So there was never an actual price or fee on a whack, Franzese said. If you were called on by the boss to whack someone, you just did it - there was no extra financial sweetener to get you out of bed.

The story about the half-million fee for the Donny Brasco (Joe Pistone) contract hit was allegedly pure bullshit. Sure, they want him whacked, but there's no half-million pay check.