Niccolo Mainoni

Calvi was so down that when his fixer, Flavio Carboni, arrived at the hotel, he refused to go down to the lobby to meet him. Calvi simply couldn't or wouldn't budge. Carboni had arranged this whole trip, the whole escape from Italy, but then, strangely, the fixer also refused to come up to see Calvi?

Calvi was so down that when his fixer, Flavio Carboni, arrived at the hotel, he refused to go down to the lobby to meet him. Calvi simply couldn't or wouldn't budge. Carboni had arranged this whole trip, the whole escape from Italy, but then, strangely, the fixer also refused to come up to see Calvi?

So the two men were locked in this bizarre standoff that evening, with Vitor shuttling back and forth between them. It'd almost be funny if it didn't feel so, I don't know, sad? Maybe a little ominous? Calvi, a nervous wreck, and Carboni so close but refusing to go to him. Did Carboni not want to face Calvi for some reason?

So the two men were locked in this bizarre standoff that evening, with Vitor shuttling back and forth between them. It'd almost be funny if it didn't feel so, I don't know, sad? Maybe a little ominous? Calvi, a nervous wreck, and Carboni so close but refusing to go to him. Did Carboni not want to face Calvi for some reason?

Instead, Carboni and Vitor went to a nearby pub to meet their girlfriends who traveled with them from Austria. They left Calvi in the hotel to fend for himself. The whole thing struck me as utterly bizarre that Carboni and Vitor would go and chivalrously tend to their girlfriends while their protectee, God's banker, the most wanted man in Europe, freaked out in his hostel alone.

Instead, Carboni and Vitor went to a nearby pub to meet their girlfriends who traveled with them from Austria. They left Calvi in the hotel to fend for himself. The whole thing struck me as utterly bizarre that Carboni and Vitor would go and chivalrously tend to their girlfriends while their protectee, God's banker, the most wanted man in Europe, freaked out in his hostel alone.

Were they taking an innocent, if badly timed break here, or was there a more sinister design at play? I'm not sure. In any event, the two men were gone a few hours. Vitor told me he went back to the Chelsea Hotel a bit after midnight.

Were they taking an innocent, if badly timed break here, or was there a more sinister design at play? I'm not sure. In any event, the two men were gone a few hours. Vitor told me he went back to the Chelsea Hotel a bit after midnight.

Calvi was gone, and I know that this time he was gone for good. But what I don't know is what happened to him in those last few hours. The last time Silvano Vitor remembered seeing Calvi was around 8 p.m. on June 17th. Eventually, Vitor told me that he went to bed in the hotel suite alone, waiting, hoping that Roberto Calvi would magically reappear.

Calvi was gone, and I know that this time he was gone for good. But what I don't know is what happened to him in those last few hours. The last time Silvano Vitor remembered seeing Calvi was around 8 p.m. on June 17th. Eventually, Vitor told me that he went to bed in the hotel suite alone, waiting, hoping that Roberto Calvi would magically reappear.

But when Calvi hadn't returned by the morning of June 18th, Vitor did something else that seemed strange to me. Vitor told me he had no idea what was going on. All he knew was that Calvi's disappearance was incredibly suspicious, and he didn't want to just be sitting around when shit hit the fan.

But when Calvi hadn't returned by the morning of June 18th, Vitor did something else that seemed strange to me. Vitor told me he had no idea what was going on. All he knew was that Calvi's disappearance was incredibly suspicious, and he didn't want to just be sitting around when shit hit the fan.

And while Vitor was boarding a plane, Calvi was eventually found. From Crooked Media and Campside Media, this is Shadow Kingdom, God's Banker. I'm Niccolo Mainoni, and this is Episode 7, Discovery.

And while Vitor was boarding a plane, Calvi was eventually found. From Crooked Media and Campside Media, this is Shadow Kingdom, God's Banker. I'm Niccolo Mainoni, and this is Episode 7, Discovery.

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