take out Sidwell? No need to send a message when the intended is dead. Problem solved! The mob stuff is boring because NOTHING ever changes. Some baddie comes after Sonny. One of his kids get hurt. The mother vows to keep him away. But nobody ever distances themselves from Sonny. Even the mayor and the PC are in his pocket.
When he is written to be the savior instead of a criminal, this is not interesting. The fact that he is so cavalier about killing Marco blows the 'good' mobster theory out of the water.