Giovanni, dressed in overalls with no shirt underneath, stared at the frozen man in front of him. Without taking his eyes off him, he asked Emilio, “Has Luigi gone mute?”
“I think we should give him time,” said Emilio. “I think he must have seen something shocking.”
“Is St. Cloud okay?”
The question jolted Luigi back to life. “Yes. She was waiting for me herself at the hospital entrance.”
“Then, please, do share the cause of your shock, Luigi,” pleaded Emilio. “What is the result of the investigation? I want to assume it's what has left you spellbound.”
Luigi shook his head. “Yes, well...” Then he stepped forward and handed Gio his phone. Gio took it, read silently, and passed it to his brother.
“My God,” exclaimed Emilio when he was done. “I can't believe it.”
“It's written in blac
