🎯 INTELLIGENCE DOSSIER
FILED BY: VF-S
CLASSIFICATION: HIGHLY GLAMOROUS, MODERATELY LETHAL
CLASSIFICATION: HIGHLY GLAMOROUS, MODERATELY LETHAL
SUBJECT: Dario Marchesi
ROLE: Art Logistics Broker
STATUS: Deceased
ROLE: Art Logistics Broker
STATUS: Deceased
🔍 THE OFFICIAL STORY
Death ruled “accidental drowning.”
No foul play detected.
Case closed in 48 hours. How efficient.
⚰️ THE DETAILS
Found: Venetian Lagoon, behind Palazzo Fortuny, early morning.
Cause of death (Unofficial): Silenced after threat to expose forged portrait and laundering trail.
Lady F suspects: He knew too much. Or not enough. Possibly both.
On his body:
– One cufflink (Fabergé, of course)
– An encrypted USB drive tucked inside a Montblanc pen
– A damp calling card with only three words: “Il Pavone Canta” (The Peacock Sings)
📦 FOUND: FINAL MANIFEST
INVOICE REFERENCE: IL PAVONE CANTA
SHIPMENT CONTENTS:
– ONE FORGED HABSBURG PORTRAIT
– ONE CUSTOM FRAME (THREE-HEADED PEACOCK CREST)
– ONE SEALED ENVELOPE (CONTENTS UNKNOWN)
– ONE CRATE LABELED “LITURGICAL ARCHIVES”
FREIGHT METHOD: DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE
DESTINATION: VILLA PAVONE, VAULT ROOM B
HANDLING AGENT: D. MARCHESI (DECEASED)
SECONDARY CONTACT: G.D.R.
TRACKING ID: PEACOCK-717X-VN
