As a rule Italians don't like using others to do there work , including Bruno he would no make drug guys but he would keep them close as associates to the family so another family would not get them.

That applies to Bruno sending him to do a hit on Nick , there always a chance he was sending a message.

But the rumors were flying around that time of some Irishman in the neighborhood and if I not mistaken there was also a problem with a guy Phil had a beef with around the same time those guys were half ass gangsters turn bikers from the Chelsea area .

But Italians like to use Italians.