It's basic "divide & conquer" strategy. The powers that be have been using it since the dawn of time.

Nicky, tell me your secret... how did you refrain yourself from punching his nose in?


-I shot him a coupla' times.
-What's a couple?
-Hmm, more than a couple... Really I don't know the exact amount, maybe I shot him 10 times, 12 times?
-Maybe fifteen?
-Hmm, it could've been fifteen...

-Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso