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           Hisfurniturebusinesswasincorporatedandhewasnotpersonallyliable.True,hehadshownbadfaithbytakingthemoneyofNazorinewhenheknewhewasgoingtofilebankruptcybutthiswasacommonpractice.Underlawtherewasnothingtobedone.

           Ofcoursethematterwaseasilyadjusted.DonCorleonesenthisConsigliere,GencoAbbandando,tospeaktothewholesaler,andaswastobeexpected,thatwide-awakebusinessmancaughtthedriftimmediatelyandarrangedforNazorinetogethisfurniture.ButitwasaninterestinglessonfortheyoungVitoCorleone.

           Thesecondincidenthadmorefar-reachingrepercussions.In1939,DonCorleonehaddecidedtomovehisfamilyoutofthecity.Likeanyotherparenthewantedhischildrentogotobetterschoolsandmixwithbettercompanions.Forhisownpersonalreasonshewantedtheanonymityofsuburbanlifewherehisreputationwasnotknown.HeboughtthemallpropertyinLongBeach,whichatthattimehadonlyfournewlybuilthousesbutwithplentyofroomformore.SonnywasformallyengagedtoSandraandwouldsoonmarry,oneofthehouseswouldbeforhim.OneofthehouseswasfortheDon.AnotherwasforGencoAbbandandoandhisfamily.Theotherwaskeptvacantatthetime.

           Aweekafterthemallwasoccupied,agroupofthreeworkmencameinallinnocencewiththeirtruck.TheyclaimedtobefurnaceinspectorsforthetownofLongBeach.OneoftheDon’syoungbodyguardsletthemeninandledthemtothefurnaceinthebasement.