And keep in mind that they were like this (fingers intertwined) with the Bronx and Harlem factions of the Westside.

Life is timing. If they didn't get caught, the day would have eventually come when Vic and Gas got put down in the street like dogs. Frankly, I'm glad things worked out the way they did. They suffered a much worse and befitting comeuppance by rotting in prison all these years.