How's he doing, doctor?
He's stable. -So he's better...
No....he's not worse... and that's a miracle
Your husband had more than one heart attack, his heart is very much damaged.
The medicines he takes.... -They'll help him...
But as I told him, he's gotta avoid stress and heavy labor.
I see.... -Goodbye. -Thanks, doctor.
It's taking long...
Let's take the stairs. -Why all this rush?
Read...
Michele Giottari, the new commissioner in charge of the case.
I wanna go and meet him.
The doctors said you gotta avoid stress.... -They always exaggerate...
I'm up and alive, that's the matter.... -No...
Me being left alone with no family left, that's the matter...
Do it for me, promise me you gonna let it go.
Promise? You know I'm a sailor... we don't keep promises...
No sailors...I'm asking my husband now...
Who's not been a sailor for a long time now.
Alright then....
Let's forget about Giottari.
OCTOBER 15th, 1995
CHIEF PROCURATOR PIER LUIGI VIGNA
Giottari, I assume you read the file about Pacciani.
What do you think?
Pacciani is guilty.
We already figured that out...
But he wasn't alone...
Pietro Pacciani had accomplices.
Pacciani had some accomplices...are you sure?
Cause the FBI profiled him as a solitary murderer.
Forget the FBI and consider the concrete facts.
The defense spotted out some inconsistencies, and I started from those.
The cuttings...
In Scandicci they were clean, precise, almost surgical.
In Calenzano and Vicchio they're rough, made by an inaccurate hand.
Murder of the Germans...
We know the shooter was 1,80 mts tall... while Pacciani is 1,60.
Scopeti murder...
According to the prosecution...
Pacciani alone rips the back of the tent...
Then chases down the boy on the opposite side.
That's not plausible....Pacciani is old and sick, the boy is much faster.
I still don't see the accomplices...
They're behind all these details, they clarify all the incongruities.
For instance, the cuttings were obviously made by two different men.
The ballistic report tells us that with Pacciani there was a man 1,80 tall..
And the Scopeti murder?
Even more clear the presence of more than one man....
One was at the back of the tent...
One on the front.
Pacciani could be either of them, cause he didn't have to run at all.
Interesting theory....what do you think?
Interesting....if only we had something more....
We do have it.
Calenzano murder...
Two kids saw a white 126...
And made a sketch of the driver.
We have an half face similar to Pacciani.
Vicchio murder...
A couple, about 20 minutes after the murder...
Saw two cars speeding by.
A white 126, just like Pacciani's car...
And a red 128.
Who was driving the red 128? We don't know.
We find that car...we find Pacciani's accomplice.
We gotta start back from scratch and the appeal is in 6 weeks.
We ain't got much time.... -We ain't got a choice either.
But I have the feeling our commissioner knows where to start... right?
So, Rontini.....still working? -Attorney...
I was just checking if there's something I can salvage.
What you're here for? -Why you didn't tell me you've been sued?
How do you know... -I'm your lawyer, you gotta tell me these things.
Your wife asked me if I could help you in some way.
It's that I had so many thoughts...
Renzo...
If you had told me right away I could have done something....but now...
This will cost you a lot of money...
Money that I don't have and that I can't borrow.
I made debts with the bank to open this shop.
Ah....have you met Giottari yet? -Who?
The new commissioner in charge of the case. -No...not yet...
It's a shame....I wonder what kind of guy he is...
Ok...
I'm going now....tell your wife I'll do what I can.
See you. -See you.
Thank you.
Did you ask for me? -Yes....Rontini, Renzo Rontini...
Pia's father, right? -Yes.
Michele Giottari, nice to meet you. -My pleasure.
We can talk in my office...
No, thanks.... I only wanted this...
A handshake.
It tells you everything about a man.
Yours tells me I can trust you.
Here...
Inside here there's more than 10 years of my life.
Everything I could collect about the monster... do all you can...
Thanks...
