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Joseph Zeo
Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner

Jun-20-2009 10:19

Thunder Bay, Ontario. May 1931

A getaway, ah, that's exactly what I needed.
Standing beside the crystal clear river, tugging at my fishing rod, I immersed myself in soothing sound of nature. I'd already caught four fishes, and it's only a little after sunrise. The crisp sky promised another beautiful, lazy day. Nothing can ruin the tranquility, when suddenly I heard the voice of Vulkie calling my name. I must have been hearing things. How could Vulkie be all in way up here?


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Joseph Zeo
Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner

Jun-21-2009 10:32

((Chicago's your HOME TOWN?! Wow! I'm sure you can add interesting details! Look forward to seeing you post!))

I knew this young man who worked for the NYPD as a jail warden; Scotty's his name. The kid was a straight arrow. How he could survive the corrupted Chicago PD sure beats me, but he was doing okay for the past year he was transferred there.

"Vinni Rossi? Yes, we got him earlier today. Our captain's charging him for the murder of Lucy Demidova." Scotty said between mouthfuls of waffles.

'But all you have is a few neighbors seeing him leave the 'crime scene'... if the flat was really the place where the victim died, that is." I argued.

"Yeah I know, but he's the only suspect we've got, and the Captain really wants to close the case."

"What about the flat? Who lives in it? How did Loopy Lou's dead girlfriend end up there?" I sipped my expresso.

"So, you know this is Loopy's gal?" Scotty asked, then he smirked at himself, "True, who wouldn't." Scotty went on to tell me the tenant of the flat was Frederick 'Slim', one of Loopy's many henchmen, and deep in gambling debts. The police had no idea how Lucy, Loopy's moll, ended up dead in his apartment and with no apparent wound. Slim seemed to have disappeared into the thin air. I guess we must look to the other side of the law to find out more about Slim. Maybe Ace or Anais would have more luck.

Scotty broke my train of thought. "Joseph, if you need anything here, just name it." Scotty smiled.

"Well, just one thing for now. Vinni's the cousin of a good friend of mine, and we're sure he's innocent. Can you make sure he survives in custody?"

"I'll see what I can you, Zeo, but you know this is Chicago. I can promise you nothing."

I knew Scotty would give it all he could. I gave the kid a pat on the back and thanked him. I then left Sally's Waffle Shop to meet the gang back at Vinni's place. Anais and Ace haven't yet returned, but Vulkie seemed to had quite an encounter...

Kevin Greene
Kevin Greene
Old Shoe

Jun-21-2009 11:00

((I am Ace in disguise. :-) I don't use that character any more, so Ace will forever more be me. :-) ))

Ace's first thought was to head to a place near Lou's pad. The entire block was a dump. The only business there was a mom-and-pop-shop called Jace's Laces, a shoe store.

Ace entered the tiny store. He was immediately greeted by a skinny balding man with large, Coke-bottle glasses and a speckled bow tie. He was quite the sight.

"Welcome to Jace's Laces. Peter Jace, at your service." He gave a tiny bow and then asked me, "What can I do for you today?"
"I'm here to ask you about the death of my cousin, Lucy." I said bluntly.
"Loopy Lucy was your cousin? Boy, do you ever learn a few things about people after they die!"
"'Loopy Lucy'? What is that?" Ace asked.
"Eh, folks called her Loopy Lucy, just cause she hung around this Loopy Lou character."
"Loopy Lou? I always knew our family was full of crazies..."
The old man smiled, "Lou is a gangster with that Capone fella. Lucy used to live with him over in that building over there."
"I never found out who it was who killed her..."
"Some guy named Vinnie, I heard... probably another gangster." He mused, "Probably the Italian mafia, judging by the name. Some of these gangs will do anything, even killing semi-innocent girls. I always heard the Italians were after the man." The man frowned.
"You think Lucy was killed by a rival gang?"
"Yeah, I do. I've seen people come and go from Lou's. Some lead other lives, some are never heard from again. Lucy was just another body in the passing parade, to me. I just kept my distance that I might live til 80." He laughed.
"Thanks for your time and information." Not wanting to come in and just take up the man's time, I bought a pair of heels for Vulkie and went back to meet them.

Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Jun-21-2009 11:45

Ace and Joseph came back earlier then I thought. Anais was the last one to arrive,being unsuccesfull to obtain information. "They didn't let me into city hall" Anais said. I saw the disappointment on everyone's face.

Ace brought a gift for me and told me his story. Joseph also told his part. But my part was shockingly for them. "You have access to Capone?" Joseph said,astonished. "Yes,fortunately. Otherwise,I wouldn't have survived the meeting with Mr. Capone. Some goon tried to whack me,a bodyguard of his." I replied.

I unpacked the gift from Ace and saw it was a nice pair of shoes. "Thanks Ace" I said and gave him a little kiss. Ace blushed.

"So,what's the plan?" Anais asked.

"Alright", I said,"This is the plan..."

And so I explained.....

Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Jun-21-2009 11:52

.... "And afterwards,we can all regroup. Got it?" I asked a bit nervous. Everybody said yes and so we went.

The first part of the plan was to call Mr. Capone to have a meeting.

"Mr. Capone,it's the lady who you encountered yesterday. I wanted to meet you. Do you know a nice place where we can have a bite?" I said,with my best "Chicago" accent.

"Sure thing doll. I'll let Lou pick you up and drive ya over towards the Golden pelican on 54th street." Mr. Capone said.

I quickly wrote what he said and Joseph,Anais and Ace all looked astonished.

Loopy Lou coming to pick me up. This was our chance to get him.

The next part of our plan was, to have me settled with Mr. Capone and have Lou captured.

Joseph checked his tommygun,Anais her revolver and Ace his tommygun. I had an old Colt.38, just for back-up.

"Beep beep" I heard outside. "Alright guys,must be Loopy Lou downstairs. Y'all know what to do,right?" I said. "Right" everyone said.

As Loopy Lou drove me towards the restaurant,I talked a lot with him. He told me about what he did for Mr. Capone and that he usually drives girls for him everywhere they want. "It pays good doll,that's why I'm doing it. I used to be a cabbie. But Mr. Capone once saved me from some crooks. I'm eternally indebted to him." Loopy said.

"Here we are sweetie,the Golden Pelican." Lou said.

"Well,hello doll" I heard coming from the private area. It was Mr. Capone. He was surrounded by bodyguards,enjoying a steak. "Please,join and eat something."

I ordered a steak and thought about the third part of the plan....

Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Jun-21-2009 11:56

The third part of the plan was : Ambush the restaurant,fire some bullets and take Loopy Lou with us to the hideout.

As I enjoyed my steak,I saw Joseph and the gang pulling up. I watched them carefully. Anais was standing near Lou,and Joseph and Ace were standing for the window. Just as I put my fork down,they took their tommy's out. "GET DOWN" I yelled and I ducked behind the table with Mr. Capone. A sudden burst of bullets filled the restaurant and when it ended,I saw three bodies falling down. 2 bodyguards and the pianist were down (yeah,the pianist must die. He played terribly xD).

"You alright Mr. Capone?" I asked,acting as if I was really nervous. I helped him up.

"Thanks sweetdoll,for saving my life. How can I ever repay you?" he asked.

"Well,I'll come up with something,eventually" I replied.

As I made my way out,I saw that Loopy Lou's car was empty. So the gang had secured him. As I made my way back to Vinni's place,I bought a nice bottle of wine to celebrate our victory and good ending of the plan.

And so I arrived at Vinni's place...

Joseph Zeo
Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner

Jun-21-2009 19:53

I asked Vulkie to hide in the other room while we question Loopy Lou. It's not good to let him know that she's in this with us. When Vulkie's well hidden, Ace woke the tied up Loopy.

"You'll never get away with this! Nobody messes with the Outfits! You guys are as good as dead. DEAD!!" Loopy Lou screamed.

Anais stuffed the gag back into Loopy's mouth. "Hush, Mr. Lou. We meant you no harm. We just need to get to the bottom of a few things." Anais said nicely. "Now, do we have your cooperation or do we need to 'silence' you some other ways?"

Loopy sighed and shrugged. I added, "Mr. Lou, we're detectives, and we're interested in the death of Lucy Demidova, yes, that's your girlfriend. Now, do we have your cooperation?"

Loopy shrugged again and Anais tried removing his gag. "What is her death to you, 'detectives'? You guys look out of town. Go back where you came from! My dame is dead. Vinni is the killer and Steamer is behind it!"

"How can you be so sure? Did anyone actually see him do it? Apparently there was not a mark on Lucy's body. So how did Vinni kill her? And why would she end up at the flat of your goon Frederick 'Slim'? Where is Slim now anyway?" My rapid fire of questions finally got the driver thinking.

"Slim has disappeared since the day Lucy died. True. But since Vinni was at his joint we all believe Steamer's gang did it. Hey, Vinni probably did him in too!!" Loopy argued.

"But where's the body if Vinni killed him?" I asked. Suddenly the sound of Siren filled the street outside.

"The cops again!" Ace said, looking out the window. "The neighbor must have heard Loopy screaming about the Outfits back then. We must go, now!"

Joseph Zeo
Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner

Jun-21-2009 20:00

"Sorry, Mr. Lou." I knocked Loopy unconscious again. Vulkie came out and we all scurried down the fire exit, Ace and I carrying the heavy Lou. The two girls went ahead of us. "Remember not to go into the alley. That's where Vinni got caught." We went around the block in hopes of getting to our car.

The street was full of flatfoots patrolling. Our gang hid behind a wall, looking covertly at our ride. "We must dash for our car." I whispered.
"We can't do that carrying Lou!" Ace replied.
"Well, I guess we'll just leave him here."
"But he recognize our faces!" Anais added.
I thought for a moment. "Not that of Vulkie. He has nothing on us. We're just a few out-of-townies. Anyway, this will be a sign of good faith."
"Good faith my arse, we killed two of Capone's bodyguard! We're as good as dead!" Ace said.
"Now don’t let Loopy's word get to yâ€"" Suddenly a cop saw us and blew the whistle. Without a choice we ran for our car, leaving Loopy behind.

