Ep 10. One Body Too Many

Inspector Manara season 1 episode 10, titled “One Body Too Many,” begins with a group of four old friends, who own a winery together, sitting down to play a card game. However, their game night takes a dark turn when one of the group members, Marco, suddenly dies. Although it appears that he had a heart attack, Manara is called to investigate the death as the winery’s insurance policy requires an investigation to be conducted for all deaths that occur on the property.

Upon arriving at the winery, Manara learns that Marco had recently been having difficulty sleeping and tried to quit smoking. Furthermore, Marco’s wife, who is also one of the owners of the winery, reveals to Manara that there has been tension between the group members recently over how the business should be run.

Manara begins his investigation by speaking to each of the remaining group members individually. However, as he digs deeper, he realizes that each of the friends has a motive for killing Marco. For instance, Marco’s wife could have killed him to inherit his estate, while another one of the group members could have killed him to have more control over the winery’s operations.

As the investigation progresses, Manara discovers that the winery’s financial situation is dire, and the group members might have killed Marco so that they could cash in on his life insurance policy to save the business. Moreover, the investigation also reveals that Marco wasn’t as innocent as he seemed, and he had a secret that he was hesitant to share with the other group members.

As Manara confronts each of the group members with this information, they become defensive and emotional, leading him to suspect that one of them is the killer. The episode also features a parallel plotline involving Manara’s personal life, as he struggles to cope with the recent death of his wife and the challenges of being a single parent to his daughter.

Overall, episode 10 of Inspector Manara season 1 is a thrilling murder mystery that keeps viewers guessing until the very end. With its complex characters, intricate plotlines, and stunning Italian countryside backdrop, this episode is sure to delight fans of the crime genre.