 Which best describes the role of the Mafia in this story?
FEBRUARY STRAWBERRIES By JIM HARMON How much is the impossible worth? [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1961. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] Linton lay down his steel fork beside the massively solid transparency of the restaurant water glass. "The man who isn't Snead is leaving," Linton said, describing the scene over Howell's shoulder. Howell breathed in deeply and sucked back Linton's attention. "Oh, well, 'dead,'" Howell replied. He's not Sherlock Holmes or the Frankenstein Monster—there's no doubt or semantic leeway to the thing." He had buried his wife, or rather he had watched the two workmen scoop and shove dirt in on the sawdust-fresh pine box that held the coffin. Even after they had let him out of the asylum as cured, he still secretly believed he had known a genuine affection for her. Linton asked, thinking: God? "The Mafia, I guess. Howell meant that some people had a system of making it appear that a person had died in order to gain some illegal advantage. But by saying something so patently ridiculous, Linton hoped to bring the contradicting truth to the surface immediately. I guess that's how it is," Howell agreed. "But it's wonderful," Linton said, thinking his immediate thoughts.
 Their involvement shows public perception on the procedure that Linton pays for
 Their involvement shows public perception on the procedure that Linton pays for  They are the ones responsible for the technology that Linton pays for  They were Linton's previous employers and the source of the money he uses to pay for the operation  They show how violence-stricken the society is