History Recap / MafiaII

As Derek gripes about his workers to Vito, the older worker recognizes him as Antonio's son, and wonders why Vito would work for Derek after what he did to his father. Steve orders the man to quiet down, but Vinnie elaborates that Derek and Steve conspired to murder Antonio all those years ago. He recalls that Steve took Antonio aside and led him away from the workers, and only the former returned, soaking wet at that. A thoroughly enraged Vito confronts the two over the story, with Steve callously confirming that he held Antonio underwater and drowned him. Derek tries to reason with Vito over his oath to the Commission, but Vito is now infuriated and wants nothing more than Derek's fat head.

Derek and his gunmen flee the warehouse, leaving Vinnie to pass out guns to his co-workers and go out with them to settle the score. Vito joins in, killing Steve and Pappalardo's footsoldiers, before gunning down Fat Derek in the main warehouse. Vito not only avenges his father's murder, but he also finds a large stash of money in Derek's office, which merits a considerable contribution to his half of Bruno's money.

Through committing small store robberies or crushing cars for Mike Bruski, Vito finally collects his full half of the money, and heads to Joe's to check on him. After enough of a wait, Vito starts to suspect something is terribly wrong when Joe still hasn't answered his door, so Vito sets out to ask around for him.

Joe tells Vito that they will be picked up by a friend Joe has made in the Falcone family, an underboss named Edoardo Scarpa (who prefers going by Eddie). Eddie greets Vito and asks him to drive them in his own car to Vito's surprise; a night at a classy local cathouse called the Garden of Eden. As the three are enjoying their night, Eddie offers Vito the opportunity to work with Joe in the Falcone family, an offer Vito accepts without hesitation. After a night of indulging, Vito is assigned to be the designated driver, as Eddie and Joe have taken far too much alcohol to drive. As they drive, Joe and Vito notice a rather foul odor in the car, which Eddie explains is thanks to a guy named Francesco "Frankie Potts" Potenza -- specifically, from his dead body in the trunk.

Derek and his gunmen flee the warehouse, leaving Vinnie to pass out guns to his co-workers and go out with them to settle the score. Vito joins in, mowing down Steve and the Pappalardo footsoldiers, before gunning down Fat Derek in the main warehouse. Vito not only avenges his father's murder, but he also finds a large stash of money in Derek's office, which is a considerable contribution to his half of Bruno's money.

Derek is more than pleased to see Vito again. His bodyguards have been called to a sitdown with Don Vinci, so he is about to arrange another job for Vito when Steve walks into his office. Steve brings news that some dockworkers are striking because they believe Derek fired one of them unfairly. Derek decides to bring Vito and Steve to stand next to him and what few men he has available to him with guns and intimidate the workers into ending the strike, offering a payment of $1,000 upon completion. Vito gladly accepts and makes his way with the group over to where the striking workers are gathered. The head of the protestors, an older Irish gentleman, firmly states that they only want their friend rehired, but Derek's cold refusal to do so upsets a younger worker by the name of Vinnie, fed up with how disposable Derek sees them as. He also elaborates that their fired co-worker only failed to show up to work because he ad been badly injured on the job, yet Derek remains unphased. As Derek gripes about his workers to Vito, the older worker recognizes him as Antonio's son, and wonders why Vito would work for Derek after what he did to his father.

Steve orders the man to quiet down, but Vinnie elaborates that Derek and Steve murdered Antonio all those years ago. He recalls that Steve took Antonio aside on that night away from the workers, and only the former returned, soaking wet at that. A thoroughly enraged Vito confronts the two over the story, with Steve callously confirming it. Derek tries to reason with Vito over his oath to the Commission, but Vito couldn't care less and just wants Derek's head. Derek and his men flee the warehouse, leaving Vinnie to pass out guns to his co-workers and go out with them to settle the score. Vito joins in, mowing down Steve and gunning down Derek in the main warehouse. Vito not only manages to avenge his father's murder, but also finds a large stash of money in Derek's office, putting a considerable dent into his half of Bruno's money.

Through committing small store robberies or crushing cars for Mike, Vito finally collects his full half of the money, and heads to Joe's to check on him. After enough of a wait, Vito starts to suspect something is terribly wrong when Joe still hasn't answered his door, so Vito sets out to ask around for him.

Derek is more than pleased to see Vito again. His bodyguards have been called to a sitdown with Don Vinci, so he is about to arrange another job for Vito when Steve walks into his office. Steve brings news that some dockworkers are striking because they believe Derek fired one of them unfairly. Derek decides to bring Vito and Steve to stand next to him with Thompson guns and intimidate the workers into ending the strike, offering a payment of $1,000 upon completion.

