"DETECTIVE MONTALBANO:" ""EQUAL TIME"" "Go and see." "Wait, where are you going?" "You slut!" "What the hell did you do?" "Let´s go." "Let the hare run, we´II get it." "CatareIIa, would you mind telling me what the hell is going on?" "AugeIIo´s baby was born, he´s on leave." "You could´ve called Fazio." "Fazio is on patrol with TortoreIIa and GaIIuzzo." "What´s happened?" "I received an anonymous call saying a dead body had been found." "Where?" "In the Poggio MaIavento area, in the stone quarry." "I know where that is." "I´II go there." "As soon as someone turns up, send them there." " How will I do that?" " Do what?" "Know when someone turns up." "I´m here." " Where, at the crime scene?" " Yes." "Seeing no one was around..." "My goodness!" "Don´t touch anything." "Keep everyone away." "I´m on my way." "hello?" "CatareIIa, can you hear me?" "I can hear you, Detective." "I´m calling with my cell phone." "Text Jacomuzzi and Pasquano and tell them to come here." "Detective, you have to say "contact" them, not "text" them." "really?" "Is that right?" "Yes, Detective." "CatareIIa, do me a favour." "Mind your own damn business." " CatareIIa." " Here I am." "I did as you told me." "I called Pasquano and Jacomuzzi." "Pasquano did his work and left." "Jacomuzzi is still here." " How was he killed?" " He was shot in the face." " In the face?" " It´s all a bit much for me." " Go back to the station." "Good work." " Thanks." "I´m sorry, salvo." "But you´re not going to like this murder victim." " Why´s that?" " It´s mafia business..." " old style." " A sawn-off shotgun?" "A shot in the face and regards to the family." "The identity papers say that the lucky soul gone on to new pastures was called AngeIo Bonpensiero." "One of the Cuffaro family." "Cuffaro?" "I´m going." "Bye, salvo." "Listen..." "Did you get the tyre track imprints?" "Of course." "Let me know what kind of car it was." "I´II do my best." "Heaven help us then..." "Come in." "Mimì, why are you here?" "Aren´t you on paternity leave?" "What was I supposed to do?" "I found out about the Bonpensiero murder." " How´s the baby?" " The baby´s fine." " You should ask me how I am." " Why?" "Because babies cry and scream non-stop for no reason." "They´re not hungry or sick." " They just stress you out for fun." " He must take after his father." "No, I called him SaIvo because I knew he´d be a pain in the ass like you." "Come in." "Detective..." " I have some information on the body." " Have a seat." "Bonpensiero was 45 and was married to Mariuccia Cuffaro." "She is Masino´s only daughter." "He´s the head of the family." "Bonpensiero´s career progressed rapidly with the "family"." "He became his father-in-Iaw´s right hand man very quickly." " Did he have a normal job?" " Yes, he worked at the quarry." "So the war between the Sinagras and the Cuffaros has started again." "The Sinagras started shooting and it´s the Cuffaros turn now." "Why would they start a war again after a ten-year truce?" "Maybe seeing that the two bosses are old, one of the younger men has decided to take over." " I don´t think so." " Why not?" "Don´t forget that all the Cuffaros were killed by the Sinagras with a sawn-off shotgun." "That´s what doesn´t convince me." "Nowadays the mafia uses different ways to kill people." "A sawn-off shotgun seems too obvious." "What do you mean "too obvious"?" "I´m not convinced that this murder was done by the mafia." "Fazio, draw me up a family tree of the Sinagra and Cuffaro "families" as they are now." "Contact your colleagues in the Anti-Mafia squad and find out if AngeIo Bonpensiero was being investigated." "That´s Mariuccia Cuffaro," "Bonpensiero´s widow." "That´s Masino behind her, he´s the head of the family." "He made his money with fake construction contracts." "Some people say that Bonpensiero wanted to take his place." "I can´t see Sisinno Cuffaro." "He´s there, at the back." " Where?" " The man with the stick." "Oh, yes." "There he is." " Who´s the big guy next to him?" " Cosimo Zaccaria." "Bonpensiero´s chauffeur and bodyguard." "LiIIino Sinagra..." "What´s he doing here?" "I´ve come to bring your daughter and your family our condolences..." "Don´t worry." "It´s a tough moment, but you have to be strong." "Pasquano." "What are you up to?" "First you call me, then you don´t show up." " Sorry, I got held up." " Why do you want to see me?" "You said it was all clear and you wouldn´t have bothered me." "But I started thinking and I need a few answers." "well, I can tell you that Bonpensiero was killed with a sawn-off shotgun at close range." " We knew that." " But you´II be interested to know... that as an act of mercy his murderers wanted to spare