He touched his sparse white hair with a shaky hand. Fede returned to the living room and stood next to Alex.
The man got up with difficulty and stood at the side of the chair.
"Please sit down miss."
Federica felt she could not refuse such a gallant gesture and sat down. The man leaned on the armrest of the dusty armchair.
"I guess you want to know about the fire."
"Exactly, Mr. Cosilli, Armando. We know for sure that it was not an accidental or natural fire," Alex began, but the man immediately went on the defensive.
"It was raining that night, it may very well have been caused by a flash of lightning."
Federica glanced at Alex and continued with the questions: "You see Mr. Cosilli, I remember the theft at your jewelry store a few years ago. In the end it came out, indeed yo
