Giuseppe had spoken first: "He was a sailor who would die by my side during the assault at the armory: a hero."
"I didn't ask that, Lieutenant: answer the question."
"Sorry. Actually yes, I’ve just remembered now that I had seen him go up, it was while I was talking to Jones not far from the door."
"Didn't that seem like something anomalous to you?"
"No, Salvatore may have needed to urinate or wanted to drink at the pump in the yard."
"And you, Mariapia, did you see him?"
"I don't even know who that sailor was, they were all in civilian clothes, not in uniform. Anyway, I hadn’t seen anyone go up ahead of time, and unlike Giuseppe I had always remained in the central area."
"Lieutenant, I would like you to tell me exactly when Cuoco went to the courtyard and when he came back down. E
