A warm September afternoon in suburban Hamilton. Enzo is watching a soccer game on tv and Maria, his wife is in the kitchen. The doorbell rings. Enzo automatically stiffens even though he is expecting Maria\u2019s parents to arrive for Sunday dinner. He gets up to answer the door but glances out the living room window to make sure it is their car in the driveway. It seems that the higher you climb the organized crime ladder the more people want to see you dead. One more confirmation through the peephole in the door and he lets in his in-laws.<\/p>\n
Closing the door quickly behind them, Enzo welcomes the guests and Maria arrives from the kitchen wiping her hands on her apron. Maria\u2019s mother goes into the kitchen to help with the dinner and Enzo pours himself and his father-in-law, Gino, each a glass of whiskey. They chat while watching the game for a while and the subject comes around to golf.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, why don\u2019t we get out for a game one day this week?\u201d asks Gino. \u201cNot much of the season left and we haven\u2019t played together once.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know I\u2019d love to Gino,\u201d replies Enzo. \u201cBut I\u2019m not sure. Things are crazy busy these days.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on, it\u2019ll give you a chance to try out that new set of clubs Maria bought you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me think about it and get back to you,\u201d answers Enzo unconvincingly. Enzo\u2019s phone rings and he excuses himself going into the study.<\/p>\n
Gino goes into the kitchen and suggest to Maria that she encourage her husband to take a day off and play a round of golf with him. Maria lowers her voice and explains to Gino that she thinks the reason Enzo hasn\u2019t been playing golf recently is because of the security risk. He knows there are some people out there that would like to see him dead and the golf course would be a perfect place for a hit.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe we could bring his bodyguard along?\u201d suggests Gino.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think he would go along with that,\u201d replies Maria. \u201cYou know Enzo. He doesn\u2019t like to appear afraid. He thinks people might take it as a sign of weakness. Better not push it Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A warm September afternoon in suburban Hamilton. Enzo is watching a soccer game on tv and Maria, his wife is in the kitchen. The doorbell rings. Enzo automatically stiffens even though he is expecting Maria\u2019s parents to arrive for Sunday … Continue reading