"I Belived in Sicily" Part IV
Morning After the Assassination Attempt
"Listen, my pop is safe, he's on a plane somewhere over the Atlantic heading for New York where he'll be safe with Luchessi and his men. But I want to know who the little f*** is that tried to kill my father. Someone sold him out, because only us, his so called-trusted men were the only ones that knew that he was going to the airport that night."
"Santino, we have a call from Paulie Ricci out in the fields, he says that the men supposed to be in the two other cars that apparently rammed them and began the whole ordeal, dead. Murdered, six of our men were found dead at their checkpoint."
"It can't be that easy, who do we think has the power? Don Genovese? Don Trapani? Don Merossa?"
Vito Rizzia answers, "It can't be Don Trapani, he's too far off and wouldn't have the power or the wealth to hit the Don, plus he's more of a vassal of ourselves more than anything. Don Merossa is a good candidate but he too is weak and more of a puppet for Don Genovese. But why would Don Genovese want to start up another mob war, after all he's a very smart and scheming man."
"God damn it Vito, can't you give me a straight answer not a lecture?"
"Don Genovese then, but it just doesn't make sense."
Bernarod Savio walks into the room, a trusted soldier of Peter Marcello.
Peter looks at his soldier, "What the hell, your supposed to be outside Bernardo."
"Well Paolo told me to tell Santino that there's an important package at the gates."
"Well..."
"Well that's it, I haven't looked at it."
"Hey, Bernardo go outside and bring in that package."
"Ofcourse Santino," he closes the door and heads back outside.
"What the hell is that man talking about?"
He walks back in and holds a small package and hands it to Peter Marcello who hands the package to Santino.
"It's a cake," says Vito Rizzia.
"Happy birthday? What the f*** is this?"
"I have no idea, some sick joke from another don perhaps," says Peter Marcello to Santino.
"The tag on the back."
Santino looks at it, "Now we're even, no one injures anyone in my family. Now my nephew is paralyzed from the neck down, Don Genovese," Santino smurks, "That little..."
"Retaliation?"
"No, the men that attempted to kill my father aren't Genovese men, there's something more too it, the men had to be Trapani or Merossa, Genovese is from Syracusa, to far away. Trapani and Merossa have some holdings in and around Marsala. Peter take your men and make a nice visit to the Carpettio Club, Merossa held. See if you can't get any answers. Don Merossa may be scheming with Genovese to take control of our part of Sicily."
Peter walks, just as Aldo and Paulie pull into the gates. Santino grows nervous and the phone rings, he walks over and picks it up. "Yeah? Pop? Are you alright. That's good. Listen we think it was Don Merossa and we know Genovese was behind the attempt as well. What? No retaliation against Genovese? Why? Ofcourse, I will but what about Merossa. Talk, I've already sent out Marcello to do that. Ofcourse. Yes pop, I will. Be safe, we'll have everything ready for your return. What about sis's wedding day? Call it off? No, okay pop. See you in a few days or so. Bye."
Morning After the Assassination Attempt
"Listen, my pop is safe, he's on a plane somewhere over the Atlantic heading for New York where he'll be safe with Luchessi and his men. But I want to know who the little f*** is that tried to kill my father. Someone sold him out, because only us, his so called-trusted men were the only ones that knew that he was going to the airport that night."
"Santino, we have a call from Paulie Ricci out in the fields, he says that the men supposed to be in the two other cars that apparently rammed them and began the whole ordeal, dead. Murdered, six of our men were found dead at their checkpoint."
"It can't be that easy, who do we think has the power? Don Genovese? Don Trapani? Don Merossa?"
Vito Rizzia answers, "It can't be Don Trapani, he's too far off and wouldn't have the power or the wealth to hit the Don, plus he's more of a vassal of ourselves more than anything. Don Merossa is a good candidate but he too is weak and more of a puppet for Don Genovese. But why would Don Genovese want to start up another mob war, after all he's a very smart and scheming man."
"God damn it Vito, can't you give me a straight answer not a lecture?"
"Don Genovese then, but it just doesn't make sense."
Bernarod Savio walks into the room, a trusted soldier of Peter Marcello.
Peter looks at his soldier, "What the hell, your supposed to be outside Bernardo."
"Well Paolo told me to tell Santino that there's an important package at the gates."
"Well..."
"Well that's it, I haven't looked at it."
"Hey, Bernardo go outside and bring in that package."
"Ofcourse Santino," he closes the door and heads back outside.
"What the hell is that man talking about?"
He walks back in and holds a small package and hands it to Peter Marcello who hands the package to Santino.
"It's a cake," says Vito Rizzia.
"Happy birthday? What the f*** is this?"
"I have no idea, some sick joke from another don perhaps," says Peter Marcello to Santino.
"The tag on the back."
Santino looks at it, "Now we're even, no one injures anyone in my family. Now my nephew is paralyzed from the neck down, Don Genovese," Santino smurks, "That little..."
"Retaliation?"
"No, the men that attempted to kill my father aren't Genovese men, there's something more too it, the men had to be Trapani or Merossa, Genovese is from Syracusa, to far away. Trapani and Merossa have some holdings in and around Marsala. Peter take your men and make a nice visit to the Carpettio Club, Merossa held. See if you can't get any answers. Don Merossa may be scheming with Genovese to take control of our part of Sicily."
Peter walks, just as Aldo and Paulie pull into the gates. Santino grows nervous and the phone rings, he walks over and picks it up. "Yeah? Pop? Are you alright. That's good. Listen we think it was Don Merossa and we know Genovese was behind the attempt as well. What? No retaliation against Genovese? Why? Ofcourse, I will but what about Merossa. Talk, I've already sent out Marcello to do that. Ofcourse. Yes pop, I will. Be safe, we'll have everything ready for your return. What about sis's wedding day? Call it off? No, okay pop. See you in a few days or so. Bye."