The Death in the Pasture

The Shape of Water

The apparent natural death of a powerful politician becomes an inquiry into why his body was staged in a place that contradicts his public life.

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A Body at Dawn A Body at Dawn from "The Shape of Water". A Body at Dawn Discovery Pino and Saro find Silvio Luparello dead inside his car at the Pasture.

A Body at Dawn Discovery Pino and Saro find Silvio Luparello dead inside his car at the Pasture. Recognition makes the discovery more frightening than death itself. Consequence Their call to Rizzo, before reporting to police, hints that the death has political weight.

A Natural Cause A Natural Cause from "The Shape of Water". A Natural Cause Official Findings The coroner finds a heart failure, not violence, and traces of sex.

A Natural Cause from "The Shape of Water". A Natural Cause Official Findings The coroner finds a heart failure, not violence, and traces of sex.

A Natural Cause Official Findings The coroner finds a heart failure, not violence, and traces of sex. The body’s disordered clothes make the scene seem like a fatal indiscretion. Lingering Doubt Montalbano accepts the medical result but distrusts the location and circumstances.

A Route That Should Not Work A Route That Should Not Work from "The Shape of Water". A Route That Should Not Work Physical Clue Montalbano establishes that the BMW came from Montelusa, crossing the rough Canneto riverbed to reach the Pasture.

A Route That Should Not Work from "The Shape of Water". A Route That Should Not Work Physical Clue Montalbano establishes that the BMW came from Montelusa, crossing the rough Canneto riverbed to reach the Pasture.

A Route That Should Not Work Physical Clue Montalbano establishes that the BMW came from Montelusa, crossing the rough Canneto riverbed to reach the Pasture. New Question The route damages the car’s suspension and makes the woman driver’s skill a possible clue.

The Staged Encounter The Staged Encounter from "The Shape of Water". The Staged Encounter Reconstructed Scene Witnesses describe a woman leaving the BMW and a second car collecting her.

The Staged Encounter from "The Shape of Water". The Staged Encounter Reconstructed Scene Witnesses describe a woman leaving the BMW and a second car collecting her.

The Staged Encounter Reconstructed Scene Witnesses describe a woman leaving the BMW and a second car collecting her. Missing clothes and a lost necklace connect the scene to Luparello’s private life. A False Explanation The evidence has been arranged to make Ingrid appear to be the woman who brought him there.

A Truth Without Proof A Truth Without Proof from "The Shape of Water". A Truth Without Proof Final Account Montalbano concludes that Giorgio moved the body after Luparello died, and Rizzo turned the concealment into a political…

A Truth Without Proof from "The Shape of Water". A Truth Without Proof Final Account Montalbano concludes that Giorgio moved the body after Luparello died, and Rizzo turned the concealment into a political…

A Truth Without Proof Final Account Montalbano concludes that Giorgio moved the body after Luparello died, and Rizzo turned the concealment into a political plot. Unclosed Questions The account explains the clues, but lacks evidence strong enough to sustain a public case.

Monday morning, before sunrise

The first day of the inquiry

The inquiry’s second day

After Montalbano visits the Capo Massaria cottage

Near the end of the inquiry