The Godfather in Italy had found out that one of the family members in America was cooking the books. He decided to deal with the problem himself, and as he could not speak English, took an interpreter with him. He had three suspects and decided to put each through the third degree to find the guilty one. The Godfather interrogated the first suspect, holding a gun to his head.
"I'm innocent!" he cried. "I swear on my mother's grave."
The interpreter translates to the Godfather, "It wasn't him. He swears on his mother's grave."
The second suspect was interrogated. He also swore his innocence on the hearts of his wife and children. The interpreter repeated his denial to the Godfather.
The third suspect was brought in. He quickly broke down. "I did it!" he said. "But please, be merciful. Do not kill me. The million dollars that I stole is in a suitcase under my bed."
"What did he say?" asked the Godfather.
The interpreter replied, "He said he did it, he spent all the money and he bets that you haven't got the balls to pull the trigger."
"I'm innocent!" he cried. "I swear on my mother's grave."
The interpreter translates to the Godfather, "It wasn't him. He swears on his mother's grave."
The second suspect was interrogated. He also swore his innocence on the hearts of his wife and children. The interpreter repeated his denial to the Godfather.
The third suspect was brought in. He quickly broke down. "I did it!" he said. "But please, be merciful. Do not kill me. The million dollars that I stole is in a suitcase under my bed."
"What did he say?" asked the Godfather.
The interpreter replied, "He said he did it, he spent all the money and he bets that you haven't got the balls to pull the trigger."