The cops were easy to lose. Half an hour later we were driving aimlessly in the quiet outskirt of Chicago. "Where're we off to now?" Vulkie asked.
"We can't go back to Vinni's. Maybe check in a motel? Anyhow, we must find 'Slim'. He seemed to be the missing piece of the puzzle." I lit a cigarette and inhaled deeply. "Also, if we can get the autopsy report of Lucy, that'd help too. To save Vinni, we must find out what happened."

We drove to a motel and opened the bottle of wine Vulkie meant for celebration. We all drank in quiet contemplation.

Vulkie3
Vulkie3
Haynes

Jun-22-2009 07:13

The next morning....

"Wake up guys,we need to get going" Joseph said. I woke up,still a bit sleepy and with a soar throat. Damn,that wine was dry,I thought. "What's the next step Joseph?" Ace asked. "Hmm... let me think..." Joseph said and he closed his eyes for a second or two. And then he opened them. " I know,we can use Vulkie to meet Mr. Capone a second time. We'll make sure she's "provided" with something." Joseph said.

"What you mean Joseph,provided?" I asked a bit nervous. "A piece of course,a weapon. Take this." Joseph said and he handed me a small snub nosed revolver. I checked the magazine and it containted 5 bullets + 1 in the chamber,ready to be fired.

I called Mr. Capone for a second meeting and Joseph dropped me off near the place. It was a theater and Constansa the clown was on today's list of shows. Mr. Capone really liked a fine piece of humor and he grabbed my arm firm and tight. As he was scared that something would happen again.

But little did he know,what would happen....

As we watched the show from a private booth, I went to the toilet to powder my nose and fixing some make-up. As soon as I returned to the private booth,I saw the door was busted. As I carefully opened it,I saw Mr. Capone lying on the floor with the body of his "assassin".

"Damn hitmans,I f*cking hate them" he yelled,screaming of pain. I escorted him to the ambulance and I slipped him a hint. "Must've been Loopy Lou,he knows we're here and he was kidnapped the other day. Maybe those bastards confronted him with something and he helps them. Or maybe he works for the FBI or CIA. Who knows Mr. Capone,who knows..."

And as I saw his face,it turned red and he yelled :
"LOOOOOOOOPPPPPY,I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS! I'LL MAKE SURE YOU WILL!!!!".

I went towards the hotel, smiling and laughing on the way back...

Anais Nin
Anais Nin
Thespian

Jun-22-2009 08:15

((Well... close enough! Besides the gangs didn't just stay in Chi-town... they spilled over, especially into Cicero, which is still rather corrupt.))

"Ana? Ana!" I halted in my tracks, and turned. Joseph and Ace kept walking with Vulkie, listening to what she had to say, unaware that I was Ana.

"Hey Ralph," I said weakly to the man in blue. At the sound of my voice, the trio stopped and spun around to face me.

The big jovial man bounded over and engulfed me in a hug. "I didn't know you were back!" Ralph smiled down at me, gave me another squeeze, and took a step back. "Wanna get a cup? Just like before?"

"Sure, but let me tell my friends something first. Ok?" I nodded to Joseph, who had a thundercloud growing on his face, Ace, who looked perplexed, and Vulkie, who was staring daggers at me. I walked over, and whispered to them, "I'll see what Ralph knows, then I'll meet up with you guys later at the house, ok? I'll explain then. But, you know those ten years I had disappeared? I was here. In Chicago. Becoming a cop." I bit my lip. "I'll explain later!"

I grabbed Ralph by the arm and proceeded to walk away leaving my friends staring after me.

Joseph Zeo
Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner

Jun-22-2009 12:37

Anais grabbed that big chuck of a man by his arm and left us. A cop, by the looks of it. Hey, I was a cop once. NYPD homicide division. The corruption there was horrible, and I was sure that what's-his-face... Ralph? (what a sissy name!) was just a corrupted bastard...

"Ouch! Watch where you put that cigarette!" Ace yelled. I then realized I had tried to snuff out my lit cigarette with Ace's arm.

"Oh my-- I'm so so sorry! I didn't know what I was thinking."

"Well yeah I do." Ace said, while Vulkie was rubbing his arm, and he glanced back in the direction where Anais had left. "If you really want the girl, go for it! Forget about Lisette. She's been gone for a long time now."

"Chicago river is just up ahead," I pointed a bit to the left, "If that Jaces guy you revisited this morning is correct, that's one of the favorite hide out for runaway goons.

"Don't try to change the subject, buddy." Ace frowned.

"What?" I choked a laugh. "Let's go! I'm sure someone must have seen Slim if he's in hiding, or has left town by boat." I ran a bit ahead, putting some distance between myself and the couple.

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