So Danny makes a living, but nothing like the Murphys, who get points from the dock bosses, the no-show wharf jobs, the loan-shark ops, the gambling, and the kickbacks that come from the Tenth Ward, which includes Dogtown. Danny gets some crumbs from all that, but he don’t sit at the big table in the back room with the Murphys. It’s embarrassing. Even Peter Moretti said something to him about it. They were walking down the beach together the other day when Peter said, “No offense, Danny, but, as your friend, I can’t help but wonder.” “Wonder what, Peter?” “With you marrying the daughter and
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