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Peter S. was not corrupt from birth.
Childhood, adolescence, early manhood: he'd made the usual comprom- ises, was never some pure and spotless moral paragon. But he'd been a pretty reasonable human being.
The corruption came later.
Too long in New York, struggling too long as an out-of-work actor, he was past the point where he could afford to be fussy. The job on offer would pay and pay well. He'd been trained as a performer and one performance is much like another. Like a moral tranquilliser, a little luxury would soothe
away all doubts. So the corruption began and grew, eating away at him. Others noticed. Sexually outraged, his girlfriend rejected him. Friends edged away. The professionally, criminally corrupt began to gather around him. The Mob was interested.
ISBN:9780450057441
