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           Heknewthattherewasnopercentageinbeingtoughaboutsomethingthatwouldonlycostaheavyfineorsixmonthsinjail,smallpricestopayfortheenormousprofitsearned.Hehadthegoodsensetoknowthatitwasnotanareaforheavythreatsbutlightones.Hekeptthewholeoperationinaminorkey,whichwasexactlywhatwasneeded.

           Clemenzafeltthereliefofaconscientiousadministratorwhohassolvedaknottypersonnelproblem.Yes,itwouldbeRoccoLamponewhowouldassist.ForClemenzaplannedtohandlethisjobhimself,notonlytohelpanew,inexperiencedman"makehisbones,"buttosettleapersonalscorewithPaulieGatto.Pauliehadbeenhisprotege,hehadadvancedPaulieovertheheadsofmoredeservingandmoreloyalpeople,hehadhelpedPaulie"makehisbones"andfurtheredhiscareerineveryway.PauliehadnotonlybetrayedtheFamily,hehadbetrayedhispadrone,PeterClemenza.Thislackofrespecthadtoberepaid.

           Everythingelsewasarranged.PaulieGattohadbeeninstructedtopickhimupatthreeintheafternoon,andtopickhimupwithhisowncar,nothinghot.NowClemenzatookupthetelephoneanddialedRoccoLampone’snumber.Hedidnotidentifyhimself.Hesimplysaid,"Cometomyhouse,Ihaveanerrandforyou."Hewaspleasedtonotethatdespitetheearlyhour,Lampone’svoicewasnotsurprisedordazedwithsleepandhesimplysaid,"OK."Goodman.Clemenzaadded,"Norush,haveyourbreakfastandlunchfirstbeforeyoucomeseeme.Butnotlaterthantwointheafternoon."