Chapter 17

Near Death By Smiley Tie
Part 3 - Cassella

DOMINIC WAS INDEED A LEGEND in real estate. Love him or hate him, a legend he was.

Slightly built, quietly spoken and gentle of nature, until riled, then Dominic would retaliate. Dominic was scared of not one man or beast, cop or robber. Dominic survived the Wanneroo Inc saga after dealings with the former Lord Mayor and others.

In the end, he could not get past the finance broker’s scandal that along with a disloyal partner and his behind the scenes alleged mate, none other than the infamous cop Colin “Circles” Pace, finally accelerated his financial ruin. It is said Pace ended up with more real estate than Dominic.

In any event, I had been in many a skirmish with Dominic over the years. He lived in the old Tudor manor on the river in South Perth, a quick hop, skip and jump from Coco’s Restaurant.

The phone goes off yet again. The caller identifies himself as a solicitor with a bankruptcy notice to serve on Dominic Cassella.

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