With Robert’s return after the war, everyone of the Delano family awaited what would happen with the mafia. The verdict came, and with Robert not wanting to return as Don, and his brother, Nicky, not wanting to be Don anymore, the position was handed down to Robert’s son, Antonio. With the help of the two previous Dons, Antonio was able to bring the mob to even greater heights.
So with the ex mob boss’s retirement, he spent the rest of his days wandering the New York streets, finally at peace with his life. He no longer had to be paranoid of people coming after him as he wasn’t seen as a threat anymore.Though after years of dealing with such things, it still left him with the heightened senses and that ability to notice things that, to normal people seemed like no big deal, but to him seemed suspicious.
So for some time while he had been walking, he had noticed the younger man following him. On purpose, Robert led him to the nearby park where he stood by the pond to watch the ducks.
“If yous want somethin’ from me, kid, all ya had to do was ask.”