As winter settled over Philadelphia in early 1994, John Stanfa faced a problem that had plagued crime bosses throughout history: the question of loyalty. For two years, the streets of South Philadelphia had echoed with gunfire as Stanfa's imported Sicilian faction battled Joey Merlino's homegrown crew. Now, paranoia crept into Stanfa's inner circle like frost spreading across a windowpane.

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