Chapter 74
When he arrived at our table, Marco asked, “Are you acquainted with Captain Scorsese of the Carabinieri, SignorBurato?”
“Of course, Signor Conte, he comes into the wine shop quite often.”
“Then you probably know what his favorite wines are?”
“Certainly.”
Marco handed him an envelope and said, “Please be good enough to have two bottles of his favorite wine delivered to him along with this envelope.”
“It will be done Monday morning,” he said.
“Thank you.”
“What was in that envelope?” I said when SignorBurato was out of earshot.
“A note thanking him for his assistance today and asking that he share one of the bottles with the two policemen involved.”
“That was clever of you,” Gert said. “You rewarded him without turning it into a bribe.”
“That was the general idea.”