6.7/10275 votesLoading...#1 - The Other End of the Thread
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 2/11/2019
While busy dealing with the arrival of boat migrants from across the Mediterranean, and with the harrowing human tragedy that accompanies them, Inspector Montalbano stumbles upon the brutal murder of a local dressmaker. The murder appears inexplicable. Montalbano must now uncover the secrets behind the victim’s life to get to the truth behind her death.
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7.2/10250 votesLoading...#2 - The Patience of the Spider
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 3/7/2006
Inspector Montalbano is puzzled by the kidnapping of Susanna Mistretta, a young woman whose once-wealthy family has fallen on hard times. When the kidnappers contact the family to demand a ransom, the responsibility of coming up with the money falls on an estranged relative. But something in the case just doesn't add up.
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7.2/10256 votesLoading...#3 - Angelica’s Smile
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2013
A series of burglaries take place at the houses of wealthy Vigata residents. One of the victims is a beguiling young bank manager called Angelica, to whom Salvo finds he is soon attracted. As the investigation progresses, Montalbano starts to suspect that the burglaries might be a cover for something rather more sinister.
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7.2/10217 votesLoading...#4 - The Mud Pyramid
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 3/7/2016
A man's body is found inside an industrial pipe on a building site. Montalbano and Fazio manage to identify the victim and try to contact his missing wife. Meanwhile, journalist Lucia Gambardella reaches out to Montalbano with information on a local corruption ring involving fraudulent building contracts.
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7.3/10352 votesLoading...#5 - Excursion to Tindari
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 5/9/2001
A young Don Juan is found murdered in front of his apartment building and an elderly couple are reported missing after an excursion to the ancient site of Tindari. Inspector Montalbano tries to solve these two seemingly unrelated cases amid the daily complications of life at Vigata police station. But when he discovers that the couple and the murdered young man lived in the same building, his investigation stumbles onto Sicily's brutal 'New Mafia' and leads him down a path more twisted and far-reaching than any he has ever been down before.
Director: N/A
Writer: Andrea Camilleri
7.3/10258 votesLoading...#6 - August Flame
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2008
Inspector Montalbano discovers the existence of a secret underground dwelling beneath Mimi's family home and finds a trunk containing the dead body of a young woman who had disappeared six years earlier. As he begins his investigation, Montalbano makes the acquaintance of the victim's alluring twin sister.
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Writer: Andrea Camilleri
7.3/10221 votesLoading...#7 - Hall of Mirrors
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2013
A bomb goes off outside an empty store-room in a quiet Vigata street. Montalbano commences his investigation, but is soon disorientated by a series of disparate events, including the acquaintance of an attractive and mysterious woman.
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7.4/10448 votesLoading...#8 - The Voice of the Violin
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/13/1999
When the naked dead body of a young woman is found in a villa outside Vigata, Montalbano discovers that she had recently bought the villa and was in the process of restoring it using her wealthy husband's money. When the case is taken from Montalbano and given to rival inspector Panzacchi from nearby Montelusa, Panzacchi draws some easy conclusions and the investigation risks going badly off course. Will a proud Montalbano stick his neck out to regain control of the case or will he allow his incompetent colleagues to pin the murder on the wrong suspect?
Director: N/A
Writer: Andrea Camilleri
7.4/10462 votesLoading...#9 - The Shape of Water
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/2/2000
Mr Luparello, a renowned local engineer and leading political figure, is found dead in a car at a notorious prostitution spot on the outskirts of Vigata. The coroner rules that he died of a heart attack following an amorous encounter. Fending off pressure from prominent ecclesiastical figures who wish to keep the case under wraps and navigating the intricacies of local party politics, Montalbano goes about making sense of the available evidence, including the incongruous discovery of an expensive necklace found at the site of the murder.
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7.4/10332 votesLoading...#10 - The Artist's Touch
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/30/2001
Goldsmith Alberto Larussa appears to have committed suicide by turning his wheelchair into an electric chair. But Inspector Montalbano discovers that the dead man's will, which leaves everything to his brother Giacomo, was forged. Giacomo is arrested, but he maintains that he did not kill Alberto. Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector Mimi Augello is working on the case of a mysteriously-murdered electrician.
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Writer: Andrea Camilleri
7.4/10300 votesLoading...#11 - The Scent of the Night
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/2002
Investor Emanuele Gargano has disappeared with the savings entrusted to him by the people of Montelusa. Montalbano's investigation brings him into contact with some of Gargano's staff - his obsessively loyal secretary Mariastella Cosentino and the provocative Michela Manganaro. Meanwhile, Augello is getting cold feet about the prospect of his wedding.
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Writer: Andrea Camilleri
7.4/10222 votesLoading...#12 - The Wings of the Sphinx
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/2008
The naked body of a young woman is discovered on a beach near Vigata. The girl was shot in the face, her identity is unknown and the only clue police have to go on is a butterfly tattoo on her shoulder. Montalbano sets to work trying to establish the girl's identity and investigates possible links between the murder victim and a local charity with connections to the church. Meanwhile, his relationship with Livia continues to suffer as a result of his poor work/life balance.
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Writer: Andrea Camilleri
7.4/10220 votesLoading...#13 - The Track of Sand
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/2008
Montalbano wakes up one morning to find the carcass of a dead horse stranded on the beach below his house. Soon after, a beautiful woman walks into Vigata police station to report the abduction of her racehorse. A line of investigation emerges that brings Montalbano into contact with the elegant world of horse racing, via some illegal horse betting rackets organised by the Mafia.
