THE YOUNG SOPRANOS XXIV (Continued)
THE
YOUNG SOPRANOS
XXIV
BY J. BECK
2024
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(CONTINUED)
"BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE"
https://youtu.be/Lotl7IdXfcM?si=9sP0GBlCawGlBgIl
(Talking Heads--1983)
XXIV
Cork rolls their car to a stop at the curb outside of Paulie Walnut's dark house wrapped in yellow CAUTION--POLICE tape. A.J. gave everyone their instructions on their way there so they could hit the ground moving as soon as Cork parked the car & released the trunk-lid.
Cork would remain in the car as the get away driver & watch-out. He should blow the car-horn once if anything unexpected happened or developed. A.J, Geno & Jake got out & each carried four gallons of gasoline in milk-jugs, with two in each hand up to the back-door. Jake would remain outside as their look-out & was to station six of the gallons of gas around the outside of the house behind the scrubs & at each door.
Before Geno kicked in the back-door so A.J. & he could enter the house; He says, "How much you want to bet that if there is even a safe, it will be empty?" (I am taking that bet now Geno!) & They went strait-way to the bedroom where only one picture hung on the wall. (Of a Framed: Christopher Columbus)
A.J. retrieves the picture while Geno moves the heavy old dresser brought over by Paulie's parents from Italy over one hundred years before. Geno stomped flat down on the wide-planked wood floor to find the false space benenth hiding a large safe. Geno removed the wood planks for A.J. to read the safe combination off the back of the framed picture with a small flashlight.
Geno turned the handle & cracked it opened on the first try. "JACK-POT!" (Looks like you Lost the Bet Geno--So does that mean I get your share of it now?) "No, we didn't shake on it!" They laughed together filling two plastic garbage bags full with the money. They then left the empty safe-door open to appear as robbery & arson when they were all finished.
Geno took the two bags of cash out to put in the car-truck while Jake entered the house carrying jugs of gasoline to station inside each room. & He cracked open the windows & doors. A.J. stood at the refrigerator & handed Jake a box with loaves of Italian Bread & Rolls of Salami stacked atop a crate of imported wine.
A.J. stopped to turn on all of the stove & oven burners on to release natural-gas into the air before carrying out Paulie's heavy, over-sized jewelery-box of gold-chains & bracelets & a briefcase with the framed picture of Christpher Columbus inside to hang up at Satriale's.
As the three men got inside the four-door vehicle. A.J. sat up front with Cork, starting the motor. A.J. tells Geno sitting in the back with Jake that there is a 12 gauge shotgun-pump loaded with 2 lead-slug shells behind him; Across the back of the car's rear window.
"I
want you to hang that long, gas-pipe barrel out your back-seat window as Cork
slowly pulls away. & Blast that first milk-jug of gasoline on the back-door
step. Then fire a second shot at the
plastic jug at the front door as we drive past!
& Don't miss either! (I won't
Boss!) "Don't call me that--You
only have two shells. I want to hear two
explosions, then drop the shot-gun out the window so we can get the Hell out of
Here!"
Sure
enough, "Dead-Eye" Geno blasted the first jug--BOOM! & Then the second--BOOM! (Click--Click)
& They watched out the rear-view window as Paulie Walnut's house exploded
into flames behind them making their undetected get away, disappearing into the
night's darkness with (Only) $200K.
(Which would net each of them $40K after kicking-up 20%)
"Officer
Brewster?" (Yes?) My name is Agent
Grasso--FBI. Can I have a word with you
in private, Officer Brewster?--I should Congradulate you first! (For What?) For
Winning your last Fight & a Title Shot--STING!"
A.J. awakes the next day & decides to go pay a visit to Benny's newly-made Widow-wife Jeni Fazio at their family home.
A.J. stopped & got a fresh hair-cut & shave on the way. He took her an envelope with $20K (From her
dead husband's wallet) to appear as Christain-Charity.
A.J. wanted to win her over to get inside her house to find more of Benny's stashed loot & drugs that maybe hidden there?
Which he would effortlessly succeeded in doing & more. Jeni Fazio felt alone & abandoned &
A.J. appeared on the scene as her Hero in bright, shining armor although
unknown to her that he was responsible & involved in her late Mob husband's
demize.
JENNIFER "JENI" FAZIO
Widow of
Murdered Benny Fazio
(Shot to Death in Bed with his Comare)
Jeni brokedown in tears for his kind & caring gesture saying no one had called or came to pay their condolences after Benny's murder except for him. Then she collapsed into his arms. A.J. carries her over to the sofa & went to get a cold damp cloth to wipe her face. He goes to the medicine cabinet in the bathroom & found it loaded to over-flowing with presciption drugs & found her some nerve medicine.
