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I have to get a fire extinguisher before the whole house burns down

That makes sense

Until some person leaps up from behind a chair and darts past me out of the office

That startles me even more than the fire

Realizing I wasn’t alone in the library is a rude shock I’ood look at the intruder All I register is that they’re ht, with dark hair

Thenfla and the carpet In minutes, the whole library will be ablaze

I sprint down the hallway to the linen closet, where I knoe keep a fire extinguisher Then, dashing back to the library, I pull the pin and spray the whole side of the roouished

When I’m finished, the fireplace, the chairs, and Catriona’s portrait are all doused in white che furious

Which reminds me, there was someone else involved in this debacle I dash back to the head of the staircase, just in tiirl who looks a hell of a lot like Nora Albright A brunette I don’t know And Nero fucking Gallo

I knew it I knew the Gallos had snuck in

The question is why?

The rivalry between our two fa Prohibition, our great-grandfathers battled for control of the illegal distilleries in the north end It was Conor Griffin on out, and thatour family ever since

But the Italians never go down easy For every ship to hijack his trucks, steal the liquor, and try to sell it back to him at double the price

Later, the Griffins took control of ga at the Garden City racetrack, while the Gallos ran an illegal nuain, our fahtclubs, strip joints, and brothels While continuing to supply less-legal party drugs, guns, and stolen goods

Nowadays, the Gallos have moved into the construction industry They’ve done pretty well for themselves But unfortunately, our interests always see Bobby La Spata for my Alderman seat Maybe because they like him Maybe because they just want to stick their thumb in my eye one more time