I don't think Burke came into the Pius case because he was a good citizen that wanted to do the right thing. More likely he was brought in after being caught in some sort of crime. He is not the only one that was brought in, there were 4 others. One of them was his neighbor Danny C from up the block. Danny was a burglar and continued being a burglar a late as a few years ago when he went to jail and has since come out. As one person involved in that mess told me when I asked him who else should I speak to he said, "Go see Danny, Burke and him are as thick as thieves."
Now let us assume Jimmy was caught doing something bad. He was only 14 at the time and one could expect Mom and Dad *don't know if a dad was around. step in to help their little boy. A lot of interaction between all concerned and the next thing you know the friendship gets much closer than it should be..
When I was writing all those stories about my son in law's case I didn't quite get it to you why I was writing about it in great detail. It was really a GPS to most that has already occurred, before, during, and since that case. Trust me that once you understand that case you will understand everything.
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT BURKE AND SPOTA WITH SPOTA protecting Burke.