Chapter 2: Who do you think you are?
Returning to the station in the late morning, having deposited Lydia at the airport for her return to Liguria, Inspector Romano stopped by the front desk.
"Hi Boss, how was your morning?" asked Catterina with a flirty wink. She toyed with her third button in a way he was sure was designed to catch his attention.
"Not that I don't appreciate the view," answered Romano, "but your uniform isn't up to code... there might have to be a... disciplinary action."
Catterina flushed with pleasure. "Mmm. Yes please." she breathed out. "Oh! Sargeant Carlo asked me to tell you to poke your head in if you came to the station this morning."
Romano did indeed stick his head into Carlo's office. "What do you have for me?"
Carlo looked up from his papers. "Boss, do you remember Lucco? We busted him years ago for smut dealing. Before the liberalization."
Romano gave a shake of the head and a "go on" gesture with his hand.
"Here, let me get the details," started Carlo.
"Oh for the love of god, Carlo, skip the biographics for once," begged Romano
"Fine," huffed Carlo, "I went to see Lucco to ask about the pictures forensics found. You know the extreme..."
"Yes, I haven't forgotten already, Carlo. I know I'm old, but I'm not that old. And they were... unforgettable."
"The one with the lady drinking from the other lady's... well you know... It's been going through my head all morning," said a slightly embarrassed Carlo. He cleared his throat and re-started. "Anyway, I went to ask Lucco, because they are kind of extreme and definitely unique and I thought he might know where they came from."
"Uh hu, and what did he say?"
"Lucco figures it was Bonsignore who made them. Or had them made. There was a rumor of a sale of content a year ago, that he said sounded very much like what I described."