Virtually all of Merlino and pals' escapades seems to involve them outnumbering their victims and/or hitting them with glass bottles.
Is it any wonder they were terrified of the Veasey brothers?
Say what you want about Veasey; he beat the shit out of Frank Martines and Vincent Pagano when they ambushed him - and Martines was a boxer in his youth.
I invoke my right under the 5th amendment of the United States constitution and decline to answer the question.