Leonardo Sciascia was not only the first to address the Mafia in his novels. What makes his crime stories so extraordinary is his intimate knowledge of the state and its entanglement with crime, gained during his time as a member of parliament. A man calls the police headquarters wanting to speak to the police chief because he has discovered something monstrous. But it is Saturday evening, the feast of Saint Joseph is approaching, and the commissioner thinks the matter can wait a bit. However, when his subordinate brigadier stops by the caller's estate the next day, he finds him shot dead at his desk. Apparently, he opened the door to his murderer himself...