Director: N/A
Writer: Andrea Camilleri
7.4/10230 votesLoading...#14 - Paper Moon
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/2008
A distressed woman arrives at Vigata police station to report the disappearance of her brother. Soon enough, the man is found murdered in what appears to have been a crime of passion. But Montalbano is reluctant to give too much credit to appearances and digs into the victim's past, talking to anyone who might have had an involvement in the case. Meanwhile, a number of high-profile businessmen and politicians die as a result of cocaine overdoses.
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Writer: Andrea Camilleri
7.4/10212 votesLoading...#15 - Treasure Hunt
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 3/28/2011
An elderly couple, both religious fanatics, barricade themselves in their home and begin shooting from the windows and balconies apparently with no reason. Montalbano’s men finally succeed in disarming them: there seems to be no reason for this insane action but inside the home they find a strangely disfi gured infl atable doll. A few days later, when an identical doll is discovered in a garbage bin, Montalbano has a bad premonition.
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7.4/10204 votesLoading...#16 - A Ray of Light
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2013
A woman is attacked and robbed on her way home late at night, but the case leaves Montalbano wondering whether there isn't more to the story than he's being told. An abandoned cattle shed in the countryside has been boarded up by unknowns and used for mysterious purposes.
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7.4/10129 votesLoading...#17 - The Safety Net
Season 14 Episode 2 - Aired 3/16/2020
A Swedish film troupe arrives to shoot a period drama in Vigata. Augello immediately takes a shine to the production's female lead. When Montalbano intervenes in a case of bullying at a local school, a town resident asks the inspector to unearth the story behind a collection of mysterious home movies found in his dead father's attic.
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7.5/10561 votesLoading...#18 - The Snack Thief
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/6/1999
Detective Montalbano investigates the murder of a local businessman called Lapecora. Lapecora's widow suspects that he was killed by his lover Karima, a young Tunisian woman who mysteriously disappeared on the day of the murder. After succeeding in tracking down Karima's five-year-old son Francois, Montalbano realises that the case might be linked to that of a Tunisian man, also killed in mysterious circumstances on the same day that Lapecora died. Meanwhile, Montalbano's partner Livia, who has been entrusted with looking after Francois, becomes very attached to the young orphaned boy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Andrea Camilleri
7.5/10338 votesLoading...#19 - The Mystery of the Terracotta Dog
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2000
A criminal turned state witness informs Montalbano of an arms stash in a cave just outside Vigata. Also uncovered in the cave is a secret chamber where the bodies of two lovers, killed sometime in the 1940s, were buried in a bizarre ritual. An intrigued Montalbano must challenge the Mafia and deal with the arms cache before he can investigate this second find.
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7.5/10217 votesLoading...#20 - The Age of Doubt
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 4/4/2011
The yacht of a wealthy woman docks at Vigata's harbour as a disfigured body is discovered at sea. Coastguard Laura Belladonna is assigned to the case to assist Montalbano and the two soon become close. The investigation casts doubts on the motives and sincerity of the yacht's crew and Montalbano begins to suspect that there may be more to the story they have given him.
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7.5/10222 votesLoading...#21 - A Delicate Matter
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 2/29/2016
Montalbano is visiting Livia in Boccadasse when he is called back to Vigata to investigate the murder of a 70-year-old prostitute - as well as disturbing accusations at an elementary school.
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7.5/10194 votesLoading...#22 - Carousel
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2018
A local shop is burned down in a clear case of arson. Its owner seems to have disappeared into thin air. Montalbano investigates, but is also kept busy by multiple reports of strange kidnappings in which female victims are abducted and released unharmed shortly after, with all of their possessions untouched and for no apparent reason.
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7.5/10183 votesLoading...#23 - Love
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2018
A former prostitute has disappeared. Her sister tells Montalbano that she had recently fallen in love, so the police start their investigation by speaking to her lover, a meek and gentle man who is puzzled about where his partner could have possibly gone.
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#24 - Dearest Salvo ... Your Livia
Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/2020
It's high summer in Vigata and the murdered body of a young woman, Agata Cosentino, is found in the municipal archives where she worked. But the building was supposed to be closed for the holidays, so what was Agata doing there? Meanwhile, Adelina's wayward son Pasquale is engaged in a stand-off with a local security guard, Romildo Bufardeci, a former classmate from elementary school who is now intent on putting a stop to Pasquale’s petty criminality. As chief law enforcer, Montalbano must investigate any wrongdoings while also navigating the rivalry between the two men.
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7.6/10369 votesLoading...#25 - The Sense of Touch
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2002
The seemingly accidental death of a blind man leads Montalbano to an island off the coast of Siciliy. Here the Inspector discovers that both the murder victim and a local fisherman had each deposited huge sums of money in their respective bank accounts. Following the mysterious demise of a second man, who was also blind, the investigation begins to focus on the operations of a charitable foundation which increasingly looks not so charitable after all.
Director: N/A
Writer: Andrea Camilleri
The Worst Episodes of Inspector Montalbano
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Worst Episodes Summary
"The Other End of the Thread" is the worst rated episode of "Inspector Montalbano". It scored 6.7/10 based on 275 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/11/2019. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Patience of the Spider".