The scene opens on an almost macabre kind of apartment-block dance — or rather, a landing dance. Successful writers and unsuccessful ones, Juventus supporters and police officers cross paths on the stairs of the building where Bernardo Barigazzi lives, widower of Francesca and father of Daguntaj. Then a complaint is filed. For what crime? For what punishment? Main characters Bernardo Barigazzi: a writer who became rich, though not because of the books he wrote. For another reason. Francesca: Barigazzi’s wife, who died in an accident in 2018. The person responsible was never identified. Daguntaj: daughter of Bernardo and Francesca. Vittorio Carrocci: a second-tier politician who is very fond of women. Elena Renzi: a leading writer married to a second-tier politician. Jacopo Manzoni: a city councillor who, if you heard him speak, you would probably call him Zioboja. Marica Bonacini: a journalist from Ravenna who, if you saw her, would think her eyes were the biggest thing about her. Cosimo De Crescenzo: a deputy police inspector who wears jeans that ride vaguely up to his armpits and has a passion for Italian music from the 1990s. Giuseppe De Rita: a police officer with a diploma from catering school. Rolando Belpoliti: a police commissioner who, if it had been up to him, would have spent the whole day playing Sudoku. Gianni Lamborghini: a retiree who refuses to come to terms with retirement. Ilaria Lamborghini: a housewife, Gianni’s wife, who refuses to come to terms with having her husband around and is thinking of divorcing him. Marzia: a former bartender with a degree in philosophy, now unemployed, Barigazzi’s girlfriend — or ex-girlfriend. Stefania: a nurse with a nursing degree and a passion for salami. Renato Ruocco: a somewhat old-fashioned plumber. Marta Ruocco: the wife of a somewhat old-fashioned plumber. Giulia Ruocco: the daughter of a somewhat old-fashioned plumber. Erika Ballardini: neighbour of the Ruoccos and the Barigazzis. Arcangelo Tonini: a notary with a scarf.