him the horror of looking death in the face." "What do you mean?" "I found evidence of a blow to the victim´s neck, just before he died." "What kind of blow?" "A blow from something which left a bruise without breaking his skull." "CouIdn´t he have hit his head as he fell?" "No, there are no Iacerated and contused wounds on his neck." "He was probably hit from behind because there are no traces of a struggle on the body." "Come in." "Did you want me?" "Fazio, come in." "Pasquano says that Bonpensiero received a blow to the head before he was shot." "A blow to the head?" "At the quarry, or before?" "I don´t know." "We´re sure that he was shot at the quarry." "Why would they knock him out before shooting him?" "I don´t know, not out or mercy, nor to spare him the horror of death." "They wanted us to find Bonpensiero at the quarry." "But how did the Sinagras take him to the Cuffaro´s quarry and shoot him without being seen?" "That´s another reason why I don´t think it´s a mafia murder." "The snails!" "You´re always late!" "I got an important call." " What time´s our appointment?" " Now, hurry up." " Let´s take the car." " No, Iet´s walk." "How´s daddy´s little boy?" " I can´t help it if I fancy you!" " people are looking at us!" " Has SaIvo had his feed?" " Of course." "He smiled at me!" "CatareIIa, what´s with the moped?" "well..." "I collect snails early in the morning to take them to my aunt CarmeIa who cooks them for me." " They´re delicious!" " I see, but the moped?" "I found it in the woods, and I´m pushing it because it doesn´t work." "Aren´t you supposed to be at the station?" "I´m taking the moped to the garage then I´II go." " alright." " Excuse me..." "Can I Iook at the baby?" "Of course." "well, you know..." "He smiled at me!" "We´ve found a babysitter!" "I´m good with children." "Once, my niece Concetta didn´t want to eat..." "Sorry, but we´re late for our paediatric visit." "Goodbye." "See you." "As well as having served a few months in prison for petty crimes," "Bonpensiero was being investigated because he was suspected of being the sicilian contact for a trade of women and cigarettes coming from Ukraine." "The Russian mafia send the cigarettes to Greece and then to sicily." "The women are made to prostitute themselves once they get to italy." "But last year, Bonpensiero found out he was being followed and suspended his trade." "Excuse me, CaIogero..." "He cancelled every trace and the investigation was called off." "Do you want some dessert?" " What is there?" " CannoIi filled with goat´s cheese." "Or lemon pie." " I don´t want any dessert." "And you?" " No, for heaven´s sake." " Just the bill." " I´m paying this time." " No, you have a family." " This meal´s on the house." " Thanks, is it your birthday?" " No." "But don´t come for the next few days." " Why?" " We´II be shut." " Are you fixing the place up?" " No, I´m retiring." " Are you kidding?" " No, Detective MontaIbano." "As you know, I´ve had a double by-pass and the doctor says I shouldn´t work." "So I´m going to spend my time in the country." "What about the restaurant?" "My cousin might take over." "But I´m closing it for now." "What´II I do?" "CaIogero..." "Hear that?" "CaIogero´s closing down." "Where will I go to eat now?" "He´s closing down." "AdeIina can´t cook for me as her aunt´s in hospital..." "A friend told me about a restaurant which might console you." "It´s called "Da Enzo"." " Have you been there?" " No." "But this friend is fussier than you and he said it was good." "I´II give you the address at the station." "Detective!" "Fazio." "What´s going on?" "The Cuffaros retaIiated." "Let´s go." "Did you know michele Zummo?" "Yes, by name." "What else has to happen to convince you it´s a mafia war?" "Zummo was one of the Sinagras." "I know." "One plus one is two." "The Cuffaros retaIiated to Bonpensiero´s murder." "No, that´s too simple." "Did you go to Bonpensiero´s funeral?" "I couldn´t come because the baby was up all night..." "Never mind, I understand." "I went." "would LiIIino Sinagra kill Bonpensiero then offer his condolences at the funeral?" " It´s not logical!" " There´s no logic in any of this." "Maybe the Sinagras wanted to create a distraction." "No, Mimì." "The mafia follows certain rules." "There´s always some logic, even if you don´t see it right away." "Where the hell is the way out?" "Good morning, Mr. Sinagra." "Good morning, Detective." "Have a seat." "Thanks." "First of all, I must thank you for accepting my invitation." "I always say that you are the proof that gentlemen still exist." "I´m only here because what you say may be useful for my investigation." "Do you want an orange?" " They´re