Italy marked the 150th anniversary of its unification in 2011, but there is some doubt about the exact resting place of Giuseppe Garibaldi - one of the leaders who helped bring the country together. One person, more than any other, wishes to resolve that puzzle, and for her it is a quest that goes back decades.
It is a scene from a day many years ago, way back in the 1930s.
There is a parade ground, filled with Italian soldiers, and standing in front of them on a table is a little girl only about three years old.
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