Chapter 30
Hunting for the HuntersWith the activities of the day, an afternoon of snooping around among the trifolài, a long evening meal followed by drinks at the café, Paolo was still in a fog the next morning, so the banging at the door woke him from a deep sleep. He lifted himself up on his elbows, hazily recollecting where he was, and walked to the door. Pulling on the handle he expected to see Stefano – but Paolo was surprised to see the more diminutive Rita standing on the threshold.
“Did you forget?” she asked.
“Stefano and I are leaving today,” Rita continued, “and we want to talk to Giorgio and Bruno before going to the train.
“Si, certo,” he mumbled, sure. He knew they were leaving and remembered talking the night before about what he and Nicki would be tasked to do in their
