Chapter 15
The Velvet Caps
THE LEADER OF the Velvet Caps assembled his men at their headquarters on the Little Street Docks in Irishtown. The somewhat mysterious and premature death of the former head of the g**g prompted his rise to power. While he had nothing to do with the demise of his predecessor, Sean O’Malley suppressed the need to clarify that fact as he paced in front of his men like a general reviewing his army. O’Malley checked for adherence to the Velvet Cap dress code: skintight pants, blue shirts, and caps made of velvet. He nodded his approval. Time to address the troops.
“All right, fellas, something’s happening tonight. The orders came straight from Devlin, who’s back in Irishtown after his short vacation upstate.” The group chuckled at the reference to Devlin’s time in
