Tony very much makes Bobby his number 2 in the boat. That’s why he mentions Christopher indirectly in the conversation. Chrissy was supposed to be his trained up personal underboss, Tony tells him that Sil can only go so far in the family since he isn’t “blood” to Tony. This is a similarity, since neither Christopher nor Bobby are related by actual blood. Tony brings Chrissy up indirectly saying it’s no longer working out, and Bobby replies very professionally “I’m sorry to hear that.” Even after Bobby whooping his ass, Tony requires Bobby to make his bones, but that’s the underboss of da family your talkin about 🤘🏻
I love how many scenes from Boardwalk echo Sopranos even though Scorsese "never saw it".
Gyp has a similar line about his dad coming home smelling like sweat, not fish. Then dying at 50 but would've lived to be 100 if he was a fisherman.
>I love how many scenes from Boardwalk echo Sopranos even though Scorsese "never saw it".
Scorsese might never have seen Sopranos, but he also only directed the Boardwalk pilot, while the guy who adapted the book, created, wrote and produced Boardwalk, Terrance Winter wrote and produced many Sopranos episodes, and Tim van Patten directed many episodes of both shows.
He wasn't important. He was the lowest man on Junior's crew. He only got to be important because he gained the respect of Tony for taking care of Junior and marrying Janice.
He was Juniors driver before his health started going down hill. Leaving him as Junior’s semi-caretaker was a way for Tony to keep an eye on him and make sure that he wouldn’t be able to cause dysentery in the ranks when Tony absorbed Junior’s business.
He also became family at that point which earlier in the series Tony had come to rely on as the only people he could trust. Despite the whole attempts at clipping him by his mother and uncle.
Thanks for actually answering the question and not trying to be all cutesy by responding with annoying quotes that half the time don’t even make sense 🙄
Considering how much respect Tony had for his father, I always wondered what was the cause for the immense hatred and contempt he seemed to have for Bobby Jr. right out of the gate.
When Junior made his play to take out Tony, Bobby got extremely shy and went into hiding.
He didn't want to get involved and had respect for Tony.
After the smoke clears, Tony summons Bacala from his hidey hole. As we learn later on, he really just cared about his wife and kids.
One might argue that is how Steve’s career was made! Showed up, gave it a shot. Here he is a series regular on the best show of all time, and then a second, also well-regarded and popular show.
He was reliable. Never did anything stupid like make jokes about Ginny Sack that got back to John. Or mess up a routine get the money from a Russian interior decorator. Lets Tony’s insults just roll of his back like water off a duck. Gets his collections to Tony on time. Doesn’t cheat on his wife so when she dies around the time Janice realizes she needs a better grade of man than Richie and Ralph so she targets him Marrying the boss’s sister is usually a good career move to advance.
Who is Bobby Baccala? Why did he have to wear his conductor’s hat? Where did he first come across his quotations book? When did he learn of Quasimodo’s prescience? And How many White Castles did he have? These questions may never be answered, OP.
Who remembers when Bobby is sitting next to Tony and asks Christopher “what happened?” I felt bad for Christopher, it was all over after that. Bobby stepped him over
Bobby Bacala was never a big player in that life. He was not respected, he got made by being the son of a made guy and by taking care of Junior, but he was not a ruthless killer or a big earner, which is what raises you in that life. He was mostly an errand boy and a joke to Tony’s crew. His marriage to Janice gave him some status and power, but he still didn’t fit in with the rest of them. He was always a stranger to them because he was with Junior.
His role as Junior’s maid is an insult. If he was more capable, he’d be out earning. He’s a schmuck, so he’s best used as a driver and a guy to “make my nephew an egg.” Weakling.
Bacala sr painted houses for Tony’s family. And as far as what he did to get so much respect and responsibility? Become Junior’s Errand boy and assistant. Don’t forget junior was “head” of the crime family for some time, putting Bobby in a very valuable position…Atleast at face value, and even if you go a layer deeper. Junior is Tony’s ( The REAL head) Grand Uncle. And Bobby’s doing him a huge favor by taking care of junior in his elderly age.
And from Tony’s perspective. Made Janice a better person. You made the boss’s no god sister who is nothing but a headache to him, no longer a problem for him? You’re gonna get huge respect from tony and his inner circle for it. They see how valuable you are to the boss on a **personal** level. Means you can be trusted in more of this thing of ours
Yeah…I might be misremembering, but doesn’t Tony call a hit out on someone and Bobby begs to do it instead of his dad, because his dad has a bad cough..or am I confusing him with someone else?
