Colombo scratches his head. "That’s funny, Maestro. Because your dressing room is locked. And the only key…" He holds it up. "…I found in Franco’s pocket."
Martini uses a clever trick. He pre-records a video of himself conducting, displaying it on the giant screens behind the orchestra. During a thirty-second fortissimo climax, when all eyes are on the screens, he slips out a stage door, rushes to Franco’s apartment three blocks away, commits the murder, and returns. Total time: 28 minutes. The Requiem lasts 90. No one misses him. colombo episodi
"Oh," Martini whispers.
Colombo tilts his head, takes a slow bite of his panino, and says: "Just one more thing… If you were on stage all night, how did your old baton end up behind Franco’s piano? With your teeth marks on it?" Colombo scratches his head