Joey Leone had underestimated Vercetti. They held a meeting at the Joey's mansion in St Marks. Everyone was there except Tony Cipriati who went ballistic when he heard of his mother's death and was nowhere to be found. They were in trouble, Giorgio and Joey needed to do something quick. Joey's Consigliore came to the conclusion that peace was the only way for survival. They had to make peace with Vercetti and Vladimir. It was agreed, they would extend the olive branch.
Just as they were about to leave they heard a roar of gunfire outside. The mansion was heavily guarded but it didn't seem to stop the gunmen. It was the Russians. Their angel of death had come for them.
Joey and Giorgio were rushed to the basement by their lieutenants as gunfire was all that could be heard upstairs. The gunfire stopped and a limo rolled into the mansion's drive. Tommy Vercetti had arrived.
Tommy had changed little in the last 20 years. He had put on a little weight and now had a moustache but looked much the same. He stepped over the dead bodies of Leone and Forelli mobsters as he made his way to the mansion. This was a defining moment in his life.
Once he entered he sat himself in Salvatore's old chair and waited.
Joey, Giorgio and the underbosses were discovered in the basement and were brought out at gunpoint. They were led to Salvatore's office where Tommy was waiting. They entered the room and were seated.
Tommy explained it all to them; he was back in town – to stay this time. He gave a speech about how their father's and grandfathers had come to this county all those years ago, how their 3 families were once united, they were unstoppable, he went on about honour, loyalty then betrayal and death.
They had 2 choices; leave Liberty City tonight - never to return - or face death at his hands. Either way the Leones and Forellis were to be no more in Liberty City.
Joey Leone and Giorgio were seen being led out of the mansion, followed by 2 armed Russian. The Russians led them down the rocky slope, just right of the mansion, to the beach below.
That was the last that time Joey Leone and Giorgio Forelli were seen in Liberty City. Whether they were killed or left in an awaiting boat is unknown, what is known is that after they disappeared their families collapsed. Without clear leadership many of their soldiers left Liberty, some joined other gangs, others were killed.
And so in 2007 the Vercetti/Jerkhoff connection took over. Within weeks, all of the families operations were taken over. Vast amounts of money were made for them both.
Tommy Vercetti moved into the Mansion in St Marks and even rebuilt Marco's Bistro, but renamed it to Ristorante Vercetti. Slowly his influence in Liberty City grew. He became untouchable. The 'Prodigal Son' had returned.
Tommy Vercetti died peacefully in 2035, in his father's hometown of Palermo, Sicily - where he had retired to 8 years prior.
The End…
Authors note: This Story is part of a trilogy. However it is not vital that you read them in any particular order. The other 2 stories are titled "The American Dream" and "The Bone County Conspiracy" are all intertwined in one way or another. Think of the way the stories of Pulp Fiction or Sin City are connected and you get the picture.
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