Dori's grandfather was a big player in the Gambino crime family. I put two and two together and decided if Paul Castellano was a gangster, my father must be one, too. Mafia Wife Lynda Milito http://mafiawifelive.comLynda Milito is Best Selling Author of #1 Mafia Book in the World, MAFIA WIFE which centers around her life of Love, Murder and Madness while married to Louie Milito, a Capo in the Gambino crime family. I was just so relieved.I didn't think about Frank Fiala at all. Even then, I knew not to ask any questions. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Self-proclaimed "Mafia Wife" author Lynda Milito said "Mob Wives" reality show star Karen Gravano is "giving Staten Island a bad name. View full size Associated Press Lynda Milito, whose husband was murdered by Karen Gravano's father, Sammy (the Bull) Gravano, is calling for a boycott of the Feb. 29 reading of "Mob Daughter" at . Uncle Angelo was into golf and tennis, and he had a fish tank in his basement. Speaking of her father's close relationship with her and her brother, Ms. Milito, dressed in black, told the jury, "My father was very protective over the two of us." It was Sunday and Dad had us all packed into the car for an afternoon of house hunting. "I'll see you guys soon," he said. On this particular Sunday, we were cruising around Todt Hill, an upscale community on the southern end of Staten Island, filled with homes owned by doctors, lawyers, and "businessmen.". said of his show, "It's very vignette-y. "I'm just talking to the boys. I was nine years old when I began to suspect that my father was a gangster. I knew my father had served in the army during the Vietnam War because I'd seen his dog tags. After a long pause, I finally said, "I was just going to ask if I could have a sleepover with"He interrupted, "No, you can't!" Alan Kaiser was just a sixteen year old kid when he was shot to death by Sammy Gravano and Louie Milito. . But she could not leave his millions. Louie is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on FX on June 29, 2010. With nineteen confessed murders, the former Gambino Crime Family underbossand John Gotti's right-hand manis the highest ranking gangster ever to turn State's evidence and testify against members of his high-profile crime family. "How you doing, kiddo?" He was a good guy. "But first, last and always is the money, because that's what it's all about.". [16] In the second season, the budget was increased to $300,000 per episode. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. My idea of a gangster was Vito Corleone, the fictional mob boss in The Godfather. He had this thing about eating together as a family every night, and made it a point to be home at five sharp.I remember sitting around the long white table in Aunt Fran's dining room when Dad started telling everybody about this Czechoslovakian guy named Frank Fiala. At 13, she was making money for herself with a summer job in a bakery in Upstate Catskill Mountains. "He's in the construction business," my father replied. .To my mind, price-fixing in the New York diamond trade was organized crime, but because most of the traders were Hasidic Jews and our government didn't want to upset the Israelis, they ignored it. Yes. And yet here he was. We were on one of our Sunday expeditions when Dad pointed it out to us. Sammy told the entire Colombo hierarchy that when he found Stymies killer, he would kill him and whoever was with him on the spot. One particular house in this fancy neighborhood belonged to Gambino family crime boss Paul Castellano. No One Knew Where He Was, Ms. Milito testified that for two days, she made several calls to the construction company where her father worked, but no one knew where he was. On his Our Thing podcast, he gives the details of murder after murder. Jeannie was married to my uncle Angelo. Sam Christian (middle) known as "brother beyah" founder of the Philly black mafia and onetime Capitan of Nation of Islam mosque no 12. But crime paid -- very well. In Staten Island, I rode on an English saddle, but it was Western at the farm.We spent most of the summer in Cream Ridge. On weekends, my father would sometimes take me with him to "the club" in Bensonhurst. He agreed to that said Sammy on his podcast. He seems to be holding little, if anything back. He just told me not to talk about it anymore.My father had this "coolness" about him. A few days after we first heard about Frank Fiala, my father didn't show up for dinner. Morse. If he doesn't come home, it'll have to be another night. This, ultimately, is the lesson to be learned from MAFIA WIFE. My brother was killed in her book. Lynda says she wanted Louie to lead an honest life. "I'm a good person," said Mrs. Milito. The old man would pat me on the head and then stick a twenty-dollar bill in my pocket.I thought it was weird the way the men all kissed each other on one cheek and then exchanged a firm handshake. His mood was scaring me. Read about Karen