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Chapter 4 - CHAPTER 4

The day of the most expensive cosmic evening has come. An

expensive red dress arrives in Emily's room. Dior's

house. He looks at it and smiles. He prepares to go down

to the spa. Jack's room on the other hand, on the other

hand, hasn't yet reached his expensive tuxedo and shoes.

He's sitting at his computer and working. Soon the door

of his room is knocking. It's the tuxedo.

Hotel employee:

Good afternoon, Mr. Rowland. Your tuxedo and shoes have

arrived. I have them here for you.

Jack Rowland:

Very nice. Thank you. Leave them there.

He shows the bed.

He lights up his pipe again. After smoking a little, he

leaves the pipe in the office. He goes and looks at the

tuxedo while trying out the shoes. It's all perfect. He

leaves it all and goes to take a bath and get ready for

the evening. Taking a bath he suddenly hears a jar

breaking. He comes out of the shower grabbing his gun and

sees in the room the broken jar below. He's barefoot. It

does not take any other steps. But he sees the balcony

door open and assumes that the wind will blew and throw

it. He goes back again while releasing his gun.

After she finished with her spa, the manager said to go

to the hotel's hairdresser's salon, to prepare a nice

hairstyle, suitable for the occasion. After she's done

and from this she climbs into her room. There he begins

to be painted and dressed. She puts on her crimson dress

and wears a silver necklace. She naturally wears her

crimson gloves. Jack, on the other hand, has already put

on his tuxedo, his shoes, and calls Emily.

Jack Rowland:

I'm ready and I'm waiting for you Emily. I'm still in my

room. Are you ready? Should I go downstairs?

Emily Dickinson:

Yes, I'm ready too. I go down and see you.

They hang up the phone, they both go downstairs.

Jack Rowland:

You are the most beautiful woman on earth. I wish my

compliment to be equal to the value of the dress we will

see tonight.

Emily Dickinson:

Be well Jack. Thank you. But you too are wonderful with

your tuxedo.

They board the car. That's what Jack says.

Jack Rowland:

You know Emily, it won't be possible to go all the way by

car to Villa Carlota. In order not to be understood, we

have to board a Chris Craft.

Emily Dickinson:

But that's what I've been thinking since Jack morning. So

what are we going to do?

Jack Rowland:

We will go to the opposite side of Villa Carlota and get

one from there.

They leave and head to the opposite side.

They park and get out of the car in a secluded corner.

Jack catches Emily for a while and tells her she needs to

be careful. He tells her to stay in the car until he

finds a solution for the Chris Craft. He agrees. Jack

heads to the edge of the lake when he suddenly sees an

empty Chris Craft. He calls Emily to go near him. He goes

fast. He goes fast. They both anxiously board it. Jack

starts the engine. They quickly leave in the opposite

direction. With huge headlights across the street,

shipowner Andrea Rosildi , prepares to welcome his guests

while fireworks burst into the sky. Chris Craft and

seaplanes come one after the other to Rosildi's house.

Soon they arrived with the chris craft at their

destination.

Jack Rowland:

Truly. It's all OK it's wonderful here.

They reach the garden of the Villa and climb the stairs.

After a while. Jack Rowland to his servant Rosildi.

Servant:

Have a nice evening. I hope you enjoy this momentous

evening. The invitation please...

Jack Rowland:

Be well. Thanks. Here you are.

Servant:

Spend.

They pass inside the remodeled villa and stand a few

meters further there. The time is 12:30. The evening with

the dress will begin in 30 minutes. At 1:00 in the

morning.

Servant:

Set your drinks.

Jack and Emily:

Thanks.

They drink their drinks and drink again, when suddenly on

hearing the music Jack suggests to Emily that they dance.

She accepts. Dance. After dancing, Jack leaves Emily for

a while and heads to the other venues. Suddenly in a room

a few meters away, his shoe stumbles and falls on

something. Then he sees the same chest as that of

Abietto. He is speechless. He bends over and opens the

trunk. Inside he finds some old drawings of historic

buildings and two miniatures. One of a historic building,

duomo, and the other of an expensive Ferrari. His mind

then goes directly to the Abietto case and the Rosildi

shipowner. . Then an employee of the villa sees Rowland

crouched over the open trunk and starts shouting.

Immediately Jack closes his mouth and puts him in the

room, they are beaten, again and again, and finally he is

immobilized by Jack. She closes his mouth with a

handkerchief and ties him up. He exits the room and locks

the door. He heads quickly, without anyone seeing him, to

the ballroom.

The servants shout the people to go out to the big

courtyard of the villa. Shipowner Andrea Rosildi arrives,

with his helicopter. To welcome him. The helicopter has arrived. All the headlights fall on him. All the people

applaud him. He is accompanied by his wife. On the third

step he also starts applauding. His wife also applauds.

After climbing all the stairs they reach the entrance of

the villa. They stop and make a toast. Rosildi he makes

a wish for his wife. He raises the glass and says.

Andrea Rosildi:

To my wife! Always be faithful and desirable to me!

He kisses her on the mouth. While everyone here is

throwing roses at them. After wishing and thanking the

guests they all stand outside. Shipowner Rosildi and his

wife sit in the "presidential" seats, while the world

stands to their left and right. The big clock begins

counting on the wall in reverse, for the big moment in

the dress. Rosildi starts talking about today's evening.

Andrea Rosildi:

My dear guests. I would first of all like to thank you

for your very precise presence on this very expensive

evening of mine. Then I would like to thank you for your

patience. I know that time is money. And that money is

reflected in the gems. Therefore I will not delay any

longer. The evening is dedicated to the most expensive

dress with precious stones of all time. The evening

already lasted 30 minutes, without my presence. However,

since this moment is extremely burdened based on the

value of the dress, I would like to inform you that the

presentation of this will last 5 minutes. After 5 minutes

the lights will turn off and you will be able to leave

and return back to your homes. Thank you very much for

your patience. Please, let the presentation begin.

This is where the lights go out and the music starts to

play. It's Christoph with Oh! Mon amour! All the lights

are turned on on the model. This begins and walks slowly

and rhythmically when listening to the song. In his left

hand he holds a rose. He stops while making a turn. She

starts pacing while slowly descending the stairs of the

villa. On the landing, he touches the handrail for a

while, while standing for a while again. He leaves it as

soon as he goes down the stairs again. The song ends and

the model has descended all the stairs. The crowd has

descended all the stairs. The crowds touch the handrail

for a while, while standing again.

He leaves it as soon as the stairs go down again. The

song ends and the model has descended all the stairs. The

crowd has descended all the stairs. The crowd has come

down all the stairs. The world has come down the stairs

for a while. standing left and right on the stairs out in

the garden, around the model. The model begins and heads

towards the lake. Here the headlights have turned on

again. The model goes up to the more expensive Chris

Craft and leaves quickly. The headlights stay open. While

people start and leave as they came. Jack and Emily look.

Impressed they also leave the villa. We see here their

Chris Craft already on the opposite side. They go down

and board lamborghini quickly. They leave their hotel.

Thinking, Rowland studies the evidence he found

yesterday, along with the rest. They are the same! A name

surrounds his mind. But what could he have to do with

the case? He searches his computer for the name Andrea

Rosildi. Apart from the issues of his work, he cannot

find anything else, except for a company selling -

renting mansion buildings, a large sale and purchase of a

heavily neoclassical historic building in his name, some

cars and contacts "partnerships" with political figures.

His weakness for the old buildings is partly obvious, but

it is not enough to establish a charge against him. There

is no evidence. He is looking to find, therefore, in the

data of the company selling - renting mansions of

Rosildi, all the buildings with which his company has a

relationship. Many of them are villas and gardens, in

Lake Maggiore, lake Como, Milan and more generally Italy.

Two of the cases of villas make an impression on him. One

is Villa Melji, in Lake Como. It is made by napoleon's

vice president. And the other is Villa Monastero, Lake

Como. The original building was a Cisterian monastery for

women. It was abolished by Charles Boromeo in the 16th

century, when he heard cunning stories about the nuns

there. He then thought out loud:

Jack Rowland:

There is nothing left but to visit them.

Jack and Emily find themselves in the romantic, panoramic

Castello Di Vezio. After sitting and seeing the scenery,

they descend on foot and head to the small churches of

Varena. They visit Villa Monastero there, so that Jack

can get information and information. They do not take

long to arrive, when near the terrace with the palm trees

they see the guard who for years guarded the building. It

doesn't take long for them to get close to him.

Jack Rowland:

Good afternoon.

Abbess:

Good evening.

Jack Rowland:

We are travelers from afar and we decided to visit the

villa.

Abbess:

You did very well. How can I serve you?

Jack Rowland:

Do you have anything worthwhile to tell us about this

villa and its history? Something expensive?

Abbess:

I have to tell you that the building was a Cisterian

monastery for women and was founded in 1208. As you

understand it is a very old monastery.

Jack Rowland:

Yes, we understand.

Abbess:

In the 16th century Charles Boromeo abolished it because

cunning stories were heard about the nuns.

Emily Dickinson:

Yes. Could we also visit it inside?

Abbess:

Yes, of course. Go.

After they entered the interior of the monastery and

looked well, they said each one separately to search each

place. Emily looked at the murals and pictures, as well

as each room separately. Jack, on the other hand, and

after he did almost the same, said to enter the altar.

There he found under the Holy Cross, which was left and

dusty in a corner, a book and a very old and dusty icon.

He took hold of the icon, it was the image of Jesus

Christ. He took her, turned her over and suddenly a piece

of paper fell from inside her. He looked at it well. With

writing in old Hebrew he wrote a place, a date and had a

very impressive cross painted on it. Not of today's era.

The date was of the 18th century. He took it with him,

put it in his pocket, without anyone seeing him. He came

out of the altar and called Emily.

