The Archfornicator of Canterbury

37 Luigi and the depths of despair

News of the incident at the Transvestitian border had barely reached Luigi Scoreggia when his boss confronted him in the corridor.

"What's the situation Luigi. Where do we stand on the Cathedral case."

"We have a suspect. A CIA agent. His name is Jack Back."

"So he's behind this too."

"I didn't know he was behind something else as well."

"You didn't hear me say that. I'm sorry Luigi but that information is on a need-to-know basis."

"How do you expect me to do my job if I don't have access to all the relevant data."

"Because I have faith in you Luigi. Trust me."

Horst Hurenschwanz patted Luigi on the shoulder and continued on his way. Luigi knew better than to say out loud what he was thinking.

He returned to his office to examine the folder he'd been handed a bit earlier. It contained the case report from the border guards along with the passport of Victor Emanuel Borge, Danish national, who bore an uncanny resemblance to Jack Back. According to the report, "Mr Borge" was assumed to have drowned in the river. The body had not been found.

Luigi wanted to believe that Back was dead. He also wanted to believe that Back was behind the Cathedral bombing. Unfortunately for him, he did not believe either of those statements to be true. Something in the case just did not add up. Why would the CIA blow up the Cathedral? Even if they had a reason, why would they choose to do it now? And if they didn't do it, who did? What other reason would his boss have to want to see Back caught? Luigi buried his face in his hands and tried to think. He decided to go back to the canteen for some more coffee to kickstart his brain. This was definitely a case where nothing short of a caffeine overdose would do.

The Archfornicator of Canterbury by Olli-Pekka Rinta-Koski
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