A street priest struggling to save his church learns his late uncle left him a small business that could turn his fortune around: he'll soon realize that said business is in fact... a brothel!

Based on the historical novel by Andrea Camilleri, The Vanishing of Patò is set in Vigàta, the town that Detective Montalbano fans know and love...but it's 1890, Easter weekend. Two rival investigators look into the disappearance of Antonio Patò, a quiet accountant who vanishes after his performance as Judas in the town's annual Passion Play.

Claudio Scanna is a private in the Italian army: during his first night in a new military base he gets in a fight with senior recruits. Lieutenant Fili, Claudio's commanding officer, is denied a promotion because his superiors discover he was absent without justification during the night of the fight. Fili blames Claudio and vows to make his remaining months in the service a living hell...

In the run-up to a song festival, all kinds of intrigues and pressures are unleashed behind the scenes: the script must be continually adapted depending on who momentarily prevails in the backroom maneuvers, with record companies, politicians and schemers of various calibers intent on fighting each other without holds barred to grab victory in advance. In the meantime, the organization is falling apart. Having recruited the almost complete Bagaglino cast, under the parody of Sanremo we see yet another rehash of "Champagne" or "Bucce di banana".