Chief.... Lorenzo Nesi has arrived, he's waiting in your office.
I thought I was a witness, not an accused.
You're not accused, Mr. Nesi...
But reading your deposition...
I noticed you like to say things one piece at a time.
Instead I like to hear them all at once.
What would you like to know?
Have a seat, please.
Talk me about your friend Mario Vanni.
We've known each other for a long time, hanging out in bars...
We played cards... have some wine...
Then we went looking for women.
Women? -We paid.... I'm talking about whores.
Often with one named Gabriella.
Last name? -Ghiribelli.... Gabriella Ghiribelli.
So... who's first?
I am...
I liked to go first...
Always.
And why that?
Vanni had some problems...
Sometimes he couldn't make it.
And he'd put women in a bad mood...
Bad mood...
Explain that.
He used to bring along things.... vibrators...
And if they refused he'd beat 'em up.
For some time he went along with Lotti...
Giancarlo Lotti.
A big man, not very bright...
Someone else?
With Pacciani, for instance?
Well.... Mario and Pietro were friends...
I suppose so... but I don't know for sure.
And what do you know for sure?
For sure I know... Vanni was totally subjugated by Pacciani.
He also was afraid of him.
But he always stuck to him...
Understand? -I do...
Where's Pacciani?
FIRST APPEAL
He decided not to be present.
Such a few people.... is it a bad sign? -Doesn't mean anything...
The court.
I don't like this judge.... he's got small eyes...
He's a good judge, I know him....trust me....
Sit down.
You can start, Mr. Canessa.
Mr. Lotti, do you know Mario Vanni?
Yes, a little... -A little... how little?
We hanged around a few times, nothing more.
What did you do exactly?
Looking for women....
You and Mario Vanni went with whores.
Yes...
And Pacciani?
Do you know Pacciani?
I don't know Pacciani... I never met him.
But your buddy Mario Vanni knows him well.
Describe their relationship.
You think Vanni was afraid of Pacciani?
Listen...I don't know anything about Pacciani... can I go now?
One last question...
What's the name of the whore you and Vanni used to see?
Gabriella... -Gabriella Ghiribelli?
Yes...I think so...
Alright.... you can go, Lotti.
LOTTI... HE KNOWS BUT WON'T TALK
There's plenty of proves against Pietro Pacciani... convincing elements.
What are these proves, Mr. Canessa?
The German kid's book found in Pacciani's house...
The bullet found in his garden...
These are not proves! This is hardly evidence, your honor!
If you just let me finish...
Calm down...let him finish, then you're gonna speak.
And you try to be more concrete... two half evidences don't make a prove.
A good judge, huh?
Do you know him, Mrs Ghiribelli?
Of course I know Vanni, he was my client, just like Giancarlo.
What kind of client was Vanni?
A strange one, you know...
Impotent... he liked to use vibrators...
And what about Pacciani? Have you ever met him?
Never as client.
I saw him a few times at the house of Indovino the Magician.
I did some house cleaning there.
Indovino the Magician...
Yes...
His real name was Salvatore.
He was a professional magician... made love potions...
He also did seances.
Very peculiar seances...
Leave it..go clean the other room.
That wasn't the first time I found blood...
And I know that Pacciani was often there.
And what about Lotti?
Giancarlo?
A good man, wouldn't hurt a fly.
He often came to my house.
For a short time he came along with a friend... Fernando.
Last name?
Pucci.
What? Something wrong?
Something I recall about Lotti and Pucci.
About the murder of the two French.
The Scopeti murder? -Yes.... that one.
I was there that night...
This is the road to Scopeti, it's much longer this way...
I wanna go this way.
With your fever you should go straight home to bed.
Slow down!
A red 128? -Yes.
Are you sure? -Yes, just like Giancarlo's car.
Lotti owned a red 128? -Yes, back then...
I know it because that same day he came to see me in Florence with his friend Pucci.
With Pucci... -Yes.
