Chapter 24
Conti, Italy
Dani
OVER A GREAT Italian meal, we discussed many things, but everyone seemed determined to avoid talking about the events that had brought us to Conti. After lunch, however, was a different matter. La Contessa invited us to her parlor for a glass of wine and, when we were settled, the conversation grew serious.
“All is well at the villa, I trust,” Marco said.
“Yes, it is,” she said. “I spoke to Floria earlier today, and she reports that your mother is herself for the moment.”
“Has there been any contact from the Carabinieri?”
“Not to my knowledge, why do you ask?”
“Because I found evidence on my uncle’s computer that he did indeed plan the abductions. There are e-mails from him to the man who drove the car.”
“What will you do with them?”
“I don’t have any
