Corruption and its Pitfalls

The question is, which was called in first: la Guardia di Finanza (with golden wings emblazoned on their caps and uniforms, and empowered by drachonian laws) or the Carabinieri (with red-stripes on their trousers, cloaks and cockaded tricorn hats, empowered by local knowledge). Both are armed.

The Comune is reeling under financial inspection of every nook and cranny. Who set it all going? And if the Carabinieri came in second, what did the Finanza find? Or were there two denuncias? And who has denounced whom, and was it openly or anonymously? It must be very serious to have got both lots going.

The allocation of four units of social housing to the ruling giunta's client base without reference to the housing list was but setting the match to the blue touchpaper. Unfortunately the giunta didn't retire quickly enough and the whole place is going up.

Monculi Towers and the Palazzo del Comune march shoulder to shoulder on the two sides of the Borgo; our windows look into their offices floor for floor (I have blinds and linen curtains deeply inset with aging lacy crochet-work that stops them looking right back.) We can hear every word in the summer and retire to the top floor to have scenes, the Towers being taller than the Comune, but it's winter and we can't hear properly.

The Giunta has run out of money to pay the employees, and is all ready charging top whack of permissable council tax. No credit of course because of the Crunch. Could the disgruntled losers among the client base have turned upon the hand that, up to now, feeds them? Has some whistle-blower's son/daughter/granny failed to be allocated one of the social housing units? More follows if sunny and warm on Monday.

Update

Overcast. Cold. All windows closed. Come back tomorrow.