Come to think of it, Albert and Tommy Lucchese had beef before. Joe Bonanno mentioned it in his fairytale autobiography. Naturally if Albert survived, he would have made a move against Tommy Lucchese, either through the Commission or by subterfuge by fomenting rebellion in the Lucchese family. I'd say the latter is more likely than the former since Albert would have put his ear to the ground and realize that whoever tried to hit him, had official sanction. So a complaint filed with the Commission would be useless.


"For us, rubbin'out a Mustache was just like makin' way for a new building, like we was in the construction business."