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Chapter 8

           Tessiodidn’tthinkthatthelossofPaulieGattowouldupsetSollozzo,infacthethoughtthattheTurkmighthaveanticipatedit,indeedmighthavewelcomedit.Auselessmouthoffthepayroll.Andhewouldnotbefrightenedbyit;afterall,wouldtheybeinsuchasituation?

           Michaelspokeupdiffidently."IknowI’manamateurinthis,butfromeverythingyouguyshavesaidaboutSollozzo,plusthefactthatallofasuddenhe’soutoftouchwithTom,I’dguesshehasanaceuphissleeve.Hemightbereadytopulloffsomethingrealtrickythatwouldputhimbackontop.Ifwecouldfigureoutwhatthatwouldbe,we’dbeinthedriver’sseat."

           Sonnysaidreluctantly,"Yeah,IthoughtofthatandtheonlythingIcanfigureisLuca.Thewordisalreadyoutthathe’stobebroughtherebeforehe’sallowedanyofhisoldrightsintheFamily.TheonlyotherthingIcanthinkofisthatSollozzohasmadehisdealwiththeFamiliesinNewYorkandwe’llgetthewordtomorrowthattheywillbeagainstusinawar.Thatwe’llhavetogivetheTurkhisdeal.Right,Tom?"

           Hagennodded."That’swhatitlooksliketome.Andwecan’tmoveagainstthatkindofoppositionwithoutyourfather.He’stheonlyonewhocanstandagainsttheFamilies.Hehasthepoliticalconnectionstheyalwaysneedandhecanusethemfortrading.Ifhewantstobadlyenough."

           Clemenzasaid,alittlearrogantlyforamanwhosetopbuttonmanhadrecentlybetrayedhim,"Sollozzowillnevergetnearthishouse,Boss,youdon’thavetoworryaboutthat."

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