Little Sticks of The Bronx, Vol. II (1959)

In the heart of 1950s Bronx, the line between saint and sinner is as thin as a switchblade's edge. 

Cousins Andy and Johnnie Bastone are ready to trade the neighborhood for college, but the Arthur Avenue streets aren't finished with them yet. While the Bastones thrive, their friend Michael Zaccarino is crumbling under the weight of his father Tony’s brutal abuse. When a botched diner heist leaves a soldier dead and Michael as a traumatized witness, the legal system proves powerless to protect them. 

To shield Michael from a ruthless gang and his father’s volatility, Andy is forced into the shadows, striking a high-stakes bargain with mob boss Carmine Capobianco. One desperate act of violence changes everything, binding the boys to the very underworld they sought to escape.

Little Sticks of the Bronx, Volume II is the second chapter of a four-part saga about the loss of innocence and the heavy burden of secrets kept in the name of family.