Doctors declared him healthy." "You see: youve barely been in the job any time, and you already have a very serious case on your shoulders." "Tell me - hows your mother?" "Slightly better, but she still needs more time to fully recover." "Is she still in Switzerland?" "Yes, in Lausanne." "And you - hows the move to the new apartment going?" "Quite well, thanks." "Remember me to your mother when you write." "And here, in this case..." "How do you intend to proceed?" "Ill be interrogating Lomunno tomorrow." "It may be that a certain person found Lomunnos recent acquittal disagreeable..." "Lomunno stood in his way." "Do you understand?" "You mean that an old rival wanted him dead?" "Such viciousness would indicate that." "Theres someone to see you." "Ah, Lomunno?" "No, his lawyer." "Show him in." "Be careful: hes a fox!" "Advocate Canestraro." "I wasn¡t expecting you." "You were expecting Lomunno, I know." "Id like to see him myself." "He was admitted to hospital." "After the shooting, he suffered a shock." "Ah, and which hospital is he in?" "I don¡t know." "Well, you find out what clinic, and tell him I want to question him." "Lomunno obviously has a murder trial ahead of him." "It only needs to be established what his relationship with the three killers was - the ones armed with machine guns, who were waiting for LiPuma." "Weve not been able to learn who they were." "Illl make that clear:" "we do not know who they were." "Therefore, Lomunno has no fear of being investigated." "He respects the law." "But he is still worried that he will be killed." "LiPuma was sent there to kill him." "Fortunately, Lommuno was out of his office, otherwise... he would now be dead." "What makes you think that someone sent LiPuma there?" "Given past events, Id say that LiPuma had enough reasons of his own to hate Lomunno." "Quite right." "So, they opened the tigers cage, and the tiger came out." "You mean to say that if you wanted to get rid of our successful builder, youd have had LiPuma released from the asylum?" " Me?" " Yes, or whoever else." "Allow me to express my surprise... that a paranoid murderer could have been set free so easily." "Go on." "I have nothing more to say, Mr. District Attorney." "Find your client, and tell him he must come here for questioning." "What guarantee can you give for his safety?" "A police escort." "It would be better not to inform the police." "Ah - you think that if word were to get out, then the word may get wings, and return in the form of a bullet?" "Its no mystery that my client is in the crosshairs of certain police officers." "Youre referring to the times that Captain Bonavia arrested him?" "Three arrests, to be exact." "The courts answer has been three acquittals." "Illl let you judge." "What could Captain Bonavia personally have against Lomunno?" "Yes..." "Er..." "There could be many reasons." "A man can hate out of his love for justice." "In that case, if you think Bonavia is so perfect..." "What do you think?" "Tell me something about him." "I think that it is necessary to judge a public official even by his private life." "And that would be?" "Bonavia has a mistress, young enough to be his daughter." "Thats not a crime." "Of course not." "Of course not." "Listen, Mr. District Attorney..." "I ask that you forget regulations just this once, and be so kind as to visit my client, because he has suffered a great shock." " Tomorrow morning?" " Thank you." "Its been a pleasure." "It would be an honor for me to accompany you personally." "Good day." "Call Mr. Maltas office." "A fox!" "Lomunno is willing to see me tomorrow morning, but he has asked that I visit him." "He doesn"t want the police to know where hes hiding out." "Why?" "His lawyer says that Lomunno thinks Bonavia has it in for him." "And assuming he does?" "Well, Lomunno is afraid that the police would intentionally let out intormation that would harm him." "Whats your opinion, Traini?" "Ill go along with him, even though his distrust of Bonavia annoys me." "The most important thing is to hear what Lomunno has to say, and as quickly as possible." "Of course, the investigation is paramount." "Well, I authorise you to proceed." "What about the lunatic asylum?" "Im going there today, with Bonavia." "Clinically speaking, there was no reason to keep him here." "Is that so?" "In your opinion, he was cured?" " Did he often have visitors?" " Never." " Not even his sister?" " No." "She sent him a few packages." "It says here that six months ago, LiPuma tried to strange his cellmate." "It was a unique emotional crisis, but it was never repeated." "Id like to talk to that former cellmate." "You promised me the other day!" "Why won"t you talk with me?" " Im not dangerous." " Take it easy; yourre sweating." "No, I dont sweat - I weep from my skin." " Where is he?" " Next door." "But I can tell you that now is not a good time..." "Should I open it?" "Ahh..." "Who is this in my cell?" "Why are you here?" "What do you want?" "Go away... go away!" "That ones OK." "But the others?" "All assholes!" "You - what are you?" "Im just an officer of the judiciary." "My name is Giuseppe Lascatelli." "Is that not an important name?" "Why dont you answer me?" "Why are you quiet?" "You must answer me!" "Calm yourself, Pepe." "Okay, General." "Do you know Captain Bonavia?" "Ah, and how!" "I used to pass all the information on to him while I was inside." "They had tons of strychnine, so they put the strychnine in the coffee, and they got rid of a boss, a spy, a lookout man and an "asparagus"." "Who?" "What do you mean who?" "Don´ttt you listen when I say something?" "Enough, Pepe." "Hes talking about those that have been poisoned in jail." "Continue." "There was a pipeline under the prison floor." "We dug a hole in the ground and petrol came out." "Like a geyser... psss!" "Mimi the fairy - he used to sell it for us." "How beautiful he was." "And how did he get it out?" "With the "asparagus"." "With the what?" "!" "What language is this guy speaking?" "He comes in here and makes fun of my cosmic revelations!" "Im going to smash him!" "Tell the official what you do to us, instead!" "You keep us locked up in this dump!" "And you beat us." "You damn bastards!" "Bastards!" "Calm down, Pepe." "Have a cigarette." "Its miserable in here - why dontt you send some women in?" "Only faggots have a good time in here." "Were you a friend of LiPumas?" "The world should belong to generous men like him." "He gave my son a news stand, because he was my friend." "They kept him here, the doctors kept him in here because..." "Lomunno and his sister wanted him out of the way." "Bastards!" " Wed better stop." " Alright." "Id like to talk to him alone." "You were a police informer - isnt that right?" "Come on Pepe, have courage." "Scratch me behind my ear first." "I cant stand it." "LiPuma knew you were an informer, right?" "One day he said to me:" "¡Bonaviass your friend... sso tell him I´mmm not crazy. ""´" "I said nno!""