THE MAFIA BOSS WAS SURROUNDED BY DOCTORS AS HE DIED—UNTIL AN 8-YEAR-OLD MAID’S DAUGHTER CHECKED UNDER HIS PILLOW AND EXPOSED WHAT HIS FIANCÉE HAD BEEN HIDING THERE NIGHT AFTER NIGHT

could be traced. The evidence was strong enough to destroy Vanessa in court and cripple the Callahans in the legitimate world they pretended to respect.

Vincent could have responded the old way.

Men vanishing.

Warehouses burning.

Messages written in fear.

Instead, he called attorneys, investigators, federal contacts who owed him favors, and journalists continue reading …