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           Hagenheardthecarmotorroaringintolifeandhesaidtothetwobodyguards,"Goafterhim."

           Thenhewenttothephoneandmadesomecalls.HearrangedforsomemenofSonny’sregimelivinginthecitytogouptoCarloRizzi’sapartmentandgetCarlooutofthere.OthermenwouldstaywithConnieuntilSonnyarrived.Hewastakingachance,thwartingSonny,butheknewtheDonwouldbackhimup.HewasafraidthatSonnymightkillCarloinfrontofwitnesses.Hedidnotexpecttroublefromtheenemy.TheFiveFamilieshadbeenquiettoolongandobviouslywerelookingforpeaceofsomekind.

           BythetimeSonnyroaredoutofthemallinhisBuick,hehadalreadyregained,partly,hissenses.Henotedthetwobodyguardsgettingintoacartofollowhimandapproved.Heexpectednodanger,theFiveFamilieshadquitcounterattacking,werenotreallyfightinganymore.Hehadgrabbedhisjacketinthefoyerandtherewasaguninasecretdashboardcompartmentofthecar,thecarregisteredinthenameofamemberofhisregime,sothathepersonallycouldnotgetintoanylegaltrouble.Buthedidnotanticipateneedinganyweapon.HedidnotevenknowwhathewasgoingtodowithCarloRizzi.

           Nowthathehadachancetothink,Sonnyknewhecouldnotkillthefatherofanunbornchild,andthatfatherhissister’shusband.Notoveradomesticspat.Exceptthatitwasnotjustadomesticspat.CarlowasabadguyandSonnyfeltresponsiblethathissisterhadmetthebastardthroughhim.