Chapter 8
One week prior to the murder
“Can’t you just take care of the girl?” pleaded Bert Davison, owner of the Rosewood Coffee Shoppe. He was sitting across from his best friend, Vincent Mongelli, an alleged associate of the Donati “family.”
“I’m not going to do it, Bert. First of all, the boss doesn’t want to get into that anymore. It was different in the ‘30s and ‘40s. But now it’s easier to get caught, and you get too much time if they nail you. It’s messy. We’re focusing on jobs and services only, and we have other ways to get what we want,” answered Vincent in a thick New Jersey-New York metropolitan accent.
Vincent took a big gulp of his coffee, draining his mug. The Rosewood Coffee Shoppe had a front counter setup, similar to a New Jersey diner, where patrons could order foo
