And Basicano, he always had an ego, before Massino went to prison and after. He was like a poor man's John Gotti, but a bit smarter. It wasn't to be flashy or cocky that he changed up the admission after he became acting boss. He had no choice, the rest of the admin had all turned rat. He had to replace them with guys he trusted, which were men he was close to. That's why he bumped down Tartaglione after suspicions of him being a rat, after coming back from Florida all of a sudden. And it hurt him also because Tartaglione had already decided to begin recording before than.