LE PARRAIN DE LA MAFIA A VU SA FEMME DE MÉNAGE FRAPPER DEUX FOIS SON PORTRAIT DE MARIAGE AVEC UNE HACHE – MAIS LORSQU’UN ENREGISTREMENT A CAPTÉ LES PAROLES TERRIFIANTES DE SA MARIÉE À PROPOS DE SON ACCIDENT, TOUT LE MONDE EST RESTÉ SILENCIEUX.

“Not a photograph,” Marco said. “A voicemail. Isabella sent it to David by mistake while trying to contact her father.”

“What does it say?”

Marco’s voice lowered. “He won’t release the exact recording except to the detective. But he says it mentions a second car on the road the night you crashed.”

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.”