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Dominic Malazzo, the alleged leader of the Malazzo Crime Family, is a wealthy, respected, feared and very powerful man. He owns a very large wholesale meat company down by the river. He also owns three pricey Italian restaurants in the city as well as two large butcher shops with one being at the meat company. The restaurants have relatively low overhead as they get their meats from his meat business so he is able to make a great deal of money through the restaurants alone. It�s through these legitimate businesses that the FBI feels he is laundering money through.

He is suspected of running a large criminal organization that is involved with many illegal activities including extortion, drug running, fencing stolen goods, loan sharking, prostitution and other forms of racketeering. Of course, it has all yet to be proven but he is being watched carefully by the FBI and the Attorney General of the State. Dominic Malazzo is also quite the philanthropist as he donates money to various causes around the city.

His main rival is Vittorio Milano, boss of the Benino family. He owns an Olive Oil importing business as well as a fruit and vegetable import business. They also own several dry cleaning stores and a couple of night clubs. Vittorio or Vito for short, is a very violent man and made his way up through the ranks as an enforcer for Salvatore Benino. Beating someone up or killing someone was second nature to this man and believes in the ways of the old �Hardliners� way of doing business.

Milano does not like the way that Malazzo �does business� and wants to control the city himself. Members of both crime families have been hurt and/or killed because of their hatred for each other. Malazzo has tried to bring peace between the two families but to no avail. Milano has several local politicians and policemen on his payroll and they have shaken down Malazzo and a couple of them have mysteriously disappeared, possibly as fallout from the shakedowns?

Our story begins with a meeting between Dominic Malazzo and a few select members of his organization. They are in a private room in one of his restaurants. Vinny �Body Bags� was saying, �So what do we do about dis ting?� He was referencing the bloody feud between their organization and the Benino organization. �Too many 'suits are being ruined'.� Which is ironic coming from him because Vinny is Malazzo�s enforcer and is the cause of many of the "suits being ruined" during this war.

He got the nickname �Body Bags� because he has allegedly filled many of them over his entire life of crime but has never been able to be convicted of any of them. Most recently, he is said to have killed the Benino�s enforcer, Louis Martino. Martino had the unfortunate habit of visiting the same bar at the same times each and every week. This proved to be his downfall as he was gunned down one night when leaving it.

Dominic Malazzo replied, �I don�t see any other way except to have a sit down with Old Man Benino and see if he can�t reign Milano in a bit. However I am open to other suggestions if you people have any.�

�What about the other families? What do they have to say about all of this?� asked Tony Malazzo, Dominic�s younger brother and underboss to Dominic.

"They are trying to stay neutral right now." Dominic answered back. "Tony, call Anthony Benino and set up a meeting for the two of us."

The rest of you go back to earning me my money and keep your eyes and ears open. Find out how the other crews and hoodlums are feeling about this war. Find out who's side they're on. We need to know who's friendly to us." Tony came back into the room and said that Benino would meet him tonight at the regular restaurant but you have to prepare him dinner." "That old .... I always have to make him dinner." Dominic replied with a smile. That night at the restaurant, the two men had their sit down...

At about the same time Vittorio had sent a couple of his mid level empolees to shake down the "Amedeus Wrestling School and gym" on Boston Lane. "Tubs" Johnson was a Fat 5'9" 50+ yr old who'd worked for the Benino's for years. His side kick was a young hot head of Sicilian Back ground, Vince Samartino. Vince was looking to make a quick name for himself and Tubs found himself the baby sitter.
"Amedeus Wrestling School" had refused to pay the $2000 "Protection" money 2 months in a row now and it was time to have a word with the Owner, Angelo "Suplex" Barbagello.
Angello was related to the Malazzo family, but had had nothing to do with them since he turned his back on the "Family Business" at age 16, 40 odd years ago.

Back at the restaurant, Dominic talked with Anthony Benino about business.

"Anthony, Vitorio is making a lot of trouble for the families. You need to reel him in a bit. There is too much blood being spilled and it needs to stop. The feds are poking around my places of buiness which is very bad for business. You and I respect the old ways but Vittorio doesn't and is more concerned about getting rich."

Anthony wiped his mouth and took a drink of his wine and said, "Vittorio is the boss now. I retired and he was the underboss. I can talk with him but he is a hot head and is set in his ways. His underboss was recently murdered by someone and everyone assumes it is from the Malazzo family."

"Anthony, Vittorio drew first blood when he killed a capo in my family and is coming into my neighborhood shaking people down for moey and we are losing face. It needs to end and it needs to end now. He is trying to take control of everything and it needs to stop or we will stop it."

"Dominic, you do what you have to but if Vitorio is trying to take over the city and he succeeds, then more power to him. That just means more money for my family." Anthony said with a laugh.