Vito decides to switch topics and demand their money back, but Wong refuses to tell them where it is. Joe presses Wong to either tell them right now or get a bullet in the head, but Wong figures himself as dead no matter if he tells them or not. Joe loses his patience and puts a bullet into the Red Pole's brain, to which Vito protests that they could've obtained some more information from him beforehand. The two make their way back to street level and exit the Red Dragon through the back door. They elude the police which have been alerted to the gunshots and scramble back to Joe's apartment to collect themselves.

At this time, Sal and Tam have other gangs digging under their skin. Sal has Jimmy work to ruin the Bombers and their leaders Duke and Elroy Tussle, while Tam has Jimmy destroy the operations of the Tongs and their leader Eddie Fu before finishing the man off himself. Upon his success with Fu, Jimmy is assigned to collect his reward, a hefty stack of cash placed in the trunk of a car in Riverside (with the car itself acting as a bonus reward). But once Jimmy sits himself in the car, he is surrounded by officers of the Empire Bay Police Department. Jimmy drives through them, but is finally cornered by a roadblock on a bridge. Jimmy soon realizes that his bosses have been using him to clean up their loose ends, and have now thrown him to the wolves since they no longer need him. The car's trunk is also revealed to actually contain a large amount of heroin, and for the possession, Jimmy is sentenced to be imprisoned for 15 years in Hartmann Federal Penitentiary.

Vito decides to switch topics and demand their money back, but Wong refuses to tell them where it is. Joe presses Wong to either tell them right now or get a bullet in the head, but Wong figures himself as dead no matter if he tells them or not. Joe loses his patience and puts a bullet into the Red Pole's brain. The two make their way back to street level and exit the Red Dragon through the back door. They elude the police which have been alerted to the gunshots and scramble back to Joe's apartment to collect themselves.

Working their way down into the deeper sections of the restaurant, Vito and Joe soon find themselves in Wong's office, and demand to know why the Tongs have murdered their friend. Wong tells a shocking story of Henry working as an informant to the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, who informed the Bureau about the heroin deal between them. When the Tongs learned of this connection through a mole within the Bureau, the took it upon themselves to end him. Vito and Joe refuse to believe such a thing and assume Wong to be a liar. Wong keeps to his story, even denying that the Tongs had anything to do with the group of men who ambushed the trio after the heroin deal. Vito decides to switch topics and demand their money back, but Wong refuses to tell them where it is. Joe presses Wong to either tell them right now or get a bullet in the head, but Wong figures himself as dead no matter if he tells them or not. Joe loses his patience and puts a bullet into the Red Pole's brain. The two make their way back to street level, eluding the police that have been alerted of the gunshots and scrambling back to Joe's apartment.

Vito elects to follow Wong's car to the Tongs' base of operations. While Vito simply seeks to interrogate Wong, Joe swears vengeance and is itching to wipe out the Tongs. Vito implores his friend to be smart about this and avoid an all-out gunfight if they can, which Joe reluctantly agrees to. The car tailing ends at a restaurant known to the locals of Chinatown as the Red Dragon, letting Vito and Joe know just where to find Wong and the others. Vito and Joe enter the place, but are stopped by two guards at the door that state that the restaurant is exclusive only to certain members. Joe counteracts by pulling a pistol and shooting them dead. Vito is angered that Joe disregarded his request to be tactical, but with that option down the drain, the two engage in a bloody shootout with the Tongs.

Working their way down into the deeper sections of the restaurant, Vito and Joe soon find themselves in Wong's office, and demand to know why the Tongs have murdered their friend. Wong tells a shocking story of Henry working as an informant to the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and informed the Bureau about the deal between them. When the Tongs learned of this connection through a mole within the Bureau, the took it upon themselves to end him. Vito and Joe refuse to believe such a thing and assume Wong to be a liar. Wong keeps to his story, even denying that the Tongs had anything to do with the group of men who ambushed the trio after the heroin deal. Vito decides to switch topics and demand their money back, but Wong refuses to tell them, figuring himself as dead no matter if he tells them or not. Joe loses his patience and puts a bullet into the Red Pole's brain. The two make their way back to street level, making their way to Joe's after eluding the police that have been brought in by the gunshots.