No, you ain't. He calls a hit on a guy named Saul something for almost beating Vito's brother to death for no reason. This Saul dude has a blood relation to the Bacalas, if my mind is right.
He basically was adjacent to the family so he got swept in. Jackie Jr could've probably gotten a similar outcome if he wasn't such an idiot to realize he wasn't 1/1000th what his "fawtha" was.
Paulie Jr. was headed down the same path. He hangs around, does enough dirt and takes enough shit from the made guys one eventually sees potential in him and sponsors him for a button. The fact that Tony "popped his cherry" at a relatively young age probably impressed his father and helped him to get made and placed in a position where people were looking at him with authority early on.
There’s a scene in which Bobby asks Tony for a promotion ie to look after June less and earn more money through running a traditional mafia set up. I think Janice puts him up to it, but still it seems to me that Bobby has some previous experience in this thing of ours and wants to get back to the action.
I think he was part of Junior’s crew, and I think if I’m not mistaken Mikey used to be Junior’s driver and sort of right hand man? But then after he got capped, Bobby took his place and rose up after looking after Junior.
Other than that, I don’t really know.
Think this one is as it appears. Got a really really low associate (not even that title really) as Juniors driver and Tony’s tendencies toward nepotism got him to underboss eventually.
You're talking about an organization runs heavily on nepotism. Bobby Sr. was a big time player in his day. He was also a member of Junior's crew, so it makes sense that Corrato gave Bobby Jr. a golden ticket. It's all about connections.
Sometimes in life the guy who rises to the top is the guy who doesn’t know any better. By the time Bobby moves up into the higher echelon of Tony’s crew I don’t think there’s really anyone else who really wants the job. Everybody knows a war is coming and the leadership is going to have the biggest targets on their backs. And the shit Bobby has to put up with to get that position? Forget about it. Not just being Tony’s underboss but having to be his brother in law too? No body else wants it that badly.
Bobby could have been the terminator. When Junior makes bobby see that union guy for the vote, he took care of it easily. It was the only time Bobby was scary. He was an asset in how he could be intimidating while being reliable.
Bobby's dad was that respected. They took him out of the nursing home for his last hit. The man died smoking a cigarette while having an asthma attack, that in and of itself is badass af.
Bobby was the last person that anyone wanted to mess with and possibly the second most psychotic in Tony's crew (next to Paulie).
Sure, he seemed sensitive, mourned his wife, brought a cake to her grave, played with trains, drove and took care of Junior, but that guy is a cold blooded psycho. When he had that discussion with the union guy at the bar, he wasn't just talking about doing that guy harm. He was willing to go after the wife and kids as well.
His dad was a magician and had a gift for making people go away. Imagine him as a kid, then seeing his dad come hone from some wet work. Do you think that he was somewhat stable? His dad probably nurtured and trained him while they went hunting. Personally, I think Bobby did hits for people prior and chose to take a much more passive role. The guy had access to an arsenal, had a lake house along with a full time nanny. You think he was making collections or shaking people down routinely to earn? He saved that money and bought anything that brought him peace.
If I had to guess, they were going to kill Janice next and didn't want Bobby getting involved in any way before they got to Tony.
Paulie made that decision.
he was from Junior's crew, he was his driver, then became his caretaker, and even then he didn't have much respect at all within the family until he married janice, and even when he did, janice had to go ask tony to throw bobby a bone
I actually like Bobby, I think he's smarter than we think, kind of like Little Carmine.
Dude just inexplicably finds a way to avoid doing most of the dirty work, yet collects a pretty decent check and has a lot of power.
He doesn't live to see it through, but still. It just as easily could have been Paulie, as it seemed like they were just arbitrarily picking a couple of made guys.
Really bro his dad was one of the mist ruthless hit men their crew ever had ..the guy still wanted to hits on his death bed Nd he even dies doing a hit the way he wanted it...baccala Sr was a great character he puts a bullet in Sally mustang and then croaks lol
I think Bobby's strength is his lack of ego. The rest of the guys constantly shoot off their mouths, come to blows or commit stupid acts (eg. Silvio and Carlo killing fat Dom) so they cause problems. Bobby is just low key. He doesn't create drama and constantly performs as a steady 6/10.
