Section 3, pp. 32-48 Summary

Two high-ranking ministers are talking about Captain Bellodi. In this scene, the ministers are referred to as His Excellency, and the Minister. They are concerned with the present situation, with Bellodi investigating the murder of Colasberna. Although the two ministers agree heartily that they do not believe in the mafia, and have never met a member of the mafia, they worry that Bellodi will not feel the same way. They think that Bellodi is obsessed with exposing the mafia in Sicily, and they do not like this. They also worry that Colasberna's death will be blamed on people who are trying to drive out the communists. Since Colasberna was a socialist, the socialists and communists could view him as a martyr for their cause, and use his death as a rallying point. Thus, the two ministers think that it...