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murder of Darin Pagliuca
suspect: Joey Sforza
however body not actually Pagliuca's, actually a John Doe
Darin Pagliuca missing
Pagliuca Family knows something has happened to Darin, but assumes he is alive. Suspects Constantine Family was behind it, but doesn't know for sure. Knows Joey Sforza has been taken into custody by NYPD.
Constantine Family knows JD isn't Darin Pagliuca through Ace's spies. Assumes Darin has been kidnapped by Patriso Family to frame Constantine.
Pagliuca Family isn't declaring war on Constantine. Why? Doesn't know for certain Constantine is behind Darin's disappearance. Assumes (correctly) Constantine has been set up. How do they know Darin Pagliuca is alive? Something went wrong.
Fat Freddy Patriso wants Constantine dead. Period. Blue Eyes Patriso more sensible, wants to be capo di tutti capi. Or wants his father dead and to set a puppet don up as boss of all bosses. Or wants Fat Freddy to be boss of all bosses and to be "power behind the throne." Goes along with Fat Freddy's plan to frame Constantine, but sends Sphinx in to kill Fat Freddy's operative (not in CODIS or AFIS - who?) and kidnap Darin Pagliuca. Thus blackmail Nicky Pagliuca into dethroning Fat Freddy and stepping down as head of the Mafia Commission while making the new Patriso boss (either Blue Eyes or a puppet boss) capo di tutti capi.
Fat Freddy knows something went wrong with plan, doesn't know who's behind it. Sends hit sqaud to Todt Hill to kill Astra Pagliuca and frame Constantine. Would have worked if Ace, Mac, and Stella weren't there.
Pagliuca knows Blue Eyes has Darin, knows Fat Freddy tried to kill Astra. Knows Constantine's not behind it because of Ace's involvement, Blue Eyes' demands, and because Constantine's not stupid.
Patriso wanted to set Constantine against the Commission, have Pagliuca declare war on Constantine and have them wipe each other out. Fat Freddy wants to be capo di tutti capi. Patriso strong; considered insane and unstable by other Families. Probably would not have become capo di tutti capi. Pagliuca, Dellacroce, Patriso, Lancione, Rocchegiani. Has Patriso taken other Families into account? Probably not. Working off the assumption that Dellacroce boss (who?) is too young to become boss of all bosses and Lancione and Rocchegiani are too weak. Rocchegiani boss (John Valachi) in jail. New boss or acting boss? Probably acting boss. Lancione boss (who?) also in jail. Constantine not one of the Five Families and often works outside the Commission purview. Not popular with Families because of this. What about out of town Families? Dellamonaca considered unimportant, too close to Philly, has internal problems. Rossi-Prete has many internal problems, fractured, targetted by FBI, warring against itself. Dell'ferrare too weak, still trying to gain foothold in Boston, too new. No outta-towner problems. Threeway Family war: Pagliuca-Constantine-Patriso.
Constantine doesn't know what's going on. Knows Darin Pagliuca is missing, probably not dead (Ace's spies - in Pagliuca Family or Patriso Family?), probably set up by Patriso Family. Knows Joey was framed (was with Carmine most of the evening, watching Danny), can't prove it to NYPD. Val trying to set up meeting with Nicky Pagliuca, but being stonewalled. Where's Nicky? Sent wife to...where? Probably not Jersey, Philly, Boston - too much chance of Patriso spies/agents. Probably Miami - out of the way, has connections. Nicky not in city. Where? Rochester, maybe. Out of the way, but not too far away, easily defendable, can avoid NYPD. Why Astra still in city? Refused to leave, stubborn, will look suspicious if NYPD can't find any Pagliuca. Patriso must have a spy in Pagliuca, probably Astra's bodyguard, whacked when house was attacked.