´ Then he tried to strangle me." "Continue." "Bonavia came to ask me some questions." "I said..." "What did you say?" "Go on." "What did you say?" "Hmm?" ""Let LiPuma out. "´" "And what did he say?" ""Impossible, "´ that´sss what he said." "Thanks, Pepe." "Shall we go?" "Who had LiPuma released, Bonavia?" "The doctors declared him cured." "Dont you believe in doctors?" "Anyway, tell me:" "who are Lomunnos enemies?" "Half the people in the telephone book..." "more or less." "Who would you put at the top of the list?" "Even then its hard to narrow it down." "His rivals in the construction business:" "Madonna, Norvese, Chiaracarne... all those and their relatives that Lomunno destroyed economically, or killed." " A top up?" " No, thanks." "To return to Lascatelli..." "I wanted to talk with him alone, because the presence of police officers often intimidates people." "He said that LiPuma could hardly wait to get out, so he could try to kill Lommuno." "That could be, but it surely wasnt Lascatelli who informed Lomunno... that LiPuma wanted to kill him, and had disguised himself as a guard, as he couldnt have known how or where LiPuma would try it." "So: who did inform Lommuno?" "Perhaps Im reading you wrong, but I think that yourre thinking... this was an act of personal revenge." "Because of the sister!" "So you think that LiPuma was merely a tool of his sister?" "Theres no evidence of that." " But she could be a suspect?" " Its possible." "Its quite possible that the massacre wasntt just an isolated incident, that the intent was far greater than a simple personal vendetta, that it involves important people in conflicting interests, and billions of lire." " Shall we talk about politics?" " Why not?" "See the man sitting over there at that table?" "With the light suit, the mustache, and the expression on his face that seems to say:" "WWhat have I got to do with it?" "I´mmm innocent!""´" " You mean His Honour, Mayor Nicotra?" " Thats right." "And to his left, the one with the thick glasses, thats the M. P., Grisi." "And on his right is the President of the regional bank, Santa Croce, with the Chairman of the Building Commission." "Remember those words:" "Building Commission." "Theyre the key to everything." "A coffee and the bill, please." "There is also a free seat at the table." "Guess who is missing?" "Lomunno." "Right." "Shall we continue?" "So, about two years ago..." "Nicotra and Lomunno drew up an agreement, anticipating the big business that would come with the citys new development plan, hmm?" "Lets assume Lomunno bought up some unremarkable land for the price of farmland, shall we say - 300 lire per square metre?" "Now, this is where the Mayor comes into the picture." "Using the taxpayers money, the city government, for no apparent reason, supplied the area with water, electricity, sewerage, roads, etc., etc." "So, the value went up from 300 per square metre to 4000?" "But you see, the taxpayer doesnt get anything out of it - you wont find any schools, or hospitals in that area." "The pie was cut up between the Mayor, our Member of Parliament, the head of the building commission, Lomunno, the bank that financed the deal, and a few others." "There was no great risk involved, because if anybody raised any objections, he was first warned, then threatened, and if that wasnt enough, he disappeared." "What is the police department doing about this?" "Making arrests, if they can." "What are the courts doing?" "Handing down sentences, when theyre given sufficient evidence." "Since when has evidence been sufficient in our courts?" "If you want a wider picture of the situation, I can give it to you, but... you be careful of this investigation:" "it is a very slippery path." "Its a trip welll take together." "Now, our starting point will be the killings in Via Plebiscito." "We might not change the world, but our duty today, right now, is to find and punish all those responsible." "Well start by questioning the doctors at the medical institute," "Lomunnos personal enemies, and his rivals in the construction business." "And what did his lawyer, Canestraro, have to say?" "That Lomunno is in hiding, and that no one knows the three killers who killed LiPuma." "He says there are those that want to kill him, but he does not say who." "I told Canestraro that he should tell him... that if he doesnt show up for questioning, I"ll issue a warrant for his arrest." "Youll be arresting him for the forth time." "And... wholl free him?" "Nobody, if we do our job well." "A man over on that table has been trying to attract your attention for the past few minutes." "Excuse me, I have to be going." "Bonavia!" "Id like to talk to Serena LiPuma." "We tried to find her." "No luck." " Keep trying." " Certainly." "My respects, Mr. Mayor." " No news on Lomunno?" " No." "When is he gonna surface?" "You really scared the hell out of him." "Yes - hes terrified." "Maybe even a little too much." " And how did your talk with Traini go?" " Well see." "A man could kill me, the District Attorney could send me to jail, the man who killed me could be sent to jail, but the District Attorney always goes free." "Well see whatss better for him." "I dont get it." "Whatss better for what?" "Not only a killer can kill; a prosecutor can ensure that a troublemaker is eliminated." "Traini?" "Hes in with them?" "Calling all cars." "Proceed immediately to Bucciaria." "Okay." "Whats happening over there?" "Attempted robbery in progress." "The suspect is holed up in a church." "Hes reported to have a gun." "He hasnt done anything, hess a good boy!" "Leave him alone!" "Calm down!" "Let me through!" "Calm down, calm down!" " Where is he?" " Inside." " Has he shot anyone?" " No, but he says hes going to." " Keep away, or Ill kill you." " Calm down." " Keep away." " Youre nothing