The Evil Priest's Cellar Door (Door Series #1)

This is the door to the cellar owned by a mean (in the Scottish sense), bad tempered, evil old priest. He does not own the other two cellars nor the building above. (This is due to the Napolionic laws of inheritance in Italy.) Through the round hole, an ancient, giant wine barrel can be seen in the dim light. The cellar is about 8 metres by 7 metres, has a dangerously sagging ceiling and the far wall is chipped from the rock upon which the whole structure stands. Parts of the building go back to the 14th Century.

The dwelling and former animal quarters above are not habitable because the ceilings on the ground floor are too low by modern standards. The solution to this is to lower the floors and requires the permission of the priest. It would give him a solid new ceiling for free. He said, "No."

The other solution is to purchase the cellar. The priest said, "Yes, that will be 50,000 euros." ($68,000 or £45,000.) This is only 20,000 euros less than the entire structure and two additional cellars cost. It is called rapina -- robbery.

The entire neighbourhood cheered when the owner refused to pay. I think you can guess who the owner is.