Val doesn't care about Family problems. Wants his men out of trouble. Wants Joey out of jail, wants Patriso's target scope pointed away from him and Danny. Knows Commission affects his business, prefers to keep relationship with Commission cordial. Wants to know what's going on with Pagliuca so can get Joey out of jail and protect Ace from wrath of Patriso Family. Dragged in deeper because of Ace's involvement in attempted hit on Astra. Patriso sees Constantine and Pagliuca both know Pagliuca knows Constantine's not to blame, prepares more direct method to whack Val. Drag in another Family? Maybe.
Nicky calls Commission an hour before Freddy and Sammy are whacked. He knows something is going to happen; Blue Eyes orders him to do it, has Astra Pagliuca at Blue Eyes' house in Staten Island on the phone with Nicky to verify that Darin's alive. Astra texts Ace, gives address and says "something bad's gonna happen." Blue Eyes has Patriso men in Christopher Caponigro Building, surorunding Commission chamber. As soon as he's declared don, Patriso soldiers will shoot to kill, mean to kill all bosses and underbosses. Blue Eyes means to take control of the Mafia while the Families are regrouping, knows that with the bosses and underbosses dead, the power struggles should tear the Families apart. Possible plan to take out capos, consiglieres, street bosses, heirs as opportunity presents itself. Constantine Family should be only viable opposition, Blue Eyes must know this, the guy plans for all eventualities, has plan for Constantine? He must. Does he expect Constantine to oppose him? He must have a back up plan, or at least began conceiving of one when Val started poking around. Freddy's plan was to frame Joey, Blue Eyes went along with it, there was nothing else to be done, he didn't know Billyclub had arranged for witnesses to "spot" Joey. He must have some plan for Constantine. What? Maybe doesn't expect Val to react immediately, or to be content with carving out his own piece of the newly freed territory now that the Families have been weakened. Possible. Almost definitely doesn't expect Val to personally oppose him, doesn't know about Ace's involvement in the Astra Pagliuca hit. Expects Val to not give a damn about what happens to the famiilies.
How does Blue Eyes have Astra Pagliuca? Pulled the "if you ever want to see your brother alive again come here", now has both Pagliuca children as insurance. Astra is sending constant video feed of Darin via her cell phone to Nicky, in order to verify that he's alive.
What can Val do? Catch-22 -- can go to Caponigro Building to save Commission, or can go to Staten Island to rescue Darin and Astra, thus leave Blue Eyes without any hostages. BUT. Possibility by the time he arrives in Staten Island Darin and Astra will already be dead (will Blue Eyes kill them, or just let them go? Probably kill them - leaving them alive will raise too many questions) and Blue Eyes will be don, Commission will be dead. If he goes to Caponigro Building Blue Eyes will realize something's gone wrong, kill Darin and Astra. Has to get to Darin and Astra before the Commission decides, but possiblity of taking too long. Gets Carmine to delay the Commission. How? Giovanni won't listen to Carmine, and no one else in the Constantine Family has the political pull to delay the Commission. Carmine can't delay Commission meeting; first order of business will be declaring an acting boss for the immediate time being. Nicky has to propose Blue Eyes, otherwise Darin or Astra will be killed. Chances are rest of the Commission will go along with him. Why? Carmine Gallo and Ralph Pastelli in Blue Eyes' pocket, or dead? Big Sammy was. Why whacked? Because was with Freddy. CG dead at home, Pastelli at Commission for Patriso, refuses to become acting boss, urges Blue Eyes. Commission not happy, but most major Freddy supporters dead. Blue Eyes has been icing them. The moment Blue Eyes is declared acting boss the Commission is dead. Val has to get to Darin and Astra before Commission assembles fully. Period.
What can Mac and Stella do? Go along with Val to arrest Blue Eyes for kidnapping. No - Val goes to Commission, delays declaration of Patriso acting boss by requesting Constantine join the roster of Families as a full member. Mac and Stella go to Staten Island house to arrest Blue Eyes for kidnapping, conspiracy, and murder in the first degree. What about shooters at Caponigro Building? Commission is dithering about Constantine request. Astra and Darin call, put on speakerphone, detail Blue Eyes' attempt to blackmail the Commission, and Commission soldiers - what Family? Various families - rout out shooters. Nicky asks for Commission to reconvene in one week's time to declare a new Patriso boss and discuss Constantine's entrance.
