Expanding on your idea of meeting with New York. It's good, but the Commission is more or less defunct. If he was smart he would go and see the Genovese, though, for some hypothetical master plan tips. If Rizzuto could sell it as their obligation to help him given the rules of LCN, they might help him. But not in terms of muscle. Just idea and groundwork. If I was him I might also scope out the new Gambino boss, Dom Cefalu. I wouldn't go to the Bonannos just yet, let them come to me.

This is all if he still wants to stay in the life.