Eric was in his apartment trying to light a cigarette. His Zippo lighter didn't work as Eric tried again and again and it wouldn't spark. He sighed and went over to the stove. He turned on the stove crouched down and finally lit his cigarette at least something worked in this shithole. He lived in a terrible small apartment in Brooklyn that was infested with roaches, rats, and who knew what else. To top it all off Eric was behind on his rent people say that crime pays but for Eric it didn't.

He heard the phone ringing and picked up.

"Who the fuck is it?"

"Hey Eric swing by the restaurant. I have a job for you."

"I'm on my way."

It was Luca, Luca Strozzi he was a capo in Solum's crew. He gave Eric jobs here and there and Luca paid very well. The restaurant was only a few blocks away so Eric decided to walk. It took him about 5 minutes and he finally arrived at the restaurant Ivy. It's been around in the neighborhood since 1918 and ran by a guy called Marco Scarpa.

Luca Strozzi was sitting in a table all the way in the back he is talking and laughing with some other men when he spots Eric enter the restaurant and waves him over. All the men sitting at the table just look at Eric as he walks towards them.

"Hey Eric I have a job for you."

Luca whispers to one of the men at the table who then stands up and walks to the back. Luca takes out a pen and writes a name and address down on a napkin and then hands it over to Eric.

"Take care of him for me."

The man who left the table returns with a brown bag and gives it to Eric. Eric leaves the restaurant and looks inside the brown bag It had a colt 1911 and some car keys to a Ford Model T that was parked right in front of the restaurant. He gets inside the car and drives off he was headed over to Cobble Hill.

His target was Brendan Bromer. Brendan was a long time associate with Solums crew but he was a rat he was giving out vital information about her operations to the feds. Solum had a couple of folks on payroll over at the New York Police Department so it was easy to figure out who the rat was.

Eric parked across Brendan Bromer's house and waited. Brendan Bromer was paranoid that Solum was planning to take him out and hired a bodyguard. Eric watched as Brendan's bodyguard exited Bromer's house and started Brendan's car a Lincoln Model L. Just as Brendan enters the car Eric approaches them and takes out his Colt 1911. Just as the bodyguard is about to turn onto the street he looks up and sees Eric. It all happened so fast.

BANG BANG

Eric fired two shots at the bodyguard killing him then walked over to the passenger side where Brendan was still in shock at what was happening. Eric fired two shots at Brendan's head and another at his chest, Brendan was dead. Eric ran back to his model T and drove away. He needed to get rid of the car just in case someone saw him. He took the car over to Fred's auto shop. Fred ran a chop shop for Solum and was reliable. Eric parked the car and then went inside the shop to call Luca.

"It's done."

"Good Job Eric. I'll be in touch."

With no car Eric hails a cab and goes back home. It started raining and Eric could see dark spots forming on his ceiling. He went to get some pots and pans to help catch the leaking water.

"Fuck me."