A killer for hire Sonny O¿Brien takes a contract from the New England crime organization. O¿Brien is the only contractor that can get to the target their Mafia killers were unable to succeed. The hit takes place in Boston in the nineteen fifty¿s. Sonny needs help because of a young D.A is determined to bring his state witness to court alive and has the target heavily guarded in one of Boston sleaziest hotels. Sonny calls an old friend Jimmy (The Book) for some information, knowing the feds would have Salvatore (Two Finger) Maglini phones tapped. Jimmy gives Sonny the information he needs and invites O¿Brien to a restaurant. He hears what Jimmy¿s has been planning for months to have all the Irish gangs into one strong effective one. So the Irish could compete with the Italian mob in the North End. Jimmy tells Sonny it would be a favor to him if attend the meeting at Callahan¿s garage. Sonny finds Mookie Noonan and representatives of the independent gangs are in agreement to be under one umbrella. Sonny joins the gang as their contractor. It was after that is when the bodies started to pile up in Boston.