sweet." " No, thanks." "I can´t eat them." "When you´re old, life is full of sacrifices." "This is all you´re left with." "The scent of good things." "I was told you found michele in his greenhouse." "michele was a good man, a worker." "He planted everything in those greenhouses himself... without anyone´s help and he wanted no money from us." "He wanted to show my niece that he was good enough for our family." "Poor soul!" "He didn´t deserve to die like this." "He didn´t deserve it." "Did AngeIo Bonpensiero deserve to die like he did?" "You know, ten years ago it was the Sinagras that wanted to end the war with the Cuffaros." "Don Sisinno and I met in villa AtIantide, in MonreaIe, to shake hands and bury the hatchet." "The Sinagras didn´t kill Bonpensiero." "I want to tell you something." "In my house, all the young guys respect me." "I don´t know for how long, but now..." "There´s a Cuffaro family saying that says after Don Sisinno there have been no men... capable of being in charge." "Not even Bonpensiero, who was a big shot." "Are you trying to tell me that Masino Cuffaro had his daughter´s husband killed?" "I didn´t say that, Detective." "If Don Masino wanted to kill someone, he didn´t need to create this big farce." "So?" "unfortunately for Don Masino, he didn´t have any sons." "He only had one daughter." "I´ve been told that Mariuccia Cuffaro... isn´t really..." "..very smart." "I see." "Come in." "Mrs. Mariuccia Cuffaro." " Good morning." " I´m Detective MontaIbano." "Thanks for coming." "I´m sorry to have bothered you." "There are some facts about your husband´s death I need to understand." "alright." "What did your husband do on Thursday night?" "What he did every night." "After dinner, he sat in front of the TV then he fell asleep." "And what did you do?" "Me?" "I sat in front of the TV too." "But I didn´t fall asleep, Iike every evening." " And then?" " Nothing." "At about 1 1 o´clock AngeIo got up and went out." " Where did he go?" " I don´t know." " You didn´t ask him?" " No." "Any idea where he went?" " He didn´t say." " Let me get this." "At a certain time, your husband suddenly goes out." "You don´t know where to and you didn´t ask?" "No." "Why not?" "Did your husband usually go out at that time?" "He hardly ever went out in the evening." "Didn´t you worry when he didn´t come back?" "That night, I took two sleeping pills and fell into such a deep sleep that I wouldn´t have woken up if the house had fallen down." "I see." "tell me, Mrs. Cuffaro... did your husband have any enemies?" "The Cuffaro family only has one enemy, the Sinagras." "I don´t know about my husband." "Do you suspect that anyone killed him?" "I don´t suspect, I know." " Who would that be?" " Who?" "Do I have to tell you?" "That murder carries a signature and a countersignature." "It was the Sinagras, they killed him." "No one´s saying a word at Zummo´s greenhouse." "There were 7 workmen at the time of the murder, but they saw nothing." "Bonpensiero´s quarry is outdoors and more than 20 people work there but when he was killed, no one was around." "So?" "CouIdn´t it be a mafia war between the Cuffaros and the Sinagras?" "Don´t you start as well!" "I believe BaIduccio Sinagra more than Bonpensiero´s widow." "Why?" "Because I think there´s more to these murders." " Where are you taking me?" " Trust me, we´re almost there." "CouIdn´t Mr. Scozzese come to the station?" "He´s old, he can´t go out because he has mobility problems." "He apologized and asked us to visit him." " Let´s go and see Mr. Scozzese then." " It´s not my fault." "Forget it." "Come in." " Good morning, Detective." " Good morning." "Thanks for coming." " I´II show you the way." " Thanks." "You must forgive me, but I find it very hard to walk." "How long has the girl been missing?" "I last saw Eva three days ago, on Thursday." "She went out in the morning and never came back." "Why did you only report her missing today?" "Because I think if someone decides to disappear, they have to be left in peace." "And anyway, I knew that one day Eva would leave me." "That she would have left, I mean." "Why, wasn´t she happy here?" "She said she was." "would you Iike some coffee?" "No, thanks." "Did the girl live here?" "Yes, she had her own room." " Can I take a look?" " Yes, of course." " Thanks." " Come in." "What kind of Iife did she lead?" "Was she seeing anyone?" "Did she go out?" "only on Thursdays, her day off." "She stayed in the other evenings." "We would watch films on TV the other days." "But above all she liked me to tell her stories about SiciIy." "I told her about where I used to teach, about my books..." "You know, my Iife had totally changed with Eva." "She brought