Chapter 79

• I was in the office of the old Mancuso family villa, in the midst of an intense conversation with Dante, where I expressed my conviction that it was time to defeat the entire 'Ndrangheta. Dante, in turn, looked at me with disbelief, as if he could hardly believe what he was hearing.
• “Are you really saying this?” he questioned, his expression reflecting the surprise of my words.
• I stared back at him, holding firm to my position. “Yes, Dante, that's exactly what I'm saying,” I responded determinedly. “It's the only way to regain the power the Mancuso family once had.”