Bertozzo is greeted by the superintendent, explaining that he's bringing in a copy of the bomb that exploded at the bank in Milan (in the plot allegedly perpetrated by the Anarchist, the dancer, and their colleagues). Bertozzo imagines that he finds the Maniac (still in his disguise) familiar, and protests when he (the Maniac) is introduced as the forensics expert from Rome, saying he knows the real expert. The superintendent and Sports Jacket insistently and physically attempt to persuade him to go along with the charade, reminding him if the truth gets out of what happened to the Anarchist all their jobs will be lost.
Meanwhile, the journalist attempts to get Bertozzo to answer the question of why another undetonated bomb, also found in the debris of the robbed bank,.....
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