Spring is just beginning in Liguria. Caponnetto's initial delight about his part in catching a murderer with Commissario Bonfatti is short-lived. Just as he is about to turn his attention back to the Osteria Il Golfo and its attractive tenant Giulia, his past starts to catch up with him.

A prison escape in Munich alerts both the Bavarian State Criminal Police as well as law enforcement in Italy. Between zuppa and dolce, Caponnetto is forced to admit that although his time as a Carabiniere is officially at an end, it is far from over.