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Chapter 10

           Iseemtobetheonlyonewhocangetcloseenoughtohim.AndIfigureditout.Idon’tthinkyoucangetanybodyelsetoknockoffapolicecaptain.Maybeyouwoulddoit,Sonny,butyouhaveawifeandkidsandyouhavetoruntheFamilybusinessuntiltheoldmanisinshape.SothatleavesmeandFreddie.Freddieisinshockandoutofaction.Finallythatleavesjustme.It’salllogic.Thesockonthejawhadnothingtodowithit."

           Sonnycameoverandembracedhim."Idon’tgiveadamnwhatyourreasonsare,justsolongasyou’rewithusnow.AndI’lltellyouanotherthing,you’rerightalltheway.Tom,what’syoursay?"

           Hagenshrugged."Thereasoningissolid.WhatmakesitsoisthatIdon’tthinktheTurkissincereaboutadeal.Ithinkhe’llstilltrytogetattheDon.Anywayonhispastperformancethat’showwehavetofigurehim.SowetrytogetSollozzo.Wegethimevenifwehavetogetthepolicecaptain.Butwhoeverdoesthejobisgoingtogetanawfullotofheat.DoesithavetobeMike?"

           Sonnysaidsoftly,"Icoulddoit."

           Hagenshookhisheadimpatiently."Sollozzowouldn’tletyougetwithinamileofhimifhehadtenpolicecaptains.Andbesidesyou’retheactingheadoftheFamily.Youcan’tberisked."HagenpausedandsaidtoClemenzaandTessio,"Doeitheroneofyouhaveatopbuttonman,someonereallyspecial,whowouldtakeonthisjob?Hewouldn’thavetoworryaboutmoneyfortherestofhislife."

           Clemenzaspokefirst.

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