A conversation with NickyEyes1 brought something to mind. Chicago Heights, Hammond, Detroit, Gary, Youngstown, Newark... all the same. The truth is the boys use these towns and their people just like everything else in their lives. Once they're done with a town they leave it to underlings and street crews but never quite completely abandon it or stop taking from it.

Most of these towns reached their zenith in the early to mid-1950's and have never recovered from being used as stepping stones.

E così la vittima tiene morendo