Wilful Behaviour
“Placing a sheet of paper on his desk, she couldn’t prevent a smile from crossing her face. ‘Here it is, sir. Only the number was written in her book; no name. But it’s a notary.’ Brunetti glanced at the paper. ‘Really?’ he asked when he saw the name, one he remembered even from his childhood. ‘I thought Filipetto had died, years ago.’ ‘No, sir, that was his son who died. Cancer of the pancreas. It must be about six or seven years ago. He’d taken over from his father, but he had time before he died to transfer the practice to his nephew, his sister’s son.’ ‘The one who was in that boat accident a few years ago?’ Brunetti asked.
‘Yes. Massimo.’ ‘Is the old man still in practice?’ ‘He couldn’t still work if he transferred the practice to his son; besides, the address listed is different from Sanpaolo’s office.’ He got to his feet, folded the paper in four, and slipped it into the inner pocket of his jacket.
‘Have you ever met him?’ Signorina Elettra asked.
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