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Inspector Montalbano: Series 4

4 episodes Premiered Oct 28, 2002 Updated Nov 3, 2026
Previously on Inspector Montalbano

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Inspector Montalbano Season 3.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S4·E1 Mytharc

The Sense of Touch

Oct 28, 2002 · 105 min

The seemingly accidental death of a blind man leads Montalbano to an island off the coast of Siciliy. Here the Inspector discovers that both the murder victim and a local fisherman

S4·E2 Core

Montalbano’s Croquettes

Nov 4, 2002 · 105 min

As the small town of Vigata prepares for its New Year celebrations, local police inspector Salvo Montalbano is reluctantly making arrangements to travel to Paris with his girlfrien

S4·E3 Core

The Scent of the Night

Nov 11, 2002 · 110 min

Investor Emanuele Gargano has disappeared with the savings entrusted to him by the people of Montelusa. Montalbano's investigation brings him into contact with some of Gargano's st

S4·E4 Mytharc

The Goldfinch and the Cat

Nov 18, 2002 · 110 min

A series of mysterious muggings takes place in Vigata, ending in tragedy when one of the victims is killed. Meanwhile, a man virtually destroys the emergency room at the hospital a

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