Vito had gained enough power that he was able to get away with attempting to kill Costello without Commission approval. Costello had begun to run out of allies anyway with Lucky and Joe Adonis being deported and Anastasia destined for the slab himself by the end of the year. Bonanno and Profaci were rivals of Costello and probably wouldn't have minded him being rubbed out anyways.


"Snakes... Snakes... I don't know no Snakes."