Mafia: DE 8.The Saint and the Sinner
November 20th, 1932 Following the previous event, it was revealed that one of the hoodlum who Paulie capped was Billy Ghillotti, son of the city councilor. It was also revealed that Billy's accomplice Johnny survived the ordeal. This now places the Salieri Crime Family in danger as Billy's friend may be able to identify Tommy or Paulie. Don Salieri told Tommy, Paulie, and Sam to do two jobs in one go: Sam will attend Billy's funeral, while Tommy will have to blow a hotel whose manager had double-crossed Don Salieri and take care of Michelle, one of the girls working at the premises. Despite Michelle being marked for death on Salieri's orders, Sam convinces Tommy to spare Michelle's life and hands him a ream of money to be paid to Michelle for her to skip town. The hotel assassination and subsequent bombing went as planned, but it also attracted witnesses and significant police action, forcing Tommy to run through the rooftops and fight his way out of the scene, only for him to wind up in the very same church where the funeral was taking place. Tommy watches the priest's sermon and Johnny's eulogy from a corner, but is spotted by both the clergyman and Johnny, who recognized Tommy from the previous incident. A gunfight ensues forcing Tommy to fight back in self-defense, much to the priest's horror as he pleads to stop the fight to no avail. Distraught and shocked over the blasphemous act, the priest sternly chastises Tommy for the bloodbath; Tommy tried to justify his actions as the men who attacked him were "thieves, rapists and killers", but the priest quickly rebuked him, saying that they still had a chance for redemption had Tommy not have killed them. Johnny somehow emerges and points a pistol at Tommy, despite the priest pleading them to refrain from any further bloodshed, but Sam comes to his aid, gunning down Johnny which further shocked the priest who knelt in prayer. Tommy then tried to bribe the priest "for the trouble" they caused, only for the latter to bluntly refuse the "blood money". Tommy and Sam however did convince the priest at gunpoint to keep his silence over the incident. They both leave the premises, where an intense police pursuit took place. 40:20 Intermezzo Two After the church shootout, the Salieri family laid low for a few months while the bar saw regular police presence. While the Salieri family are under police surveillance, the opposing Morello family enjoyed their success in 1933, as they're starting to moving in on Salieri family's businesses. One day, Frank is concerned about how Tommy spends his money, telling him to spend it in a wiser way or invest the money instead. During the drive, Frank also told Tommy about how he first met Don Salieri and their first ventures: betting on dog races, where Frank's dog initially held the advantage, until the day the dog went into heat. Frank likens Tommy's situation to that of Frank's dog from back in the day. He also revealed that he has high hopes towards Tommy, as Frank views Paulie as strong, but otherwise not particularly intelligent, and Sam's lack of vision despite being a fiercely loyal member of the family.
