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           Butbeforehecouldpickupthephone,itrang.ThecallwasfromthebookmakerlicensedbytheFamilytooperateinthedistrictoftheDon’soffice.ThebookmakerhadcalledtotellhimthattheDonhadbeenkilled,shotdeadinthestreet.Afterafewquestionstomakesurethatthebookmaker’sinformanthadnotbeenclosetothebody,Sonnydismissedtheinformationasincorrect.Phillips’dopewouldbemoreaccurate.Thephonerangalmostimmediatelyathirdtime.ItwasareporterfromtheDailyNews.Assoonasheidentifiedhimself,SonnyCorleonehungup.

           HedialedHagen’shouseandaskedHagen’swife,"DidTomcomehomeyet?"Shesaid,"No,"thathewasnotdueforanothertwentyminutesbutsheexpectedhimhomeforsupper."Havehimcallme,"Sonnysaid.

           Hetriedtothinkthingsout.Hetriedtoimaginehowhisfatherwouldreactinalikesituation.HehadknownimmediatelythatthiswasanattackbySollozzo,butSollozzowouldneverhavedaredtoeliminatesohigh-rankingaleaderastheDonunlesshewasbackedbyotherpowerfulpeople.Thephone,ringingforthefourthtime,interruptedhisthoughts.Thevoiceontheotherendwasverysoft,verygentle."SantinoCorleone?"itasked.

           "Yeah,"Sonnysaid.

           "WehaveTomHagen,"thevoicesaid."Inaboutthreehourshe’llbereleasedwithourproposition.Don’tdoanythingrashuntilyou’veheardwhathehastosay.Youcanonlycausealotoftrouble.What’sdoneisdone.Everybodyhastobesensiblenow.Don’tlosethatfamoustemperofyours."