Scherzo

What could a red tabby named Rocco (without his brothers), an abstract artwork titled “The Insatiable (BEEP) of Margarite la Rouge” and an enterprising undertaker named Chechi (proprietor of ‘The Happy End’ Mortuary of Fortezza) possibly have in common? Why a Scherzo of course! When the dapper Conte Julio Forti’s ruse for the pleasure of his aging and ailing mother, Contessa Clara, goes unexpectedly awry, he and his wife, Senora Marina Forti, begin their own investigation into the intrigues of a prestigious Vienna auction house. Their progress in solving the mystery is impeded only by Polici Inspectore Montessantos, Fortezza’s own “Hercule Poirot”, whose dogged sense of duty is only hampered by his wife Stella’s insatiable spousal appetites. The prime suspect, virtuoso pan-handler Aldo Barberini, is less upset by his incarceration than by the fact that he is prevented from pursuing the Forti’s sultry chambermaid, while their head housekeeper, Bella’s affair with the gardener just might prove instrumental in revealing the identity of the culprit. The magical, musical municipality of Fortezza beckons you to put your sleuthing skills to the test in this frolicking “who-done-it”.