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Accidental Death of an Anarchist is a satirical play by Dario Fo that follows a compulsive imposter called 'the Maniac' who infiltrates a police station to investigate the suspicious death of an anarchist suspect, which was officially ruled an accident. Posing as a judge, the Maniac forces the police officers to re-enact the interrogation, exposing their lies, corruption, and cover-up of the real bombing perpetrators. The play is based on the real-life death of anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli.