@@@@@Never forget your mama “Oh, I never do,
@@@@@Never forget your mama
“Oh, I never do, LouYou told me you gave your mama the biggest funeral
they ever saw in East Hartford
“Yeah, I bought the fuckin’ church, man
“Real nice, real nice
“Now let’s get to something else real nice, okay? It’s been one of those days, Frankie, lots of
turmoil, you know what I mean?”
“Sure, LouI gotta get some reliefCome on over here, Frankie
“As fast as a cab can take me, Lou
Prostituto! It would be Frankie the Big Mouth’s last service for him
Out on the street the well-dressed attorney walked two blocks south and a block east to his
waiting limousine parked beneath the canopy of another impressive residence in Brooklyn Heights
His stocky chauffeur of middle years was talking pleasantly with the uniformed doorman, whom he
had generously tipped by nowSpotting his employer, the driver walked rapidly to the limousine’s
rear door and opened itSeveral minutes later they were in traffic heading for the bridge
In the quiet of the backseat, the lawyer undid his alligator belt, pressed the upper and lower rims
of the buckle, and a small cartridge fell out between his legsHe picked it up and refastened the
belt
Holding the cartridge up to the filtered light from the window, he studied the miniaturized voiceactivated
recording deviceIt was an extraordinary machine, tiny enough and with an acrylic
mechanism that permitted it to fly through the most sophisticated detectorsThe attorney leaned
forward in his seat and spoke to the driver“William?”
“Yes, sir The chauffeur glanced up at his rearview mirror and saw his employer’s outstretched
hand; he reached back
“Take this over to the house and put it on a cassette, will you, please?”
“Right, Major
The Manhattan lawyer reclined in the seat, smiling to himselfLouis would give him anything
he wanted from now onA capo did not make side arrangements where the family was concerned,
to say nothing of acknowledging certain sexual prefere