but a piece of shit!" "What are you doing?" " Have you fired it?" " No." " Have you threatened anyone with it?" " No." "Captain, the crowds getting restless." "Should I call for reinforcements?" "Dont be stupid!" "Calm down!" "Calm down!" "There is nothing happening." "Calm down." "He didnt even have a gun." "He was just kidding." "Stay back." "Stay calm!" "Back!" "Stay calm!" "Out of the way!" "Out of the way!" "Get a move on." "And you, what are you looking at?" "A fine professional, I am." "It¡s over!" "Go home!" " Have you got a match?" " Yes." "Id like to have seen Traini here, with his expensive suit." " Nicola, when did you get out?" " Last month, Captain." "Now you know, dont you, that itss illegal... to tap any telephone wires without the court¡s authorisation?" "Especially when the telephone belongs to the District Attorney!" "So, if I transfer you back to their department, do you think that you can handle it inconspicuously?" "You still refuse to let go of it, eh?" "You still want to know who warned Lomunno?" "Well, of course I can handle it." "Yeah, who warned him, and where the orders came from." "Well find out..." "To your health." "Trainis lying." "He says Lomunno wontt come out of hiding." "What does he take me for, that son of a bitch?" "!" "This way, please." "Go right in." "Ah, its very kind of you, Mr. District Attorney, to go out of your way like this for me." "I feel so much safer here, because in a way, this is home to me." "My client finances this institution for orphans... he had a difficult childhood himself." "Hey, come on." "I dont want the District Attorney thinking that youre trying to make me out for a saint!" "I dont deserve it." "Please." "So, here I am." "The predetermined victim." "I thank God, because death is ugly." "Now, I am at your disposal here, to answer your questions, Mr. District Attorney." "Why was LiPuma after you?" "Was it because of his sister?" "I think so." "Or maybe because of resentment over old business dealings?" "No." "I never had any dealings with this guy, LiPuma." "However, when he became dangerous, you had LiPuma put in a mental insitute." "It was his sister who had him committed." "And she at that time was your mistress?" "Yeah, but whatever she did was under her own initiative." "Who told you that LiPuma was out, that he was coming to kill you?" "Who told me?" "If Id known, I would have asked the police for protection." "Nobody ever goes to the police." "Oh?" "Thats a shame." "Anyhow, no-one ever told me a thing." "I didnt even know those three men who were killed with LiPuma." "Your lawyer hinted that Bonavia apparently has a grudge against you." "Is that true?" "Sure he does, sure." "Its envy, because I make big money, while he only gets a small salary." "So he spies on me, my property is watched, and once in a while he dreams up a charge and arrests me." "Im sorry for him;" "I understand him." "You understand him, and you feel sorry for him." "Why?" "Because he grew up alone, without satisfaction." "Some people drown the past in wine." "He drowns his in justice." "He is dangerous." "Nonsense, Mr. Lawyer!" "So, contrary to your lawyers opinion, you arentt afraid of him?" "I have bigger enemies." "You contradict yourself." "Your lawyer said you were in hiding because you fear the police." "And now you say you have no fear of the police!" "So, who are you afraid of?" "There was an attempt to kill me." "Now Im afraid to go out on the street." "But there"s no need to be afraid." "Even if you assure me that a Police Captain has acted badly." "Youre a citizen, and Imm your District Attorney." "Don´ttt forget that." "You"re my what?" "Im your District Attorney." "And I would defend you, as I would any other citizen." "If necessary." "Men like you give us faith in the law." "Getting back to the discussion though:" "If you want to know who wants to see me dead," "Im telling you, there are a lot bigger fish than Bonavia." "In the business world?" "I dont want to accuse anyone." "But if you think for a minute, whoever got LiPuma sprung, it took money - a lot of money." "I see." "What else can you tell me?" "Only what I told you just now." " Which is what?" " What I said." "Which is not very much." "We havent concluded much, have we?" "Well, what do you expect?" "Im the victim here." "Thats why I want to take care of you." "Dont leave the city, and keep yourself at my disposal." "Do not doubt it." "At your service." "And thanks again for going to all this trouble for me, Mr. District Attorney." "Who is this Traini?" "Whats he looking for?" "Hes just looking." "Easy for you to say, but hes likely to stumble onto the zoning law deal." " Ahh..." " And youre the one responsible, Ferdinando." "The mess youve got us into!" "Machine guns everywhere - are you trying to start some kind of civil war?" "And what should I have said?" ""Please, go ahead, kill me?" "¡" "Ive been reading the headlines, and I dontt want anything more to do with it." "And neither do the others." "Is that clear?" "Tell me something, senator." "How did you get into your position?" "It was because of my men, village by village, that you got 200,000 votes." "I got you in yesterday, and I can get you out tomorrow." "Who do you think you are, senator?" "He goes to Montecitorio, makes speeches, gives interviews on television, but who are you?" "You tow the line and play the game my way." "Calm down, Ferdinando." "And if the game bothers you, step down." "Take it easy." "Go over to the opposition." "For every one that leaves, I have ten more." "But you dont want to leave your comfy chair, do you?" "Take it easy, Ferdinando!" "You too, and the president of the bank, and the Mayor!" "You calm down, you handsome boy, understand?" "And now, what are you thinking about me huh?" "Who told you that LiPuma, disguised as a guard, was coming to kill you?" "Guess." "Did you have the insane asylum watch him?" "Or were you watching Bonavia?" "Or maybe one of your friends?" "Only two people know:" "God and me." "Lomunno!" "Have you gone out of your mind, Lomunno?" "Here I am trying to cast suspicion onto Bonavia, and you clear him." "What are you thinking of, accusing your competitors, when you know as well as I do that theyre not involved?" "Whats wrong with you?" "You really think the D. A. believes what I tell him?" "If I want him to think white, its better to say black." "Trainis