The BEST episodes directed by Leone Pompucci

#1 - Nataline in Love

Don Matteo - Season 3 - Episode 12

#2 - The Coach Travel

Don Matteo - Season 2 - Episode 7

Don Matteo is on a bus trip when a rich elderly lady is given a fatal shove. Don Matteo watches the scene but is too far away to recognize the guilty. Police investigations lead to the victim's nephew, who sold merchandise on the bus. Don Matteo finds out that the nephew is interested in more than just the inheritance.

#3 - Heart of Ice

Don Matteo - Season 2 - Episode 3

Nino Coronna is found in a garden of a villa, next to a corpse. The victim is the owner of the house, Giulia Chimenti's husband. Nino seems to be guilty and is immediately accused of homicide. Maresciallo Cecchini has to investigate alone because Captain Anceschi is a 'special friend' of Giulia. When Anceschi seems to be involved in the homicide, Don Matteo and Cecchini have to uncover the truth.

#4 - Honest Man

Don Matteo - Season 2 - Episode 6

Maresciallo Cecchini is suspected to be a drug dealer! He supposedly only keeps his position as police officer to cover up his life of crime. Don Matteo and Captain Anceschi have to prove their friend's innocence.

#5 - Maximum Weight

Don Matteo - Season 2 - Episode 8

A young boxer dies during training. Accident or homicide? The boy's trainer is accused of the crime. Don Matteo tries to solve the riddle.

#6 - The Job

Don Matteo - Season 3 - Episode 8

An elderly librarian, who is tired of his life after losing his wife, organized through the internet his own murder by hiring a skilled killer. But in the end he changed his mind. Despite this, Don Matteo manages to save him from another attempt on his life.

#7 - The Convent's Mystery

Don Matteo - Season 3 - Episode 10

A key witness in a process has decided to tell everything, but before doing so retires to a convent to reflect on his choice. In the same convent stays Don Matteo who, when man is found dead, is pushed by the Bishop to help in the investigation.

#8 - The Anonymous Letter

Don Matteo - Season 3 - Episode 15

The arrival of an anonymous letter upsets a respectable man of the city to the point of suicide groped. His daughter and that of Cecchini are very related, but the event casts shadows on their union. The Carabinieri and Don Matteo try to find out who threatens man.

#9 - The Poisoned Apple

Don Matteo - Season 2 - Episode 1

Many of the town's citizens suffer from food poisoning. Police officers investigate and find out that the cause are poisoned apples sold by the Di Giacomos, a family of farmers. After some interrogations by Captain Anceschi, it seems that the family is not responsible for the case after all. Don Matteo's investigations lead him to a seasonal worker Di Giacomo's who seems to have motive.

#10 - The Mark on the Skin

Don Matteo - Season 2 - Episode 2

A young soccer player dies of a drug overdose. Was it an accident or murder? The first person suspected by police officers is the owner of a tattoo shop who was in trouble with drug abuse before. The woman denies to be involved and Don Matteo tries to convince the police.

#11 - The Bite of the Snake

Don Matteo - Season 2 - Episode 12

During a religious procession, Benito Lippi is bitten by a snake. Only an antidote can help to save his life, but it is hard to find since the snake is of a rare Asiatic breed. While police investigate who smuggled the snake into the country, suspicion falls on an oriental man who was seen near the victim during the procession.

#12 - Playing with Fire

Don Matteo - Season 2 - Episode 14

A fire threatens the town. The culprit seems to be a little boy, Fabio, who immediately admits to be guilty. His father is convinced of his innocence and asks Don Matteo for help. It seems that the boy wanted to get his father's attention.

#13 - Never Too Late in Love

Don Matteo - Season 3 - Episode 2

The stables of an equestrian center catch fire. Suspicion falls on the old horse groom first, who has a motive to harm his employer. The employer, owner of the stables, might have a motive too - to collect insurance money. With Don Matteo's help and the aid of little boy Simone, the police uncovers the truth.