Pronto | Characters
Harry Arno, the main character of Pronto, is a vain sixty-six-year-old South Miami Beach local celebrity (there's a "Harry Arno" sandwich at a local eatery) who grosses $6,000-$7,000 a week running a sports book from three locations. He is supposed to split fifty-fifty with the local mob boss, but for over twenty years has been skimming a thousand a week off the top before paying his tribute. With over a million dollars stashed in a Swiss bank account and two passports in different names, Harry thinks about, but postpones, retirement. Meanwhile, he lives at a seedy hotel and has a...
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