no fool." "Let him have the satisfaction of thinking... that whatever he figures out came from his own brain, with his university education." "Lets let our new D. A. work out his own theory, let him make the connections, put the little pieces together..." "Ah, youre back already?" "Did you take her to my house?" " She didnt want to come." " So, where is she?" "Shes waiting at the corner of Via Ruggero 7." "Come in, come in - were leaving now." "Good boys!" "10,000 lire for the one who wins!" "Serena!" "Get in..." "Wait there." " Hello, Serena." " Good evening." "I wanted to take you somewhere else, because its not good for me to be seen on the street." "For the moment." "What have I done to displease you?" "Your brother wanted to kill me, so its not like I would have had him released!" "Imagine:" "Id forgotten he even existed." "You can be sure that after me, he was going to go for you:" "the name on the court document that committed him, six years ago." "You encouraged me." "Have you forgotten that?" "Thats all over with anyway." "There¡s no point dragging the past back up again." "Well, all right, well forget it." "Whatss on your mind?" "What did you want to meet me for?" "You have to go to Cleveland, to see your relatives." "I will pay." "Why?" "Because there are people who are out to get me, and they may come after you, thinking they can use you to get to me." "But what help would I be to them?" "There are many ways for them to get what they want." "Let¡s just say its safer if you go." "And when you return, Ill see that you get a new apartment, on Via Le Strasburg, or by the sea;" "whatever you want." "A promise, dear Ferdinando, that I can add to the collection." "Oh, dont be like that." "We need to find a way to understand each other again, Serena." "We need to rekindle that thing we used to have for each other." "If youre willing to give it a try, welll go to our old restaurant, in Mondello, and well talk the whole thing over." "I swear, you have nothing to worry about." "Sorry I had to make you walk, but I couldnt park any closer." " Ferdinando, you want to kill me, dont you?" " Will you cut it out?" "Come on." "Yes... its true!" "You want to kill me!" "Come here." "Whats the matter?" "Callisto, Callisto, hold it!" "You want us to go over to her place?" "No, she knows better than to go there." "We must find her, no matter what." "The Chairman of the Anti-Mafia Commission has stated... that the lengthy investigations into the connections between the mafia and the political world, will shortly be concluded." "The report will be sent to Parliament as soon as possible." "An important member of the Commission commented:" "WWe will not be taking any action before the report is issued. ""´" "This is better than a comedy." "Theyre saying the same things as they were when we met." "TThe people expect us to be as thorough as possible. ""´" "Oh, erm... this is Michele Cammino." "Miss Lina Paladino." " Im very pleased to meet you." " Likewise." " Excuse me." " Sure." "Nothing to smile about, Cammino." "So..." "The life, death and miracles of District Attorney Mr. Traini!" "He must be a mummys boy;" "he calls his mother in Switzerland constantly." "Shes in a hospital, but we dontt know why." "A kid called and asked him for an appointment." " A boy?" " You think he could be a faggot?" "Youre talking about an important person - the least you can do is call him a homosexual!" " Are you going?" " Well, its getting late." " Well, until tomorrow." " Bye." "Lets get back to your weak allegations..." "A gay, eh?" "No, I doubt it." "Go on." "He called Judge Malta, to tell him he¡d met Lomunno." "Lomunno accused his competitors of having had LiPuma released." "And did he say anything about me?" "BBonavia is a neurotic..." "HHe pursues Lomunno out of envy, but Lomunno doesn¡t consider him dangerous." ""Malta authorised Traini to investigate Bonavias private life." ""He urged him however, to be very discrete, bbecause Bonavia is a public official, and thus a representative of the state. ""´" "What else?" "Malta authorised Traini to tap your phone." "Unfortunately, their surveillance center is even more effective than ours." "Well, we had the idea first:" "they dont know that they must watch what they say on the phone." "We do." "Was there anything else?" "Schiro called Traini." "Schiro?" "Why?" "He asked Traini to meet him where the shooting took place." " Good old Schiro!" " He is a piece of shit!" "Whats Schiro got against me anyway?" "Hes never forgiven you for your report, which stopped him getting promoted." "What report?" "When he roughed up that student, during the riot at the university." " Oh..." "Id completely forgotten about that." " Illl make that bastard talk." "You dont do anything, understand?" "PPlease note: on March 7th, 1962, the sum of 2, 300,000 lire was deposited anonymously." "BBonavia withdrew the money the following day. ""´" " Thank you." " Youre welcome, sir." "Follow me, please." "An ideal place for a crime, isnt it?" "Well, if you say so." "Have you heard of Gianpaolo Rizzo, the trade union activist?" "No." "Well, he wasnt my brother, nor a relative - he wasntt even my friend." "He was more than that to me." "He was a young man that I admired." "When I left the village to join the police force, he remained here to help the vulnerable people." "Do you know what it means to be a union activist around here?" "There is a law that guarantees you a regular, set wage." "All of you!" "Lomunno is cheating you all." "This cant continue." "Why are you afraid?" "The sheep are afraid, but that does not save them from the wolves." "The more fear you have, the more likely it is that youll be eaten by the wolf." "So why do you hide in your houses, behind the windows?" "I know you all, even if you hide." "And I know that youre all with me." "Lomunno robs the workers, and gets rich from our sweat." "He who gives us bread is our father, we say." "But he throws us crumbs!" "And what kind of a father is it who brings us hunger, and uses his power to fire us, whenever he wants to?" "He cant do this according to the law." "What law is this then?" "If he says we must work for 14 hours a day, then we must work for 14 hours." "If he says children will get 1000 lire a week, then they get exactly 1000 lire." "He says II´mmm firing you""´...." "and that is that." "You feed his power with your fear." "If