If these Bonnano-associates (I don't know if they are made guys, according to one article they are, in another they are just associates) knew that the guy they were going to beat up or even shoot was the brother of a Gambino-captain;
And if they knew the place where everything happened was owned by that captain,... it wasn't really smart to go along with Balsamo (the father of the girl and ex-cop). Not smart at all!?