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“Dad I”

And now he knows this is not about producing a five-dollar bill for cab fare

“What is it, sweetheart?”

“Dad, I love you and nothing will ever change that”

“Of course nothing will ever change that, what could change that?”

“Vito Camporeale,” Rainy says

She watches in fascination as various options play out across her father’s face Should he play dumb? Should he say it’s none of her business?

“Dad, the people I work for want me to talk to the people yousomeone you may know”

“Oh, Rainy,” he says, and sags back against the wall, head down on his chest “Oy vey iz mir”

“Dad, listen to me Daddy” She waits until he raises a face she has never seen before, weary and defeated and ashaence I admit I was shocked, but do you think I really care if you run nuhborhood plays a number”

He moans and scrubs his face with his palms

“The aret it from this Vito Camporeale”

“It didn’t start out like this I orking for one of our people, a Jewish businessave the territory to the dagos Sothere is still rent to pay each s

Rainy takes anu it for a Jewish mobster

“Listen, Dad, we need to talk about this nohile Mother is vacuu I don’t want—”