me back to the days when I used to teach." "And I´m ashamed to say it, but when I Iooked at her, my heart would warm up." "There´s nothing to be ashamed of." "Come." "Detective." "Mr. Scozzese... you said she never went out but there are clothes and perfume here." "Did she dress up and put perfume on to watch TV?" "actually, she had started going out more recently." "She´d bought herself a scooter and sometimes came home late." "There she is, that´s Eva." " Did she have any friends?" " Yes, she did." "She told me about them sometimes." "They were all Eastern European girls." " But I didn´t know them." " I see." "alright, we´II inform you if we have any news." " Thank you, Detective." " Goodbye." " Excuse me." " Yes?" "This might be useful to you." "On Thursday afternoon at around 3," "I went for my usual nap." "In my dream..." "I seemed to hear Eva coming back on her scooter." "But maybe it was just a dream." "I don´t know, it could be." " Goodbye." " Thanks." " Good morning." " Good morning, Detective." " A sawn-off shot gun again?" " No, this time they played safe." "A KaIashnikov, four shots to the heart, lungs and liver." "It seems they shot from 1 0 metres away at Ieast." "But Jacomuzzi will give a more accurate report." " GaIIuzzo..." " Detective." " Whose is the body?" " Fichera, married to a Cuffaro." "Cuffaro, huh?" " call Fazio." " He´s not here, Detective." "What?" "He wasn´t at the station either." " Is he on holiday?" " I don´t know." "I see." "Detective!" " Detective!" " What is it?" " Fazio is on the phone." " Fazio!" "There´s been a third murder and you disappear?" "Who cares about the investigation?" "Where are you?" "The superintendent?" "What did he want?" "Right away?" "alright, anything else?" "No." "Bye." "Fazio, it´s GaIuzzo." "What do you want me to say?" "The Detective´s furious." "Today´s murder brings the number to three..." "Everyone thinks it´s the mafia, except for you, MontaIbano." " Superintendent, I´m sorry but..." " MontaIbano..." "I´ve received calls from the president of the region, the secretary of infrastructures, the honourable Mangiapane, the deputy secretary of the parliament relations department, the MPs Accardo, Randazzo, RuggireIIo, Buscaino and Minore." "They were all asking the same thing." "What are the police doing to fight the mafia war?" "Vigata is on the front page of newspapers and on the news." "Do you realize how damaging this is for the image of our province?" "I know, but what do you want me to say?" "You have to provide tax-paying citizens... with the peace of mind they expect the police to give them." "With concrete actions, which guarantee safety and show that this territory is protected by the forces of order." "Sir, things aren´t what they seem and I thought..." "This is no time for thinking, but for action." "From now on" "Trupiano, the chief of the flying squad, will be in charge of the case." "I called you here to inform you." "Trupiano will lead the investigation?" "Good..." "Good." "Where are you going?" "MontaIbano!" "I will not let you..." "MontaIbano!" " Detective." " Yes?" " I knew it." " What?" " That you´d come." " really?" " I was waiting for you." " And here I am." " Come in." " Thanks." "Lay the table for Detective MontaIbano." "I´m going to the kitchen." "I´II take the Detective´s order." "Good morning." " Thanks." " You´re welcome." "Yes, the two girls are Russian." "They´re blonde with blue eyes." "They all look the same to me." " Thanks, nicola." " No problem." "Detective." " Are they here?" " Yes." " Good morning, Detective." " Good morning." "Good morning, are you Anja Mashenko?" " No, she´s Anja." " I´m Anja." "Good morning." "I´m Detective MontaIbano." " I have a permit." " I don´t need to see it." "I just want to ask you a few questions." " Do you know Eva Ljubin?" " Yes, of course." "Why?" " When did you last see her?" " well, today´s Monday..." "One, two, three..." "four days ago." "I haven´t seen her for four days." "Where did you see her four days ago?" "At the fisherman´s club." "We´re the only women who go there." "Eva, AIina and I often meet up there." "We´ve even learnt how to play cards." "What time did Eva leave?" "It must have been four in the afternoon." " Four." "Was she alone?" " Yes." "She left on her moped." "She recently bought herself a moped" "Eva´s great on her moped!" "Yes..." "Yes, this is Eva´s moped." "This is it." "What´s happened?" "Where did you find it?" "I found it." "I collect snails in the morning..." "CantareIIa..." "Here." "Come into my office." "Sit down." "What´s happened?" "Where´s Eva?" "She wouldn´t leave her moped for three days without..." "Where is she?" "Do you know?" "Mr. Scozzese only reported her missing yesterday." " Do you know him?" " No, I´ve never seen him." "What´s happened?" "Don´t worry." "We´II find out and let you know." "Drink." "Can you give us your phone number?" "Fazio will take your details." "As soon as we find anything out, we´II call you." "Excuse me." " Have you got a cell phone?" " No." "A home phone?" "0932... 