Der Mafia-Boss musste mit ansehen, wie seine Magd zweimal mit einer Axt auf sein Hochzeitsporträt einschlug – doch als eine Aufnahme die erschreckenden Worte seiner Braut über den Unfall festhielt, verstummten alle.

Alessandro looked at me. His expression had changed from fear to something more complicated: the dawning realization that the story of his accident might have involved far more than a single damaged brake system.

I thought of the road, the rain, the barrier, and an unseen vehicle following close behind.

Then Marco added one detail that made Alessandro close his eyes.

“The second car,” he said, “was registered to a business belonging to your wife.”