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Wrote Matthew in conclusion: "He threw himself convulsively to the left as they fired. However many millions had been paid, one man was incorruptible: the dread killer of Rome, Pietro Caruso, head of the police during the German reign of terror. . . . The official film ends in a close-up ... of Caruso's right hand, with fingers closing once, twice on the trigger as the pistol kicks under the recoil. It was the coup de grace. . . .
"Former friends claim that Ciano tried at least to shout 'Viva I'It alia'; others say he was muttering 'Mama, mia.' "