Gravano's interview with "20/20", Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The two men were so simpatico they even looked alike with their dark brown hair and short stocky builds, although at five feet eight inches tall Stymie had a good three inches on my father. It was like nothing ever happened. ""I don't know. Mom was in the front seat with Dad, and my younger brother, Gerard, and I were buckled in the back. Mom liked to putter around in the garden and my brother, Gerard, kept himself busy dirt biking around the vast property. We'd spent every summer there since Dad bought the place. The next day, I bragged to my friends at school, telling them my father had a gun under the bed because he was in the army. Louie was the triggerman on several of Sammys early murders. I was sure it had to do with what had happened the night I'd seen him with the revolver. He always seemed relaxed, as though he didn't have a care in the world.He'd bring friends and their families from New York. "Why, I thought we were going to stay up here for the whole summer? Stymie was wearing a sweatshirt over his shirt. I said, "Let me shoot a pilot and you don't have anything to do with it. The backup plan was to kill Mr. Gravano from a distance with a hunting rifle that had once belonged to a Gambino soldier named Louis Milito, the investigator said. We went out to the chicken coop to look for eggs for our breakfast. Roy responded by telling him how he was fantasizing about how quickly he could kill everyone in the restaurant. He was ever-present at the head of the dinner table. They spoke and dressed differently from the dads of the other kids at school. I didn't know it at the time, but all the friends were involved in the Mafia. In a hushed courtroom, a 23-year-old woman testified in the John Gotti trial yesterday about the day her father suddenly disappeared in 1988, never to be heard from again. Dori's grandfather was a big player in the Gambino crime family. I was too young to grasp that murder was part of Dad's job description. There were always people around and construction going on.But the day Dad sent us to the farm early, things didn't go according to the rule. Louie was a participant on all of Sammy's big hits through the years. His genuine name was Liborio "Louie" Milito. I adored that house. 's co-star in Lucky Louie) occasionally provide story arc continuity between episodes. ""Yeah" was all she could muster.The next day, I bragged to my friends at school, telling them my father had a gun under the bed because he was in the army. The victim was Louis DiBono, a reputed Gambino member, also said to be one of Mr. Gravano's business partners. I am out to stop this. [28] The fifth season received acclaim as well, scoring 91 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 20 reviews. still hasn't found his niche", "Louie - Fox's Canadian Press Release Gives Street Date, Extras for Season 1 DVD/Blu Combo Set", "Louie - DVD Release for 'The Complete 3rd Season' is Scheduled", "Louie - 'The Complete 4th Season' DVDs Are NOW AVAILABLE! Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Sammy and his captain Toddo Aurello arranged for a sit down with Scarpa and his captain. He became very unpredictable. They destroyed everything in their path, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to the club. A prosecutor, Laura Ward, asked Ms. Milito if she heard from her father after that. He slowly came back up the stairs, bent down, and kissed me on the forehead. "Something had come up and he couldn't meet me for dinner," she said. My father had just finished the renovations on a three-bedroom house he'd bought for us in Bulls Head, a predominantly blue-collar neighborhood just over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and not far from the two-bedroom apartment we had been renting in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.My father was obsessed with construction and remodeling. Guys would be playing cards and drinking coffee. Joe Hartlaub on May 13, 2003. As soon as we took ownership, he was knocking down walls and doing his elaborate renovations. "I've had it, I've really had it," said Lynda Milito of Florida, the widow of Gambino capo Louie Milito, who authored her own 2003 tell-all "Mafia Wife: My Story of Love, Murder and Madness." Ms. Milito insists she never profited her . I was beginning to feel a little frightened.My father stood still. Fox Movie Channel Presents: World Premiere, This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 05:09. My teacher overheard me and went directly to my mother. When her husband disappeared, she demanded his shylocking book and other assets from his cronies. Gravano said Gottis underboss Frank DeCicco wanted Louie dead. Just wire me the money and let me do the show." My father hired a trainer from the barn in Staten Island where my brother and I took lessons and built a small house for him on the property. On the second day of his disappearance, she said, she called Mr. Gravano because she had been told years earlier that in times of trouble, "I could count on Sammy.". This was around the time that Sammy and John Gotti killed Paul Castellano. When we left for Staten Island, she told my father, "I love you," then hugged him in a way that was different. Between the TV show and book, nine families of Gravanos victims are hoping to get the existing laws changed so that people like his daughter Karen will no longer be able to profit from their relatives misdeeds. Michael Hanlon, testified about finding Mr. DiBono's body slumped across the front seat of a Cadillac sedan in a parking garage at the World Trade Center on Oct. 4, 1990. Dad jumped out and ran into our house, and I ran in after him. Too unpredictable and highly volatile. The glamorous "made man" made money pilfering phone coin boxes. "She doesn't know what she's talking about. For two examples, the episode "God" depicts Louie's childhood, and the episode "Oh Louie" shows the comedian 9 years earlier in his career. He was frustrated by what he felt was a snub and began branching out on his own, distancing himself from Sammy and crew. I'd have to wait to learn this angle of the business. [25] The second season scored 90 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 7 reviews. As he went to make his move, 3-4 cars full of Gallos crew pulled up, with all of them armed and ready. He once told Sammy his team did over 200 hits. Since I was able to prove this was a way to do it and they liked what they got, I was able to keep doing it that way.[15]. She lived so close to school, we could see the playground from her yard. "Mom was in the kitchen when I snuck around to the outside of the porch and crawled into my hiding spot. I wondered if this was a souvenir from the war. It looked more like an Italian villa or a museum, with its iron gates and a gigantic fountain spewing water in the middle of a large, circular brick driveway filled with expensive cars and incredibly manicured grounds. On this particular Sunday, we were cruising around Todt Hill, an upscale community on the southern end of Staten Island, filled with homes owned by doctors, lawyers, and "businessmen. Reality TV star Karen Gravano, the daughter of notorious mobster Sammy (The Bull) Gravano, looks out from the balcony of her Staten Island home. — -- In "Mob Daughter," Karen Gravano remembers her childhood as the daughter of infamous mobster Sammy "The Bull" Gravano. One of the biggest hidden gems revealed on Sammys channel was about the time he was tasked with killing none other than Crazy Joe Gallo. Karen Gravano talks on her phone during a scene from "Mob Wives." The 'Mob Wives' like her should be ashamed because they are behaving like animals. The farm was a place where my family would always have fun. Her objection to The Sopranos is telling: "The men would never be as fat as Tony Soprano, the men took care of themselves and looked good.". Karen Gravanos new book Mob Daughter has many of them wishing they could do the same to her. The Son of Sam Law should be amended so no family member of that criminal should be able to profit.. "One particular house in this fancy neighborhood belonged to Gambino family crime boss Paul Castellano. Dad loved Angelo. * Lynda Milito, widow of Gambino crime family triggerman Louie Milito. "We're going across the street to eat with your grandmother, Aunt Fran, and the kids. His own daughter, Dina, went there. [5] C.K. . Nobody I know is in prison.". Fran was always warm and loving. What I'd just overheard, the gun, the man who just got shot outside Dad's nightclub. The exterior had been white when we bought it, but was now gray. That's the magic formula," Marten says. It was a beautiful day, and we were outside on her front lawn. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. And he was willing to do that. The track was an exact replica of the Freehold Raceway in New Jersey. Gotti was an acting capo for Neil while he was in the can but still an associate at the same time. The discotheque was enormous. In Louie's shylocking business, "he must have moved around $10 million through that book." [a] As C.K. Stymie owned a bar in Brooklyn called Docks. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. From Hairdresser To Mafia Killer: The Louie Milito Story The Narrator 1.38K subscribers 41K views 1 year ago The story of Louie Milito's rise and fall in the Gambino Crime Family. Racing to the kitchen, I went to ask my mother about my startling discovery. [8] In 2018, Landgraf discussed the possibility of Louie returning.