O Comissário Montalbano

This episode opens with a night watchman patrolling villas on the outskirts of Vigata; giving chase to Pasquale Cirrinciò, the son on Montalbano's housekeeper, but he gets away. The next night Pasquale is caught, as he exits the grounds of one villa, but there is no evidence that he broke into the property. Montalbano has him placed in the cells as he is sure he was up to something.

This turns out to be secondary to the main case... a young woman, the daughter of Livia's hairdresser, is found murdered in the town archives. She worked there but on the day in question it was closed because builders were working in the building, although at the time of her death they were on their lunch break.

This was another harrowing, brutal case for Inspector Montalbano and his team. It is hard to believe they have been solving murders in the fictional town of Vigata for over twenty years now... they have aged surprisingly well and the stories have kept fresh. As one would expect there is plenty of humour; largely supplied by Pasquale's case, in particular his mother's reaction. There is also a distinct tinge of sadness as we learn why the young woman was killed.

The cast, both regulars and guest actors do an impressive job and as always we are treated to sun-drenched Sicilian scenery... just the thing to watch on a cold evening. I'm sure fans of the series will enjoy this.