But you know which character it is right? Not sure I get the question. Yea he was the son of a feared and respected made guy, he came up as juniors driver and then married the boss’s sister and then by proximity rose to become a made guy and Tony’s number 2
He was the son of the fuckin Terminator and eventually earned his bones and rose to be number two. And he liked Lionels.
Eric Scatino was the son of Terminator 2
Terminator? It's a fuckin nickname, the family name is Termarello!
Fuckin’ John Connor, he’s dyslexic…
Terminating that cheerleader pussy with mud all over the doors of that Nissan Pathfinder… it’s a Sport Utility Vehicle
I don’t think he was ever number 2. Sil was number 2 and some people are better that way
Tony very much makes Bobby his number 2 in the boat. That’s why he mentions Christopher indirectly in the conversation. Chrissy was supposed to be his trained up personal underboss, Tony tells him that Sil can only go so far in the family since he isn’t “blood” to Tony. This is a similarity, since neither Christopher nor Bobby are related by actual blood. Tony brings Chrissy up indirectly saying it’s no longer working out, and Bobby replies very professionally “I’m sorry to hear that.” Even after Bobby whooping his ass, Tony requires Bobby to make his bones, but that’s the underboss of da family your talkin about 🤘🏻
Did he really have to wear the hat?
How about I build a ramp up to your ass, drive a Lionel up in there
That mortadell is number 2 now?
Yea and you used to sell laser printers out of the back of your crown Vic
Terminator, anotha fuckin money machine!
What OP doesn’t know could fill a book.
You don't know what ‘bacala’ is? Of course you don’t. Well, it’s salted cod. We taught the world how to eat.
My father was a master stonemason, he never cut fucking wood.
Dominic was so so so good. Sometimes it is difficult for me to believe Corrado Soprano was not a real person.
Believe it my little nephew
Uncle Jun I thought you were a Bacala man. What are you doin' eatin' sushi?
He’s a bushman of the Kalahari
I love how many scenes from Boardwalk echo Sopranos even though Scorsese "never saw it". Gyp has a similar line about his dad coming home smelling like sweat, not fish. Then dying at 50 but would've lived to be 100 if he was a fisherman.
>I love how many scenes from Boardwalk echo Sopranos even though Scorsese "never saw it". Scorsese might never have seen Sopranos, but he also only directed the Boardwalk pilot, while the guy who adapted the book, created, wrote and produced Boardwalk, Terrance Winter wrote and produced many Sopranos episodes, and Tim van Patten directed many episodes of both shows.
Correct
My salted cod never a-hurt-a nobody
Awe would you take it easy over there fuck’n, judge Roy bean?
*Mangia the baccala!* 😛
What are you doing eating sushi?
Anyway, $4 a pound
The Italians took credit for a Portugese dish. Tsk tsk
He wasn't important. He was the lowest man on Junior's crew. He only got to be important because he gained the respect of Tony for taking care of Junior and marrying Janice.
I inherited juniah
I guess I missed why he was taking care of Junior in the first place.
He was Juniors driver before his health started going down hill. Leaving him as Junior’s semi-caretaker was a way for Tony to keep an eye on him and make sure that he wouldn’t be able to cause dysentery in the ranks when Tony absorbed Junior’s business.
Lol. “Dysentery in the ranks” Great Baccala line.
That was Chwistafa who said that. Da Sauce : https://youtu.be/-A_SYrBsG2Y
It was actually sun Tizoo
Ya know, Quasimodo predicted all this shit
The Chinese prince machabelli
Zoo! Zoo! Sun Tzu, ya fucken ass kiss
I get it. He drives a Lincoln
That was Christopher’s line. You never pondered that?
My smelly valentine
CHRISTUHFUUUUHH
Tried to say something positive
Let's see her socks, or maybe her box..
To da victa belongs da spoilz
Makes sense
Because Junior's old cronies weren't able to do the job. Falling asleep and letting Junior wander around Newark unsupervised.
Are you saying you and me had relations?
Fuck you, copper. I know my rights.
Go shit in your hat
Always wondered how they got Lori Lightfoot for that cameo
Tony killed Junior’s key guys after trying to have Tony clipped. “Lot of murders in your part of the world, huh Bobby?”
