After a day filled with tension and unanswered questions, Elena seeks solace in the warm hospitality of the Hotel Belvedere, lulled by the mountain cuisine and the cozy atmosphere of the dining room. But not even the ritual of dinner can quell the anxiety brewing amidst the medical files she's been studying, where new mysteries have loomed large. A phone call to Dr. Visconti offers a glimmer of hope: perhaps only a face-to-face meeting with Morandi, now isolated in the Sarnico mental hospital, will unravel the darkest knots of the affair.
Elena prepares to leave Oltrecolle: the journey to Sarnico unfolds through luminous landscapes, lakeside villages, and a new determination. Arriving at the hotel, she is enveloped by the lakeside tranquility, ready for a crucial encounter the next day in her quest. In a climate of anticipation and hope, amid the evening lights and the slow pace of village life, she approaches the heart of the mystery that torments her.
From the discovery of medical records to Dr. Morandi's research: a journey through the shadows of Oltrecolle and the hope of new answers on the shores of Sarnico
After a long and intense day, evening at Oltrecolle arrived laden with a silence that seemed to harbor promises and anxieties. Elena, still troubled by the discoveries made among the patient files, descended to the Belvedere dining room, finding refuge among the warm scent of wood and the hushed voices of the other guests. Dinner was a small ritual of pleasure and comfort: Signora Teresa offered an appetizer of crostini with fresh porcini mushrooms and a creamy pumpkin and potato soup enriched with shavings of mountain cheese. For her first course, Elena chose homemade tagliatelle with chanterelle mushrooms, seasoned with mountain butter and chopped parsley, followed by a main course of stewed rabbit, slowly cooked with mountain herbs and served on a bed of soft polenta. Each bite seemed to melt away, at least for a moment, the weight of the lingering questions.
At the end of the meal, while enjoying a slice of apple and walnut cake accompanied by a glass of fragrant grappa, Elena watched the flames dance in the fireplace. The atmosphere was reassuring, yet she felt the pressure of unanswered questions building like the mist slowly rising from the valleys.
She could put it off no longer: the time had come to face what had been troubling her for days.After dinner, Elena returned to her room, her mind still crowded with questions. The day spent poring over medical records and memories of the Oltrecolle inmates had left her with a sense of unease that not even the Belvedere's delicious cuisine could dispel....
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