On 11 July 1982, Elisa Sordi was beautiful. Commissario Michele Balistreri was fearless. Italy was victorious. A killer was waiting . . . On 9 July 2006, with Sordis case twenty-four years cold, and Balistreri haunted by guilt and regret, Italian victory returned. And so did Sordis killer . . . But this time Michele Balistreri would be ready. This time he would fear no evil.