Details are fuzzy but I believe Natale got out when Stanfa was under indictment and at that point the Merlino faction had taken ostensible control. So at that point Merlino made Natale. But the mob in philly was in tatters at that point and even Merlino and Natale never truly ruled in an organized fashion.
Frank Costello: Fucking rats. It's wearing me thin. Mr. French: Francis, it's a nation of fucking rats.
