Palermo, 2019
The next morning Federica and Maurini left the house together, but Alex was already outside with the engine running.
Fede exchanged a confused look with her father.
Alex rolled down the window and the pair leaned towards him.
"Good morning brigadier, Federica and I have to go to the prison
this morning, the marshal’s orders."
The brigadier nodded without the slightest hesitation and turned to his daughter.
"Off you go," he urged her. Fede nodded and went around the car to get in.
Maurini looked at them from the outside "To see who, Fuschiotto?"
"Marchini, sir."
Maurini nodded his head slowly.
"Be careful what you say. Be attentive to everything, with him. Remember that he always knows half of what you think and twice what you don"t believe."
Alex gave t
