A Mafia Godfather finds out that his bookkeeper has cheated him out of ten
> million bucks.
>
> His bookkeeper is deaf. That was the reason he got the job in the first
> place. It was assumed that a deaf bookkeeper would not hear anything that he
> might have to testify about in court.
>
> When the Godfather goes to confront the bookkeeper about his missing $10
> million, he brings along his attorney, who knows sign language.
>
> The Godfather tells the lawyer, "Ask him where the 10 million bucks he
> embezzled from me is."
>
> The attorney, using sign language, asks the bookkeeper where the money is.
> The bookkeeper signs back: "I don't know what you are talking about."
>
> The attorney tells the Godfather: "He says he doesn't know what you're
> talking about."
>
> The Godfather pulls out a pistol, puts it to the bookkeeper's temple and
> says, "Ask him again!"
>
> The attorney signs to the bookkeeper: "He'll kill you if you don't tell
> him!"
>
> The bookkeeper signs back: "OK! You win! The money is in a brown briefcase,
> buried behind the shed in my cousin
> Enzo's backyard in Queens!"
>
> The Godfather asks the attorney: "Well, what'd he say?"
>
> The attorney replies: "He says you don't have the guts to pull the
> trigger."
>
>