we dont demand our rights, whoss going to give them to us?" "Him?" "Here he is:" "Don Ferdinando Lomunno, here to try to make me shut up." "He thinks he will chase me away." "Listen well to what I say: we will make him be the one that shakes in his boots." "Dont work on his construction sites." "Friends, go out on strike now!" "No one must go back to work until he comes to terms with us." "The contracts must comply with the law." "Who are you trying to convert?" "Youre trying to fill these decent peopless heads with your stupid ideas." "You talk like a criminal!" "And Im not finished yet!" "If one spits into the air, the spit will fall back into ones face." "You exploit the poor people, who have nothing to eat." "Youre the real criminals here!" "Stick a finger in his belly and see what comes out - shit!" "What are you waiting for?" "Arrest the shooter!" "The first to leave the square would lose face." "Rizzo knew that." "So he stayed there, lying on the ground in the square for hours, even at the risk of bleeding to death." "That episode made Rizzo a hero, but being a hero isnt always an asset." "If we hold together, well make eem run, like scared rabbits." "Ah, heres an old friend who has dropped by to congratulate me." "But he is also a policeman, and since my call for a strike was not legally authorised, hes come to arrest me." "Isntt that right, Giacomo?" "I have to take you to Palermo." "The judge will let you off with a warning." "A warning?" "A warning telling me to... mind my own business, and not disturb public order." "You went to school - why did you join the police?" "You think its the only way to get respect from iimportant´ people?" "I believe in the law." "But youre going to arrest me anyway?" "And dontt tell me that it´sss your duty." "How much evidence do you need before you arrest Lommuno?" "Its just a matter of time." "You two are on the same side:" "you the police, and him the gangster, both on the side of the wealthy!" "Over the years, Ive thought a lot about what Rizzo said, and I can never forget it." "And the more I think about it, the more ashamed I feel." "Have you ever felt anything like that?" "Have you never felt that you were just a tool... just there to look after the interests of whomever happens to be in power?" "A policeman whos also an anarchist?" "You are a living contradiction, Bonavia." "Havent you ever had any doubts about enforcing unjust laws?" "Its not for us to judge the law, but to..." "To enforce it." "Yes, I knew you would say that." "But lets say tomorrow the law changed and stated that we had to use torture." "Dont be absurd." "Sure, torture was abolished, but that doesnt affect the fundamental question." "Would you use torture, if the law would allow it?" "But youre using an extreme example here!" "Alright then, whats your limit?" "How much injustice would you stand for in the name of the law?" "If you go on, I¡ll arrest you!" "I was only referring to Rizzo¡s ideas." "Let me talk to him." "Youre a few years too late." "Thats where they killed him." "Lomunno!" "A young shepherd heard the shot." "Lomunno used dynamite to seal Rizzos grave, 30 metres deep." "It took us two days and two nights to remove all the soil." "And then we found the body." "It wasnt the face of a dead man." "It was the face of a man who had never known justice, and who never would." "And then, on a Sunday afternoon, I arrested Lomunno." "I had a witness." "And?" "Did Lomunno know the boy had seen him?" "I suspected he did, so I asked to have the kid closely watched." "But someone obviously regarded me as a psychic:" "word got out that Id requested a guard, and somebody got suspicious." "Nooo!" "Anyway, I imagine that thats how it happened." "Naturally, they said the kid slipped, but there were scratches on his neck, obviously made by fingernails." "And what did the autopsy show?" " I didnt have access to the report." " Thatss absurd!" "I´llll check the file." " You cant." " Why not?" "It disappeared." "And, three years later, more bloodshed." "I brought Lomunno into court in February of 1964." "I had the necessary proof." "It didnt hold up." "I read the records." "Did it say by chance that the jury was threatened?" "Thats impossible." "There would have been a new trial." " I know that they were threatened." " Prove it!" "I cant prove it!" "Conclusion:" "Lomunno is innocent." "Ah, Bonavia!" "I fear that instead of sleeping at night, you lie awake concocting elaborate fantasies." "You think that because youre convinced, others are too." "But I¡m not!" "However, lets get to the hard facts." "Rizzo, that is." "You mention his name and you want instant justice." "A criminal doesnt want justice to mete out justice." "You want the opposite, and in that youre just as wrong." "You cant question the law." "Itss not your job to question it." "It must remain unmolested." "As an officer of the law, you must enforce, and not criticise, the law." "And that means?" "Obey the law and confess." "Confess what?" "If you have any respect for justice, youll freely confess you had LiPuma released, knowing hedd kill Lomunno." "How do I go about accusing myself?" "Maybe you can advise me..." "I will tell you right now." "Firstly:" "you recognised LiPumas body from the street." "He was disguised, his head was covered in blood, and he was hidden by the grass." "No-one could ever have recognised him like that, and you were also some distance away." "You even said gget photos of LiPuma""´..." "Those were your exact words" "And secondly?" "When we were at the mental institute, a man reproached you for... not having listened to him ¡the other day¡." "Why did you go there two days before LiPuma was released?" "Thirdly?" "Two days after your visit, LiPuma was released." "And fourth?" "After all, you were behind the planned assassination attempt." "Only the motive remains to be determined." "Could be that youre a fanatic, meting out his own kind of justice." "A policeman who unleashes a killer, because he has no faith in the courts." "But I doubt it." "I have always been wary of moralists." " You dont convince me, Bonavia." " And so?" "You could be an accomplice, working for one of Lomunnos rivals." "Sold out to the underworld for money!" "Were you daydreaming or nightdreaming when you came up with this fairy tale?" "What did you say?" "What did you say - that I could be a paid accomplice...?" "You