[9]. I found Dad still in the kitchen and kissed him goodbye. Lynda didn't know (and didn't want to) how many people her husband killed. [19], In a 2013 interview with The New York Times, C.K. My mother would walk me to school every day. Copyright 2012 by Karen Gravano with Lisa Pulitzer, 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. She was only 13 when her father did what he did and my husband disappeared." Mrs. Milito, 64, widow of Gambino captain Louie Milito, said she is "furious" that Ms. Gravano, 38, daughter of. I was furious about leaving my friends and worried that I wouldn't fit in with the kids at private school. . "I feel bad for Staten Island," said Mrs. Milito, formerly of Todt Hill now ensconced in Boca Raton, Fla. "She is giving Staten Island a bad name. The stand-up in the show consists of original material recorded for the series, and is usually shot from the stage rather than from the more traditional audience perspective. "You guys are going to go back to Staten Island for a couple of days," he said. But Lynda lacks Carmella's warmth and humanity. He had developed a massive crack cocaine habit. My father even restored the old horse-drawn carriage that was left behind by a previous owner.It bothered me that we were leaving for the farm so suddenly and without Dad. I could feel my father staring at me like he knew I had been listening. As with most reality TV personalities, many who claim to find Karen Gravano abhorrent still manage to catch her in action on Mob Wives every Sunday night. It is written, directed, created, edited, and produced by comedian Louis C.K., who also stars in the show as a fictionalized version of himself, a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.The show has a loose format atypical for television comedy series, consisting of . The pieces are interspersed with short clips of Louie's stand-up, usually performed in New York comedy clubs, mainly the Comedy Cellar and Carolines in Manhattan. There was an elaborate security system with surveillance cameras monitoring the perimeter, which seemed to span an entire block. In her book, fat is a crime. Because he was so calm, I wasn't as nervous as I might have been otherwise. Sam died in 2016 at 77. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Louie is known for being a prominent member of the New York Mafia and for his gangland disappearance at the hands of his best friend, notorious mobster Salvatore Sammy the Bull Gravano.Lynda Milito was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. That earned him prison time, including a stint on a highway cleanup crew picking up trash. During the summer, Dad commuted back and forth. There was a low wall around the base of the porch supporting the screens. They would pleasantly surprise him by praising him for not attempting the hit under the circumstances. What was my father talking about?I heard Uncle Eddie interrupt. Because of her, there will be a stigma attached to Staten Island. Sprinting to the window, I saw Dad's maroon Lincoln pulling up, and several other cars arriving behind his. It looked more like an Italian villa or a museum, with its iron gates and a gigantic fountain spewing water in the middle of a large, circular brick driveway filled with expensive cars and incredibly manicured grounds. Sammy Gravano had his bestfriend Louie Milito killed and claimed John Gotti ordered the hit. That's when I came upon the pistol Dad had stuffed beneath the mattress. His ex-wife is portrayed by Brooke Bloom in a flashback scene of "Elevator Part 4". I wondered if this was a souvenir from the war. Imprint Publisher St. Martin's Griffin ISBN 9781250022202 In The News "Told with candor and swagger, befitting a daughter of Mafia royalty." I'd often use the spot to overhear discussions about requests of mine, like when I would ask my parents if we could go to Great Adventure Amusement Park. One of the guys stole it for our wedding present, and Louie changed the title and tags." Even though The Rampers considered themselves independent of the mafia, many of the members became part of the mafia later on. She says she once loved Louie. And honestly, I don't know if this is a good night for Toniann to be here anyhow. My father had one rule. Shes educating the public about Mafia activities and its members. Turning to look at me, he asked, "Why would you ask that? Roy fed these rumors. I saw her shaking her head. The killing of Stymie enraged Gravano. Dad owned the entire building and operated The Plaza Suite out of the second floor. We would go over to their house a lot. 60. His eyes were cold; I felt as if he was looking through me. to accept a deal with FX, C.K. But to Karen, Sammy Gravano was a sometimes elusive but always loving father figure. "I thought you were going riding," he said. An older man named "Toddo" was usually at one of the tables in the back. On the tape, Mr. Gotti said, in an expletive-laced quotation, "You tell this punk, I, me, John Gotti, will sever" his "head off! Soon, the run-down old farmhouse with a couple of barns and some rusty farm equipment became a spectacular estate with an in-ground pool. The daughter of famed mob turncoat Salvatore (The Bull) Gravano has signed a multi-million book deal. My father could be in trouble. The door to the bedroom was shut. She got her New York