Hollinghead's credibility is already being hurt here with the claim about the old lady.

Interesting to read about Branter. There was a whole crew of guys in that neighborhood who were selling/using heroin - and were killed - Sam Taglia being one of them. I really think Albie and his crew were doing to the local drug dealers in the early 90s what the "Wild Bunch" under Harry Aleman were doing to bookies in the 70s - getting them all "in line."