EDIT: Characters (that is to say, everyone mentioned)
Anthony (Ace) Aciello
Benito Agugliaro
Blackie Agugliaro
Martin Anastasia
Ralph Anastasa
Carl (The Jeweler) Bicchieri
Caprice Brasi
Salvatore Brasi
Astra Giovanna Bonasera-Pagliuca
Nick Bonasera
Odelia Tangalakis Bonasera
Navidad Borges
Dogface Calase
Elkie Caruso
Whackjob Cestra
Frankie Conneglia
Alphonse Constantine
Alphonse (Al Junior) Constantine
Luciano (Lucky) Constantine
Valentine (Val) Constantine
Carmine d'Alessandro
Giovanni d'Alessandro
Orlando d'Alessandro
Luca Dellacroce
Jimmy Dell'ferrare
Roy (the Sphinx) Dimassi
Hugo (the Wren) Dukes
Reginald (the Lark) Dukes
Carmine Gallo
Paul Gianetti [captain of the Pastelli Family]
Michael Giovinazzo
Mordecai Giovinazzo
Ronnie (the Mafia Cop) Ligambi
Michael (Mickey) Marione
Samuel (Big Sammy) Marione
Louie Madonia
Darin Pagliuca
Nicodemo (Nicky) Pagliuca
Billyclub Pastelli
Frederico (Fat Freddy) Patriso
Marco (Blue Eyes) Patriso
Ivan Placido
Carlo Rocchegiani
Devin Rehkopf
Laurence (Laurie) Ruggiero
Angelo Scarpetta
Lou Scarpetta
Illiana Seccio
Joseph (Joey) Sforza
Aniello (Neil) Sforza
Sterling Townsend
John Valachi [of the Rocchegiani Family]
John Vallaria
Ezekial (Zeke) Venegas
The Five Families:
Pagliuca
Rocchegiani
Dellacroce
Lancione
Patriso (the hawks)
Others:
Agugliaro
Brasi (became the Dellacroce)
Constantine (the black wolves)
Coppola (Chicago)
d'Alessandro
Dellamonaca (New Jersey)
Dell'ferrare (Boston) (Jimmy Dell'ferrare)
DiCarlo
Giovinazzo
Marcatti
Marione
Pastelli
Rossi-Prete (Philadelphia)
Ruggiero
Sassone
Scarpetta
Sforza
Tesorieri
The Constantine Family:
Val Constantine (boss)
Joey Sforza (consigliere)
Carmine d'Alessandro (underboss)
Ace Aciello (street boss)
Michael Giovinazzo
Mordecai Giovinazzo
Laurie Ruggiero
Sammy Scarpetta
The Dellacroce Family
Dante Dellacroce (deceased)
Luca Dellacroce, Sr. (boss)
Giovanni d'Alessandro (underboss)
Luca Dellacroce, Jr.
The Patriso Family:
Fat Freddy Patriso (boss)
Big Sammy Marione (underboss)
Carmine Gallo (consigliere)
Ralph Pastelli (street boss)
Wild Bill Patriso (deceased)
Sam Smurra (deceased)
Blue Eyes Patriso
Billyclub Pastelli
Paul Gianetti (caporegime)
Ivan Placido (caporegime)
The Rocchegiani Family:
Vito Rocchegiani (boss)
Anthony Vita (underboss)
John Valachi (prison)
John Vallaria (deceased)
Carlo Gambione (deceased)
Bobby Vita
The Lancione Family:
Salvo Lancione (deceased)
Danny di Bonaventura (boss)
Manny Caprio (prison)
Jewel Tesorieri (underboss)
Casey Tesorieri (deceased)
Salvatore Caponigro (deceased)
The Pagliuca Family:
Francesco Pagliuca (deceased)
Nicky Pagliuca (boss)
Carmine Pagliuca (underboss)
Darin Pagliuca
Carl Bicchieri
murder of Darin Pagliuca
suspect: Joey Sforza
however body not actually Pagliuca's, actually a John Doe
Darin Pagliuca missing
Pagliuca Family knows something has happened to Darin, but assumes he is alive. Suspects Constantine Family was behind it, but doesn't know for sure. Knows Joey Sforza has been taken into custody by NYPD.