real estate license and made $40,000 in commissions the first year, solid money in the late 1970s. Roy was a Gambino Family captain who was a suspect in over 200 murders. C.K. She never told anyonewho would believe herher mother had little to do with her. The pilot episode includes segments depicting a school field trip and an embarrassing first date, with subsequent episodes covering a diverse range of material, including divorce, sex, sexual orientation, depression, and Catholic guilt. The show is shot on a Red camera setup, and C.K. My husband was a hair dresser. Snowflake was kicking at her stall, happy to see us. Karen Gravano is the daughter of Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, once one of the mafia's most feared hit men. She'd sit us down and tell us stories about my grandparents, and how they had come over from Italy. "Mom was in the front seat with Dad, and my younger brother, Gerard, and I were buckled in the back. I was nine years old when I began to suspect that my father was a gangster. At 16 she was a victim of a date rape.WHAT IS LYNDA DOING NOW?Lynda is a best-selling international author, speaker, advocate and advisor.Lynda is constantly working hard and relentlessly searching for her husband Louies body. The book will be released by St. Martin's Press on Feb. 14. . he'd ask. I looked at him like nothing could ever happen to us, not with him to protect us. "What's the big deal? I was starting to put the pieces together. In doing so, it translated the thought-processes of stand-up comedy into cinematic terms, and in a way that was new to commercial television. Hardcover: 304 pages. With the place being filled with senior citizens, Sammy found the comment disturbing but he didnt show his opinion. I pressed.She sighed. He tells us the story about how he got Louie made, but we learn la. The show has a loose format atypical for television comedy series, consisting of largely unconnected storylines and segments (described by FX president John Landgraf as "extended vignettes")[4] that revolve around Louie's life, punctuated by live stand-up performances. [6], During an "extended hiatus" for the show starting in 2015,[7] FX ended their business partnership with Louis C.K. Uncle Eddie and several other members of Dad's work crew got out of the other vehicles. In a hushed courtroom, a 23-year-old woman testified in the John Gotti trial yesterday about the day her father suddenly disappeared in 1988, never to be heard from again. The Colombos relented and Greg had his son Greg Jr. kill the man. "What does Paul do that he has such a big house?". I had some good friends there, but Dad's friend Louie Milito was forever suggesting that he transfer me to the private prep school on "The Hill." Why Louie Milito was killed. I was looking at him, not sure what to think. We went to the barn to feed my horse and say good-bye. The show has been met with critical acclaim and was included in various critics' TV show top-ten lists when it premiered in 2010. C.K. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Louie had put the .357 magnum against the head of Johnny Keys in that hit we did for Paul Castellano. Mrs. Milito, 64, widow of Gambino captain Louie Milito, said she is "furious" that Ms. Gravano, 38, daughter of turncoat Salvatore (Sammy the Bull) Gravano, is inking a tome about growing up mobbed up. I'd have to go over and hug and kiss him. AbeBooks.com: MAFIA WIFE. Beginning in the third season, Louie has moved toward story continuity within the season, and it includes multi-episode story arcs.[11]. Mormando earned his keep many times in the crew. Louie resented taking orders from Vallario and made it known. I didn't know it then, but it was a local mobster hangout, also known as a men's "social club." I'd been waiting for him to get home so I could ask him if my best friend, Toniann, could sleep over. edits many of the episodes on his personal MacBook Pro. He had a lot of morals, and he stood behind his morals. my father would say. Fiala pulled a gun on Sammy, sealing his own death warrant. I told him there would be consequences for drugs. "Hey Bo, what's up?" DeCicco was soon killed in a car bomb and Louie was temporarily spared. "Paul's hot over this," I heard one of the guy's say. She was sexually abused. It's how he addressed everyone, even me. ""He's in the construction business," my father replied.I remembered thinking how glad I was that my father worked in the same business as Paul, so that maybe one day we could get a mansion like that. The Life Summary of Louie. The stand-up segments received strong praise, as did the show's perceived "indie film" style, with some likening the show to the work of Woody Allen. Mafia Wife: My Story of Love, Murder, and Madness. ""One day, you're gonna make a good lawyer." Nor did the bride object when Louie hid an automatic in her Tupperware. Karen Gravano is the daughter of Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, once one