Chapter 76

• Damiano made sure that Valentim would stay far from any risk of returning to his family's house, as such a fact would imply great trouble for him if discovered.
• The Mazzini returned home as quickly as he could, after cleverly establishing his alibi so that no one would suspect his involvement in Valentim's disappearance.
• Before removing him from there, he cleaned all the blood, took away the objects he had brought, and left everything ready, set up to make it seem like Valentim had managed to escape on his own.