Seeking gifts for their partners, Jose and Hilshire venture into an antique shop in France. The train ride home stirs a memory in Jose: his deployment to the Balkans and the bittersweet farewell to his younger sister, Enrica, entrusted to h…

Under the watchful eye of his foster father, Cristiano, a young boy named Pinocchio commits his first murder. Years later, he carries out an assassination for the Padania Republic Faction (PRF). The PRF leaders, including Cristiano, convene…

They were tasked with a delicate mission: locate a missing officer from the Public Safety Division, a search complicated by the pursuit of a shadowy figure known only as Pinocchio. Their investigation led them to a hotel in Montalcino, wher…

She was permitted, after her recovery, to undertake her first field mission. Accompanied by her brother Marco, and joined by Rico and Jean, they journeyed to Milan seeking information on the PRF and, specifically, Pinocchio’s operations. Ol…

She seemed to be thriving. Yet, Marco harbored persistent doubts, troubled by the growing chasm between this new Angelica and the woman he remembered. Triela, however, remained lost in sorrow, the sting of defeat in her battle against Pinoc…

Henrietta and Rico’s argument escalated when Rico shattered Henrietta’s kaleidoscope, necessitating a repair. Giuseppe took the damaged item to an antique shop for restoration, unaware that Nino, a formidable kidnapper from the PRF, was wor…

She was the one who brought Priscilla and Marco together when they first arrived at the University of Rome. Now, Franca – though she had been called Caterina in her youth – was sheltering them all at her farm in Frascati, recovering from th…

A faint echo of a life lived lingered within her, a half-formed melody she couldn’t quite grasp. Memories flickered – moments of warmth, of shared laughter, now obscured by a persistent fog. The name, though, remained elusive, a phantom jus…

Giuseppe found himself face-to-face with a comrade from his days in the Italian military, a reunion steeped in shared memories. They spoke of the past, of times long gone, and of his sister, Enrica. The nostalgic conversation was abruptly s…

Triela wrestled with the lingering sting of defeat, the memory of her failure to conquer Pinocchio a constant ache. Now, she found herself in Naples, tasked with protecting Maria Machiavelli, the teenage daughter of a man testifying against…

He delivered the message, the task completed. The silence that followed was heavy, expectant. Then, Cristiano arrived to confirm the outcome. As he departed, a subtle anomaly caught his attention – a false floor concealed a hidden chambe…

At the bridge, the men searched for Franco, Franca, and Pinocchio. Henrietta discovered the three charges embedded in the main support. She detonated them, sparking a fierce firefight. They fled in a boat, but Franco’s charges proved insuff…

Hope stirred within them, a resolve to aid Cristiano and Pinocchio. Triela and Pinocchio clashed in a brutal struggle, a whirlwind of steel and gunfire. Elsewhere, Hillshire sought Cristiano’s whereabouts. A desperate act followed: Pinocchi…