I admit, when I read the book and came across the 'Paul D' chapter I was surprised to have never heard of him considering the stature Silverman gives him. And I was definitely confused when he was calling him the leader or boss of the renegades. But what I did was overlook it and tried to enjoy the book
Ya. I think this right here proves that Silverman was not made and not someone of true significance and power ... He made Paul out to be like this up and comer who was to become the boss of the Patriarca family if the war was one. I think if anything PAul was being strung along to do dirty work and really believed he was going to be a capo in a few years when Ray got out and spread this word to low level dealers like Silverman who in turn gave Paul the respect of being a real big shot because Mark himself was even lower on the pole than Paul and totally duped by him.