At the apartment, Vito and Joe reflect on the utter fiasco they have gotten themselves in: Henry is dead, they now have to find a way to pay Bruno his $55,00 back (which is a ''frightening'' sum of money in 1951), and this kind of attack on the Tongs is sure to lead to a war between them and the Commission, a war that will mark the two for death if Carlo finds out they were responsible. Joe decides the only thing they can do for now is earn the money to pay Bruno, and agrees to meet Vito in the morning to arrange work, having been thoroughly drained by today's events.

The date is 25 September 1951. Vito is awakened from a fitful sleep by a phone call from Joe. He has gotten a job from Eddie that will give them a start on collecting Bruno's money, and he will be there shortly. Once Vito gets dressed and goes outside to meet Joe, he finds him leaning against a Smith Thunderbolt that has been lent to them for the job. Joe explains that they're to head out to Greenfield to assassinate a man, and will receive several thousand dollars to do the job. Once it's over, he and Vito will split up to earn as much money as they can. As they drive, Joe elaborates more on their target. The man is another mobster who testified against his crime family in 1938, resulting in the whole of the organization being taken down. The family, based outside of Empire Bay, has been looking for the man ever since, and he has finally come onto their radar. They are worried that if the hit is not done today, he will flee, so they have turned to the Falcone family to kill him. Vito worries that the target may still be under federal protection, but Joe says they can't afford to not take the risk, as the money is too good. With the details known, Vito and Joe pull up to the target's house as he is watering his lawn. They step up to the lawn, where Vito addresses the target:

The target, Thomas "Tommy" Angelo, turns to see the men on his lawn. The mention of his true name signals to him that his former family has finally found him, and his time has come. He calmly confirms that he is who the two are looking for in a simple "yes", and with that, Vito recites a message to the ex-mobster, one that Tommy knows all too well.

"Mr. Salieri sends his regards".

Joe brandishes a ''lupara'' shotgun and blasts Tommy directly in the chest. As Tommy's wife Sarah and the rest of his family rush onto the lawn to attend to him, Vito and Joe drive off. They find that Tommy was indeed under federal protection, but manage to kill the agent in charge of guarding Tommy and shake their police tail. With Eddie having paid Joe in advance, the two go their own ways to earn more money. Vito figures Derek Pappalardo should have something profitable for him, so he heads over to the docks.

Working their way down into the deeper sections of the restaurant, Vito and Joe soon find themselves in Wong's office, and demand to know why the Tongs have murdered their friend. Wong tells a shocking story of Henry working as an informant to the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, and informed the Bureau about the deal between them, Vito and Joe refuse to believe such a thing and assume Wong to be a liar. Wong keeps to his story, even denying that the Tongs had anything to do with the group of men who ambushed the trio after the heroin deal. Vito decides to switch topics and demand their money back, but Wong refuses to tell them, figuring himself as dead no matter if he tells them or not. Joe loses his patience and puts a bullet into the Red Pole's brain. The two make their way back to street level, making their way to Joe's after eluding the police that have been brought in by the gunshots.

The date is 25 September 1951. Vito is awakened from a fitful sleep by a phone call from Joe.

%%The assassination of Tommy Angelo. With the differences between II and the remake of I (notably the way Tommy says "Yes" when confronted by the two hitmen), I think we should try to gravitate towards the remake of I.

Vito elects to follow Wong's car to the Tongs' base of operations. While Vito simply seeks to interrogate Wong, Joe swears vengeance and is itching to wipe out the Tongs.

!'''Alternatively, if Leo and Vito are found by Henry:'''

* '''The Verdict'''
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* '''Settling In'''

The date is 21 May. Three days into his sentence, Vito is contacted by Joe. Joe tells Vito that if he wants to survive his stay in prison, he should seek out an inmate named Leone "Leo" Galante who may offer protection. As Vito searches for Leo in the yard, another inmate calls him out, and unfortunately for Vito, that inmate is Brian O'Neill. Evidently, Brian was sent to fulfil his own sentence in Hartmann, and he blames Vito for putting him there. The two of them fight it out in front a jeering crowd of prisoners. Vito holds his own, but Brian's strength allows him to get the upper hand. Just as Brian is about to kill his scrawnier adversary, the prison guards come to break up the fight and the both of them are thrown in solitary confinement. During all this, Leo Galante watches the fight with great interest.

* '''A New Friend'''

The date is 23 May. After two days locked in his solitary cell, the door is opened by Captain Stone, and beside him is Leo Galante. Vito introduces himself to Galante and explains how he learned of him. Galante informs Vito that he normally does not provide protection to those that work for Clemente. However, he did notice how well Vito handled himself in his fight with O'Neill, and figures such a thing would come in handy for Leo's own project. Leo leads Vito to the prison gym where several men are training to fight. Leo assigns Vito to spar with his best fighter, Giuseppe "Pepé" Costa, to prepare him for a fight with Brian. In exchange for Vito helping his men to train, Leo will guarantee his protection.

