Part III, Chapters 1-5 Summary

Lipsey travels to Rimini on the Adriatic Coast of Italy. He rents a car and drives to Poglio and goes into a bar. He thinks that Dee and her boyfriend haven't arrived yet. He is interested in what led her to Poglio. Lipsey walks around the village and finds Mike's blue Mercedes. He walks into the bar and the proprietor tells Dee that he was the man that was asking about her.

Lipsey talks with Mike and Dee and tells them that he is staying in Rimini. They tell him they are looking for a valuable painting. Mike adds that they think the painting is in a chateau five miles away. Having the information that he wants, Lipsey tells them that he is moving on.

Lipsey drives out to the chateau and meets the Contessa di Lanza...