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And
Paulie
had
never
caused
trouble
with
his
stickups
.
They
had
always
been
meticulously
planned
and
carried
out
with
the
minimum
of
fuss
and
trouble
,
with
no
one
ever
getting
hurt
:
a
three-thousand-dollar
Manhattan
garment
center
payroll
,
a
small
chinaware
factory
payroll
in
the
slums
of
Brooklyn
.
After
all
,
a
young
man
could
always
use
some
extra
pocket
money
.
It
was
all
in
the
pattern
.
Who
could
ever
foretell
that
Paulie
Gatto
would
turn
traitor
?
What
was
troubling
Peter
Clemenza
this
morning
was
an
administrative
problem
.
The
actual
execution
of
Gatto
was
a
cut-and-dried
chore
.
The
problem
was
,
who
should
the
caporegime
bring
up
from
the
ranks
to
replace
Gatto
in
the
Family
?
It
was
an
important
promotion
,
that
to
"
button
"
man
,
one
not
to
be
handed
out
lightly
.
The
man
had
to
be
tough
and
he
had
to
be
smart
.
He
had
to
be
safe
,
not
a
person
who
would
talk
to
the
police
if
he
got
in
trouble
,
one
well
saturated
in
the
Sicilians
'
law
of
omerta
,
the
law
of
silence
.
And
then
,
what
kind
of
a
living
would
he
receive
for
his
new
duties
?
Clemenza
had
several
times
spoken
to
the
Don
about
better
rewards
for
the
all-important
button
man
who
was
first
in
the
front
line
when
trouble
arose
,
but
the
Don
had
put
him
off
.
If
Paulie
had
been
making
more
money
,
he
might
have
been
able
to
resist
the
blandishments
of
the
wily
Turk
,
Sollozzo
.
Clemenza
finally
narrowed
down
the
list
of
candidates
to
three
men
.
The
first
was
an
enforcer
who
worked
with
the
colored
policy
bankers
in
Harlem
,
a
big
brawny
brute
of
a
man
of
great
physical
strength
,
a
man
with
a
great
deal
of
personal
charm
who
could
get
along
with
people
and
yet
when
necessary
make
them
go
in
fear
of
him
.
But
Clemenza
scratched
him
off
the
list
after
considering
his
name
for
a
half
hour
.
This
man
got
along
too
well
with
the
black
people
,
which
hinted
at
some
flaw
of
character
.
Also
he
would
be
too
hard
to
replace
in
the
position
he
now
held
.
The
second
name
Clemenza
considered
and
almost
settled
on
was
a
hard-working
chap
who
served
faithfully
and
well
in
the
organization
.
This
man
was
the
collector
of
delinquent
accounts
for
Family-licensed
shylocks
in
Manhattan
.
He
had
started
off
as
a
bookmaker
's
runner
.
But
he
was
not
quite
yet
ready
for
such
an
important
promotion
.
Finally
he
settled
on
Rocco
Lampone
.
Lampone
had
served
a
short
but
impressive
apprenticeship
in
the
Family
.
During
the
war
he
had
been
wounded
in
Africa
and
been
discharged
in
1943
.
Because
of
the
shortage
of
young
men
,
Clemenza
had
taken
him
on
even
though
Lampone
was
partially
incapacitated
by
his
injuries
and
walked
with
a
pronounced
limp
.
Clemenza
had
used
him
as
a
black-market
contact
in
the
garment
center
and
with
government
employees
controlling
OPA
food
stamps
.
From
that
,
Lampone
had
graduated
to
trouble-shooter
for
the
whole
operation
.
What
Clemenza
liked
about
him
was
his
good
judgment
.
He
knew
that
there
was
no
percentage
in
being
tough
about
something
that
would
only
cost
a
heavy
fine
or
six
months
in
jail
,
small
prices
to
pay
for
the
enormous
profits
earned
.
He
had
the
good
sense
to
know
that
it
was
not
an
area
for
heavy
threats
but
light
ones
.
He
kept
the
whole
operation
in
a
minor
key
,
which
was
exactly
what
was
needed
.
Clemenza
felt
the
relief
of
a
conscientious
administrator
who
has
solved
a
knotty
personnel
problem
.
Yes
,
it
would
be
Rocco
Lampone
who
would
assist
.
For
Clemenza
planned
to
handle
this
job
himself
,
not
only
to
help
a
new
,
inexperienced
man
"
make
his
bones
,
"
but
to
settle
a
personal
score
with
Paulie
Gatto
.
Paulie
had
been
his
protege
,
he
had
advanced
Paulie
over
the
heads
of
more
deserving
and
more
loyal
people
,
he
had
helped
Paulie
"
make
his
bones
"
and
furthered
his
career
in
every
way
.
Paulie
had
not
only
betrayed
the
Family
,
he
had
betrayed
his
padrone
,
Peter
Clemenza
.
This
lack
of
respect
had
to
be
repaid
.
Everything
else
was
arranged
.
Paulie
Gatto
had
been
instructed
to
pick
him
up
at
three
in
the
afternoon
,
and
to
pick
him
up
with
his
own
car
,
nothing
hot
.
Now
Clemenza
took
up
the
telephone
and
dialed
Rocco
Lampone
's
number
.
He
did
not
identify
himself
.
He
simply
said
,
"
Come
to
my
house
,
I
have
an
errand
for
you
.
"
He
was
pleased
to
note
that
despite
the
early
hour
,
Lampone
's
voice
was
not
surprised
or
dazed
with
sleep
and
he
simply
said
,
"
OK
.
"
Good
man
.
Clemenza
added
,
"
No
rush
,
have
your
breakfast
and
lunch
first
before
you
come
see
me
.
But
not
later
than
two
in
the
afternoon
.
"