say that I have fantasies?" "I could never dream up that one." "Lets see now." "You say that Lomunnoss rivals figured it out this way:" "Lomunno has no respect for agreements." "Lets get rid of him." "How?" "Simple!" "Theres a police chief, who can do the work for us." "He doesnt cost too much, and he has the means to do it, right?" "Youre with me up to now?" "But if there are people who paid me to have Lomunno killed, there are also people who paid you to save Lomunno from that person, namely: me!" " Listen to me, or..." " I know: or youll have me arrested." "But theres only one thing I want to know, Excellency:" "Which side are you on?" "And dont lie to me!" "And you?" "Whose side are you on?" "Im on my own side, and I can prove it to you." "You say they paid me to have LiPuma released, alright - arrest me." "Go ahead: arrest me." "That"s what I want." "And then well find out who warned Lomunno, and why he did it." "That man will be my cellmate, and that man will have a nice, honest face like yours." "I would like to see you trying to sleep amongst the bugs!" "OK." "You wont get away with that, Bonavia!" "You fight me with your proof, and Ill fight you with slander." "The more unbelievable it is, the more credible it will sound." "Dont be ridiculous." "What will you accuse me of?" "Ah, dont confuse the issues." "I said slander, not accusations." "What slander?" "That which you hide from everyone:" "that your mother is in a Swiss asylum." "Shes mad!" "What?" "My mothers worn out, shess just resting." "I know, I know, but Ill just say that yourre lying, that´sss all." "And by whom am I been accused?" "By a man who has an insane mother!" "Possibly hereditary insanity." "Now we know a lot about that, don"t we, Traini?" "And then I"ll say that youre a fag!" "Take it easy now, dont lose your temper!" "That you corrupt minors, youve been seen in the company of a young boy, Pietro Delia." "Right?" " He is an orphan, a child that I..." " Oh, I know, I know that." "Hes the child of a deceased friend;" "yourre helping him through school." "Ah, you really seem to be deaf!" "I said: slander!" "And I am the first one to admit it." "Now, I need slander." "Do you know why?" "Because, when they investigate me, theyre also going to look into your past, and find out that you dirtied your hands working for Lomunno." "Now what other vices do you have?" "Gambling?" "Drugs?" "Thats enough!" "Youlll go to prison for life..." "Just because I have spoken about "slander"?" "No, no - for the crime that you committed." "And your crime wont be diminished because of the others who committed larger ones." "Traini!" "What do you want?" "Dont be in any doubt:" "I will do what I said." "OK." "When I get the proof, Ill arrest you." "Ill say I went to the mental institute to check on the condition of the inmates." "Thats part of my job, isntt it?" " Well see." " All right." "And about the 2,000,000 lire:" "I used the money to dig up Rizzos body." "I went to the District Attorneys office first, but they turned me down." "Look it up in your file;" "its number 241." "I sold my fathers house..." "I stole from my family." "Well, youll have to prove every word of that." "Goodbye!" "Via Mazzini, 2PM." "A man approached a boy playing with friends, and dragged him into a car, where several accomplices were waiting." "The car drove off at speed." "The kidnapping was witnessed by a local foreman, and an employee of the family." "Help!" "No!" "No!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Help!" "Help, call the police!" "Stop that car, and call the police!" "6PM." "The boy was released, unharmed, on the outskirts of the city, in the proximity of Bocca di Falco airport." "The boys been released, Captain." "Released!" "So they just wanted to frighten someone..." "Until midnight, everything is good, everything is quiet, Captain." "Why didnt the boyss father report this to the police himself?" " I wouldnt know." " Does he have any enemies?" " Well, not that I know about." " Is he rich?" " Hes got money." " What does he do?" "Hes the medical supervisor, at the mental institute." "Schiro!" "Go to the house of the head doctor at the mental institute, and have it guarded continually." "Go!" " When are we going?" " Why?" "Who is it?" "Captain, its me - Mimi "´ttthe fairy""´..." "What is it, sweetie?" "I know where you can find Serena LiPuma." "Are you sure?" "Sure!" "If you come down to bar "Del Bosco"..." "Shut up!" "Stay there, Im on my way." "Excuse me, Captain." "Excuse me..." "I respect the captain because he¡s completely honest." "I still think youre out of your mind." "Yeah?" "Well, you dont understand men at all." "Here he is." " Where is he?" " Its written down here..." "Get out of here fast - the Carabinieri are coming!" " But why?" " Get going, I said." "Move!" "Oh God, but why?" "Serena." "Serena?" "Whats the matter with you?" "Serena!" " Stop it!" " Help!" "Help!" "Serena!" "What are you so scared about?" "Dont you remember me?" "Imm Captain Bonavia." "Yes." "Yes." "Come on." "You cant stay in this place." "Come on..." " Where is this place?" " Up there." "So, whats it gonna be?" "The deaf, the dumb and the blind, to live 100 years in peace!" "That is nonsense, especially in your case." "You have seen and heard!" "The mere thought of you testifying... is going to keep them awake at night." " I dont know nothing." " Nothing?" "So you were hiding for nothing?" "Were you scared for nothing?" "When you saw me just now, you were terrified." "You thought I was going to kill you." "So, why dont you go back home?" " I cant." " Why not?" " Its no longer a safe place." " Well, then go somewhere else." "Like where?" "Where can I go, if all the money I have is in the apartment?" "Remember one thing: no matter where you go, if I can find you, they can too." "Think about it." "Goodbye." "Captain Bonavia!" "Can you explain how Captain Bonavia knew his phone was tapped?" " He probably has your phone tapped, sir." " Mine?" "Its happened before, many times." " You know, they do what they can." " I want evidence." "Yes, sir." "Excuse the disturbance, Mr. Traini." "I am Palumbo, my company manages this building." "Come in." "We were wondering if you might be interested... in a little proposition of ours?" "The tenant who was to buy our penthouse is leaving us, because of sudden illness, I believe, in the family." "Its free as a