The Shape of Water
“But once again the inspector surrendered to the cop in him. In fact, once they had reached the bridge that spanned the Canneto, he pulled up to the side, put on the brakes, and got out of the car, telling Ingrid to do the same. From the summit of the bridge Montalbano showed the woman the river’s dry bed, which one could make out in the moonlight.
“See,” he said, “the riverbed leads straight to the beach. It’s on a steep incline and full of big rocks and stones. Think you could drive a car down... there?”
“I don’t know. It’d be different if it was daylight. But I could try, if you want me to.”
She stared at the inspector and smiled, her eyes half shut.
“You found out about me, eh? So what should I do?”
“Do it.”
“All right. You wait here.”
She got in the car and drove off. It took only a few seconds for the headlights to disappear from view.
“Well, that’s that. She took me for a sucker,” said Montalbano, resigning himself.
As he was getting ready for the long walk back to Vigàta, he heard her return, motor roaring.MoreLess
“See,” he said, “the riverbed leads straight to the beach. It’s on a steep incline and full of big rocks and stones. Think you could drive a car down... there?”
“I don’t know. It’d be different if it was daylight. But I could try, if you want me to.”
She stared at the inspector and smiled, her eyes half shut.
“You found out about me, eh? So what should I do?”
“Do it.”
“All right. You wait here.”
She got in the car and drove off. It took only a few seconds for the headlights to disappear from view.
“Well, that’s that. She took me for a sucker,” said Montalbano, resigning himself.
As he was getting ready for the long walk back to Vigàta, he heard her return, motor roaring.MoreLess
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