Who's Salvatore Indovino? Did we question him already?
A magician, but he died in 1986...
Natural causes.
We gotta find solid proves, Giottari...
The trial is not going well, proves are not decisive... this way he's gonna be absolved.
I know...
Do you know Giancarlo Lotti, Mr. Pucci? -Yes.
How... and from how long?
We were friends years ago, then we had a quarrel and I never saw him again.
When was this quarrel?
I think it was around 1985.
Around October?
Yes, it could be...
Have you ever been in Scopeti?
Pucci... have you ever been in Scopeti?
Yes... with Lotti...
The night the two French died...
I have to pee... -Since we stop I'll keep you company.
Wait...wait...
Goddammit!
-Go away! Go! -You pieces of shit! Go away or I'll kill you!
Who were those 2 men?
I don't know, but Lotti told me never to talk about them.
Why?
Cause he knew them...and didn't want any trouble.
Lotti.... were you in Scopeti the night the French were killed?
Yes... but Pucci is a liar anyway! -Why a liar?
I never told him I knew those two.
I don't lie....we fought about that, remember? -Shut up.... it's not true, chief.
It's not true...
He said he knew them and he didn't want trouble.
It's ok to be afraid... anyone would think twice before talking.
But you're safe now, you can tell the truth.
Look...
What you're doing here? Go away!
Go away or I'll kill you!
They were Vanni and Pacciani! Ok?!
Finally we got a confession.
I wanna dig deeper... something's still not right...
There's no time to dig deeper, the judge won't wait for us.
I'll get the 3 witnesses ready for depositions.
Use false names...I'm afraid someone could try to intimidate 'em. -Alright.
We can pick up Vanni.
Open the door, Vanni... we know you're home.
What you want from me?
I did nothing wrong... we just went for snacks...
Renzo.... the news...
News about the monster, tonight Mario Vanni was arrested...
Accused to be the monster, along with Pacciani.
The postman of San Casciano is in jail right now, being questioned by the police.
Further informations in our next broadcast.
Good morning, Commissioner...
I heard the good news. -Good indeed...
The judge rejected the new witnesses...
What the fuck are you saying??
Because of the false names...
But they're eye witnesses! -I know.... there was nothing to do...
I can't believe it...
This court absolves Pacciani Pietro from all the charges...
And orders his immediate release.
So, Vanni... how do you respond to the accusations?
I told you I have nothing to do with it...
Lotti is a liar, everything he says about me is a lie... and that Fernando as well...
There...
God knows why they tell so many lies about me...
You have to let me go, I gotta look after my wife, she's sick...
I have nothing to do with them.
I got it...
Return to your cell, Vanni.
I just had some picnic with Pacciani...
This man won't break.... and we can't afford mistakes.
We can go to another trial only if we have decisive proves.
A farmer.... the postman of a small village....
Organize to commit ritual murders...
Doesn't sound right.
What's on your mind? -Still nothing...
But I wanna talk again to a person... who I'm sure didn't tell me everything.
A car like yours was seen not only in Scopeti, but in Vicchio as well...
The night Pia Rontini and Claudio Stefanacci were murdered.
What do you say about that?
Come on, Lotti... if you have something to say just say it.
Yes...I was in Vicchio too....
Why did you decide to follow them?
Cause they were acting so misteriously and I was curious...
You realize what you're saying is not credible?
You follow them cause you were curious and you see them commit murder...
Another time you stop to pee and you see them killing again...
Do you take me for an idiot? This is bullshit!
I told you the truth....
Really? Then explain this...
Why when Vanni and Pacciani saw you there they didn't kill you?
This I really don't know...
Lotti....you're under arrest for reticence.
Maybe after some prison you'll be more willing to cooperate
Let me call the agents... -I was the lookout man...
From which murder? -From Baccaiano...
So...Lotti's position has radically changed... -From witness to accomplice in murder.
