Who killed Deke Woods?
Joe Scully ordered the hit. Sonny had gone to visit Adela on her birthday. He found his mother unconscious on the floor and she was severely beaten up (her eyes were swollen shut, she had a broken jaw, along with a broken arm, and a couple of broken ribs). He took her to the hospital and sat with her through the night. Sonny was very upset and confided in Joe about how Deke beat him and his mother for years. The next day Deke was found murdered in an alley. He was shot in the head and heart. It was a mob style hit to give the message that he was a dirty cop. When his mother asked him, Sonny was able to tell her that he didn’t kill his stepfather. Sonny never asked Joe to do this, but Sonny felt very indebted to Joe and was glad Deke was finally dead.
