Chapter Three Club Security

Carlo did not kill Ethan at once. He sent men to humiliate him first. Two Moretti gunmen entered Saint Anthony's, smashed bottles, and forced a waitress to kneel and wipe the floor. Ethan stood behind the bar and did not touch a weapon. "Tell your boss," one gunman said, "Brooklyn has only one family name." Ethan nodded and let them leave. Miguel wanted to chase them. Marcus held his shoulder. "Discipline." That night Victor sent both gunmen their gambling debts, mistresses, false licenses, and records proving they had stolen family merchandise. The next morning each received a photograph of his child walking to school. On the back was one line: explain it to Carlo, or explain it to me.