Welcome to Case Closed. You're listening to Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone Dies by Catherine Mack, narrated by Elizabeth Evans. Let's pick up where we left off last time.

Chapter 21, Inspector Tucci, I presume.

The man who walks through the door is Inspector Tucci.

Who's he, you ask?

Close readers of whatever this is will find the name familiar.

That's because it's the name of the inspector Connor and I took our evidence to

ten years ago, the one who didn't like Connor, who didn't believe us to start out with,

and who was pissed at us even once it turned out that everything we told him was true.

Okay, not everything, obviously, but all the essentials that were needed to convict the Giuseppe family

and put Johnny's murderer behind bars. Back then, Inspector Tucci was a rising star in Rome's

police department. What he's doing in Naples is anyone's guess. But given the expression on his

face as he surveys the room, then lands on me, then Connor,

we're about to find out.

I wish I could tell you that Inspector Tucci doesn't look like Stanley Tucci, but I'd be lying.

They could be brothers. The Tucci genes are strong.

I have no evidence that Inspector Tucci and Stanley Tucci are related. "'They just look like they are.'

"'Mr. Smith,' he says in nearly perfect English, with a slight British accent to it.

"'I think he studied in the UK, or maybe he did an exchange with Scotland Yard.

"'It's not like policemen's resumes are just out there on the internet.

"'And Miss Dash, together again.' It's not like policemen's resumes are just out there on the internet.

And Miss Dash.

Together again.

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