Inertia

I can... But stealing is below me. But blackmail? That's not, I 'know' the owner of the jewelers, I'll get a call patched through to him and see what I can get you, love. Oh, the clothes? Well, I thought these were given to me by Iris on my last Birthday... But mind you, dearest, I'll love the clothes that you made for me last week! *Gets the phone of one of a goon and talks to the Store owner, several colorful oaths and blackmailing minutes later, puts down the phone* Don't worry, I got you something nice!

Hey! I don't pull in the same amount of cash that Dragonatieri gets! I wonder if the Jewelery store is still open... Well PB, I can certainly say that your strategy is good, the things you're promising them are far better than what'll happen when I get my hands on one of those squealers!

Exactly! The only way we're going to find the rats is if we don't all go and start infighting. I forgot who said it, but kudos to you if you did but if we all start accusing eachother, we'll end up with 'Oh, you voted against me? I'll vote against you" I think this might be one of the reasons LeAnn is keeping most of it to herself as well, although, now we have a better idea of your motives, Love. The FBI would find it hard to get a Rat in the top groups, therefore we should be looking for someone with a weak personality, someone that is driven by personal gain and would have teh outrageous ambition to try and take over the Family. That's one good way to start in the top ranks. The Fronts however... It may not be as easy, and we don't want to kill off our business! You're correct Ian. Whether we like it or not, there are Rats in the top ranks, which would give the FBI more information on how we run things, therefore we've got to find the top ranking rats sooner rather than later. We are all in this together, and I'm sure your boys will do a good job, as they always have in the past.

You make some very good points there Alicia, I am aware that there is a rat in every group in the family, I was merely stating that one of the wives would possibly be a Rat. I'm still not quite sure what evidence or suspicions LeAnn has about Boyd as she's unwilling to share it, even with me. I suppose we'll have to wait, however, her information could give us vital clues on where to go next. I'll try asking her tonight. Exactly my point, the more family members we kill off, the more powerful the Rats become, that's why foolish decisions are a bad idea, as we're already one Loyal Family Member down because of drunken ramblings.

I'm not sure how LeAnn came to the conclusion that Boyd was suspicious, she seems unwilling to share it at the present so I'm not sure if my lovely wife is on to something or is just a bit suspicious. If Pedro DID set off a landmine, it wouldn't happen again because landmines can't be reset, although Pedro might have been a crazy, fortune cookie addict he might have been on to something important? By his comments I can draw up one suspicion, maybe his insulting of Adalaide was to show us that he knew something about her that was dangerous, and she killed him for it, he was loyal, so she's definitely got something more to motivate her to kill him. Also, he seemed to know some of the rats, I'm not sure but there's definitely one somewhere in the wives, I'm deeply sorry Ladies, mind you I'm not going to do anything because like I said before, I'm just thinking aloud.

Well... Nothing, I think it comes to some people, although hasty decisions will be the end of us if that's our course of action... The Whiskey came through Pedro's warehouse, and he brought the Cola too. But yes, you always bring in the beer, which is free. You're right Johnny, but we need to at least state suspicions and other thoughts, otherwise we're going to get nowhere. The 'You voted for me, I vote for you' sentiment is bound to come up, and I'm pretty sure we'll start to see threats soon enough.... That we are... All we need now is some good ol' Ribs and steak for dinner, I can't wait! I see you agree with my earlier sentiments, unfortunately, the Fronts are the most likely to come under FBI scrutiny. Say... Does anyone have a watch? It seems I've lost track of the time with all this lovely alcohol around!

Quite. I should have made myself clearer, the very thoughts of suspects and rats is making my head spin... No, wait. That's the Alcohol. Certainly, I understand that you have a very good track record, and there are certainly some blood relatives that would be Rats. At the moment we just don't have any evidence apart from our personal suspicions. I certainly hope that we can get this over with and teach the FBI not to mess with us. I certainly don't want to live in fear of my own family for the Rest of my life. I wouldn't think the Rats are allowed to speak to each other, maybe that's something to go on? Say, we should go down to Pedro's warehouse and pick up the Crates of Whiskey later, we're nearly dry.

I realize that you don't pay us as a member of the Fronts, but we certainly pay you and keep you in Business like you say. But 1 of you has most likely been bribed or Blackmailed into becoming a Rat, that's a piece of evidence that we know so far. All in all, I'd say that the Rats know would try to communicate with each other, therefore we should scrutinize suspects. But NO one gets killed wrongly... Except for Pedro.

Yes, that would be an idea. But anything that's unrelevant that they've been talking about should be left out. Now that would clog the thread! Adalaide seems to have good aim and draws pretty fast, that makes her pretty damn dangerous. And the first time i looked at the picture of the meeting I thought I was chained to Iris...

