CB, it was Gambino and Lucchese tying to force Joe Profaci to retire, Joe Bonanno, Joe Zerilli, and Joe Cerrito knew what was happening as bosses, Frank Costello of the Genovese advised both Black and Funzi in his family about it, even though he was retired.

DPC, there was no boss of bosses, the other bosses wanted Vito out of the way cause of the fiasco in 57, and his throwing his weight around as a boss, plus he might have decided to hit Gambino, but then he would also have to have hit Lucchese after that, and I don't think Vito would have gone that far since him and Tommy went way back.