One hour laterSantini and Fra Pasquale greeted Baresi who, in the meantime, had returned to his command post at the Gendarmerie. At the heliport of the Holy See, the pilot was already at the controls, intent on warming the helicopter that would have brought the two back to Padua. They got on and left for their destination. The first hour of flight went on without problems. When they were near Monte Cimone, in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, the pilot turned to Santini.
«Excellency, there are three helicopters on our route. Do you want me to take a detour? »
Santini looked around without seeing any aircraft, took a look at the radar and saw the three bright dots at a distance of about half a kilometer.
«No need, major. Proceed normally. »
Having said that, he made himself comfortable and
