Squadra Antimafia 6 -

(into her radio) All units, this is Mazza. Maranza wants to play. Let’s show him how the sixth season ends.

(low voice) No witnesses. No cameras. They left this.

"Benvenuti alla sesta stagione, Commissario. La famiglia non dimentica." (Welcome to the sixth season, Inspector. The family never forgets.)

She steps past him.

FADE TO BLACK.

The room is thick with stale coffee and exhaustion. A map of Palermo is pinned to the wall, covered in red strings and photos.

(to herself) No. They don’t. And neither do I. squadra antimafia 6

We found the car. Seafront, near the old warehouse. Two bodies. Execution style. One of them is our informant, Gino.

Rain. Floodlights flicker. Two police cars, blue lights washing the scene in red and blue.

Claudia, it’s a trap. Maranza wants you to go there. He wants you angry. (into her radio) All units, this is Mazza

She looks up at the dark sea. In the distance, a single light from a fishing boat.

(pulling on her jacket) He already has me angry. Every day. The only question is: does he want me dead tonight, or just humiliated?

(40s, eyes tired but sharp) stares at a file. Her phone buzzes. She answers without looking away from the photo of a man: DON SALVO MARANZA , 65, elegant, smiling. (low voice) No witnesses

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