WEDNESDAY MORNING - 9:23am 5/2/90 Citadel Garage

Boo Boo puts his arm around Gino’s shoulder.

“We all spoke about all this. On behalf of the Dideo family, the Bonafacios and Fazios...l'intera famiglia. We’re a hundred percent in!”

Gino nods like a pit bull.

“Come an’ infect our people?! After all the fightin’ and hidin’?! FUCK YOUZ, YA SHADOW PRICKS!”

Paulie half-stands.

“Per la famiglia! Per il regno! Per Dio!”

The energy surges in the belly of the beast as the Italian boy’s shout and pound the walls and ceiling.

“PER LA FAMIGLIA! PER IL REGNO! PER DIO!”

(For the family! For the kingdom! For God!)