The idea of one skipper "inheriting" the home and possessions of another skipper is ludicrous. Aside from the fact that it's incredibly greedy (and greed always leads to resentment and treachery), it would also leave the Feds a paper trail a mile long. But I haven't seen this book yet, and I hold Capeci in high regard, so I'll withhold judgement until I read it with my own eyes. But my gut tells me that it's something that D'Arco dreamed up and Capeci went along with it.

Re the jewelry: Yeah, the old timers held to that protocol. But today I doubt that a drug addled brokester hitman would leave a Presidential Rolex worth 25k on a body. Times have changed.