Arillotta talked about when he got made -

Arillotta said he was summoned to a restaurant in The Bronx called Nebraska Steakhouse on August 11, 2003. He and another mobster hoping to be “made” were told to leave behind their beepers, jewelry, and cell phones at the bar and they were driven to an apartment building. They were first met by Steve Alfisi a Genovese family soldier who told Arillotta to wait his turn in a small bathroom. Arillotta said about 15 minutes later the door opened and Stevie said , Ant its your turn and he was told to get undressed taking all of his cloths off and to put on a bathrobe. After he was undressed Arillotta said he was told he could leave on his underwear and was handed the bathrobe. When asked by prosecutor Mark Lanpher what the point of undressing and wearing a bathrobe was for , Arillotta said it was to make sure he was not wearing any type of wire or listening device or recorder.

Arillotta went to from there to explain the scene which is familiar to mafia movie fans. Arillotta said he was led into a room where there was a table with a gun on it and Genovese mobsters Pasquale “Scop” DeLuca and Arthur Nigro sitting at it. He was then told by Nigro was is the former acting boss of the Genovese family that they were part of the secret society named La Cosa Nostra , Arillotta said he then agreed to become a member. Then Arillotta said he was asked by Nigro if he would commit murder , would he commit murder for him and he said yes. Arillotta said his finger was then pricked by Nigro with a pin and his blood was smeared on a piece of blank paper that was then set on fire in Arillota’s cupped hands. Then Arillotta was directed to repeat after Nigro that he would never divulge that the meeting ever took place or any secrets of the family or ever cooperate with law enforcement or he would burn like the piece of paper in his hands.