27 November, 2021
Investigating with a Gangster
You're not Useless
Warden has returned with the briefcase Elias pulled from the Brewhouse fire. What damning evidence lies within?
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{ Today is [Saturday], just over a week since part 2 }
{ Scene: Hotel Suite }
- Elias and Listener are playing cards, Listener is losing (has lost three out of five games already). Elias wants to make things more interesting by having loser do whatever winner says, and is in the process of convincing the Listener to consent.
- Warden comes to the suite with the briefcase. He has neither opened it yet, nor has he discussed it with the Execs due to his suspicions there’s a rat within the organization.
- All of the remaining survivors of the fire are now dead, supposedly due to their injuries.
- Inside the briefcase contains photos of someone with the initials M.L., along with dates and locations written on the photos. Listener and Elias are also able to identify the man with the briefcase.
- Warden speculates that the Penance have made their move from Hanford to Stockton. Man with the briefcase was possibly blackmailed into providing the photos.
- Elias becomes agitated by Warden and starts talking about the events in Fresno, which has Warden pull him into another room to continue their discussion.
- While they are in the other room, Listener takes the “bad path” and uses Elias’ phone to take pictures of the contents of the briefcase (six photos in total).
- They finish talking and come back in. Warden will take the briefcase to James and arrange a meeting with the Holders. Elias promises Warden to do some research.
- James is Elias’ Uncle and Consigliere to Warden; former financial advisor, now he helps Warden with the organization.
- Elias mentions the tentative truce the Wraiths have with the Vex, but since the assassination of Callum a couple of months ago (not by the Wraiths), there’s been new tensions between the two gangs.
- Elias talks about himself:
- It’s safer to be part of the gang than to be on his own.
- He feels reluctant to take Warden’s position because he doesn’t want to be responsible for other people’s lives. He believes James would be better suited.
- Has never been out of the country, and would like to travel: Bali, Istanbul, Croatia, or the Philippines. He’d want to experience the local culture and food.
- His first job was at a McDonald’s, but was fired from punching a rude customer in the face. Does not regret doing so.
- His first reaction towards a situation isn’t violence, but he’s not above using it. Almost all of the fights he’s been in he’s won.
- Elias asks about Listener and finds out that they like to play video games. He suggests having a console brought in so the two of them have more entertainment (and more games that he can kick Listener’s butt at).
- Elias goes to make a phone call and notices his phone has moved, asks Listener if they did that.
- Phone call is to Mike, who is with James – instructs Mike to get the spare key to his apartment from James, and to bring his Xbox with controllers and games and bring them to Warden’s main branch, then return the key to James.
- Mike will be there in 20 minutes.
- While they wait, Elias teaches Listener how to play “Hail the Jack”.