of the mafia's most feared hit men. "I have my own website. "What does Paul do that he has such a big house? All rights reserved (About Us). Lynda Milito was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She played the piano, and she taught Gerard and me how to play. He'd leave the farm on a Tuesday and come back on Thursday. Earlier yesterday, the prosecutors presented testimony by an admitted gambler, Jack Zorba, who spoke of a card game that was closed down after a message was sent to the man who ran it. (Nicholas Fevelo for New York Daily News) It was. It had hills covered in trees, narrow two-lane roads, and lots of large horse farms. The allure of the lifestyle, as its called by Karen on the show, seems to even have some of the potential plaintiffs tuning in. Read about Karen Gravano's interview with "20/20" and watch the full story on "20/20" Friday at 10 p.m. The movie had even been filmed a few blocks from my school.Still, I'd been confronted with the possibility that my father was "connected" before. Gravano has discussed his childhood friend and then crew member Louie Milito many times. He wasn't in the living room or the kitchen, so I wandered upstairs. Also, Nicky had assembled his own little team of drug dealers and hijackers who started operating right on Gravanos territory. When I was six, I found a gun in my parents' bedroom in our apartment on Sixty-first Street in Bensonhurst. "Where's Daddy?" And as she grew up, while her peers worried about clothes and schoolwork, she was coming face-to-face with crime and murder. Milito's body was never found. My teacher overheard me and went directly to my mother. Carmine Persico and the Colombos trusted the young hood to pull off the biggest hit in the mafia. That was the last straw for Sammy. Louie also rolled back odometers. "The Hill" had large manicured homes dotting its steep streets and was about ten minutes from our three-bedroom house on Leggett Place. Mom was in the kitchen, and I was amusing myself by hiding some of my favorite books under their bed. ""Well, can Toniann sleep over? "No, I did not," she replied firmly, maintaining her composure with apparent difficulty, as Mr. Gotti listened somberly at the defense table. And so did Dori LaForte. He was looking at me weird. Study Gangsters, Goodfellas, Wise Guys first midterm flashcards. Each episode features either two stories (which may or may not connect thematically) or a longer full-episode story (often consisting of numerous connected shorter pieces). In 1989 Wire taps John Gotti claimed that he didnt order the hit. ""What about the sleepover?" I'd have to wait to learn this angle of the business.By the fall, my father announced that I was going to be transferring to a new school. Neither of us said a word.Later that week, Dad ordered my mother to pack up my brother and me and head to the farm in Cream Ridge. I'd never done that before, listening in on one of my father's conversations with his friends. Uncle Angelo was a hard man, but he was very generous. One of those times was the unsanctioned murder of Frank Fiala, a very unstable man who tried to buy Sammys nightclub the Plaza Suite. directed, cast, and edited the first episode of the show with a budget of $250,000, provided by FX. An unsanctioned murder usually cost you your life. "You can play, but only for half an hour. "Ask your father when he gets home. Getting made was very difficult, it meant you had a better than great standing in the family. Continuity is not enforced; for example, Louie's mother has been portrayed in two very different ways. I whined. He didn't have his wife with him, which was very unusual. I preach survival. "[30], 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released Season 1 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in Region 1 on June 21, 2011. Louie played his cards all wrong. Unlike other murders of Gravano crew members, Gravano showed zero sympathy or regret when discussing Mormandos murder. "I hated him. 304 pp with black-and-white photos. Dad came back from Cream Ridge a couple of days later. "If you come up, you need to bring your coveralls because everyone is pitching in," he'd say. He also had a small diamond in the middle of his chest. My father's mother, Kay, wrote children's stories that were published here in the United States. "Go say hello to Uncle Toddo," he'd instruct, pushing me in the old man's direction. My mother would walk me to school every day. I knew that Paul was Dad's friend. After I had seen him with the gun, I found out that the guy who was buying his nightclub had been murdered, and now my father was saying that he "did what he had to do." I was so happy to see him, and I hugged him for an extra long time. My brother and I attended the local public school, P.S. Episodes in the series have standalone plots, although some recurring roles (e.g. said: He had a very loose idea of what he wanted. 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