““The way Quinn had spoken to him—acting as if killing Gino DeMarco had never really happened—was one reason why he’d decided to kill the man. Another was Quinn’s insufferable arrogance, bragging about his accomplishments, so confident that with his power and connections, someone like DeMarco wouldn’t stand a chance against him. But the final reason was that DeMarco knew that if he didn’t find the courage to kill Quinn, Quinn would not only get away with what’d he done, but with his record and his abilities, he could very well end up in the Senate or even the White House.””