Chapter Five The Fall of Moretti

"Kill me and it goes public," Ethan said. "Let me live and I give you a respectable ending." Carlo looked at the gun, then the rain. The old underworld cracked in his eyes. Blood and fear had been replaced by data, debt, and media. "You will be worse than me," Carlo said. "I will be more efficient." That night Carlo Moretti killed himself behind the restaurant. The official story blamed family pressure. Three remaining bosses were arrested, two fled to New Jersey, and one swore to Ethan. Brooklyn's underworld changed names. There was no champagne. Ethan gathered his core in his father's bar. Miguel placed his brother's photograph on the table, Marcus lit a cigarette, Victor watched the news, and Sophie opened the first true asset report.