Hardy received several phone calls. The first was from the old Godfather, who informed him that Barzini was planning to convene a meeting of the Mafia families to discuss the situation in San Francisco. Hardy and the old Godfather talked for nearly an hour.
After that, Hardy received a few more calls from the heads of the Lucchese family in Miami, the Bruno family in Philadelphia, the Marcello family in New Orleans, and others.
These were all shareholders of the "Venetian Grand Hotel" and were very concerned about the events that might unfold.
Hardy explained with a smile, "It's not that the Los Angeles gang is trying to take over territories. The main issue is the internal conflict within the Selton family, which created a power vacuum. Those Latino guys want to take advantage of it. Do you really think I will just sit by and do nothing?"