341 51 ." "I found the red moped right there." "The other day as I was collecting snails." "I was behind this wall collecting snails and at a certain point I spotted the red moped." "I know, you told me in the car already." " Was it on the floor?" " It was over there." "It was here." "Detective!" "What is it?" "I found this." "Why are you bringing me a shoe?" "It might belong to the girl." "Maybe she left the moped here and escaped that way." "There´s some glass there form from a car headlight." "Pick it up and try and find out what car it´s from." "alright." " Where´s CatareIIa?" " He went that way." " CatareIIa!" " I´m here, Detective." " What are you doing?" " Come and see what I found!" " Detective, it smells of..." " I know, I can smell it too!" "Is anyone home?" " Who is it?" " I´m Detective MontaIbano." "What do you want?" "It´s nothing to do with me, it´s just..." "Don´t worry, we just want to have a look." "What´s your name?" "Biagio Cocuzza." "What do you do here?" "Are you a farmer or a shepherd?" "Biagio doesn´t do anything, he gets social security." "They give him money." "Listen, have you ever seen this girl round here?" " That one?" " Yes, this one." "No, I´ve never seen her." "Biagio never sees anyone," "Biagio is always on his own." "Detective, look." "Whose is this?" "I don´t know anything." "Biagio doesn´t know anything." "Biagio is a lucky soul." "A lucky soul..." "Anyone home?" "Anyone home?" "Yes." "Who is it?" "Good morning." "Where did you find it?" "Is it Eva´s?" "Yes..." "Yes, it´s Eva´s." "Is she dead?" "No... we don´t know that yet." " Good morning." " hello, CatareIIa." "You have to come with us." "No, no handcuffs." "We just want to ask you a few questions." "CatareIIa, stay here." "Keep everyone away." "Yes, sir." "Have you got a cigarette?" "GaIuzzo, give him one." "Thanks." "You´re very kind." "That depends." "What happened to the girl?" "It´s got nothing to do with me." "He took her, I´m not involved." "Who´s he?" "Who´s he?" "Biagio has to keep his mouth shut." "He can´t tell you!" "please!" " My head hurts!" " alright, calm down." "Where did "he" take the girl?" "I don´t know, I don´t know!" " You don´t know?" " No." " Did he hurt her?" " I don´t know." "Biagio doesn´t know!" "Stop it!" "The voices!" " I can hear voices!" " calm down." " The Puppeteer!" " calm down!" "Fazio!" " Detective..." " What´s happened?" "Nothing." "I have news about the investigation, but I couldn´t find you..." " I took the liberty of coming here." " You did well." "I found out an interesting piece of information." "The missing persons list for the Iast eight years is very short." "Apart from Eva Ljubin, there´s just RosaIia PeIIegrino." "Biagio Cocuzza was questioned in connection with her 8 years ago." "only 2 women have gone missing and they´re both connected to Cocuzza?" "exactly." "RosaIia has never been found." "Eight people went missing in nearby areas during the same period." "But that area´s more than 1 00 km from here." "That´s too far for there to be any connection with our case." " alright... want some coffee?" " Thanks, but I´d rather go home." " Good work, Fazio." " Just doing my job." "following the discovery of PasquaIe Fighera´s body, a police operation is underway in Vigata," "led by the flying squad with Trupiano in charge." "LiIIino Sinagra and Masino Cuffaro have been arrested." " hello?" "MontaIbano speaking." " It´s BaIduccio Sinagra." "Good evening, Mr. Sinagra." "Detective," "I have to think that you have become... one of those damned cops who do nothing but..." "lock everyone up." "Mr. Sinagra, we´re not getting off to a good start." "I am a cop, don´t you forget that." "And perhaps you think that by arresting my son and Cuffaro´s son the war will finish?" "I don´t know." "Your son and Masino Cuffaro´s son have committed crimes." "They´d have ended up in prison sooner or later." "Detective, I didn´t call you to complain." "You´re a man of justice." "You can´t arrest my son because he reacted like a man of honour to an offence... committed by the Cuffaros." "They started this war for no reason." "I know." "You didn´t start it." "But that´s not my business." "Detective, you can´t arrest my son because he´s a man of honour." "Your son gave orders for two men to be killed!" "No!" "Just one, not two!" " What the