ACT II: 1933
By 1933, Governor Rudy Geary had been elected in Nevada. He had legalized Gambling, Alcohol, and Prostitution just like he said. Gianni Rizzi opened the first legal Casino, Lady Luck, in Carson City in 1933. Governor Geary’s son, Pat, was at the Grand Opening for the 4th of July, as well as the Rothsteins, Ola, Greene, Vito Corleone, Al Fontane, Ottilio Cuneo, Peter Clemenza, Dutch Saietta, Phil Volpe, Caesar Malare, and Louis Bocchicchio. Volpe was a friend of Hyman Rothstein and was Don of Pennsylvania. Fontane was a bartender at the Casino and introduced Vito to his new friend, Salvatore Maritato. Maritato was the husband of Gianni’s sister, Victoria. Vito wished both of them good luck. The Casino was a success and Rizzi opened Lady Luck’s Hotel soon after. Hyman introduced Vito and Clemenza to Anthony Molinari. He was the Don of San Francisco. He introduced Vito to his nephew Francesco Valliere who was to be his Capo in charge of Nevada. His other Capo Frank Falcone was in charge of Los Angeles. He was there with a man named Jack Woltz who had recently opened a Movie Theatre in Carson City. Clemenza had a drinking contest with a man named Joeseph Zaluchi. When they found that neither could drink the other under the table, they congratulated each other. Joeseph introduced himself as the Underboss to Don Malare in Detroit. He told Clemenza that Malare was in big with Ralph Capone, and Joe Maresia, and that they were Moustache Petes who weren’t in favor of new business ventures. He had to twist Malare’s arm to invest in Governor Geary’s Campaign. Saietta was celebrating with Moe Greene and Johnny Ola when Ola brought up the fact that Thomas Dewey was running for Governor of New York. If he was elected he would crack down on Organized Crime and chances of Legalization were very slim. Saietta was drunk and said that if Dewey got elected he’d kill the F*cker himself.
After the Grand Opening, Vito, Clemenza, and Hyman Rothstein returned to New York together. Rothstein told Vito that Greene had overheard Saietta say he’d kill Dewey. Vito was worried, that Maresia would side with Saietta because he was in favor of Legalization in New York, and Dewey was an obstacle that could be overcome. Around this time, Philip Tattaglia’s two sons, Giovanni, and Bruno, were schoolyard bullies who picked on Fredo and Michael Corleone, and Paulie Gatto daily. When Santino found out, he broke Bruno’s ribs. The older John Tattaglia challenged Santino to a fight in Central Park. Santino showed up with Tom Hagen, Johnny Fontane, Nino Valenti, and Richard Clemenza. Santino proceeded to beat the bigger John Tattaglia, while the others cheered him on and held Tattaglia’s friends back. Philip Tattaglia found out and had Chief McCluskey and his son, Mark McCluskey arrest Santino for Assault. Vito’s previous payroll allowed for the McCluskey’s to release Santino the next. Vito met with Philip Tattaglia and persuaded him to drop the charges and offered his friendship. Tattaglia spit on the floor and said he’d piss on Vito’s friendship.
The next February, Richie Pelley was shot dead walking out of a Jewish tabernacle. He collapsed in a snow bank, and stained it blood red. The next day, a GPOC driver, Mario Nippi, was walking home from work when he was shotgunned by Philip Tattaglia. Vito suspected Maresia’s involvement in both hits due to Tattaglia, and Maresia’s hate of the Jewish Religion. Vito retaliated by sending Bruno DeSapio to Buffalo hidden in a delivery truck met by Alfredo Mangano. After the shipment was delivered, Bruno followed Alfredo home. He ran up the fire escape and hid outside Mangano’s window. Alfredo was met at the door by his brother, Hector. When they were together, Bruno drew his gun and blasted three shots through the open apartment window. Both brothers died and Bruno fled the scene reappearing in Little Italy the next day. After kissing his wife goodbye, Davide Fierra was shot dead outside of his home. The shooter was identified as Buster McGurn, an old friend of Ralph Capone. He fled New York before the Police could find him.
