flippity flopper

Paul Manafort's in terror of the mob
Ukrainians, like Russians, want him dead.
To rub him out would be a trifling job
to grab the million rubles on his head.
Defenestration looks like it would hurt
and death by alpha particles seems grim.
Before he spills team Mueller all the dirt,
it's likely they'll be coming after him.
Protective custody may be the deal
to ward off Kremlin poison, gun, and knife.
Where no morality moved him to squeal
the lowlife nonetheless pleads for his life.
That prison cell's his best bet to stay safe
'til plastic surgeons grant him a new face.