Gonzalo hurriedly hid the two bodies in the shrubs and grabbed the mobsters' car and drove quickly to a safehouse where he hid his getaway money. While he was ready to give up half of his businesses, Gonzalo did his best to scrape every dollar to the last cent for himself before he handed the businesses over.
Such decision, while dangerous had Anselmo and his men found out, saved Gonzalo the resources to flee.
"I am leaving New York. I was almost whacked tonight. May we see each other again." Gonzalo left last-minute letters to his most trusted people; his thief friends.
- A few days later -
[[[1500 DEAD IN HAWAII. CONGRESS VOTES FOR WAR]]
Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. The US Government started their recruitment immediately. Gonzalo grabbed this chance to leave America
1945