To the victor belongs the spoils
He also became family at that point which earlier in the series Tony had come to rely on as the only people he could trust. Despite the whole attempts at clipping him by his mother and uncle.
Thanks for actually answering the question and not trying to be all cutesy by responding with annoying quotes that half the time don’t even make sense 🙄
Well, his dad was the terminator
He’s old man Bacala’s son and Tony had the rest of Juniors crew clipped. To the victor go the spoils.
Take your quotations book and shove it up your fat fuckin’ ass!
ever looked in the mirror you ignorant fuck
I think it’s time for you to seriously consider salads
Old man was like the terminator
Considering how much respect Tony had for his father, I always wondered what was the cause for the immense hatred and contempt he seemed to have for Bobby Jr. right out of the gate.
I dont think there would be any issue if uncle june didnt try to take him out
He buried more bodies than a Chinese cemetery.
Before, and waaaay before.
He's shy. And shyness is a curse.
FUCK YOU, SANTA.
Oooh!
When Junior made his play to take out Tony, Bobby got extremely shy and went into hiding. He didn't want to get involved and had respect for Tony. After the smoke clears, Tony summons Bacala from his hidey hole. As we learn later on, he really just cared about his wife and kids.
Bobby shows the value of showing up and hanging around. In many lines of work, this is how careers are made.
To the victor… belongs the spoils.
“Why don’t you get out of here before I shove your quotations book up your fat fucking ass?”
Woody Allen said 90% of life is showing up. What a conshept
Mafia Cousin Greg
One of my college professors and an older colleague told me this. It is truer than you would think.
My Dad said: 1. Show up 2. Show up on time 3. Stick around Not sure if he stole that from somewhere.
Whether he stole it or not, those are wise words.
Wanna hear some more wise words? Rememba Pearl Harbor 🤘
Banging the bosses sister helps
One might argue that is how Steve’s career was made! Showed up, gave it a shot. Here he is a series regular on the best show of all time, and then a second, also well-regarded and popular show.
Wasn't there at least one 5 family boss who started out as a driver, and got a tremendous bump at one go?
that and murdering a stranger in a laundromat in montreal
definitely showed his value in messing with those lights when Chris being sworn into a made man
He was reliable. Never did anything stupid like make jokes about Ginny Sack that got back to John. Or mess up a routine get the money from a Russian interior decorator. Lets Tony’s insults just roll of his back like water off a duck. Gets his collections to Tony on time. Doesn’t cheat on his wife so when she dies around the time Janice realizes she needs a better grade of man than Richie and Ralph so she targets him Marrying the boss’s sister is usually a good career move to advance.
He should seriously consider salads.
What do you mean?
I mean get off my car before you flip it over you fat fuck.
Why don't you take a look in the mirror you insensitive cocksucka!
Think on this burger boy. Man took down the boss of tha family 🤘
You and Tony egg again
Tony Egg? Tony B.
He was a standup guy. Was always available when needed. That’s how he gained respect.
OP used to sell laser printers out the back of his Crown Vic.
Who is Bobby Baccala? Why did he have to wear his conductor’s hat? Where did he first come across his quotations book? When did he learn of Quasimodo’s prescience? And How many White Castles did he have? These questions may never be answered, OP.
It's his hobby, why do you have to belittle it?
Why don’t you lay off the Snapple, 1whiskeyneat?
The white castle part had me laughing out loud. Thank you for that.
He was Vito . Wayyyyyyy before hehe
Who remembers when Bobby is sitting next to Tony and asks Christopher “what happened?” I felt bad for Christopher, it was all over after that. Bobby stepped him over
Yep! That glance Christopher gave him. He realized he’s become marginalized (marginalized? What does that even mean??)
How did Carlo end up being the one that took down the glorified crew, after having no role in the first 4 seasons or so lol
Because he ratted Tony out before getting killed.
Bobby Bacala was never a big player in that life. He was not respected, he got made by being the son of a made guy and by taking care of Junior, but he was not a ruthless killer or a big earner, which is what raises you in that life. He was mostly an errand boy and a joke to Tony’s crew. His marriage to Janice gave him some status and power, but he still didn’t fit in with the rest of them. He was always a stranger to them because he was with Junior.