hell´s going on?" " Road works in progress." "Everything´s alright." "Mimì, do you know who Cosimo Zaccaria is?" " He´s one of the Cuffaro´s men." " Bonpensiero´s right hand man." "I don´t think the Sinagras are involved in this." "Are you crazy?" "So the Cuffaros started a feud to kill each other?" "I´m not talking about the Iast two murders." "What started all this?" " angelo Bonpensiero´s murder." " Right." "I spoke to BaIduccio Sinagra and he told me that they have nothing to do with Bonpensiero´s murder." "And I believe him." "Are you saying someone wants it to look as if it was the Sinagras?" "exactly." "Good morning." "Mariuccia Cuffaro, the mafia head Masino Cuffaro´s daughter and angelo Bonpensiero´s widow." "You see?" "She came to see how Zaccaria´s doing!" "They want to know who shot him." " Good morning." " Hi, GaIuzzo." "You found anything?" "We´re working on it, but we´ve found nothing so far." "We found a tank, but there was nothing in it." "Did you look properly?" "Fazio?" "Nothing." "We looked in the gorge, but we didn´t find anything." " What about here?" " Nothing." "When you´re done here, go to the other side of the railway." "Yes, Detective." " CatareIIa..." " Detective." " What are you doing?" " I was looking at the sheep." "Nice sheep, and I´m an expert on them." "When I was a boy, I´d go with my uncle SaIvatore and I´d ask him, "How can you spend so much time alone?"" "He´d say that the sheep kept him company and he listened to them." "They tell you everything you want to know." "well, Detective." "There are too many droppings." " Too many what?" " Too many "olives", Detective." "Droppings, all around the house." "What do you mean?" "Cocuzza has two sheep, but these droppings belong to lots more." "Too many, near the house as well." "well, what do you think?" " Is that alright?" " I don´t know." "We´II see." "Let me put some lipstick on." " You look great, come on." " Let´s go." "How do I Iook?" "You´re perfect." "Detective, I´m scared I´II make a mistake." "I´m not sure this is right." "legally, we´re committing an abuse but it´s the only way to save Eva, if she´s alive." " alright." " shall we go?" "Yes." "Bye." "Detective, I... didn´t do anything to that girl." "I know, Biagio." "She´s just come to say hello." "Are you sure she´s alright?" "Of course!" "You said no one hurt her, right?" "There, you see her?" "But... but..." "hello, Biagio." "How are you?" "How´s your boss?" "Biagio´s a good man." "Biagio wouldn´t hurt anyone." "We know Biagio´s a good man." "It´s your boss that´s nasty." "We can´t remember his name." "Where can we find him?" "You tell them I´m a good man, that I wouldn´t harm anyone, not even an animal." "You tell him where that man took you." "She can´t remember, why don´t you tell us?" "Biagio doesn´t know." "He comes, stays a while then he leaves." "He brings me food." "He gives me cheese, bread..." "cigarettes." "He comes with his sheep, stays the night and then he leaves." "That time he came with the girl." "I can´t remember his name." "I can´t remember." "Biagio doesn´t remember." "What do you want from Biagio?" "please..." " Biagio is a lucky soul." " We know that." " Biagio is a lucky soul." " alright, calm down." "I´II just say this once, I won´t repeat it." "We have to find who kidnapped and maybe killed two girls." "One, eight years ago." "The other one, a week ago." "Both missing girls are connected to Biagio Cocuzza." "But our man is the one Biagio is terrified to talk about, the Puppeteer." "We think he may be a shepherd and that he passes by Cocuzza´s house with his sheep." "The girl who went missing 8 years ago was called RosaIia PeIIegrino." "She knew Biagio Cocuzza." "She was seen with him and wasn´t scared of him." "But she didn´t know that Biagio took orders from the Puppeteer." "She shouIdn´t have trusted him." "On 1 7th april last year," "Eva Ljubin was running away." "She was being followed." "We don´t know who by and probably never will." "Who are you?" "Eva got to Cocuzza´s house and thought she´d be safe." "She didn´t know she´d ended up in the lion´s den." "Not Cocuzza, but the shepherd." "CatareIIa showed me some new tracks" "left by passing flocks of sheep in front of Cocuzza´s house." "It could be that the shepherd went past there this week and took Eva Ljubin away with him." "Seeing that Cocuzza´s house is in the Assoro area, if this shepherd exists, we should search the land in that area." "Shepherds don´t move around like they used to." "They usually take the sheep to the sea along this path..." "Good morning." "Can you help us?" "We´re looking for a shepherd..." "Good morning." "police." "Guys, don´t screw up, only shoot when I