Chapter 21

           ButitwastobenearlyanotheryearbeforeDonCorleonecouldarrangeforhissonMichaeltobesmuggledbackintotheUnitedStates.DuringthattimethewholeFamilyrackedtheirbrainsforsuitableschemes.EvenCarloRizziwaslistenedtonowthathewaslivinginthemallwithConnie.(Duringthattimetheyhadasecondchild,aboy.)ButnoneoftheschemesmetwiththeDon’sapproval.

           FinallyitwastheBocchicchioFamilywhothroughamisfortuneofitsownsolvedtheproblem.TherewasoneBocchicchio,ayoungcousinofnomorethantwenty-fiveyearsofage,namedFelix,whowasborninAmericaandwithmorebrainsthananyoneintheclanhadeverhadbefore.HehadrefusedtobedrawnintotheFamilygarbagehaulingbusinessandmarriedaniceAmericangirlofEnglishstocktofurtherhissplitfromtheclan.Hewenttoschoolatnight,tobecomealawyer,andworkedduringthedayasacivilservicepostofficeclerk.Duringthattimehehadthreechildrenbuthiswifewasaprudentmanagerandtheylivedonhissalaryuntilhegothislawdegree.

           NowFelixBocchicchio,likemanyyoungmen,thoughtthathavingstruggledtocompletehiseducationandmasterthetoolsofhisprofession,hisvirtuewouldautomaticallyberewardedandhewouldearnadecentliving.Thisprovednottobethecase.Stillproud,herefusedallhelpfromhisclan.Butalawyerfriendofhis,ayoungmanwellconnectedandwithabuddingcareerinabiglawfirm,talkedFelixintodoinghimalittlefavor.Itwasverycomplicated,seeminglylegal,andhadtodowithabankruptcyfraud.