In sparring with Costa, Vito learns new techniques to counter his opponent's attacks. After the training session, Vito talks of his brief work with Clemente's family. He causes quite a shock when mentioning the initiation fee, because as Leo explains, there is no initiation fee to join a mafia family, as membership is earned through competence and loyalty. Vito is given another chance to improve his fighting when he bumps into a Chinese inmate on his way out of the gym. The inmate recently lost a fight being bet on by another inmate named Wu, who wants a rematch. Leo accepts the offer and puts Vito up to challenge him. After Leo teaches Vito how to wear out a quicker opponent's energy, he makes quick work of the other inmate.
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* '''Family Ties'''
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The date is 30 May. Vito is taken from his cell for his day of labor. However, as a guard is escorting him to work, an inmate informs the guard that Leo has given Vito the day off. The other inmate leads Vito to the prison laundry, where Leo explains that the African-American inmates have challenged the Italian inmates to a fight. Since Leo does not want to risk Pepé being hurt in a way that could affect his chances against Brian O'Neill, Leo wants Vito to handle the fight. Much like the fight with the Chinese inmate, Vito makes it through with no real issue.

Soon after the fight, a guard walks in to tell Vito that he has a visitor, revealed to be Francesca. Francesca tells Vito two important things going on in her life. Her first pointer is that she is soon to be married, but her second pointer is nowhere near as cheerful; Maria has fallen ill over the last few weeks and is looking worse for wear. Vito instructs Francesca to retrieve all his money, currently being held by Joe, and get treatment for their mother. Whatever is left over can be called his wedding gift to his sister.
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* '''A Bad Day's News'''
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The date is 6 June. Vito is roused from sleeping in his cell to clean the bathrooms. Upon arrival, the guards instruct him to clean two urinals that have grown dirty. As Vito is nearing the end of the foul task, a guard twists the knife by urinating into one urinal that has already been cleaned. That unpleasantness brought to an end, Vito is instructed to shower with the other inmates. As he does so, a group of inmates convince the guard on duty to go for a "smoke break" while they make a move to rape Vito. Vito, of course, is having none of it, and lays a beating on them.

After defending himself, a group of guards enter and beat Vito into submission, leading him to another stay in solitary confinement. Before leaving, Captain Stone gives Vito a letter he has received. Stone even stops a guard from turning off the lights until Vito has read the letter. Tragically, Vito learns that his mother has died from her illness during Francesca's visit, and every cent Vito had saved will be going towards giving her a proper burial. The lights are shut off and Vito is left all alone in his cell, where he begins to cry.
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* '''The Showdown'''
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Some time later, Vito is released from his solitary cell. Upon entering the courtyard, Vito is told by an inmate to meet with Leo. He does so, and with Leo is a badly-injured Pepé. Leo explains that Brian O'Neill sicced some of his fellow Irish inmates on Pepé to turn the fight more in his favor. Leo orders Vito to lay a beating on O'Neill in payback. Pepé arranged for the guards to leave the gym, leaving it empty save for Brian. When Brian notices Vito challenging him to fight, Brian happily leaps at the chance to beat his nemesis.

Vito, with his new fighting prowess in hand, lays a much more successful beatdown on the Irish brute, though not for a lack of trying on O'Neill's part, who manages to take everything Vito throws at him. Eventually though, Brian realizes his disadvantage and brandishes a hand-fashioned blade. Vito manages to avoid his swings and wrenches it out of Brian's hands. He drags the blade across Brian's throat, finishing the job with a well-placed (and well-deserved) jab to the neck.

As a reward, Leo arranges for Vito to be transferred to his own cell, which is allowed amenities that other inmates could only dream of. Leo and Vito chat about the latter's plans once his sentence is complete. Leo ruminates that Vito is better off not returning to work with Alberto Clemente, even figuring that Vito's lawyer was hired not to ensure his acquittal, but to be certain Vito didn't try to cut a deal that would bring down the family. Leo also notes that Clemente and Luca Gurino will have quite a lot to answer for when word of their bogus "initiation fee" gets out.

