Montalbano and Gegè

The Shape of Water

An old friendship lets Montalbano draw information from a criminally connected friend without pretending their interests are the same.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Childhood Acquaintance Childhood Acquaintance from "The Shape of Water". Childhood Acquaintance Shared Beginnings Montalbano and Gegè know each other from childhood schooldays, where their teacher tested whether they understood…

Childhood Acquaintance from "The Shape of Water". Childhood Acquaintance Shared Beginnings Montalbano and Gegè know each other from childhood schooldays, where their teacher tested whether they understood…

Childhood Acquaintance Shared Beginnings Montalbano and Gegè know each other from childhood schooldays, where their teacher tested whether they understood rather than merely memorized. Lasting Recognition Their old familiarity gives their adult conversations a teasing ease.

A Meeting at Puntasecca A Meeting at Puntasecca from "The Shape of Water". A Meeting at Puntasecca A Trusted Informant Gegè agrees to meet Montalbano and provides names and eyewitness accounts from the Pasture.

A Meeting at Puntasecca from "The Shape of Water". A Meeting at Puntasecca A Trusted Informant Gegè agrees to meet Montalbano and provides names and eyewitness accounts from the Pasture.

A Meeting at Puntasecca A Trusted Informant Gegè agrees to meet Montalbano and provides names and eyewitness accounts from the Pasture. Mutual Candor He helps partly from friendship, partly because the death threatens his business.

Testing Each Other Testing Each Other from "The Shape of Water". Testing Each Other Shared Suspicion Gegè independently doubts the story that Luparello simply sought a risky sexual encounter.

Testing Each Other from "The Shape of Water". Testing Each Other Shared Suspicion Gegè independently doubts the story that Luparello simply sought a risky sexual encounter.

Testing Each Other Shared Suspicion Gegè independently doubts the story that Luparello simply sought a risky sexual encounter. Montalbano recognizes his own suspicions in Gegè’s reasoning. Uneasy Alliance Their common conclusion crosses the line between police insight and criminal experience.

The Necklace Omitted The Necklace Omitted from "The Shape of Water". The Necklace Omitted A Fracture in Trust Gegè has learned about the missing necklace but has not told Montalbano.

The Necklace Omitted from "The Shape of Water". The Necklace Omitted A Fracture in Trust Gegè has learned about the missing necklace but has not told Montalbano.

The Necklace Omitted A Fracture in Trust Gegè has learned about the missing necklace but has not told Montalbano. The inspector understands the silence as self-protection. Friendship Tested Their personal bond does not erase Gegè’s independent interests.

A Name Freely Given A Name Freely Given from "The Shape of Water". A Name Freely Given One More Favor Montalbano asks for a name connected to the men working for Rizzo. Gegè supplies it without demanding an exchange.

A Name Freely Given from "The Shape of Water". A Name Freely Given One More Favor Montalbano asks for a name connected to the men working for Rizzo. Gegè supplies it without demanding an exchange.

A Name Freely Given One More Favor Montalbano asks for a name connected to the men working for Rizzo. Gegè supplies it without demanding an exchange. Durable Connection Their friendship remains useful, affectionate, and morally complicated.

Years before the investigation

Late on the second night

During the same conversation

After Anna reports the search for the jewel

Late in the investigation