Accomplice with Vanni and Pacciani since the '82 murder.
He was the lookout man.
Not only that....he also picked out the possible victims.
The girl in '84.... -Pia Rontini. -Yes, she wasn't chosen at random.
That's the girl? -Yes it's her.
I wanna see her good...wait here.
Then he came back, and he was furious...
That bitch is gonna pay... -What?
She called me old....I'll show her how old I am...
I followed her for days.
And about Pucci?
Pucci is not involved in the murders...
Lotti brought him along to Scopeti just to be a show off.
This is a turning point...
But we need confirmation for every single word.
I know where to start.
Chief...
Good morning.... pardon me...
Is your husband home? -Why you wanna see him?
I need to talk to him.
My husband is a sick man....
I'm fine...
I'm all yours, chief.
Thanks... -Come in.
I have to verify a testimony.... and I need your help.
In your depositions I read about this guy...Poggiali...
Who once took Pia home cause she felt threatened.
Yes...but you've already read everything I know.
I wanna know if this Poggiali is still in Vicchio.
Yes I remember that night perfectly...
Pia was a little....well, a little worried...
Claudio wasn't there, so I took her home.
What shift you're doing tomorrow?
Afternoon... so I'm gonna have some sleep at last.
What's there, Mauro? -A car with high beams...
Is it following us? -No...
It was a red car.
Did Pia explain why she felt unsure?
No....I'm sorry...
Can you think of something that could justify her insecurity?
Well...actually yes.
A few days before, something happened in the bar.
Slimy old man...
What happened? -That guy was hitting on me....
He told me to go for a ride with him...to have fun...
I'll get him... -No, don't bother...
I already told him to get lost.
Can you remember exactly when it happened?
Yes...about a week before Pia and Claudio were killed.
Can this be useful? -I think it is.
Winnie! -Renzo, what happened?
Poggiali saw a man hassling Pia...
Confirming a deposition collected by Giottari.
You know what that means? He's using my investigations!
Take your pill...
I gotta find something else, I can't stop now... -Renzo, do you trust Giottari?
Of course I do. -Then let him do the investigations...
If not for your heart, do it for mine.
Everything I have done wasn't pointless...
I always knew that...
This letter was intercepted in prison... Lotti just wrote it...
Accusing Pacciani and Vanni of all the murders, but not just that.... listen...
"Who you're giving these things to? Breast...vagina....cunt..."
"Mario...I wanna know who you give them to... Pacciani's doctor? He paid you cash"
So someone paid them to kill... and to have the women body parts.
Who was this doctor?
I don't know...
How do you know about him then? -Mario told me...
What did he say exactly?
That this doctor was paying them.
Have you ever seen him?
I saw them together in San Casciano but they were too far away....
Could you identify him? -No...it was too dark...
Lotti... look at me....
Pacciani and Vanni did that for money... why did you?
Did you enjoy watching them? -No no...
Tell me why then.
Because Pacciani would have told everyone that I'm a faggot...
Do you like men? -No no....I like women....
Just one time he forced me....I didn't want to... -Who forced you?
It was Pacciani...
Pacciani raped you and then he was blackmailing you...
And to keep this secret you became accomplice in 8 murders...
Take him away.
You gotta be careful talking on the phone, Pietro... your line could be tapped...
This one talking is sister Elisabetta, Pacciani's spiritual guide back in prison...
They stayed in contact...
We'll meet soon at the post office, we'll arrange everything...
I'll keep those papers if you want... -Alright...we'll talk again about it.
When was this intercepted? -This morning.
I believe they're talking about money.
What do you need? -A search warrant for religious center "Il Samaritano"...
Where sister Elisabetta is.
A search warrant for a religious center...
If someone was paying Pacciani, the cash must be somewhere.
Chief...
These papers belong to Pacciani... -Yes...
Why do you have them?
He asked me to save them for him... they're savings from a life of work.
Over 150 millions?