Constantine Family knows JD isn't Darin Pagliuca through Ace's spies. Assumes Darin has been kidnapped by Patriso Family to frame Constantine.
Pagliuca Family isn't declaring war on Constantine. Why? Doesn't know for certain Constantine is behind Darin's disappearance. Assumes (correctly) Constantine has been set up. How do they know Darin Pagliuca is alive? Something went wrong.
Fat Freddy Patriso wants Constantine dead. Period. Blue Eyes Patriso more sensible, wants to be capo di tutti capi. Or wants his father dead and to set a puppet don up as boss of all bosses. Or wants Fat Freddy to be boss of all bosses and to be "power behind the throne." Goes along with Fat Freddy's plan to frame Constantine, but sends Sphinx in to kill Fat Freddy's operative (not in CODIS or AFIS - who?) and kidnap Darin Pagliuca. Thus blackmail Nicky Pagliuca into dethroning Fat Freddy and stepping down as head of the Mafia Commission while making the new Patriso boss (either Blue Eyes or a puppet boss) capo di tutti capi.
Fat Freddy knows something went wrong with plan, doesn't know who's behind it. Sends hit sqaud to Todt Hill to kill Astra Pagliuca and frame Constantine. Would have worked if Ace, Mac, and Stella weren't there.
Pagliuca knows Blue Eyes has Darin, knows Fat Freddy tried to kill Astra. Knows Constantine's not behind it because of Ace's involvement, Blue Eyes' demands, and because Constantine's not stupid.
Patriso wanted to set Constantine against the Commission, have Pagliuca declare war on Constantine and have them wipe each other out. Fat Freddy wants to be capo di tutti capi. Patriso strong; considered insane and unstable by other Families. Probably would not have become capo di tutti capi. Pagliuca, Dellacroce, Patriso, Lancione, Rocchegiani. Has Patriso taken other Families into account? Probably not. Working off the assumption that Dellacroce boss (who?) is too young to become boss of all bosses and Lancione and Rocchegiani are too weak. Rocchegiani boss (John Valachi) in jail. New boss or acting boss? Probably acting boss. Lancione boss (who?) also in jail. Constantine not one of the Five Families and often works outside the Commission purview. Not popular with Families because of this. What about out of town Families? Dellamonaca considered unimportant, too close to Philly, has internal problems. Rossi-Prete has many internal problems, fractured, targetted by FBI, warring against itself. Dell'ferrare too weak, still trying to gain foothold in Boston, too new. No outta-towner problems. Threeway Family war: Pagliuca-Constantine-Patriso.
Constantine doesn't know what's going on. Knows Darin Pagliuca is missing, probably not dead (Ace's spies - in Pagliuca Family or Patriso Family?), probably set up by Patriso Family. Knows Joey was framed (was with Carmine most of the evening, watching Danny), can't prove it to NYPD. Val trying to set up meeting with Nicky Pagliuca, but being stonewalled. Where's Nicky? Sent wife to...where? Probably not Jersey, Philly, Boston - too much chance of Patriso spies/agents. Probably Miami - out of the way, has connections. Nicky not in city. Where? Rochester, maybe. Out of the way, but not too far away, easily defendable, can avoid NYPD. Why Astra still in city? Refused to leave, stubborn, will look suspicious if NYPD can't find any Pagliuca. Patriso must have a spy in Pagliuca, probably Astra's bodyguard, whacked when house was attacked.
Val doesn't care about Family problems. Wants his men out of trouble. Wants Joey out of jail, wants Patriso's target scope pointed away from him and Danny. Knows Commission affects his business, prefers to keep relationship with Commission cordial. Wants to know what's going on with Pagliuca so can get Joey out of jail and protect Ace from wrath of Patriso Family. Dragged in deeper because of Ace's involvement in attempted hit on Astra. Patriso sees Constantine and Pagliuca both know Pagliuca knows Constantine's not to blame, prepares more direct method to whack Val. Drag in another Family? Maybe.
