Originally posted by Enzo Scifo:
But if he was a freelancer, then why did everyone fear him. I don't think he didn't have an 'army' behind him, so he had to be important.
And rememeber, "he got a free ride from Maranzala".
As I said above, Enzo: By cloaking himself with the the "Black Hand," Fanucci made himself more feared in the neighborhood than if he was just who he was: one (foppish) guy, operating alone. He may also have lied about "Maranzala" giving him a "license" to operate in the neighborhood, for exactly the same purpose. If "Maranzala" really was backing Fanucci, why didn't he try to avenge Fanucci's murder--or put a successor in place?
