A Word from The Capo
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You ever get the feelin’ you were meant for somethin’ more?
Not the kind they promise in a classroom — I’m talkin’ about the kind you earn with silence, loyalty, and gettin’ your hands a little dirty.
If you’re readin’ this… you’re not just curious.
You’re chosen.
Welcome to The Capo’s Chronicles — where every week, I share one story you won’t find in any book, paper, or courtroom transcript.
Real men. Real mistakes. Real consequences.
Some of ‘em survived. Some of ‘em didn’t.
But either way… their stories live here.
Now pour a drink, sit back, and keep your mouth shut.
—The Capo
(P.S. Never forward this to a rat. You know the rules.)
Issue #1: “Enzo’s First Favor”
Some men are born into power. Others… earn it with silence.
Enzo Moretti was the kind of man who didn’t speak unless the silence had been thoroughly respected first.
He wasn’t born into the life — he walked into it. Twenty-two, broke, and wearing a dead man’s coat he won in a card game, Enzo showed up at the back of Salvatore Ricci’s meat shop in Red Hook with one simple sentence:
“Tell the Boss I don’t want a handout. I want a favor… that I’ll owe him back double.”
Most kids who talked like that never made it past the trash bins. But Enzo? He had a stare. One that felt like a cold knife pressed flat against your cheek — not cutting, not yet. But promising to remember your face.
That night, Sal Ricci handed him a brown paper bag with a name, a photo, and a black revolver.
“Don’t ask questions,” Sal said.
“Don’t miss.”
Three hours later, the job was done. Enzo didn’t run. He walked back into the shop and left the empty bag on the counter.
“Double paid,” he said, and disappeared into the fog like a man with somewhere more important to be.
Word spread. Fast. Not just about what he did — but how he did it. Clean. Quiet. No loose ends. No noise. No fear.
They say the Boss smiled that night — not because someone was gone…
…but because someone new had arrived.
From the Family Files:
Enzo Moretti’s name would later show up in three police files, five wiretap transcripts, and exactly zero official arrest records. That’s how you know someone mattered.
Want to know what Enzo did next?
Subscribe to The Capo’s Chronicles Podcast to hear the full dramatized story in next week’s episode: “Three Knocks for Enzo”
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