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.His hands were cuffed behind him.Dozens of other men were being pulled out of the building, their hands also in cuffs.It was evening.The camera closed in on De Cicco’s face, which was an expressionless mask.In the network’s typical conversational style, the broadcaster said something that stopped George cold.“The sting was organized after a conversation between the police and Anastassios Fondaras, the Greek shipping tycoon, who went to them after he managed to get his family out of the country.Fondaras claims that De Cicco and this organization have been threatening him and his family as part of a plot to murder Leana Redman.Redman, of course, has recently been under attack, with one incident leaving her new hotel defaced with slanderous language that called her out as a murderer, and another incident involving gunfire in which she nearly was left blind in one eye.“Redman is the daughter of billionaire George Redman, whose eldest daughter, Celina Redman, was murdered in a revenge plot three years ago by Louis Ryan.It was an event that ended with both George and Leana Redman being shot by Ryan, who later was gunned down by police.As for Fondaras, he claims that if he didn’t go forward with the plot, De Cicco promised to murder his family.It was only yesterday that he was able to pull off an undercover coup to get his family out of the country, which finally allowed him to risk coming forward.To further bolster Fondaras’ story, CNN has since confirmed that Fondaras’ daughter, Alexia Fondaras, recently was the victim of a gruesome attack that nearly cost her her life.Alexia is now with her family at an undisclosed location.”George watched the commentator raise her hands from the table, as if even she couldn’t believe what she was reporting.“Obviously, this is a big story, especially for the citizens of New York, where De Cicco is a notorious crime figure.Before we go to break, we’ll leave you with this.Leana Redman is married to Antonio De Cicco’s son, Mario De Cicco, whom CNN has learned is estranged from his family.Second, both Leana Redman and George Redman are opening competing hotels tonight with lavish parties.So, more proof that truth is stranger than fiction.We’ll have more after the break, including a retrospective of De Cicco’s long life of crime in New York, and how he managed to evade the police for over thirty years.Until, of course, last night.”When they cut to a commercial, George put the television on mute, stood, and pulled his cell out of his pants pocket.But he nearly dropped it because his hands were trembling with rage.He closed his eyes for a moment to steady himself.He took a breath to collect himself.If they could get to Fondaras, they could get to Sean Scott.He looked for Leana’s number, found it, and called her.CHAPTER EIGHTYWhen her cell rang, Leana’s first inclination was to ignore it.But despite what was playing out on the news and how much she needed to pay attention to it, she knew she had to answer because of tonight’s party.At this point, anything could happen at her hotel that would force her to cancel everything.“Don’t answer it,” Mario said.He was sitting in their living room, looking at the television as police led his father, brothers and other family members away.He was pale.She’d never seen him so disturbed.“I have to.”She went into the kitchen and reached for her cell on the kitchen island.She looked at the number, and felt a chill.With a sense of trepidation, she answered.“Hello?”“Leana?”Leana closed her eyes at the sound of her mother’s voice.How long had it been since she last heard it? Three years? she thought.She had yet to reconcile within herself that more than thirty years ago, her mother had murdered another woman out of spite.She had yet to visit her in prison.She had sent letters, but she had yet to talk to her by phone.The idea of what she’d done was too much.But now, the sound of her voice was an unexpected balm to her.The past seemed to fade away at the sound of it.She blinked away tears and said, “Yes.It’s me.”“Are you all right? I’ve seen the news.”“I’m fine.I guess.I don’t know, Mom.”“What do you know?”“Nothing.It’s still so early.I expect that either the police or Anastassios will call shortly.We just found out twenty minutes ago.”“We? You mean you and Mario?”“That’s right.”“Are you safe with him?”“Of course I am.He has no part in this.”When she said that, she was aware of Mario looking over at her.“Mom, I’m sorry I haven’t called or visited [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.His hands were cuffed behind him.Dozens of other men were being pulled out of the building, their hands also in cuffs.It was evening.The camera closed in on De Cicco’s face, which was an expressionless mask.In the network’s typical conversational style, the broadcaster said something that stopped George cold.“The sting was organized after a conversation between the police and Anastassios Fondaras, the Greek shipping tycoon, who went to them after he managed to get his family out of the country.Fondaras claims that De Cicco and this organization have been threatening him and his family as part of a plot to murder Leana Redman.Redman, of course, has recently been under attack, with one incident leaving her new hotel defaced with slanderous language that called her out as a murderer, and another incident involving gunfire in which she nearly was left blind in one eye.“Redman is the daughter of billionaire George Redman, whose eldest daughter, Celina Redman, was murdered in a revenge plot three years ago by Louis Ryan.It was an event that ended with both George and Leana Redman being shot by Ryan, who later was gunned down by police.As for Fondaras, he claims that if he didn’t go forward with the plot, De Cicco promised to murder his family.It was only yesterday that he was able to pull off an undercover coup to get his family out of the country, which finally allowed him to risk coming forward.To further bolster Fondaras’ story, CNN has since confirmed that Fondaras’ daughter, Alexia Fondaras, recently was the victim of a gruesome attack that nearly cost her her life.Alexia is now with her family at an undisclosed location.”George watched the commentator raise her hands from the table, as if even she couldn’t believe what she was reporting.“Obviously, this is a big story, especially for the citizens of New York, where De Cicco is a notorious crime figure.Before we go to break, we’ll leave you with this.Leana Redman is married to Antonio De Cicco’s son, Mario De Cicco, whom CNN has learned is estranged from his family.Second, both Leana Redman and George Redman are opening competing hotels tonight with lavish parties.So, more proof that truth is stranger than fiction.We’ll have more after the break, including a retrospective of De Cicco’s long life of crime in New York, and how he managed to evade the police for over thirty years.Until, of course, last night.”When they cut to a commercial, George put the television on mute, stood, and pulled his cell out of his pants pocket.But he nearly dropped it because his hands were trembling with rage.He closed his eyes for a moment to steady himself.He took a breath to collect himself.If they could get to Fondaras, they could get to Sean Scott.He looked for Leana’s number, found it, and called her.CHAPTER EIGHTYWhen her cell rang, Leana’s first inclination was to ignore it.But despite what was playing out on the news and how much she needed to pay attention to it, she knew she had to answer because of tonight’s party.At this point, anything could happen at her hotel that would force her to cancel everything.“Don’t answer it,” Mario said.He was sitting in their living room, looking at the television as police led his father, brothers and other family members away.He was pale.She’d never seen him so disturbed.“I have to.”She went into the kitchen and reached for her cell on the kitchen island.She looked at the number, and felt a chill.With a sense of trepidation, she answered.“Hello?”“Leana?”Leana closed her eyes at the sound of her mother’s voice.How long had it been since she last heard it? Three years? she thought.She had yet to reconcile within herself that more than thirty years ago, her mother had murdered another woman out of spite.She had yet to visit her in prison.She had sent letters, but she had yet to talk to her by phone.The idea of what she’d done was too much.But now, the sound of her voice was an unexpected balm to her.The past seemed to fade away at the sound of it.She blinked away tears and said, “Yes.It’s me.”“Are you all right? I’ve seen the news.”“I’m fine.I guess.I don’t know, Mom.”“What do you know?”“Nothing.It’s still so early.I expect that either the police or Anastassios will call shortly.We just found out twenty minutes ago.”“We? You mean you and Mario?”“That’s right.”“Are you safe with him?”“Of course I am.He has no part in this.”When she said that, she was aware of Mario looking over at her.“Mom, I’m sorry I haven’t called or visited [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]