All that day he thought about why he had changed his name. At the bar everyone knew he was Hans Reiter. His acquaintances in Cologne knew he was Hans Reiter. If the police finally did decide to come after him for Sammer’s murder, there would be plenty of clues. So why adopt a nom de plume? Maybe Ingeborg is right, thought Archimboldi, maybe deep down I’m sure I’ll be famous and with the change of name I’m making the first arrangements for my future protection. But maybe this all means something else. Maybe, maybe, maybe …