Sister.... Pacciani spent half of his life in prison... and the other half plowing...
He couldn't save one tenth of this.
They're his savings...he swore to me.
He swore on the cross...
The nun is either accomplice or just manipulated... but this is more interesting...
Look when Pacciani made the deposits...
June 18th, 1981.... ten days after the Scandicci murder...
August 10th, 1982...a month after the Montespertoli murder...
September 10th, 1983... the day after the German kids were murdered...
Strange coincidences...
This means that Lotti is right... someone was paying them to kill.
A doctor.... but we don't know who he is...
Let's be happy with this now...
We got enough for the indictment of Lotti and Vanni...
And for the revision of Pacciani's trial... we can't lose with these proves.
With your permission...
I'd like to go through the investigations...
That led us to believe the murders between 1974 and 1985...
Were committed by Pacciani Pietro, with Vanni Mario as accomplice...
And from the Baccaiano murder in 1982...
With also the complicity of Lotti Giancarlo, who confessed.
Mr. Rontini.... a comment...
The trial just started... it's too early for comments.
But one thing I want to say...
I finally feel some justice is being done.
The court.
In the name of the Italian People, the Court of Assizes in Florence declares Mario Vanni and Giancarlo Lotti...
Winnie!
I wanna tell you myself...
Life sentence for Vanni... 30 years for Lotti... both guilty along with Pacciani...it's over!
It's over...
With these proves the appeal will be a piece of cake.
We got the perpetrators, but not the instigator...
You never settle, commissioner.... -Not in this case.
Right... we have to arrange the new Pacciani trial anyway.
Giottari...
Alright...
There will be no trial....Pacciani died.
How did he die?
I bet it was heart attack... he already had two.
And he gets the third just before the trial...
What you mean?
I mean I want a very accurate autopsy... to put my doubts to rest.
What's that?
Anti-asthmatic... catalog everything. -Ok.
So...this is the approval for the civil lawsuit against Pacciani's heirs.
Just sign here...
But why?
As parents of a victim you have rights on the inheritance...
And Pacciani left a lot of money.
No...
What you mean "no"?
Pacciani's heirs are his daughters, right? -Yes...
They suffered enough, I don't want their money.
Rontini...
You lost the case in the Labour Court... they impounded your house...
It's not the time to be generous...just sign... -I said no.
Those girls suffered too much.
Rontini....they're taking your house away.
Ma'am....get him to reason...
I agree with Renzo.
You don't understand.... they'll send you away from home...
We won't have a house, but we'll be good people at least.
Think about it...
Bye... -Goodbye.
I feel better....you know what I'd like to do now?
A nice vacation...
It's been years... -Nobody's keeping us...
Where are you taking me? -It's a surprise.
Where are we?
Do you like it?
So this is our vacation?
A trip to the lake....two steps from home. -It's only the beginning.
I got hungry...let's eat something. -We eat here...
What you're looking at? Prices? Not today....
You know what? Now that the trial is over I'll go back to work...
Reopen the shop...pay the debts...
I won't let them kick us out of our house.
Are you listening? -No...
Where are you going? -It's not a vacation without postcards...
Thank you for this day...
Winnie...
You deserved a better life...
Instead I had you
Now take me home, old man.
I'll go to Florence, I need the papers for the pension.
Wait, let me check this sweater...open...
Can we do it later? I'm gonna lose the train...
The scarf...
The scarf too.... -You gotta stay warm.
I'm an adult, you know? Don't you see the white hair?
White-haired man....
Try not to get around too much... and don't take a cold.
No doctor....did I make myself clear or not?
I've been waiting for months!
I want the results of Pacciani's autopsy today! Not tomorrow! Today!
Fuck...
Hello...
Hello?
Yes...
What...
Where?
I'm coming...
What happened?
He's dead... probably heart attack.
Yes...
Hey...what's that?
The results of Pacciani's autopsy.
He didn't die of natural causes...
He's been murdered.