Vito is confused as to how the boss of Empire Bay could get into trouble over something like this, and Leo explains that Clemente is not the only crime boss in the city. There are two other families established in Empire Bay: the Falcone crime family, run by Don Carlo Falcone; and the Vinci crime family, led by Don Frank Vinci, to whom Leo acts as ''consigliere''. All three families are united under the Commission, which works to keep them in harmony. Leo tells Vito that his own sentence is coming to an end, and to repay Vito's work, he will not only look into getting Vito's sentence reduced, but will also recommend Vito as a potential made man.

'''Alternatively, if Leo and Vito are found by Henry:'''
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Unfortunately, Vito and Leo are quickly spotted by Henry, who is thoroughly confused by Vito's presence. Henry forces the two into Leo's kitchen for Vito to explain himself. Vito explains that he feels too grateful to Leo for all he's done to just allow Henry to kill him. Henry sympathizes, even saying that he won't tell of Vito trying to stop him, but he isn't cut out for any other work than the mafia, and thus can't afford to botch this job. Leo accepts his fate, and asks Vito to leave, thanking him for all he's done. With no other option, Vito leaves the room waiting for his mentor's execution. Vito waits outside the room and hears the shot -- only for Henry to walk out and tell Vito that he owes him one hell of a favor. To Vito's joy, Henry has decided to spare Leo and let the old man skip town.
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* '''Witness'''
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* '''Joe's Return'''
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The year is 1950. Joe Barbaro steps off the train and returns to Empire Bay, disguised with sunglasses and a false moustache.
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* '''The Connection''' %%Balsamo train yard mission, meeting Eddie Scarpa
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* '''The New Boss''' %%Supermarket mission, meeting Rocco
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* '''The End of Rocco''' %%Cathouse mission, death of Rocco
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With the officers' attention mostly focused on Brian and his crew, Vito and Joe make their way up to the roof to escape, as Joe picks his way through several locked doors while Vito provides covering fire. The roof initially seems a dead end until Joe directs Vito to shimmy along the narrow ledge of a billboard onto a neighboring building. Vito engages the cops and keeps Joe covered, until he manages to get them onto the fire escape and out of sight. The duo make it to the street and watch in amusement as Brian is dragged off to a squad car. Joe explains to Vito that Brian O'Neill is the head of the Irish gang in Empire Bay, and as tonight has demonstrated, not a particularly brilliant criminal. Joe takes the stolen jewelry to deliver it to Henry while Vito returns to Joe's apartment to rest for the night.

Vito elects to follow Wong's car to the Tongs' base of operations, and interrogate him on the whereabouts of the money and the reason that Henry was murdered.

The trio eventually reach their first customers in Hunters Point, and their first sale goes well. Joe Barbaro is especially giddy, until Henry reminds him that they still have to pay Bruno back and give him his cut. They spend the rest of the day selling the heroin around the city, dealing with whoever is willing to pay for it (and disposing of whoever is not). They solicit the services of some working girls to celebrate their newfound success.

The two make their way there, wondering what will happen next -- until they hear horrifying screams from further in the park. Vito and Joe soon realize the screams belong to Henry, who has been beset by a group of Chinese gangsters as they are slashing him to ribbons with meat cleavers. Vito and Joe gun down Henry's attackers but they are far too late to save their friend, and to make matters worse, the money Henry brought with him is gone. Vito soon notices a car driving away, and in the back seat is Zhe Yun Wong, the man who sold them the heroin.

The two make their way there, wondering what will happen next -- until they hear horrifying screams from further in the park. Vito and Joe soon realize the one screaming is Henry, and justifiably so as a group of Chinese gangsters are slashing him to ribbons with meat cleavers. Vito and Joe gun down Henry's attackers but they are far too late to save their friend, and to make matters worse, the money Henry brought with him is gone. Vito soon notices a car driving away, and in the back seat is Zhe Yun Wong, the man who sold them the heroin.

The two make their way there, wondering what will happen next -- until they hear horrifying screams from further in the park. Vito and Joe soon realize the one screaming is Henry, and justifiably so as a group of Chinese gangsters are slashing him to ribbons with meat cleavers. Vito and Joe gun down Henry's attackers but they are far too late to save their friend, and to make matters worse, the money Henry brought with him is gone. Vito soon notices a car =driving away, and in the back seat is Zhe Yun Wong, the man who sold them the heroin.

After the chase finally ends, Henry wonders how someone else would have known about their heroin deal, while Joe posits that the Tongs had something to do with the shootout. Henry reveals to Joe and Vito that, rather than leaving the heroin to his distributors, he actually plans on selling the product in smaller amounts to generate some extra profit. Vito protests that he could've been informed before they went ahead with the plan, but Henry iterates that the only way to get some real cash is to look for opportunities for themselves instead of sticking around Don Falcone until they die.

