Cadaveri eccellenti (The Context) Page #2

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with other people.

Seen him today?

- No.

I don't think Cres

went out at all today.

I knocked on his door

but no one answered.

He ofter pretends

he's not at home.

You mean

it's happened to you too?

Yes, often.

Cres is always

in the house?

Are you sure he couldn't

have gone somewhere else.

As far as I know

the only trips Cres takes

are inside the walls

of his own house.

- See? He's not here.

- So he does go out?

Then, it's not true that he's

not always here?

Strange. Maybe he's left.

I'll go see if he switched

the meter off.

What's all this music?

Cres is crazy about tangos.

He collected thousands

of them, inspector.

Tangos of all kinds,

from lots of places

He's put speakers

all over the house.

This is the wife of Cres.

She used animal welfare

to frame him.

Do you think

Cres was innocent too?

He prepared

the chocolate rice.

He cooked it quite ofter.

Yes, my husband !

Well then

do any doubts still linger?

No. Not unless we think

this poor woman

designed a diabolical scheme

to incriminate her husband.

Even to the extent

of sacrificing a life,

of a poor innocent cat.

For years the only companion

in her lonely existence.

That would be absurd!

He wanted to murder

his wife.

He set up a fake suicide.

You must find him guilty.

The woman, where is she now ?

Your guess is as good as mine.

She took off

while he was still in jail.

She stripped half the house,

and left him with her portrait.

And he's placed it

in front of his bed.

Doctor!

Is the headless figure Cres?

I think so.

Maybe his wife did it

out of spite.

Who was next to you here?

Probably Cres.

Probably?

Don't you have any

photographs of Cres?

I did have a few,

but he took them all back.

Who is it?

I'm inspector Rogas.

Come in.

The judge is is waiting for you.

Come in.

The police inspector is here.

Your honour.

Good evening.

Inspector Rogas.

Please sit down.

Thank you.

Will you excuse me a moment?

Certainly

Well?

Forgive me for calling

on you at this hour.

But I've been trying in vain

to see Mr Cres, the chemist.

But his house is locked.

And no one is answering.

What do you want

with the chemist?

Nothing in particular.

I looked up his file.....

a strange case indeed.

I need to put a face to it.

I want to meet the man.

But the Cres trial has no link

with anything nowadays.

It was much talked about.

And the sentence

was very controversial.

Weren't you one

of the judges?

I was only the recorder.

The decision was made by

Judge Varga and Chief Judge Sanza .

And they've both been killed.

Forty metres.

They fired from over there.

Who lives there?

It's a condemned building

A fire was lit

in one of the rooms.

The killer must have spent

the night there.

He must have known

the judges' habit pretty well.

Aren't they removing the corpse?

Doctor, there's an ambulance strike.

We can't find a vehicle.

Use one of our cars.

Do you need

the union's approval?

Were you really here

when he was shot?

Not exactly.

I saw the judge last night...

but I didn't kill him.

Why did you visit the judge?

Nothing important,

Just routine .

Surely you must have some clues...

It's the fourth since

you began investigating.

Gentlemen, talk to the local police.

Inspector, our readers

want to know...

Hey!

Ah. Look who's here!

One judge is a police matter,

but kill four, it's political.

So you'll give me

a political interpretation.

Don't you read the papers?

No, especially yours.

Good!

Let's get away from here.

Your colleagues won't

give me peace !

Come on.

Get into my car!

Too bad you don't read our paper,

it's the only one defending you.

Defending me. How ?

We're not into witch hunts.

We are not about raising

tension in the community.

We want to do out jobs.

Without any interference

from above.

So that's what you write!

Well done.

At times the police even

suit the Communist Party!

If they all did their job

like you do.

But I do it for you.

We were school mates

and we went fishing together.

But trust your friends.

It's all politics.

It's your government cronies

who play dirty politics.

Listen...

You can be frank with me

- What's behind all this?

- None of what you might think.

Nor of what my government

gronies think.

I'll tell you a story,

off the record.

A nice story.

It's about a man, his wife

and a cat

This one?

No.

This one?

No, I'm afraid not.

This one?

I believe this one resembles

him a little.

But it's only a drawing

not a photograph!

Enough time's spent on this,

we have to finish!

You!

Give me your description again.

Wanted.

A man, 175 cm tall, stocky

with greying brown hair.

perfect teeth,

slightly aquiline nose.

... JUDGE ASSINATED ...

... JUDGE PERRO SHOT DEAD

AT 6.30PM IN ROME ...

These brutal and appalling crimes

are an attack on law and order.

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF STATE

They are the diabolical fruit

of the actions...

of groups of young agitators

who preach violence

as a means to an end,

and sow seeds of delirium

in weaker minds.

It is time to say

'Enough, we will be strong!'

You saw the assassin?

I heard a shot and saw two

youths run away. That's all.

You were just passing by

at that moment?

Yes but I heard nothing, though.

I was on my bicyle when

two youths knocked me over.

Why were you at the scene

of the crime ?

I was in the basement,

I'm a printer.

I went upstairs to get

a little fresh air.

I heard a woman shout and

saw him on a bicycle.

At last! While you waste

your time on your little toy.

chasing your phantom

lunatic, the true killer

is exterminating judges, leaving

the country in a state of panic.

Actually, it was you who mentioned

lunatics. You came here to tell me.

But you were there and had

to see what wasn't there.

Meaning?

Pleas sit down.

I was saying they were everywhere.

At Varga's funeral,

where Sanza was killed...

They even set up camp.

A demonstation and a camp site

don't prove murder.

What about the eyewitnesses?

There were eyewitnesses

to Judge Perro's murder?

Nobody seen him shot, they

saw someone run away.

Enough talk.

You're an excellent detective.

The best criminal investigator

we've got.

But this now is

a political affair.

We have already made

too many mistakes.

It is imperative firstly to

restore the good name of the police.

You will work with the

political squad..

and collaborate with Inspector Bloma.

This way.

Get this to the Minister quickly

Yes Sir.

The telephone calls are

continuously recorded?

But where're all the

tapes stored?

Don't you worry!

After they're of value to the

Justice Ministry they destroy them.

Rogas, come here a minute!

Isn't that your friend there?

The communist journalist?

- Is he being watched too?

- No, only his leader... Amar.

"Times are difficult."

"This meeting must end

with a clear decision."

"A party like ours can't

be surprised...

and influenced by the actions

of the government."

Let's see what are they

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