“That’s my end of the racket, Jake. I get paid to hear what’s goin’ on.”
“But this guy does things one way — then the other—”
“Yeah? That’s because you ain’t got his brains. Lookit, Jake. Arnold Bodine is supposed to be a big shot, ain’t he?”
“Yeah.”
“But he’s layin’ low now. Tryin’ to live soft. Payin’ big money to a couple of bodyguards. Gettin’ his rake-off from the two guys under him — Dave Markan an’ Mike Lombrosi — each with a mob.”
“Yeah.”
“All right. Why does Markan want to bump off Bodine? I’ll tell you why. You know it already. Markan’s tired of seein’ Bodine take the gravy.”
“Sure.”
“So Markan’s out to get Bodine. Lombrosi has got the same idea. Each guy wants to handle his own mob independent. They don’t like the idea of a big shot that’s sittin’ pretty.”
“I know that.”