Chapter 25 Summary

Maxie assures Eddie that he has a plan to thwart The Three, but he will not tell Eddie what it is. Eddie insists on being in the shop with Maxie the night The Three are expected to attempt to kidnap him. Maxie agrees but will not allow Eddie to tell anyone else. On Friday night, Maxie invites the police commissioner to join him in his shop for a game of poker. While the commissioner, Maxie and Eddie are playing cards, The Three come in through the back door. The commissioner immediately draws his gun and demands to know why they are there. Maxie says they are friends and that he invited them to join the game.

Maxie then turns to Big Moe and asks if he brought the Italian bulletproof car. When Moe admits he did, Maxie hands him a check for fourteen...