The date is 24 September 1951. Vito and Joe are at the latter's apartment, spending the day with a couple of working girls. As the group has their fun, the phone rings. Vito answers it to find the caller is Henry, who has troubling news. Don Falcone found out about their heroin dealing and is demanding a cut of the profits. The Don has taken a cut of $60,000, which not only means they are effectively earning nothing for the heroin, they also don't have enough money to pay back Bruno. Henry requests Joe and Vito meet him in Lincoln Park again to figure out their next move. The two make their way there, wondering what will happen next -- until they hear horrifying screams from further in the park. Vito and Joe soon realize the one screaming is Henry, and justifiably so as a group of Chinese gangsters are slashing him to ribbons with meat cleavers. Vito and Joe gun down Henry's attackers, but they are far too late to save their friend, and to make matters worse, the money Henry brought with him is gone. Vito soon notices a car is driving away, and in the back seat is Zhe Yun Wong, the man who sold them the heroin.

* '''The Connection'''

* '''The New Boss''' %%Supermarket mission

* '''The End of Rocco''' %%Cathouse mission

Now back in Empire Bay, Jimmy focuses his efforts on destroying various assets and killing various key members of the Gravina crime family and the Irish mob. He kills Sal Gravina at the docks with the last of his loyal mobsters, and he kills Tam as he is hiding out in the forge with the remnants of his gang. After both his ex-clients and their lackeys are all vanquished, Jimmy sets his sights on the man who put him in prison: Judge Hillwood, who has an enormous stake in the criminal underworld of Empire Bay.

Jimmy has been spending his time in Hartmann Federal Penitentiary plotting his payback against his former employers, and has dodged a fair share of attempts on his life. Now, he is ready to get started on his vengeance. Jimmy arranges for a riot to break out in the prison, which provides a cover for a guard to unlock his cell. Once out, Jimmy fights his way through other guards to reach the prison laundry room, remove a grate from the floor, and escape via the sewer systems.

Now back in Empire Bay, Jimmy focuses his efforts on destroying various assets and killing various key members of the Gravina crime family and the Irish mob. He kills Sal Gravina at the docks with the last of his loyal mobsters, and he kills Tam as he is hiding out in the forge with the remnants of his gang. After both his ex-clients and their lackeys are all vanquished, Jimmy sets his sights on the man who put him in prison -- one Judge Hillwood, who has an enormous stake in the criminal underworld of Empire Bay.

Now back in Empire Bay, Jimmy focuses his efforts on destroying various assets and killing various key members of the Gravina crime family and the Irish mob.

With the money in hand, the next stop is to the Sea Gift warehouse in Chinatown. Along the way, Joe recalls that he actually has heard of Bruno before, as a fellow gangster known as Mickey the Crab once borrowed money from him and lost three of his fingers when he couldn't pay it back, hence his nickname. When the trio arrive at the warehouse, they are taken to meet Zhe Yun Wong, a Red Pole within the Tongs. Wong is satisfied with Henry's payment, and his assistant brings forth two briefcases packaged full of heroin. Henry weighs one of the packages to test its authenticity. He is satisfied that the product is genuine, and concludes his pleasantries with Wong before setting off.

After the chase finally ends, Henry wonders how someone else would have known about their heroin deal, while Joe posits that the Tongs had something to do with the shootout. Henry reveals to Joe and Vito that, rather than leaving the heroin to his distributors, he actually plans on selling the product in smaller amounts to generate some extra profit.

The date is 24 September 1951. Vito and Joe are at the latter's apartment, spending the day with a couple of working girls. As the group has their fun, the phone rings. Vito answers it to find the caller is Henry, who has troubling news. Don Falcone found out about their heroin dealing and is demanding a cut of the product. The Don has taken a cut of $60,000, which not only means they are effectively earning nothing for the heroin, they also don't have enough money to pay back Bruno. Henry requests Joe and Vito meet him in Lincoln Park again to figure out their next move. The two make their way there, talking until they hear horrifying screams from further in the park. Vito and Joe soon realize the one screaming is Henry, and justifiably so as a group of Chinese gangsters are slashing him to ribbons with meat cleavers. Vito and Joe gun down Henry's attackers, but they are far too late to save their friend, and to make matters worse, the money Henry brought with him is gone. Vito soon notices a car is driving away, and in the back seat is Zhe Yun Wong, the man who sold them the heroin.