"So you aren't going to talk with him?"

"No, you need to handle your own affairs. Just like the old days." Anthony said.

Dominic stood up from the table and said, "Fine. Consider it handled. Any more blood that is spilled will be on your hands, Anthony."

"So be it then" Anthony said in reply.

Frustrated by his meeting with Anthony Benino, Dominic called for a meeting with his capos and his consigiliere. "My meeting with Benino got me nowhere and he basically said that Vittorio has free reign to do what he wants. That means more bloodshed." "Why don't we reach out to Vittorio himself?" Vinny "Body Bags" responded with as he made a gesture with his hand in the form of a gun. Dominic laughed and said, "Easy Vinny. I am setting up a meeting with the Board and he will be there and we will see what happens then."

Francis Dorsogna sat back in his circular lounge, a pretty girl snuggling in on each side. Francis blew a satisfying puff of smoke from the fat cigar he was smoking. His view high above the crowd of the main dance floor of V.Milano's nite club was a pleasing one. The place was packed again and business was good.
And the REAL business of controlling his sector of the city was even better. Money was pouring in.
Unfortunately his good mood was about to change as "Tubs" and Vince climbed the stairs to his room. Francis could read the negative body language before they even entered the lounge.
When they did enter, the blackend eye and split lip of Vinces face told him things had not gone well.
Francis leaned forwards in his seat and the girls left without a word being spoken.
Vince opened his mouth to speak but Francis cut him off "shut the F**K up Vince! Tubs!, what the Hell happened?!"...

"Well, we went to the school to get the collection but Angelo still isn't paying and whn we tried to 'convince' him to pay, we were jumped by a couple of his barbell boys and before we could retaloate, the police showed up so we just left."

Francis wasn't happy about this. Not appy at all. "So, now I have to go to Vittorio and explain that two of his best men were beat up by a couple of wrestlers. Wrestling is fake for crying out loud. How do you get beat up by fake wrestlers?"

"Well, their muscles are real, the pipes they used were real..."
Vince tried to explain but was interrupted by Angelo.

"That's enough. So what do we do about this now?"

Slowly running her manicured fingers along the top of her wine glass, Maria took advantage of the quiet to reflect on the day's events. Although she had enjoyed the company of the man she had loved all of those years, it wasn't easy being a part of the Malazzo family. Maria had a way of standing out among the other women. Short black care free hair, athletic in build and feminine in ways that would drive a man crazy. Maria had many admirers over the years but that didn't matter to her for she knew who had her heart. As she reached for her lighter, she noticed the slightest drop of blood stained on her sleeve. In haste, Maria scurried herself into the ladies room to wash her sleeve. As the steam began to make it's way up the mirror, Maria heard the bathroom door open and a reflection of an old friend was revealed. "Oh my God, look what the friggen cat dragged in! Where have you been? I was just telling Terry yesterday that I hadn't seen you in such a long time, I was gonna have your picture posted on the milk carton." Exclaimed Liza. Maria smiled as she motioned to hug Liza, "Well it isn't easy being me you know. I've been busy working and I just got back in town this morning. Look at you all a glow. What did this make now 5?" Liza gently rubbed her hand over her small belly as she forced a smile, " Actually this is number 3 silly. Dom has been wanting a son so we figured we give it another try. After all, you know how we love family." "Love family" Maria echoed in her mind. Her lifestyle could never be proper to raise a family. She couldn't even see herself as a mother. After all a mother is suppose to be loving and of a caring nature, not a cold blooded killer. While Liza would be changing diapers and reading bedtime stories, Maria would be seducing a man just get close enough for the kill. Although she felt she didn't have it in her to be a mother, her passion and love ran deep for the love of her life.

Liza could see the troubled look on Maria's face. "Come on, Hon. Let's go grab a cup of coffee."

The two women walked to their favorite Italian bakery and coffee shop.

"Maria...I don't...." Grasping for words to say, Liza was interrupted by Maria.

"Liza, it's nobody's fault. It's a medical condition and who knows? Maybe someday that will change and then you and I can have a race to have a boy." she said with a smile.

Liza heaved a sigh of relief, smiled and said, "You're on, Little Lady."

While they enjoyed their visit, on the other side of town, Tommy "Amadeus" Wilson was locking up his wrestling school for the night when he felt something hit the back of his head and he fell to the ground. A flurry of feet began kicking him all over his body. He finally slipped into unconsciousness.

When he finally woke up, he found himself attached to wires, tubes and hoses of some sort. A nurse was checking his vital signs and when she finally saw his eyes open, she smiled and called for a doctor.

He could hear the Nurse and Doctor talking in the distance although he was unable to focus his tired. swollen eyes. As he grunted in pain, he felt a familiar touch upon his swollen cheek. Just then a subtle voice whispered to him............