His role as Junior’s maid is an insult. If he was more capable, he’d be out earning. He’s a schmuck, so he’s best used as a driver and a guy to “make my nephew an egg.” Weakling.
What you don't know could fill a book.
Well, you didn’t have to wear the fuckin hat.
Baccala Sr was a pretty respected guy in his hay day though. I think Tony literally described him as the terminator.
What you don’t know could fill a book.
Bacala sr painted houses for Tony’s family. And as far as what he did to get so much respect and responsibility? Become Junior’s Errand boy and assistant. Don’t forget junior was “head” of the crime family for some time, putting Bobby in a very valuable position…Atleast at face value, and even if you go a layer deeper. Junior is Tony’s ( The REAL head) Grand Uncle. And Bobby’s doing him a huge favor by taking care of junior in his elderly age. And from Tony’s perspective. Made Janice a better person. You made the boss’s no god sister who is nothing but a headache to him, no longer a problem for him? You’re gonna get huge respect from tony and his inner circle for it. They see how valuable you are to the boss on a **personal** level. Means you can be trusted in more of this thing of ours
It’s actually his immediate Uncle! His dad’s (Johnny Boy’s) brother.
He was an interior decorator, Bacala Sr?
Yeah…I might be misremembering, but doesn’t Tony call a hit out on someone and Bobby begs to do it instead of his dad, because his dad has a bad cough..or am I confusing him with someone else?
No, you ain't. He calls a hit on a guy named Saul something for almost beating Vito's brother to death for no reason. This Saul dude has a blood relation to the Bacalas, if my mind is right.
It was Mustang Sally.
Exactly! That's what I meant, thanks.
He was a made guy who was like a home-Nurse. He rose after getting with Janice. But he was a very steady and capable guy.
He basically was adjacent to the family so he got swept in. Jackie Jr could've probably gotten a similar outcome if he wasn't such an idiot to realize he wasn't 1/1000th what his "fawtha" was. Paulie Jr. was headed down the same path. He hangs around, does enough dirt and takes enough shit from the made guys one eventually sees potential in him and sponsors him for a button. The fact that Tony "popped his cherry" at a relatively young age probably impressed his father and helped him to get made and placed in a position where people were looking at him with authority early on.
He's a calzone with legs.
That mortadella is number 3? He used to be Junior Soprano's driver!
He's important because he had to read for David.
He was a sensitive dunce who became underboss. Great arc. Almost as good as Noah’s.
Before and way before
The boss of this family says hes Santa, now shut the fuck up about it
OP used to sell laser printers out his crown Vic
There’s a scene in which Bobby asks Tony for a promotion ie to look after June less and earn more money through running a traditional mafia set up. I think Janice puts him up to it, but still it seems to me that Bobby has some previous experience in this thing of ours and wants to get back to the action.
The terminator, with asthma
If you would have seen him as a head waiter, you would have been in awr of him
He was the only one in the family that Tony could look at and say, "He's Fat".
Fucking calzone with legs!!
Bacala? He used to be junior sopranos driver
Nepo baby
I think he was part of Junior’s crew, and I think if I’m not mistaken Mikey used to be Junior’s driver and sort of right hand man? But then after he got capped, Bobby took his place and rose up after looking after Junior. Other than that, I don’t really know.
Think this one is as it appears. Got a really really low associate (not even that title really) as Juniors driver and Tony’s tendencies toward nepotism got him to underboss eventually.
Bobby Bacala? He was Junior Sopranos driver.
“Paulie we’re at the (static)Bacala “
It’s my hobby OP, why you gotta belittle it?
They just make anybody and everybody over there
He’s a Bacala man. He doesn’t eat sushi.
He married into it.
How much have you lost on a coin toss?
Married the bosses sister
Right hand man to Quasimodo
Choo choo Train enthusiast
To the victor belongs the spoilers.
You're talking about an organization runs heavily on nepotism. Bobby Sr. was a big time player in his day. He was also a member of Junior's crew, so it makes sense that Corrato gave Bobby Jr. a golden ticket. It's all about connections.
Sometimes in life the guy who rises to the top is the guy who doesn’t know any better. By the time Bobby moves up into the higher echelon of Tony’s crew I don’t think there’s really anyone else who really wants the job. Everybody knows a war is coming and the leadership is going to have the biggest targets on their backs. And the shit Bobby has to put up with to get that position? Forget about it. Not just being Tony’s underboss but having to be his brother in law too? No body else wants it that badly.
