This episode opens with the murder of a blind man; we know it was murder as we see it happen but the police initially think it was an accident. Of course Montalbano is suspicious from the start. Having done what can be done on site Montalbano decides that somebody needs to look after the victim's guide dog Orlando; that some one is himself! He clearly hopes to keep the dog as every time the charity asks him about its whereabouts he makes excuses. The dead man's sister is bit distressed to answer questions immediately but suggests Montalbano come to her home to question her later
when she mentions she is a good cook agrees to her request. She lives on a smaller island so he decides to make a holiday of it and invites Livia too; of course he doesn't mention to her that he will be engaging in police work there. While he is on the island there is another suspicious death; this time of a local fisherman; as unlikely as it may seem the deaths could be related; there is certainly something suspicious happening there as the blind man had 400,000 in his bank account on the island; a lot of money for somebody on a pension as small as his.
I think this was one of the best episodes yet; the case was suitably mysterious although as things became clear the relevance of some strange early clues became clear... such as why would the man who found the victim claim the docile Orlando was actually a dangerous dog. One thing I love about this series is the way it manages to be funny without actually being a comedy; much of this is down to Luca Zingaretti's brilliant performance in the title role although Angelo Russo's performance in every scene Catarella is in is hilarious as well.
I think this was one of the best episodes yet; the case was suitably mysterious although as things became clear the relevance of some strange early clues became clear... such as why would the man who found the victim claim the docile Orlando was actually a dangerous dog. One thing I love about this series is the way it manages to be funny without actually being a comedy; much of this is down to Luca Zingaretti's brilliant performance in the title role although Angelo Russo's performance in every scene Catarella is in is hilarious as well.
