Part IV: Chapters 34-38 Summary

In Chapter 34, it is now September, and things have changed a bit in the life of John Sutter. The children had returned home around Labor Day, and the family had taken some day trips. Susan visited her parents for a few days and John drove the children back to school. Alphonse Ferragamo was still postponing the trial, telling John that the witnesses were afraid to testify against the Mafia don.

John and Susan have dinner with Frank and Anna at Giulio's on the seventeenth. The evening goes well enough, though all present are a bit uncomfortable. After dinner Frank and John exit to see about the car. John sees two men approaching before Frank, and the shoot Vinnie, then Frank, sending him crashing through the window. John enters the restaurant and realizes that Frank's carotid artery has...