This chapter attempts to delineate the uniqueness of the Italian case through some observations around the specific contours of organised and corrupt exchange as they manifest themselves in the country. After a brief methodological note, the analysis is interspersed with the opinions of key informants contacted for this research who have profound knowledge of the subject matter, having worked for many years as investigating judges or academic researchers. A division into areas in which the links between organised crime and corruption are observed tries to map the two phenomena and their joint modus operandi.