result, and I thought I would show it to you." "The penthouse, you say?" "I dont think my economic conditions would ever allow me to finance an apartment like this." "Do you?" "The rent youre paying for your apartment would allow you to buy it." "You see, what matters to us is whos buying:" "the person is the most important thing." "And the furnishings?" "There are eight rooms here:" "a kitchen, a bathroom... it would cost a lot." "On occasion, our company has arranged loans for the right buyers, with loan payments stretched out over 20 years." "Do you know what the salary of a junior District Attorney is?" "Yes, but what counts for us, I repeat, is the person." "A person like you offers all the guarantees, plus reliability and trustworthiness, and those qualities are worth a fortune these days." "Thanks." "Perhaps I will accept..." "I¡ll have to think about it." " Who owns this building anyhow?" " Oh, a Swiss company..." "Are you sure?" "I have often seen them together." "Can you remember what they said?" "They always talked about land, and transactions worth billions of lire." "Did they talk about getting rid of anyone?" " Yes." " Who exactly?" "Melillo, the architect." "Trancha, the land owner." "And others." "Let me look at him again." " Who?" "Him?" " Yes." "Dont call anyone, especially me - my phone is tapped." "And dont open the doors or windows, unless you hear the codeword first:" "I will say MMonte Pellegrino""´..." "You got that?" "Monte Pellegrino." "Oh, and remember to keep the volume down." "I dont like television." "Well, keep the volume down anyway!" "When will I testify?" "I dont know - it could be a long time." "Ill bring you some magazines, some clothes, some blankets, whatever you need, OK?" "Is there anyone... who you would like to call?" "A man?" "Yes." "No, far too dangerous!" "Nobody must know that you are here." "Now don"t do anything foolish, like calling your boyfriend, okay?" "If you dont want me to, I won"t." "Good, Serena." "Good night." "Good night." "In here, Bonavia!" "Did you know that Lieutenant Cammino had unlawfully put Trainis telephone under surveillance?" "Why ask him?" "Whats he got to with it?" "Cammino claims he was working alone, on behalf of unknown persons." "Let him speak for himself." "A month ago, two men offered me a lot of money, if I would unlawfully record Mr. Trainis telephone conversations." "It seemed like..." "like easy money, so I agreed." "Once a week, I left an envelope with the transcripts of the calls in the bar." "The next day, an envelope with the money in it would be left for me." " Thats the way it was." " And we should believe that?" " It is the truth, the pure truth." " Would you swear it on the Virgin Mary?" "Id swear to all of it, Superintendent." "Take him away!" "Captain, forgive me if I have betrayed your confidence in me." "I needed money, you know?" "Debts, women, a whole load of bad habits..." "Out!" "You had the temerity to have my phone tapped, didnt you?" "You dared to believe that a District Attorney could be derelict in his duties." "Do you deny having my phone tapped?" "No, if youll admit that you also had my phone tapped." "Where is Serena LiPuma?" "You picked her up yesterday." "Mimi tthe fairy""´ gave us that information." "I could tell you that I couldnt find her, and maybe your information was wrong, couldnt I?" "Why are you being evasive?" "It is up to you to prove whether I¡m telling the truth or not." "Thats what we agreed to, right?" "Youre no better than the criminals you say you hate so much." "That plot you worked out to kill Lomunno was worthy of a criminal mind." "Your friend Rizzo certainly wouldnt have admired you for what you did." "Brigadier Schiro - ask them to come in here." "These two men admitted youd found errors in the financial accounts of the institute, and that you had threatened to report them." "Thats how you arranged to have LiPuma released." "We had not even the slightest idea about what was behind it, nor what his intentions were!" "How can you believe what those two shits say?" "They steal from their patients food allowances, theyre crooks, they admitted it." "But they"re not murderers!" "They volunteered information, because they were afraid of being implicated." "They volunteered because they had no other choice, after the attempt to kidnap the doctors son." "Didnt you know about that?" "Bring me this morningss report." "You know, our maid is nervous, she started screaming for help, because someone invited my little boy to see the circus." "The poor man was so frightened, he ran off." "Look how terrified he is." "Hes paralysed, thinking about what they might do to him." "Whatever he told you wont hold up in court, Traini." "You can go." "Im going to start proceedings against you, Bonavia." "As you wish... but you wont have enough evidence to arrest me." "The Attorney General will decide that." "Please, wait here for me." "The Bedouin has been arrested again." "Whats he done now?" "He stole a pair of shoes, as usual." "Good day." "Let me see these..." "Ah, crepe soles!" "Beautiful!" "Put them on." "Sit down and put them on." "Go ahead." "Call 221622, and tell them Ill be home late for dinner." "Good, good - now, put the other one on." " How do they feel?" " Good." "Well, try them out then!" "Are they comfortable?" "How do you feel?" "Tired." "Then disappear!" "Some kind of a trick, isnt it?" "Pietrucco, today I feel like the world has been turned upside down." "Go on, get lost!" "Beat it!" "...but Bonavia is a ranking police officer." "Can"t we avoid his incrimination somehow?" "I dont think so." "Hes obstructed the investigation by hiding Serena LiPuma, the principal witness." "He¡s a fanatic!" "If there is no alternative, then go ahead." "But I find it unforgivable for an officer of the law... to do something like this for money." "Well, Im not surprised... theyve also tried to bribe me!" "How do you mean?" "I was offered a penthouse apartment and a large loan, as a gift, so to speak." "By whom?" "I don¡t know." "And why?" "I dont know if they were trying to thank me for taking action against Bonavia, or if they were asking me not to continue investigating the others." "What others?" "Serious facts have emerged concerning the city government." "Look, Traini - you were assigned to look into those three murders at Via Plebiscito." "You see, Mr. Malta:" "the shooting, Lomunno, the