The Puppeteer (2014)
“Neither stirred as Trotti got out of the lift. Gino held the newspaper as though he were reading it, but behind the thick glasses, the pale eyes were immobile.
“Buongiorno.”
“Ah, Commissario.” The old face broke into a smile. Gino had changed into his summer wear. The collar of his shirt was open, revealing grey hairs on his chest. It was rumored that he had once worked in the merchant navy and that it was in China that he’d been blinded when the ship’s boilers exploded. It was even said that h...e had a wife and child in Shanghai. “There was a man to see you.”
“A man?”
“Late last night—but I told him that you’d gone to the Policlinico.”
“I was in Milan with Magagna.”
“Magagna?” Gino smiled. “Enjoying marriage, I hope.”
“He certainly enjoys his work with Narcotici.”
Gino said, “Magagna’s an innocent.”
“The big city seems to have changed him.”
“Don’t you believe it, Commissario. Magagna’s an innocent. You know, when you can’t see, you develop other senses—and about Magagna, I know I’m right.”MoreLess
“Buongiorno.”
“Ah, Commissario.” The old face broke into a smile. Gino had changed into his summer wear. The collar of his shirt was open, revealing grey hairs on his chest. It was rumored that he had once worked in the merchant navy and that it was in China that he’d been blinded when the ship’s boilers exploded. It was even said that h...e had a wife and child in Shanghai. “There was a man to see you.”
“A man?”
“Late last night—but I told him that you’d gone to the Policlinico.”
“I was in Milan with Magagna.”
“Magagna?” Gino smiled. “Enjoying marriage, I hope.”
“He certainly enjoys his work with Narcotici.”
Gino said, “Magagna’s an innocent.”
“The big city seems to have changed him.”
“Don’t you believe it, Commissario. Magagna’s an innocent. You know, when you can’t see, you develop other senses—and about Magagna, I know I’m right.”MoreLess
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