Yeah, I think Roger had to get on his knees and beg for his own pardon. I see a scenario here where Roger was playing Tommy Gambino, promising him a pardon to get some blow, knowing it would never happen.
"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea
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