Jack Rowland:

I don't think we can stay here any longer. We have to

leave. It's getting dark in a while.

Emily Dickinson:

You're right. Let's go.

They leave the villa and return by car to the hotel.

There after dining together in the restaurant, everyone

goes to his rooms.

Jack Rowland:

Have a nice evening Emily. Thank you for what you have

done for me today. I hope you enjoyed dinner.

Emily Dickinson:

The dinner was excellent. As for today's getaway, it was

all you had to. I was numb, I saw beautiful places and

enjoyed it like nothing else. Have a nice evening Jack.

Jack bends over and kisses her while leaving her in her

room. He goes to his own. He walks in, leaves his gun in

the office, takes off his jacket, while he takes out of

his pocket the piece of paper he found from the Villa and

sits at the desk with his computer. With his computer

now, he tries to analyze what the paper writes in old

Hebrew. Useless. The translation is not done. Then he

decides to take it tomorrow to a translator of old texts,

who is known of the area nearby.

Jack alone this time, after leaving the hotel very early

in the morning, takes the paper to the translator to

translate it.

Jack Rowland:

Good morning. I would like you to help me in something

very personal for me.

Translator:

Good morning. What could I help you with?

Jack Rowland:

You know, it will take confidentiality on your part,

since as I told you it is something very personal.

Translator:

Yes, I understand. You will have it. Tell me.

Jack Rowland:

Can you translate this paper here?

Translator:

Oh! But from what I see here this piece of paper is very

old. It also has a priceless painting on top! Cross! To

see better...

He takes the magnifying glass and sees the paper better

in the light.

Translator:

Yes... from what I can read here it says Cross Pontius

Pilate. Duomo Cathedral, Italy. date: 17/04/1734.

Jack Rowland:

Really? Could you read it? Thank you very much. He's just

saying this, huh?

Translator:

Yes, without a doubt, that is what I was able to read.

Jack Rowland:

Be well. Could I have the paper back? But let me leave

you now. How much do you want?

Translator:

Set the piece of paper. It does nothing. You didn't bring

me any books to translate it. Haha have a nice day.

Jack comes out of the shop when two passers-by passerby

overtake him. He heads to his car. He goes back to the

hotel. The translator after a while does not waste time

and calls the shipowner Andrea Rosildi. He tells him

about the paper and the mysterious guy in the car. Three

days before the end of the trip and Jack must expedite

the investigations around the case.

On the same day Jack and Emily are out at Circolo Villa

D'Este for a walk, until after a while they decide to

play golf together.

Jack Rowland:

It's your turn Emily to drop the ball. Don't forget that

there are 17 holes left out of 18...

Emily Dickinson:

Your turn to lose Jack. I haven't told you that I'm a

great golfer. Haha

After the walk and playing golf, Jack and Emily move away

from the villa and take a walk to Lake Como with Chris

Craft. Together they take a short cruise to the lake and

see the places. They continue the day while sipping

cappuccino at the Rossi café, across the street from the

port.

The next afternoon. Jack and Emily are outside brera's

gallery, and they came to see the works.

Emily Dickinson:

Brera Gallery. A very special story. It was founded by

Napoleon. He had the tactic of closing churches and

taking the works to galleries and academies.

Jack Rowland:

Very impressive and special. Heavy-handed I would say.

Jack and Emily, after seeing all the works well, stood

and looked with great interest at Mantegna - The Dead

Christ.

Jack Rowland:

Emily here says: Creator Mantegna. The dead Christ. It

was created around 1500.

Jack and Emily are in Castello Shorgesco and take a walk

when suddenly a bullet passes by Jack and is pinned to

the wall. Emily makes a cry. Jack immediately bends over,

when he gets up, he looks forward to the place where the

bullet has left and sees a guy. She runs to catch up with

him while holding his gun. He runs while the guy walks

into a fortress of the castle. Jack comes in. That's

where Jack loses track of himself. He turns to Emily,

picks her up and they leave quickly for the hotel.

Emily Dickinson:

Jack, I was very scared! You're okay, aren't you?

Jack Rowland:

I'm fine, don't worry. Fortunately, the bullet passed by

scratch. Misfortune! I didn't catch up with the guy.

Emily Dickinson:

Don't worry Jack. We be well. In three days you know our

journey and the data ends...

Jack Rowland:

I know Emily. If we don't make it in the three days, we

may have to stay a little longer if it doesn't bother

you. Otherwise you leave alone and I live here...

Emily Dickinson:

Don't worry Jack. We will definitely make it these days.

Jack Rowland:

And that's what I believe.

Emily Dickinson:

See you tomorrow. To let you rest. Have a nice evening.

Jack Rowland:

Have a nice evening Emily.

Jack and Emily must return to Milan. After paying at the

front desk, they get their IDs and leave. They get into the car and move away quickly. Afternoon to evening and

have arrived back to their hotel in Milan. Emily rests in

her room, and Jack is out alone.