That makes sense to me he prob paid more than $1mm
Was prob told never come back to BK or all bets are off
I don't think Sonny was put on the shelf
He fought with Orena side and after the war he dealt with Wild Bill after Bill got hit, I think Sonny and Long Island were operating like the Colombo bros, a separate crew
And to bring Sonny back into the fold they offer3d him underboss
That's my theory
1. Sonny never fought with the Orena side. The reason they made him underboss in the first place is because he was loyal to Junior. He hated Vic. Not only was Vic disloyal, he wasn't a hoodlum. They even got Sonny on tape professing his love for the Persicos. The relationship between Sonny and Junior wasn't always rosy, but that had more to do with Michael than anything else.
2. Sonny and his crew were never operating independently.
