The kidnapping of Susanna Mistretta puzzles Montalbano. Her family, once wealthy, has fallen on hard times. Only her uncle, Antonio Peruzzo, a successful local businessman hoping to enter politics, could possibly pay the large ransom. Digging deeper into the family's affairs Montalbano realizes that Peruzzo was the cause of the family's financial ruin and that Susanna is not really in danger after all...
Elenco: Luca Zingaretti , Giacinto Ferro , Cesare Bocci , Peppino Mazzotta , Carmela Gentile , Isabell Sollman , Marcello Perracchio , Angelo Russo , Katharina Böhm , Lina Perned , Biagio Pelligra .