tell you to, alright?" "AIvaro SeIIa´s house is on the other side of this mountain." " How do you know?" " I met him once with my uncle." "Be careful." "He´s dangerous." "He´s a savage." " No one has ever gone near him." " You heard that?" "Be careful, okay?" "Let´s go." " Where´s CatareIIa?" " I don´t know, he was behind us." "Fazio!" "I found this bra, someone´s tried to burn it." " Look." " What´s that?" "Hair." "What does this mean?" "That he shears women just like his sheep." "Why?" "I think someone´s just finished eating here." "Detective!" "Yes, the soup´s still warm." "Detective!" "Come and look." "Someone..." "Up there!" "Fazio!" " GaIIuzzo!" " Yes, Detective?" " Everything alright?" " Yes." " Are you sure?" " Positive." " Did you see him?" " No." "AIvaro SeIIa, don´t be stupid." "police!" "Come out with your hands up!" " What shall we do?" " What can we do?" "Cover me." "Damn..." "Who shot?" "Fazio, did you shoot?" "SeIIa!" "Don´t worry." "police." "It´s all over." "Are you Eva?" "Come with me." "Fazio!" "CatareIIa..." "No, no... don´t worry." " I have to thank you." " What for?" " You saved my Iife." " Just doing my job." "Right..." "What made you think of going round the back to shoot him from behind?" "well, I´m a bit embarrassed to say." "Why?" "If you promise you won´t tell anyone, I´II tell you." "I promise." "When we got out of the car, I needed to go to the toilet." "I didn´t know where to go, so I went behind the houses." "When I finished, I heard shots." "I Iooked and saw a man pointing a rifle." "I took my gun and fired it." "You did well, there´s nothing to be embarrassed about." "Don´t tell the others, they´II make fun of me." " A promise is a promise." " Thanks." "Good morning." " Is she sleeping?" " Yes." " How is she?" " Better." "Thanks, Detective." "From me and everyone." "You did a good job, Eva´s alive." "How is she?" "Did you get to speak to her?" "No." "They´re giving her lots of medicine and injections to make her sleep." "The doctor says she needs to sleep." "She was talking in her sleep last night." "I couldn´t understand her." "She was crying in her sleep." "But she´s alive." "Thanks, Detective." "I´II come back to see you soon." "In the meantime, if you need anything, call me at the station." "We don´t need anything." "We´ve got everything here." "Detective..." "Do you think Eva is going to be okay?" "I hope so." "Wait, Detective." "I found this in Eva´s house." "It was in the laundry." " You know who this man is?" " Yes, he was in the papers." "He was killed, but I don´t remember his name." " angelo Bonpensiero." " That´s him!" " Did you ever see him with Eva?" " No." "I didn´t know she had a friend." " I´II keep these." " alright." " See you soon." " Bye." "hello, Biagio." "hello." "Look what I brought you." "Thanks, Detective." "How are you?" "The doctor says that I have to talk to him once a week." " And I do." " Good." " What does the doctor say to you?" " He doesn´t say anything." "I do the talking." "When I talk to him," "I don´t have bad thoughts." "Good." " Can I ask you a question?" " Yes." " Do you mind?" " No." "Remember when Eva came to see you?" "It was night." "She arrived." "Biagio remembers." "She came to my house, she was scared to death and her leg was covered in blood." "blood?" "Then the Puppeteer came and took her away." "Yes, he took her away." "He said women are sluts." " That all women are sluts." " I see." "Then he took her away with him." "Did you get a chance to talk to her?" "Did she say anything to you?" "She told me that two men wanted to kill her." "Two men wanted to kill her?" "Didn´t she tell you their names?" "I don´t remember." "What do you want, Detective?" "Biagio is a lucky soul." "Yes, Biagio." "I know." "Biagio is a lucky soul." "Come in, Detective." "Go on." "Check that the delivery notes are correct." "alright." " Come in, Detective." " Thanks." "You´re in charge of the quarry now instead of your husband." "As you can see." "I don´t have much time." "If you´d called, you could have made an appointment." "This shouldn´t take long." "I came to tell you that we have reopened the case about your husband´s murder." "Why?" "What´s happened now?" "Nothing, but we don´t believe the Sinagras killed him." "Goodbye." "Did you know your husband was seeing a Ukrainian girl?" "I´ve never bothered with such things." "Sooner or later, all men get involved with some whore." "Apart from the fact that we´re all different, as far as I know, Eva Ljubin wasn´t in that line of work." "By the way, the girl that went missing on the day your husband was killed, has been found, alive." "And I think this is something which will concern you." "Goodbye." "Good