Family Guys

It was the love of father and son that barely knew its name as Frank Calabrese Jr. took the stand for his fifth consecutive days of testimony trying to ease his father into a government run retirement facility.

The black sheep of a black sheep swore, "I know he [Frank Calabrese Sr.] loves me, just not some of my ways," and "I love him, just not some of his ways." The Chicago Tribune reports the father's reaction ranged from broad smiles to occasional chuckling.

Junior is a prosecution witness schooled by hit man Senior in the ways of the Chicago mob. Unfortunately, for the storybook relationship, the younger wise guy, a poor student, was also a drug user who stole money from his dad. With amorality as his ethos, Jr. wore a wire to gather evidence against his father; but he also lied to the government when he was supposed to be gathering evidence for them.

This family saga is proving quite the tourist attraction in the windy city as the son proves a chip off the old block ... with that block turning out to be his father's brother Nicholas, who has already pleaded guilty and also gathered evidence against Calabrese Sr.

(Earlier: Following Footsteps.)

** Could this dad have been too much the romantic in wanting his son to take over the family business? **