Jeni
sits up and locks her arms around his neck sobbing. "I am so alone & frightened
Anthony--Don't leave me!"
"Why Jeni? You have nothing to Fear from anyone?"
"Benny had alot of Bad Friends & Associates. In fact he had more enemies then friends. (Just like Arty--He hated Benny & His Whore Martina!) It is embrassing enough that they were discovered dead & naked together. But whoever did it?--I'm glad they killed that Immigrant Bitch along with him too! I couldn't live facing her & the shame she has brought me & my family.
A.J. assured Jeni she & her children would be safe under his protection. "You'd do that for Us, for Me?" (Most certainly I will do that for you Jeni!)
"Can I show you something? It's upstairs, in the guest bedroom, in the walk-in closet." (What is it Jen?) "I don't know--& I don't want to know Anthony!" She points at four locked suitcases. "Can you get them out of my house & do whatever you want to do with them?--There are two more in both closets at the front & back doors.--Plus, I know there is more in the basement & garage. Someone could come at anytime for them with no regard to me or my children when Benny's identity is released."
A.J. could see that she was seriously frightened & distressed. "Where are your children?" (They are safe, staying with my parents outside of Jersey.) "So lets get you safely out of Jersey too. First we will get you a hotel room under a different name over in the NYC. Then I will return to remove these things for you." (Oh Anthony) "Come on now. You don't need anything besides your purse, we can get you new clothes & personal idems once you are safe! (Oh Thank You A.J. I am endebted to you for the rest of my life for this.) "It is my Honor & Duty to do it for you & your children Jeni. It's not fair to them as it wasn't for any of us. None of us asked to be born into "The Life."
A.J. calls Cork at T-Storage telling him to have Geno & Jake to come with a couple Lumpers & a large UHAUL truck & back it up to FAZIO'S house's front door. He wanted the whole house emptied of all the furniture & applicances to be taken to a T-Storage Unit. ("But tell them I want that vintage billard table set up in our Office.")
Then A.J. instructed Cork to bring a smaller cargo truck & back it up to the garage where he would meet him shortly leaving Jeni Fazio heavily medicated & resting peaceful inside a locked hotel room across the Hudson river in New York City for her own safety.
A.J. arrived & had Cork assist him bringing 12 heavy suitcases out the back-door of the house & garage to load into the smaller cargo truck backed up the long driveway; Without the other's knowing as they carried the inside furnishings out the front door to load their larger truck to transport & put it all into storage. (Cover that nice stuff up with tarps)
A.J. & Cork waited for the other truck to leave for T-Storage to unload it. And He leads Cork down into the basement. "Mother-fucker! T." (I KNOW. RIGHT?) There where 20 crate-boxes of M90's military rifles & cases of ammo with another 20 cases of imported wine & boxes of Cuban cigars. "Come on Cork--Let's do this thing--& Not a word about this to anyone! Or I will know it was you." (Cork didn't answer, but knodded his head) "Do you understand me Compangnio?!" ("Yes. I understand T." He answered--Half put-off) "Don't pout at me! I know it was you telling Carlo my business & provoking Geno to bust my balls over my sister!" (Cork could only smile & say--"Come on A.J. We have to hurry up & load all this shit before the other's return to get the rest of the stuff.")
A.J. remained behind at the house after Cork left with their truck-load of Rich Spoils to return to T-Storage & lock it unloaded inside a garage unit. Then return to Fazio's house in his car with the storage unit key for A.J. who was standing at the open fridge-door. "Are you hungrey Cork? (No.) You're never hungrey! (You're always hungrey T.) I know. I'm still a Growing Man!"
Geno & Jake entered the kitchen saying the applicances were next & lastly the billards table. "Sit down, make a sandwich, or it will all go in the trash." A.J. told them to let the lumpers finish for them, loading & unloading the rest of the stuff in storage. I want you three to drive the two cars & pick-up truck in the garage back to the T-Storage impounding lot. Then ride back together to pick up Cork's car. But first, stop at Mr. Monte's 711 & bring back a dozen gasoline jugs with you to burn this fucking house down to the ground. (Like we did Paulie's.)--Can you do that by yourselves for me? (It's DONE BOSS) "Good Men!--I have some other urgent matters to address now. A.J. gave them all a $500 bill--"Here's a little Bump for your Help today.--& There will be more once all the Work here is Done! ("Also, tell Suzy-Q pay the Lumpers a bonus too.")
A.J.
asked Cork to walk him out to his car to leave & A.J. told him he left him
something under his driver's seat. "A brick of pure rock cocaine for you to sample!" (Thanks T.) " Let me
know if it's worth getting more!"
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(To Be Continued)
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