Nicky calls Commission an hour before Freddy and Sammy are whacked. He knows something is going to happen; Blue Eyes orders him to do it, has Astra Pagliuca at Blue Eyes' house in Staten Island on the phone with Nicky to verify that Darin's alive. Astra texts Ace, gives address and says "something bad's gonna happen." Blue Eyes has Patriso men in Christopher Caponigro Building, surorunding Commission chamber. As soon as he's declared don, Patriso soldiers will shoot to kill, mean to kill all bosses and underbosses. Blue Eyes means to take control of the Mafia while the Families are regrouping, knows that with the bosses and underbosses dead, the power struggles should tear the Families apart. Possible plan to take out capos, consiglieres, street bosses, heirs as opportunity presents itself. Constantine Family should be only viable opposition, Blue Eyes must know this, the guy plans for all eventualities, has plan for Constantine? He must. Does he expect Constantine to oppose him? He must have a back up plan, or at least began conceiving of one when Val started poking around. Freddy's plan was to frame Joey, Blue Eyes went along with it, there was nothing else to be done, he didn't know Billyclub had arranged for witnesses to "spot" Joey. He must have some plan for Constantine. What? Maybe doesn't expect Val to react immediately, or to be content with carving out his own piece of the newly freed territory now that the Families have been weakened. Possible. Almost definitely doesn't expect Val to personally oppose him, doesn't know about Ace's involvement in the Astra Pagliuca hit. Expects Val to not give a damn about what happens to the famiilies.
How does Blue Eyes have Astra Pagliuca? Pulled the "if you ever want to see your brother alive again come here", now has both Pagliuca children as insurance. Astra is sending constant video feed of Darin via her cell phone to Nicky, in order to verify that he's alive.
What can Val do? Catch-22 -- can go to Caponigro Building to save Commission, or can go to Staten Island to rescue Darin and Astra, thus leave Blue Eyes without any hostages. BUT. Possibility by the time he arrives in Staten Island Darin and Astra will already be dead (will Blue Eyes kill them, or just let them go? Probably kill them - leaving them alive will raise too many questions) and Blue Eyes will be don, Commission will be dead. If he goes to Caponigro Building Blue Eyes will realize something's gone wrong, kill Darin and Astra. Has to get to Darin and Astra before the Commission decides, but possiblity of taking too long. Gets Carmine to delay the Commission. How? Giovanni won't listen to Carmine, and no one else in the Constantine Family has the political pull to delay the Commission. Carmine can't delay Commission meeting; first order of business will be declaring an acting boss for the immediate time being. Nicky has to propose Blue Eyes, otherwise Darin or Astra will be killed. Chances are rest of the Commission will go along with him. Why? Carmine Gallo and Ralph Pastelli in Blue Eyes' pocket, or dead? Big Sammy was. Why whacked? Because was with Freddy. CG dead at home, Pastelli at Commission for Patriso, refuses to become acting boss, urges Blue Eyes. Commission not happy, but most major Freddy supporters dead. Blue Eyes has been icing them. The moment Blue Eyes is declared acting boss the Commission is dead. Val has to get to Darin and Astra before Commission assembles fully. Period.
What can Mac and Stella do? Go along with Val to arrest Blue Eyes for kidnapping. No - Val goes to Commission, delays declaration of Patriso acting boss by requesting Constantine join the roster of Families as a full member. Mac and Stella go to Staten Island house to arrest Blue Eyes for kidnapping, conspiracy, and murder in the first degree. What about shooters at Caponigro Building? Commission is dithering about Constantine request. Astra and Darin call, put on speakerphone, detail Blue Eyes' attempt to blackmail the Commission, and Commission soldiers - what Family? Various families - rout out shooters. Nicky asks for Commission to reconvene in one week's time to declare a new Patriso boss and discuss Constantine's entrance.
