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Morris, his wine nearby but clearly sober, said, "You can do anything you want as long as you don't clip anyone." (2.13.43)
Yeah, we're sure asking him nicely will work great, Morris. Seems to have turned out swell the past few decades. By now, Bulger has taken the driver's seat in their relationship, and he's not handing back the wheel anytime soon.
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"I think part of it, if Connolly were surfaced, that would mean that I would be surfaced; and I think at that point in time I in fact wanted my own involvement surfaced." (2.16.18)
John Morris has always had reservations about the deal with Bulger—though to be fair, those reservations weren't enough to stop him from accepting thousands of dollars in bribes. No matter the reason behind his sudden admission to the Boston Globe, however, it kicks off the chain of events that finally lands Whitey where he belongs: a jail cell.