Niccolo Mainoni

He said that the Vatican was going to give him protection, which is going to solve all his problems. He just needed time to negotiate outside of Italy. He wouldn't say why exactly those negotiations needed to be outside of the country or what exactly he was afraid of. But right here in the Chateau, Calvi seemed confident that he could solve his looming debt crisis.

He said that the Vatican was going to give him protection, which is going to solve all his problems. He just needed time to negotiate outside of Italy. He wouldn't say why exactly those negotiations needed to be outside of the country or what exactly he was afraid of. But right here in the Chateau, Calvi seemed confident that he could solve his looming debt crisis.

After some time relaxing, Vitor watched Roberto Calvi get up and prepare some kindling.

After some time relaxing, Vitor watched Roberto Calvi get up and prepare some kindling.

I asked Vitor what was Calvi burning, but he couldn't see. He just said that Calvi burned a lot of papers. It seems odd to me that Calvi would bring documents with him from Italy, carefully guard them, obsess about them when they weren't with him, and then burn some of these documents once he had them back in his possession.

I asked Vitor what was Calvi burning, but he couldn't see. He just said that Calvi burned a lot of papers. It seems odd to me that Calvi would bring documents with him from Italy, carefully guard them, obsess about them when they weren't with him, and then burn some of these documents once he had them back in his possession.

Maybe he decided it was too risky to carry them around, or maybe he'd planned to use them and then changed his mind. I've often thought that if I could just see inside Calvi's briefcase, I could finally find Calvi's killer. But it's like all these years have rusted the lock and it won't budge. There's one person I know who held Calvi's briefcase and who knew his final itinerary, Silvano Vitor.

Maybe he decided it was too risky to carry them around, or maybe he'd planned to use them and then changed his mind. I've often thought that if I could just see inside Calvi's briefcase, I could finally find Calvi's killer. But it's like all these years have rusted the lock and it won't budge. There's one person I know who held Calvi's briefcase and who knew his final itinerary, Silvano Vitor.

And Vitor was getting closer and closer to London. to Calvi's final day. Calvi and Vitor had been on the run for three days. They were just starting to get comfortable in their borrowed Austrian villa when, late one night, Carboni the Fixer came to Vitor.

And Vitor was getting closer and closer to London. to Calvi's final day. Calvi and Vitor had been on the run for three days. They were just starting to get comfortable in their borrowed Austrian villa when, late one night, Carboni the Fixer came to Vitor.

Why Switzerland? I don't know. there wasn't any time for Vitor to ask questions. He just threw a change of clothes in the back of the car, got Calvi's bags, put the banker in the passenger seat, and they headed to Switzerland, sleep deprived and, I imagine, a bit confused.

Why Switzerland? I don't know. there wasn't any time for Vitor to ask questions. He just threw a change of clothes in the back of the car, got Calvi's bags, put the banker in the passenger seat, and they headed to Switzerland, sleep deprived and, I imagine, a bit confused.

So what would he tell you, or what would you chat about?

So what would he tell you, or what would you chat about?

And so at this point, does it almost feel like there's sort of a friendship growing here?

And so at this point, does it almost feel like there's sort of a friendship growing here?

Again, I was torn here between taking Vitor at his word, that he and Calvi really were forming some kind of bond, and this other alternate narrative. where Calvi was forcefully separated from his briefcase and sent to Switzerland without much of an explanation.

Again, I was torn here between taking Vitor at his word, that he and Calvi really were forming some kind of bond, and this other alternate narrative. where Calvi was forcefully separated from his briefcase and sent to Switzerland without much of an explanation.

He was, in this narrative, out of control, dependent, and at the whims of his handlers, it felt like a Hitchcock movie, where nothing overtly scary is happening, but somehow you're on edge. Then, right as the duo started to approach the border with Switzerland... Carboni advised against going to Switzerland.

He was, in this narrative, out of control, dependent, and at the whims of his handlers, it felt like a Hitchcock movie, where nothing overtly scary is happening, but somehow you're on edge. Then, right as the duo started to approach the border with Switzerland... Carboni advised against going to Switzerland.