The last spectator
After the fall
Birth of the Salò republic
The fate of the Roman Jews
Mussolini and Claretta
A most unhappy family
Galeazzo Ciano and Edda
Troubles on all fronts
The Partisan war develops
Il duce and the Jews
The liberation of Rome
A terrible summer
More atrocities, greater despair
"I have ruined Italy"
The secret negotiations
In search of a way out
Peace hopes in the balance
Looming defeat and paralysis
A temporary loss of nerve
The fall of fascism
Flight and capture
Mussolini tamed: the polite prisoner
"I've come to shoot them"
Execution of Il Duce: whodunnit?
Piazzale Loreto: a shameful denouement
The German surrender
Lakeside murders and the Dongo Treasure
The mysterious Churchill file
The dead sprout wings.