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Chapter 11

           WhythehellshouldhiskidsgotoCCNYoracheapSoutherncollegejustbecausethePoliceDepartmentdidn’tpayitspeopleenoughmoneytoliveonandtakecareoftheirfamiliesproperly?Heprotectedallthesepeoplewithhislifeandhisrecordshowedhiscitationsforgunduelswithstickupmenonhisbeat,strong-armprotectionguys,would-bepimps.Hehadhammeredthemintotheground.HehadkepthislittlecornerofthecitysafeforordinarypeopleandhesureashellwasentitledtomorethanhislousyoneCnoteaweek.Buthewasn’tindignantabouthislowpay,heunderstoodthateverybodyhadtotakecareofthemselves.

           BrunoTattagliawasanoldfriendofhis.BrunohadgonetoFordhamwithoneofhissonsandthenBrunohadopenedhisnightclubandwhenevertheMcCluskeyfamilyspentaninfrequentnightonthetown,theycouldenjoythecabaretwithliquoranddinneronthehouse.OnNewYear’sEvetheyreceivedengravedinvitationstobeguestsofthemanagementandalwaysreceivedoneofthebesttables.Brunoalwaysmadesuretheywereintroducedtothecelebritieswhoperformedinhisclub,someofthemfamoussingersandHollywoodstars.Ofcoursesometimesheaskedalittlefavor,likegettinganemployeewitharecordclearedforacabaretworklicense,usuallyaprettygirlwithapolicedossierasahustlerorroller.McCluskeywouldbegladtooblige.

           McCluskeymadeitapolicynevertoshowthatheunderstoodwhatotherpeoplewereupto.

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