At the height of prohibition in 1920s Chicago, there was a mob war brewing between the South Side Gangsters and the Northern Chicago Mob Outfit. The two ruthless crime leaders Hal Sapone and Beanie O’Dannon reached a mutual agreement on bootlegging practices in Chicago and decided to pull together resources and undergo a collaborative effort with criminal endeavors. This proved to be similar to bailing out a hole-ridden ship with tin cups as it was only a matter of time before one side dropped the anchor and let the ship submerge.
To everyone’s surprise, gangsters from either side were spotted partying together at various speakeasies but the tension in the air was thick enough to be cut with a knife. However, this newfound relationship between the mob bosses did inhibit gratuitous bloodshed between the two factions…at least for the meantime. To further aid this new relationship, both crime bosses had found new female companions, thereby intertwining more relationships between the two mobs.
However, one fated night at ‘The Grand Gatsby’ Speakeasy ended up being the straw that broke the camel’s back as the two crime factions gathered together to discuss the future of underground casinos. And, to everyone’s horror…one of the guests at the speakeasy was murdered! To prevent a massive mêlée, the mobsters and their companions decided to work together one last time to try to figure out whodunit before the fatal flames between these two criminal organizations rekindled.
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