EDIT: Characters (that is to say, everyone mentioned)
Anthony (Ace) Aciello
Benito Agugliaro
Blackie Agugliaro
Martin Anastasia
Ralph Anastasa
Carl (The Jeweler) Bicchieri
Caprice Brasi
Salvatore Brasi
Astra Giovanna Bonasera-Pagliuca
Nick Bonasera
Odelia Tangalakis Bonasera
Navidad Borges
Dogface Calase
Elkie Caruso
Whackjob Cestra
Frankie Conneglia
Alphonse Constantine
Alphonse (Al Junior) Constantine
Luciano (Lucky) Constantine
Valentine (Val) Constantine
Carmine d'Alessandro
Giovanni d'Alessandro
Orlando d'Alessandro
Luca Dellacroce
Jimmy Dell'ferrare
Roy (the Sphinx) Dimassi
Hugo (the Wren) Dukes
Reginald (the Lark) Dukes
Carmine Gallo
Paul Gianetti [captain of the Pastelli Family]
Michael Giovinazzo
Mordecai Giovinazzo
Ronnie (the Mafia Cop) Ligambi
Michael (Mickey) Marione
Samuel (Big Sammy) Marione
Louie Madonia
Darin Pagliuca
Nicodemo (Nicky) Pagliuca
Billyclub Pastelli
Frederico (Fat Freddy) Patriso
Marco (Blue Eyes) Patriso
Ivan Placido
Carlo Rocchegiani
Devin Rehkopf
Laurence (Laurie) Ruggiero
Angelo Scarpetta
Lou Scarpetta
Illiana Seccio
Joseph (Joey) Sforza
Aniello (Neil) Sforza
Sterling Townsend
John Valachi [of the Rocchegiani Family]
John Vallaria
Ezekial (Zeke) Venegas
The Five Families:
Pagliuca
Rocchegiani
Dellacroce
Lancione
Patriso (the hawks)
Others:
Agugliaro
Brasi (became the Dellacroce)
Constantine (the black wolves)
Coppola (Chicago)
d'Alessandro
Dellamonaca (New Jersey)
Dell'ferrare (Boston) (Jimmy Dell'ferrare)
DiCarlo
Giovinazzo
Marcatti
Marione
Pastelli
Rossi-Prete (Philadelphia)
Ruggiero
Sassone
Scarpetta
Sforza
Tesorieri
The Constantine Family:
Val Constantine (boss)
Joey Sforza (consigliere)
Carmine d'Alessandro (underboss)
Ace Aciello (street boss)
Michael Giovinazzo
Mordecai Giovinazzo
Laurie Ruggiero
Sammy Scarpetta
The Dellacroce Family
Dante Dellacroce (deceased)
Luca Dellacroce, Sr. (boss)
Giovanni d'Alessandro (underboss)
Luca Dellacroce, Jr.
The Patriso Family:
Fat Freddy Patriso (boss)
Big Sammy Marione (underboss)
Carmine Gallo (consigliere)
Ralph Pastelli (street boss)
Wild Bill Patriso (deceased)
Sam Smurra (deceased)
Blue Eyes Patriso
Billyclub Pastelli
Paul Gianetti (caporegime)
Ivan Placido (caporegime)
The Rocchegiani Family:
Vito Rocchegiani (boss)
Anthony Vita (underboss)
John Valachi (prison)
John Vallaria (deceased)
Carlo Gambione (deceased)
Bobby Vita
The Lancione Family:
Salvo Lancione (deceased)
Danny di Bonaventura (boss)
Manny Caprio (prison)
Jewel Tesorieri (underboss)
Casey Tesorieri (deceased)
Salvatore Caponigro (deceased)
The Pagliuca Family:
Francesco Pagliuca (deceased)
Nicky Pagliuca (boss)
Carmine Pagliuca (underboss)
Darin Pagliuca
Carl Bicchieri
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Date: 2007-03-20 02:33 am (UTC)