A weed smoking, friend to the underworld, bad behaving vice questore is sent from Rome to Aosta, in the Alps, for unknown (but likely for indiscipline) reasons. Nevertheless he is one hell of a cop and immediately gains respect and co-operation from colleagues. An unusual location, gorgeous landscapes, sturdy noir plots sum up for one of the best series ever produced in Italy. Rocco Schiavone is Salvo Montalbano in reverse.