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Chapter 17

           Onceagainthepayoffsheetwastypedupbytheprecinctbagman,listingeverymanassignedtothelocalstationandwhathiscutwaseachmonth.Somesemblanceofsocialorderwasrestored.

           

           

           

           IthadbeenHagen’sideatouseprivatedetectivestoguardDonCorleone’shospitalroom.Thesewere,ofcourse,supplementedbythemuchmoreformidablesoldiersofTessio’sregime.ButSonnywasnotsatisfiedevenwiththis.BythemiddleofFebruary,whentheDoncouldbemovedwithoutdanger,hewastakenbyambulancetohishomeinthemall.Thehousehadbeenrenovatedsothathisbedroomwasnowahospitalroomwithallequipmentnecessaryforanyemergency.Nursesspeciallyrecruitedandcheckedhadbeenhiredforround-the-clockcare,andDr.Kennedy,withthepaymentofahugefee,hadbeenpersuadedtobecomethephysicianinresidencetothisprivatehospital.AtleastuntiltheDonwouldneedonlynursingcare.

           Themallitselfwasmadeimpregnable.Buttonmenweremovedintotheextrahouses,thetenantssentonvacationstotheirnativevillagesinItaly,allexpensespaid.

           FreddieCorleonehadbeensenttoLasVegastorecuperateandalsotoscoutoutthegroundforaFamilyoperationintheluxuryhotel-gamblingcasinocomplexthatwasspringingup.LasVegaswaspartoftheWestCoastempirestillneutralandtheDonofthatempirehadguaranteedFreddie’ssafetythere.TheNewYorkfiveFamilieshadnodesiretomakemoreenemiesbygoingintoVegasafterFreddieCorleone.TheyhadenoughtroubleontheirhandsinNewYork.

           Dr.

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