Now that Ralph Capone was involved, Vito called Hyman Rothstein who delivered a message from Vito to Anthony Molinari. On Independence Day, 1933, Ceasar Malare was in his home with his Underboss, Joe Zaluchi, and Frank Falcone, Francesco Valliere, and Anthony Stracci from the Molinari Family. Malare asked the men if Anthony Molinari would participate in a hit on Don Vito Corleone. They agreed, and as Malare poured some drinks, Joe Zaluchi rose and said he had a message from Vito Corleone. Stracci, Valliere, Falcone, and Joe then proceeded to Tommy-Gun the Don in his own home. They fled his home and disappeared into the parade outside. They reconvened across town, and the men kissed Joeseph’s hand, calling him Don Zaluchi. Soon after, Don Molinari and Don Zaluchi met with Don Corleone in Buffalo under the protection of Louis Bocchicchio. They planned a hit on Don Maresia. Soon after, Frank Pentangeli, a man recruited by Peter Clemenza, shot and killed Ciro Tattaglia, brother of Maresian lieutenant Philip Tattaglia. Salvatore Ormenta, a man who had roomed with Vito Corleone on Ellis Island in 1902 when he was just a boy, was shot and killed by Ottilio Cuneo in Early August.
In late August 1933, Salvatore Tessio and Giusppe Maresia were having dinner at Scarpato’s Restaurant on Coney Island. Tessio excused himself to go to the bathroom. Shortly after he left the room, Moe Greene, Dutch Saietta, Sam Rothstein, and Anthony Stracci burst into the restaurant and fired at Maresia for a full minute. They fled the restaurant to where Tessio was waiting with a getaway car. Gerardo Scarpato robbed Maresia before calling the police. He testified to the Police that it was a robbery gone wrong. They didn’t believe him, and he was called in for questioning. On the morning of the day he was supposed to be questioned, he was found dead in a trunk. Soon after, Sal Maranzello called a meeting at Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Dutch Saietta, the Rothsteins, Moe Greene, Johnny Ola, Gianni Rizzi, Don Zaluchi, Don Molinari, Anthony Stracci, Gaetano Isabella, Louis Bocchicchio, Philip Tattaglia, Ottilio Cuneo, Ralph Capone, Vito Corleone, Salvatore Tessio, Peter Clemenza, and Benito Parri, Underboss to Isabella, were there. Hyman Rothstein named the men in the room the Commission. Sal Maranzello gave Cuneo, Tattaglia, Isabella, Tessio, and Stracci their own Families, of which he would be the Capo Di Tutti Capi.
Soon after, Vito Corleone met again with Zaluchi, Molinari, and Hyman Rothstein. Thomas Dewey had been investigating the War of 1933, and Vito feared that Saietta would eliminate him. Vito was angered that Maranzello didn’t think enough of him to give him his own Family. On Labor Day, 1933, Dutch Saietta was celebrating at the Chophouse in Newark, New Jersey, with his friends Moe Greene, Louis Bocchicchio, Hyman Rothstein, Sam Rothstein, Johnny Ola, Phil Volpe, and some other bodyguards. When Saietta lost $5,000 playing poker, he knocked the table over, and stormed into the bathroom. Rothstein had expected this and his men got up to leave but all turned and fired killing most of Saietta’s bodyguards. The loud shootout startled Saietta and he tired to escape out of the bathroom window. Louis Bocchicchio ran into the bathroom and fired three shots into Saietta’s back. After Rothstein’s men fled, one of Saietta’s surviving bodyguards called for a doctor. Saietta survived for two days, when Captain McCluskey came to interview him all he could mumble was something about Louis Bocchicchio and a $5,000 card game. That same night, Bruno, Parri, Isabella, and Frank Pentangeli, disguised as police officers, stormed up the stairs of Maranzello’s Office Building. They found Maranzello in his office with Philip Tattaglia. Tattaglia jumped up and stabbed Maranzello in the chest, and ran out of the room as the four men opened fire, killing Maranzello.
Shortly after, Buster McGurn and Frank Capone, arrived at a Train Station in Brooklyn. Luca Brasi met them and drove them to a warehouse, where he told them Vito Corleone would arrive shortly. As the men got out of the car, Luca attacked them. McGurn went for his suitcase, but Luca put his head through the windshield. Luca beat Capone and dragged both men over to an assembly line. He tied them both to the assembly line and stuffed their mouths with bath towels. Luca proceeded to hack Capone up with an axe. By the time he went to hack McGurn he discovered he had swallowed the towel in sheer terror. Luca dumped McGurn in a dumpster, and boxed the body parts of Frank Capone. Shortly after, Ralph Capone received the remains of his brother, Frank, and a note from Vito Corleone telling him to keep out of NY business. When the Police found the body of McGurn they found the bath towel deep inside of his stomach, nearly into his anus.
(I HAD to add the Damn Capones in somewhere, I didn't add Al, but I DID add Ralph and Frank, what else could I name the Chicago DOn?)
