<span>A
Mafia Godfather finds out that his bookkeeper has cheated him out
of ten million bucks. His bookkeeper is deaf and that was the reason he
got the job in the first place.

It was assumed that a deaf bookkeeper would not hear anything that he
might have to testify about in court.

When
the Godfather goes to confront the bookkeeper about his missing $10
million, he brings along his attorney, who knows sign language.

The Godfather tells the lawyer "Ask him where the 10 million bucks
he embezzled from me is.

<span>The
attorney, using sign language, asks the bookkeeper and the bookkeeper
signs back: "I don't know what you are talking about." 

<span>The
attorney tells the Godfather: "He says he doesn't know what
you're talking about."

The Godfather pulls out a pistol, puts it to the bookkeeper's
temple and says, "Ask him again!"

The attorney signs to the bookkeeper: "He'll kill you if you
don't tell  him!"

The bookkeeper signs back: "OK!  You win!  The money is in a
brown briefcase, buried behind the shed