There was no need for Helen to say anything more; everyone present had already guessed everything.
"How could I have forgotten this!"
William Mellon sat there with an expression that was a mix of a smile and not a smile.
All their attention had been on Donnie's domestic bootlegging business. Although Atlantic City didn't prohibit alcohol, the United States did, and in their minds, should Donnie dare to use the nationwide bootleg profits, it would be akin to placing himself under the scrutiny of U.S. constitutional law.
That's why they were certain Donnie wouldn't have the guts to use that money without laundering it first.
Indeed, Donnie had not used it.
Donnie had tapped into funds from outside the United States; there was no Prohibition in Europe and Canada, so in these two countries, Donnie's money wasn't an issue, and even if it were, it wouldn't affect Donnie back in the United States.
