Angrily Trotti cut the line, pressed the button and told Gino to put him through to the Nucleo Investigativo in Brescia. 'And tell Pisanelli I want him in here fast.'
Trotti waited.
Almost immediately the console began blinking. He picked up the receiver. Click and then a single tone. It continued ringing for over a minute: then somebody answered.
'Carabinieri?'
The voice sounded faintly surprised. 'Yes.'
'Put me through to NI.'