Chapter 434

Bruno Valentino's body was loaded into the cargo hold of a military aircraft for his trip to New York. Victoria, Stephano, and Patricia were seated in the passenger compartment. Michael would not allow Harold and Callie to travel with them. They stayed in Louisiana under close guard.

Only the family was allowed at the church service, but the entourage to the Catholic cemetery in Queens was nearly a quarter of a mile long. The FBI had bomb-sniffing dogs roaming all over the cemetery area where Bruno would be laid to rest. There was a large canopy over the area of the grave, where the family would sit. Everyone was in black attire, and except for the seating arrangements, it was hard to tell who was sitting where.

Bruno was a veteran of the Korean War, and his coffin was draped in an American flag. The service at the grave- site took 30 minutes, and as people passed by to touch the coffin of their fallen friend, the casket exploded. Victoria was killed instantly, alon