Vito Corleone stood tall. His strong shoulders heaving from the run he had completed. Hiding behind a building he can hear the patter of the police running past him. He let out a smile as he knew he had escaped. He opens the pillow case with interest at the loot he had just lifted off those rich folks in Long Island. He pulls out a wad of cash and counts it greedily. As he puts it back in the suitcase he hears a dog start howling and barking. He thinks to himself, "Those damned cops sicked a dog on me! Got to get the fuck out of here quick." Vito ties the fabric up and starts off at a powerful run, seeing the police around the corner he booked it back up the street to where he knew he could lay low. Being back home in the Five Points he knew he could lay low and offload the swag with a fencer. He runs to the first place he knew and runs around back, tripping on a brick that had been loosened. He tumbles forward and sends his bag flying. There standing in front of him is one of the Five points gang members. He shakes his head laughing as he dusts himself off and approaches the man.  Reaching his hand out for his bag the man just stared at him and shook his head. He stares Vito down as he drops the bag behind him. 

   "Say, the fuck you doing with my belongings. You need to give them back or I'll gut you." 

  It was the man's turn to let out a bellowing laugh. His sides shaking and his hands holding his jolly belly from rolling off and going down to the nearest bar. He pulls out a knife mid laugh and moves into a defensive stance. Vito automatically pulls out the .38 revolver he had acquired through a series of trades. 

 "Look who is the fool now. Drop the fucking knife and I'll only shoot you in the knee. If you try anything funny I'll blow your brains out onto that wall behind you."

 Vito cocks the hammer back pointing it at the mans knee. He was deadly serious and wasn't going to take shit off anybody. The other man dropped the knife shrugging his shoulders in defeat. He kicked over the bundle and picks up his knife putting it away.He puts out his hand and lets out a smile showing missing teeth and poor hygiene. 

  "Ta's name Mcgavin. I been a member of the Five Points gang for some time now. I was just making sure you weren't one of those fucks from the alley. Come inside and I'll help you offload that stolen goods ye have there." 

 The man winks as he turns his back on Vito, himself was shocked at how quickly the man changed his demeanor and how he would openly trust the man who just trained a gun on his knees. His bewilderment quickly faded as he could hear the wailing of police sirens approaching. He quickly grabs the bundle and runs in behind him where he slams the door shut. 

                                   To be continued....