The wife is not related to Amarante. Her name also isn't "Jillian."
She is actually related to Patty Cortez who is Jonny Spina's wife. Spina and Hollinghead were partners in several trucking enterprises - the Spina's may be trembling a bit more than Albie right now actually.
This actually adds another lawyer of intrigue. If Hollingshead was still close with the Spina's, either the Spina's are out of the rackets or Pannozzo tried to burglarize Hollingshead's house without permission or they already had suspicions about Hollingshead.
The Spinas are definitely made men and at minimum, former partners of Hollingshead. Therefore, Pannozzo could not burglarize Hollingshead's home without Spina's permission (if they are still active), or he did it without permission, or Hollingshead could not be trusted.
There is definitely a backstory that we do not know here, particular if Hollingshead was still in business with the Spinas. Perhaps there were some issues between Spina and Vena?