You make some excellent points there Trexxisanti! The Fronts may be the best group to start our investigations, they can be bribed easily if the FBI offer them more money than they are getting off us. We know Pedro was Loyal, and that leaves the remaining three, so the most likely suspects are ones who have weaker, money driven motives. The last thing we should all do is start throwing suspicion around the room, that's the worst thing we could do! We should base our vote on someone who we have strong evidence against. I'm just voicing my thoughts here, but if Adalaide was a Rat, she would know Pedro was loyal and he gave her the perfect opportunity to kill him. Although, that's just a though, I'm not going to condemn someone over an idea.

It's fine, I know you too are good friends. And don't worry, the only cure for alcohol is Brandy and tea in my book! Awwww.... But drinkin' competitions are fun... As you wish dearest!

Alcohol is great, ain't it! I think we may just run out of the Whiskey though. Pedro had some more back at the warehouse though! I'm not so sure about that. Alicia seems to be keeping it in... However, i think LeAnn just drunk more than you. Make sure that you do dearest, we all need to help rid the family of those no-good scumbags. Yes, Johnny is quite a funny man, he makes me want to enter a drinking competition though... Maybe after we've weeded out the rats! I've already informed Iris, I stopped at her place whilst going to one of the Warehouses.

No problem dearest, I can't wait for later! Have fun at your little club, dearest, I think us men are going to start to sort out the Rat problem soon enough. Now, is anyone up for a last glass of Whiskey!

Hmmm, Butter, I've never heard of that being used before! And thank you, I can understand my dear LeAnn now, but be a bit gentler next time could you? He's family... I thought you knew! Well, I forgive you, Love, it wasn't like I would cheat on you anyway. Exactly, my friend, we'd all had suspicions about Pedro, but it turns out he was just a perverted adulterous scumbag. Now, we'd have to see who is the weakest link here, the most likely to break under FBI methods!

Yes... The clothes were very nice. Suit yourself with the drinks, but I'd have something Non-alcoholic because if you all use up all of the fine Whiskey, we're gonna have to raid Pedro's storehouse! Why I never, Alicia is my brother's, Dragonatieri's, wife! And I would never cheat on you my love.

It's not funny, it's just... Amusing. Oh, yes, the new clothes... Now where did I put them *Runs off*

Oh dear... LeAnn, I wouldn't have anymore, I just got back with more of the Whiskey and some Cola, why don't you have something Non-alcoholic? LeAnn always had a problem with her drinks. I see that Pedro was loyal! Well, he never really helped himself through the day now did he? Nice shot Adalaide! Welcome Trexxisanti! Here, pull up a chair, I seem to be the bartender today! Yes it seems that we must weed out these rats in order to become a happy family again.

It shouldn't, I'm only on my second glass, don't worry, it's not that strong. *passes the glass to Dickie* there ya go, one glass. Yes, well, I'm sure the rest will be down soon... After Pedro sang that song I've had a bit of a headache! But it's nothing Whiskey can't solve, you're free to have some if ya like.

Well, it's good to see you Dickie, you took the words right out of my mouth about Pedro! While you're here why don't you grab a chair and have some of this whiskey that Dragonatieri found out back? It's a very smooth beveridge, here, I'll pour you some, the News the boss brought back is shocking to say the least ain't it?

Why hello there Wynona! I'll check if I have anything around here that might suit your tastes. I think Pedro brought in some Cola last month... Let me check if it's still there... *goes and checks the warehouse, bringing back a glass and a can of Cola and passes it to Wynona* there you go, make yourself at home, I have some Whiskey here too if you want to give some to Willie when he gets here.

Here you go *pours the whiskey and passes it to Richie* why Perry? I don't see how you can be suspicious about someone who hasn't talked much. He seems just as loyal as the rest of us.

Hey Alicia! Here, take some, *pours some whiskey into a glass and slide it over to Alicia* we are quite close-knit, and it's just like the FBI to try to make us turn against ourselves! By the way Alicia, have you seen LeAnn around? I haven't seen her much today... Are you sure you haven't had any Whiskey? You're talking like a madman, did the Fortune Cookies addle your brain?

They're very observant... Glad you enjoy it, we've got crates of the stuff! Whoever got it deserves an award!

Certainly! We definitely need more, there has to be enough to go around!

I think you're just being an insulting scoundrel, you have a right to your own opinion, but you need to work on your Tact! Agreed. Oh, we had problems with Witches in the old country! You got any more of this Dragonatieri? I trust my Wife, and sure, I trust my friends, but that doesn't mean I'm not cautious. I certainly don't trust you. Well, you've been the one sowing doubt, suspicion and general disarray around the room today. You're being rather strange and outlandish.