The wily "Don" Vito, the Mafia boss of a major city, finally dies of natural causes at the ripe old age of 95. His immediate family held a large public funeral service in his honor, allowing both friends and family, as well as former enemies, to come and pay their respects.
Each attendee took his or her turn approaching his casket, grabbing a handful of earth, then scattered it over his coffin, as they said a prayer. The Chief of Police was also there. He too approached the former boss of bosses, he also grabbed a handful of dirt, scattered it, but then quickly turned away from the coffin crying profusely.
Puzzled, Don Vito's family turned to look at each other, and asked why the heck the police chief was so upset and emotional. Even more so than any of them, his own blood family?
Finally, a newspaper journalist who was also in attendance, walked up to the family and explained, "The Police Chief's upset because he's finally gotten the "dirt" on Vito, but it's too late! Because he could never nail him while the "Don" was still alive. -