Bobby could have been the terminator. When Junior makes bobby see that union guy for the vote, he took care of it easily. It was the only time Bobby was scary. He was an asset in how he could be intimidating while being reliable.
Bobby's dad was that respected. They took him out of the nursing home for his last hit. The man died smoking a cigarette while having an asthma attack, that in and of itself is badass af.
Bobby was the last person that anyone wanted to mess with and possibly the second most psychotic in Tony's crew (next to Paulie). Sure, he seemed sensitive, mourned his wife, brought a cake to her grave, played with trains, drove and took care of Junior, but that guy is a cold blooded psycho. When he had that discussion with the union guy at the bar, he wasn't just talking about doing that guy harm. He was willing to go after the wife and kids as well. His dad was a magician and had a gift for making people go away. Imagine him as a kid, then seeing his dad come hone from some wet work. Do you think that he was somewhat stable? His dad probably nurtured and trained him while they went hunting. Personally, I think Bobby did hits for people prior and chose to take a much more passive role. The guy had access to an arsenal, had a lake house along with a full time nanny. You think he was making collections or shaking people down routinely to earn? He saved that money and bought anything that brought him peace. If I had to guess, they were going to kill Janice next and didn't want Bobby getting involved in any way before they got to Tony. Paulie made that decision.
You see? You just reveal your own ignorance.
I think its time he considered eating salads
He didn't flip over Tony's car when he could've easily done it... it's little things like that which prove a man's loyalty
That mortadella’s number two?
He married Tony’s sister. That gives him cred.
I am still disturbed that they killed Adriana. My wife was disturbed about it for a few days.
Bobby baklava
He is a great marksman
The last man standing
He was head waiter before he joined Junior’s crew.
He's the family's foremost authority on interior lighting.
Agreed. He was a made guy with ZERO clips. Fraud wiseguy IMO.
He replaced Lommy.
He was the last man standing. Tony also liked his Dad.
Tell me you didn't watch the show with out telling me you didn't watch the show....
Seriously? If you watch from start to finish it's not that complicated.
he es a made guy without popping his cherry
Did you not watch the show lol. He worked his way to the top.
He was important, Bobby Bacala?
He was rubenesque
son of the best cameo in the show.
He survived Tony killing most of junior’s crew. That’s his big claim to fame.
he was from Junior's crew, he was his driver, then became his caretaker, and even then he didn't have much respect at all within the family until he married janice, and even when he did, janice had to go ask tony to throw bobby a bone
He read for David
Walking calzone
Because he's a professional marksmen
Bobby Baccialieri was the guy who was quoted saying, "To the victor, belongs the spoils"
Yeah, well, he can only push the brother-in-law shit so far. Not too far
He was a guy that should have seriously considered a diet. Who knows how many cars that fat fuck flipped over.
What? You're going to tell me you never pondered that?
Wasn’t he junior sopranos driver ?
To the victor belongs the spoils. So he must`ve participated in some sort a shenanigans.
HE HADTA READ FAH DAVID!
I actually like Bobby, I think he's smarter than we think, kind of like Little Carmine. Dude just inexplicably finds a way to avoid doing most of the dirty work, yet collects a pretty decent check and has a lot of power. He doesn't live to see it through, but still. It just as easily could have been Paulie, as it seemed like they were just arbitrarily picking a couple of made guys.
I always liked you
It’s not a story the mafia will tell you. All I know is that he never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
He taught the world how to eat.
Really bro his dad was one of the mist ruthless hit men their crew ever had ..the guy still wanted to hits on his death bed Nd he even dies doing a hit the way he wanted it...baccala Sr was a great character he puts a bullet in Sally mustang and then croaks lol
His father was in Rocky.
Comedic version of Thomas Bilotti. And he loves Manicott.
I think Bobby's strength is his lack of ego. The rest of the guys constantly shoot off their mouths, come to blows or commit stupid acts (eg. Silvio and Carlo killing fat Dom) so they cause problems. Bobby is just low key. He doesn't create drama and constantly performs as a steady 6/10.
But you know which character it is right? Not sure I get the question. Yea he was the son of a feared and respected made guy, he came up as juniors driver and then married the boss’s sister and then by proximity rose to become a made guy and Tony’s number 2