With the arrest of Rotolo and others, authorities claim they avoided the outbreak of a genuine war inside Cosa Nostra. Rotolo feared a vendetta. "If they start shooting, I'll be the first to get it and then it'll be your turn", he told Bonura. The pair did not trust Lo Piccolo either and sought authorisation from Provenzano to eliminate him. Rotolo had passed a death sentence on Salvatore Lo Piccolo and his son, Sandro – and had procured the barrels of acid that are used to dissolve the bodies of slain rivals. Rotolo's godson, Gianni Nicchi, was ordered to search and kill the fugitive Lo Piccolo's.