[classic swim]

... • 1998 Status quo demands that Leones and Yardies be at odds with each other. Toni can’t do shit about it, but it’s not his problem. He’s the reason they’re not dead anyway.

... • 1998 Toshiko’s demise was apparently all for nothing. Kazuki Kasen’s siblings, both brother and sister now lead the Yakuza in Liberty City. It becomes more apparent to Toni, Sal & the Leone family to tread lightly.

... • 1998 Chinatown will still be a fundamental problem for Liberty City’s mafia, to say the least. It’s not like Triads would ever budge, except it’s right back to square one where Leones can’t keep any influence there.

... • 1998 Cipriani said Diablos would take over Hepburn Heights, and sure enough... they did. Leones still control Red Light just fine. At this point, they wouldn’t consider those housing projects to be the end-all be-all.

... • 1998 Luigi Goterelli did a wonderful thing with Paulie’s old trashy bar and converted it to Luigi’s Sex Club 7. Luigi, and Leones operate the club with more glamour and class than Sindaccos could ever provide.

... • 1998 Toni Cipriani’s adventures ended where his life began, at his Momma’s Restaurante. The Leone resurgence requires Toni to return home and resume work in Portland. He finds it for the best that he stay close by his mom.

... • 1998 Things weren’t all bad for Mr. Cipriani. Toni got bumped up to capo for the Leone family. He’d start working alongside Sal’s son Joey, should the time call for it.

... • 1998 With his undying success in letting Salvatore keep the crown, Toni questions his loyalty as soon as the 2 million he’s promised becomes 500K.

... • 1998 With the arrival of Uncle Leone, head of Sicilian mafia; Salvatore made peace with the country he arrived from. Every dog has his day...

... • 1998 Miles O’Donovan was rescued and brought safely to Salvatore’s Gentlemen’s Club, where it was made abundantly clear that the mayor belongs to the Leones now. Didn't take much persuasion.

- The Sicilian Gambit (cont...) • 1998 A wild goose chase brought Sal & Toni to the lighthouse on Portland Rock, where Mayor O’Donovan was held captive. Massimo Torrini received a different kind of ‘tribute’ for his treacherous actions.