And the fact that Basciano seems to have liked Bruno well enough to bring him back into good standing with the Bonannos, must have helped.
Well, Vinny is very adept at exploiting people.The truth is, that's the sign of a good leader. And I think he liked the fact that Bruno was easy enough to get on board with the Santoro hit. Which was, don't forget, pretty much unsanctioned .
It seems like vinny forgot to sanction a good deal while he was acting boss lol
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