speculation in the construction business, serious bribery of politicians and officials." "All this is interconnected." "Ill have all the evidence soon." "A dishonest clerk?" "Higher up." "An official?" "The mayor!" "Prudence, Traini." "It would be very easy to create a scandal that would involve the whole country, and undermine confidence in the Government." "Justice, yes... but with a careful hand." "I"ll keep you informed." "Go on digging: right to the bottom!" "Youre formally suspended, Bonavia." "Here is the order." "Heres my signed confession." "I"ve pointed out that..." "Cammino tapped your phone under my specific orders." "He acted in good faith." "Schiro - salute!" "Hey, fortune teller!" "Whats the horoscope say for today?" " The omens are very satisfactory." " No bloodshed?" "No, everything looks peaceful, sir." "Where is Captain Bonavia?" "Where is Captain Bonavia?" "He just left!" "Get me Lommunos office, right away." "Is that Lomunnos office?" "This is police headquarters." "Where is Mr. Lomunno?" " Did he go out alone?" " Yes, sir." "They said Lomunnos not in his office." "This is District Attorney Traini." "Wheres Lomunno?" "Mr. Lomunno is at lunch." "What restaurant?" ""Lungo Mare", I think." "We need to get at least 10,000 votes for His Honour Grisi." "And he will get them." "The first man not doing his duty properly will be in big trouble, understand?" "And 5,000 in Campo Reale." "5,000?" "That seems a lot." "How will we manage that?" "Is it a problem for you?" "Scare the women, that always does the trick." "Ah, what a beautiful day!" "Were closed." "Ferdinando." "Ah, you again!" " Look - its the Captain." " Welcome the Captain." "Im having a party, Captain." "I have news for you." "Did you know theyre going to arrest me?" "That mean youll be keeping my two friends company - those two nice guys youve just had thrown in prison." "Ferdinando, do you remember the name of that trade union activist?" "What are you talking about?" "The one who spoke against you in the village." " Captain!" " Ah, Rizzo!" "What were you doing?" "I was standing over there." "We had just eaten... and were relaxing..." "Captain Bonavia turned himself in at the city jail just now." "Traini, Captain Bonavia just turned himself in at the city jail." "Good evening, sir." "Evening!" "No, no, wait a minute." "If youd trusted me, I would have got you out of this mess, with a light sentence." "Many indictments in the political milieu of the city" " What evidence do you have?" " Forged documents, seized by the court." "Arrest warrant issued for mayor" "Im going to bring the Mayor, and the rest of them, to trial." "Well, it wont work." "There"s a better way to do it." " And whats that?" " Kill them all." "You dont know what yourre saying." "I have never felt better in my life." "I can breathe freely again." "I feel liberated of 10 years of shame, and now Im passing the ball to you." " I said all I need is a trial." " What witnesses do you have?" " Serena LiPuma, for example." " Dont count on it." "Shell testify for me, only because she knows that I didntt kill for money, like they"re gonna try to prove that I did." " Thats bullshit!" " What did you say?" "I said: thats bullshit!" "Enough nonsense, Bonavia." "Your behaviour was shameful." "Tell me where Serena LiPuma is." "I need her." "When can I see Cammino?" "Thats against the regulations, and you know it." "Who is it?" "The District Attorney says hes returning your phone call." "Hurry up!" "The District Attorney is waiting to speak to you." "No, lady - dont close the door." "You see, we just wanted to, er..." "Why are you being like that, lady?" "No, I beg you!" " Why are you frightened?" " Im expecting a baby." " Im your friend!" " But Imm expecting a child." "I beg you!" " Hang on... come here a second." " No, no!" "What are you doing?" "Dont be afraid." "Come, you have to cover up..." "My lawyer told me..." "he can get me out." "But I said he should wait a little longer:" "I have something to do." "We can keep you company in here." "You killed a good man." "You think you dont have to pay the price?" "Bonavia, the D. A. wants you." "Come on, Bonavia." "Serena LiPuma has disappeared." "Oh, look, if thats a trick to try to find out her address..." "Her address is Contrata Sciulla Via Valeria." "She herself called me, after she saw on TV that youd been arrested." "I talked to her myself." "She gave me her address." "But, when I got there the place was empty." "Were searching everywhere for her." "Its useless... shess already dead." "Youll never find the body." "Besides you, who else knew where she was hiding?" "Where were you when Serena telephoned?" "In Attorney General Maltas office." " Was he there?" " Of course." "Then what are you waiting for?" "Are you out of your mind?" "Why?" "The High Prosecutor!" "Youre accusing the Attorney General?" "I didnt say that." "Then what do you mean?" "You were on the phone in Malta¡s presence." "Shortly afterwards, the only witness disappears." " I wont allow you to insinuate..." " Imm not insinuating!" "Malta could be completely innocent, but why not investigate him, as you investigated the Mayor and the others?" "Why them and not Malta?" "The people will lose confidence in the rule of law." "If justice is seen to be served, then theyll regain it." "I understand, all right!" "Anyway, you wont do anything outside of the rules and regulations." "I¡ll do it!" "No - you cant even accept the idea that... a highly-placed judicial figure could be involved in crime." "I will do it - I have to do it." "Youll need all the extenuating circumstances at your trial." " If I make it." " What do you mean by that?" "In prison, there are other laws, Mr. Traini." "You must trust me:" "I will do my utmost." " What is your cell like?" " Its a single one." " Hows the food?" " Fantastic." "Youll hear from me soon." "Good day, sir." "Good day, sir." "Mr. Traini." " Well?" " Good day." " Did you speak to him?" " Yes." "Well get him out... wontt we?" "What are you doing?" "Is something wrong?" "No, nothing, it"s just my stomach." " Excellency." "Good day." " Good day." "Good day." "Good day." "Now, Licuono: dont you worry about that problem." "Ill take care of everything for you." "Good day, Mr. Attorney General." "Excuse me a moment." " Of course." " Of course." "Is there something wrong?" "Subtitles by Lord Retsudo May 2009"