The price crept up by around 15%, putting it out of the reach of first-time buyers with no regular employment or payslips to back an application for credit.
Just as any regular mom might do, Tony's wife pulls a few strings and manages to get the kid's application to Georgetown supported by a high-powered female lawyer posited to have infinite clout at this institution--and, in considering whether to support the brat in question, nervously knows she's dealing with a gangster family.