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The theoretical and hypothetical synopsis.

Based on real live persons. Their names have been changed to protect their anonymity although the names used bear a resemblance to the real name in part.
The players are as follows. Part one.
Ernesto:- Third generation American of Italian decent. Diverse Businessman with businesses in American, England and Italy.
Paola:- wife of Ernesto. Italian/American nationality by marriage. Does not work but considers her occupation as being on the right arm of her husband at social and business functions.
The notary is given in the third party tense.
Ernesto came into the office of an unlisted private investigations bureau which he had dealings with in the past involving his company and others which he intending investing in. This time it was for different reasons more to do with his private life.
He had been married to Paola for 10 years there were no children. They had homes in Boston, Milan, Rome and in a small village resort in southern Italy. Most of the year they resided in Boston a city Ernesto grew up in. They also had apartments in Oregon and Los Angeles.
Ernesto explained that ordinarily he would have dealt with this in house but the fact that the circumstances had been repeated several times over the last 12 months he wanted to gain impartial details from someone he could trust. His own confidents were also he believe those of his wife’s.
I was assigned to carry out the task he required.
It was not uncommon for Paola to visit Italy on her own for she had done so at least 3 times a year to visit her mother who lived alone since her father died some 7 years earlier. Paola was an only child.
Ernesto saw nothing untoward with this seeing Paola as the dotting daughter. He had tried to persuade Paola’s mother to come to America but she wanted to stay and be amongst the friends she knew which was understandable to Ernesto hence the visits by Paola to Milano.
Ernesto first met Paola on a visit to Italy 12 years ago when he went to see relatives of his parents whose own parents had come from the same village outside Milan as Paola’s. Paola parents where friends with some of his relatives who threw a party to welcome him back to Italy. Ernesto was taken with Paola and during his stay they were together most of the time. When he returned to America he continued to write to her. He at that time had small businesses in Italy but left the running of them to managers. Now though he took more time out and visited them purely to see Paola. Within the year he had proposed to her and after all the red tape for her to go to America they married.
Ernesto told me he could not fault his wife in her duties when they attended functions or corporate parties he hosted. She was always the popular hostess.
He pointed out to me that she was just too popular and he suspected that she was taking advantage of these situations which could affect his businesses and that of their employees. He wanted me to be discreet and if possible put a stop to them without if possible, damage to what was seen as a floorless reputation of his wife’s part.
My expenses were an open book to use as I thought fit.
My flight was the same as Paola’s from Boston Logan airport with a short stop over at Heathrow London then a connecting flight to Milan.
Our seats were in first class as expected and I was placed three seats back from Paola. I had never met her before but I could see why Ernesto had been smitten with her she was a very beautiful woman and I could see why also that if she was having an affair why she would be the chosen one. I would wait and see who the lucky person would be. I could not see it being anyone though; it would have to be someone with influence and wealth I could not see her giving up a substantial marriage if it were not the case.
I myself do not normally take on domestic issues but over the years I had come to know Ernesto quite well on his visits to London. We would party together and he always called me his saviour for keeping out of trouble and away from loose women as he regarded his marriage to Paola as the best thing that ever happened to him. He used to say I was the big brother he never had. I liked that and that is why I took on this case for him. I just hoped that I would not have bad news for him when all was done.
On the five and half flight to London nothing out of the ordinary occurred the only person to come and speak to Paolo was the cabin staff. During the change over at Heathrow it was the same she went in several shops and bought the odd item but neither saw or spoke to any other person.
We boarded are next flight but this time was different. In the opposite seat sat a male probably about 5 years younger than Paola. He was well dressed and at first I thought he was British but then I detected the Italian accent creeping in. I was one seat behind them.
It was plain to see that they knew each other and at one time Paola got up and sat on the male persons lap. There was no kissing but I think this was because of the other passengers in the first class cabin taking note. The lap sitting was brief but it did not look a good start for my investigation.
They drank the usual champagne and talked about their trip and the hotel they intended to stay after Paola had stayed with her mother for two days. I learnt that mother was to stay with a friend of hers at a resort on the Italian Riviera paid for by the male friend so there would be no trace of Paola having being involved in the scam to get mother out of the way so when Ernesto contacted his wife’s mother would have no idea about her daughters whereabouts.
At Milan they parted ways moving to a discreet area were they exchanged a passionate embrace before leaving the terminal building. I used my cell to inform my agent in Milan and who was outside the terminal building to follow the male and get the information that I would require. I had to let this run their courses if I stopped it now Ernesto would never know if it would have gone further.
I knew where Paolo would be staying for the next two days so set another agent to watch her movements I did not expect her to do anything that her mother would think suspicious.
I stayed with relatives of Ernesto who once found out that I had never been to Milano before insisted to show me around. I had at one time planned on visiting Milan after one of my colleagues had seen the city on a bicycle. I did my own planning for such a trip which brought up something quite different from what I expected. (Players 2 to be mentioned later)
The two days were quite enjoyable I saw the city from by the rich and poor perspective. I eat with the family in the evenings but during the day we eat at the best restaurants the city had, mainly because the family owned them. I certainly lived the high life.
Milano as I was told to call it was a vibrant city certainly at night I saw mainly things occurring that I would not expect from such a religious county.
The agent following the male reported back to me and I now had all his details. The agent also found they he and Paola were to travel to the small resort in the south of Italy on the 11am flight the next day meeting at the airport. Paola mother was to fly out to her destination just a few hours before so being at the airport with her mother would not look out of place.
With all this going on I never once saw Paola checking to see if anyone was watching her.
I had been booked on the same flight as Paola but seated further back in the aircraft I wanted to make sure no one was watching to see if anyone was watching her.
I found out that Paola was not a dumb as she seemed she had in fact hired someone to see if she was being watched in Italy. Why she did not do the same from the States I do not know perhaps she thought Ernesto would only think it was in Italy she was playing around.
My second agent on the plane would sort out her employed watcher as soon as we landed.
The villa owned by Ernesto was on the outskirts of the resort within easy reach of the marina and cafés. I had the keys to all the doors and the alarm codes my aim was to stop them before they actually committed adultery if that was the intention. Yes I had to let them go to the point of no return but I had no intention of subjecting Ernesto to the finally knife in the back act to his marriage. He would have enough evidence to use without having to view Paola committing adultery.
Cameras had already been installed in the villa so we knew exactly when to move in.

End of part 1.

Part 2 to follow. The outcome of part 1 leads to the beginning of the exposure of those involved in the cheating Italian housewife.