For instance, Los Angeles once had more than four or five major factions, as did San Francisco. The situation where Hardy unified all of Los Angeles under his control was rare.
Cohenheim watched Monroe on stage with intense desire. The woman fascinated him, and his mind raced with thoughts of possessing her—of making her his woman.
When a man becomes obsessed with such thoughts, it can be terrifying.
He knew Monroe was a star created by ABC, which was owned by HD Group. He had also heard of HD Group's boss, Jon Hardy.
But in his mind, he justified his actions: Monroe was just an actress, and Jon Hardy probably wouldn't care enough to start a serious conflict over a woman. Besides, Hardy was in Los Angeles, and he was in Houston. With 500 to 600 men under his command, even if there was a conflict, so what?
And he had the Irish Union backing him.
