Chapter 24
It was 10:15 am on June 12, 1953 and at 10:24 the direct train to Roma Termini would leave from Naples Central Station. The train was still being formed on track four and, preceded by a long whistle, a local train arrived on track three, which was separated from platform four by a covered platform. It was composed of two old fascist diesels, which provided the service up and down the region along the waterfront, stopping at every station.
Vittorio D'Aiazzo was standing up straight under the shelter, with his suitcase on the ground to his right, waiting for the direct train to Rome to be fully formed and for the conductor to allow access. He was wearing his uniform, so that it wouldn’t have to be ironed on arrival after being packed in a suitcase. It bore the rank of captain t
