Крестный отец

           Hagenwassittingbesidehisbed.

           "Didtheydrugmeup?"Michaelasked.

           "Yeah,"Hagensaid."Theyhadtodigsomebonefragmentsoutofyourgumsandtheyfigureditwouldbetoopainful.Besidesyouwerepracticallyoutanyway."

           "Isthereanythingelsewrongwithme?"Michaelasked.

           "No,"Hagensaid."SonnywantsyououtattheLongBeachhouse.Thinkyoucanmakeit?"

           "Sure,"Michaelsaid."IstheDonallright?"

           Hagenflushed."Ithinkwe’vesolvedtheproblemnow.Wehaveafirmofprivatedetectivesandwehavethewholearealoaded.I’lltellyoumorewhenwegetinthecar."

           Clemenzawasdriving,MichaelandHagensatintheback.Michael’sheadthrobbed."Sowhatthehellreallyhappenedlastnight,didyouguyseverfindout?"

           Hagenspokequietly."Sonnyhasaninsideman,thatDetectivePhillipswhotriedtoprotectyou.Hegaveusthescoop.Thepolicecaptain,McCluskey,isaguywho’sbeenonthetakeveryheavyeversincehe’sbeenapatrolman.OurFamilyhaspaidhimquiteabit.Andhe’sgreedyanduntrustworthytodobusinesswith.ButSollozzomusthavepaidhimabigprice.McCluskeyhadallTessio’smenaroundandinthehospitalarrestedrightaftervisitinghours.Itdidn’thelpthatsomeofthemwerecarryingguns.ThenMcCluskeypulledtheofficialguarddetectivesofftheDon’sdoor.Claimedheneededthemandthatsomeothercopsweresupposedtogooverandtaketheirplacebuttheygottheirassignmentsbollixed.Baloney.HewaspaidofftosettheDonup.