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           Evenso,hishugebodyinareflexforlifecrashedagainsttheBuickdoor,burstingitslock.ThemaninthedarkenedtollboothopenedfireandtheshotscaughtSonnyCorleoneintheheadandneckashismassiveframespilledoutofthecar.Thetwomeninfronthelduptheirgunsnow,themaninthedarkenedtollboothcuthisfire,andSonny’sbodysprawledontheasphaltwiththelegsstillpartlyinside.ThetwomeneachfiredshotsintoSonny’sbody,thenkickedhiminthefacetodisfigurehisfeaturesevenmore,toshowamarkmadebyamorepersonalhumanpower.

           Secondsafterward,allfourmen,thethreeactualassassinsandthebogustollcollector,wereintheircarandspeedingtowardtheMeadowbrookParkwayontheothersideofJonesBeach.TheirpursuitwasblockedbySonny’scarandbodyinthetollgateslotbutwhenSonny’sbodyguardspulledupafewminuteslaterandsawhisbodylyingthere,theyhadnointentiontopursue.TheyswungtheircararoundinahugearcandreturnedtoLongBeach.AtthefirstpublicphoneoffthecausewayoneofthemhoppedoutandcalledTomHagen.Hewasverycurtandverybrisk."Sonny’sdead,theygothimattheJonesBeachtoll."

           Hagen’svoicewasperfectlycalm."OK,"hesaid."GotoClemenza’shouseandtellhimtocomehererightaway.He’lltellyouwhattodo."

           Hagenhadtakenthecallinthekitchen,withMamaCorleonebustlingaroundpreparingasnackforthearrivalofherdaughter.Hehadkepthiscomposureandtheoldwomanhadnotnoticedanythingamiss.