morning." "Thanks for coming." "I asked you to come because I want to tell you a story." "This is the story." "A women, Iet´s call her Mariuccia, finds out that her husband, Iet´s call him AngeIo, has a lover, Iet´s call her Eva." "His lover is a pretty young girl." "The wife is not pleased about this relationship." "But she suffers in silence till she finds out he wants to leave her." "That changes everything." "First of all, because you can´t leave the "family"" "and secondly because the wife is extremely proud." "So what does Mariuccia do?" "She finds an accomplice, without whom she wouldn´t be able to do anything, and she tells her husband to go to a safe place." "He gets hit over the head, then dragged him to the quarry where he works and he gets shot in the face to make it look like a mafia murder." "following this murder, a mafia war breaks out." "More murders take place, but the wife says nothing." "In the meantime, she´s taken over her husband´s "family" business." "But Mariuccia made a mistake." "Out of jealousy, she told her accomplice to kill Eva as well, as she was her husband´s lover." "But her accomplice can´t do that." "Eva manages to escape." "She´s alive and she can talk." "She´s the one that has helped me reconstruct this story." "What I want now is that the mafia war between the Sinagras and Cuffaros stops." "I want AngeIo Bonpensiero´s murderer to give himself up and Mariuccia Cuffaro to come to the station charged with killing her husband and the attempted murder of Eva." " Good morning, Cosimo Zaccaria." " What an nice surprise!" "We´ve come to get you." "Get in the car." "We can´t let you walk home in your state!" "Come on." "Thanks, Don Sisinno." "But you needn´t have put yourself out for me." "I´m honoured." "First of all, how are you?" "I´m fine, Don Sisinno." "The doctors have done wonders." "They said that when the plaster comes off maybe I´II be able to walk again, after some physiotherapy." "Cosimo, don´t forget that a man has to walk with his own legs." "You remember that." "Where are we going?" "This isn´t the way to my house." "There´s someone who wants to speak to you." " Let him in." " Right away." "This way, please." "Detective, I need to speak to you." " well?" " Detective, she´s not here." "But they told me at the office that she came here." " Is this her car?" " Yes." "The engine´s still warm." "She must have just got here." "Don´t do it." "Get back, Detective." "Stay there!" "I´II tell you whatever you want to know, but don´t move." "You want to know about my husband, right?" "Yes, I killed AngeIo." "With my own hands." "Down there." "Down there, you see?" "Zaccaria brought him here and then I killed him." "I snatched the rifle from Cosimo Zaccaria and pulled the trigger." "But what you don´t know... is that I Ioved AngeIo." "He got what he deserved!" "And I wanted to be the one to punish him." "Because I Ioved him." "Because I gave him everything and took everything back from him." "This is Mariuccia Cuffaro, Detective." "There are no men left anymore... so... it´s the women who decide." "Come, it´s nearly ready." "Let´s sit down." "Beba, Mimì..." "I brought your son´s godfather." "At long last!" "GaIuzzo, take a picture of us." "I won´t have my photo taken with you." "You´re too handsome." "Look over there." "You see Beba´s friends?" "They´re all asking about you!" "When Livia comes, I´II have a word." "That´II be fun." "Don´t be an asshole." "I´II punch you!" "Sit down!" "Spada, sit down!" "You got that, François?" "I´m good with computers." "I get the hard disk, I put it in, and do the works..." "Caruso, sit there with your wife!" "congratulations!" "What a lovely cake!" " That looks nice!" " You cut the first slice." " No, I´m no good." " Come on, cut it!" "No, Iet the mother do it." " No, Iet´s do it together." " alright, together." "One, two... and three!" "Have you all got your glasses?" "François is a good kid." "He´s caring and determined." "He´s always loved horses." "Does he still want to be a police Detective when he grows up?" "Who´s going to change his mind?" "well, there are still a few years to change his mind." "Where is he?" "He must be inside with his computer." " Does he like it?" " Very much." " That´s why he spoke to CatareIIa?" " They have something in common." " It´s for you, it´s Livia." " Here he is!" "Who is it?" "It´s Livia." "Hi, salvo." "I´m leaving." " I´m boarding the plane." " At last!" " Can you come?" " Yes, don´t worry." " See you at the airport." " alright, bye." "Livia managed to get on the plane, I´m picking her up at the airport." "Can I come and pick up auntie Livia too?" " You want to come?" " Yes." "Come on, then."