The private room on the fourth floor of the Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan was peaceful, overlooking the lush botanical gardens bathed in the gentle golden light of late September. Liam lay propped up against a mountain of crisp white pillows. His left shoulder was immobilized in an orthopedic brace, protecting two fractured ribs and a hairline fracture of his clavicle. Bruises the color of crushed blackberries mottled his chest…
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