While Trombetti is taking his niece Angelica home, accompanied by Coliandro, his car is rammed by a scooter driven by a Chinese boy who immediately vanishes into thin air.

A suspect dies during a police operation in the difficult Pilastro neighborhood, apparently killed by a gunshot from Inspector Trombetti's weapon. Coliandro investigates to try to exonerate his colleague.

A young black girl is killed during what appears to be a voodoo ritual. Coliandro is entrusted with the task of taking care of the victim's sister, who has arrived in Bologna from Africa.