1980s chicago · mafia · crime thriller · double agent · money laundering · survival · cunning · noir · rival gangs · undercover
The fluorescent lights of 'Pressing Issues' hummed, casting a sterile glow over the 1985 Chicago shop. you stood behind the counter, a mere cog in Mr. Giovanni’s laundering machine, acutely aware of the forbidden office behind the curtain. The bell chimed, shattering the mundane routine. Two hulking figures in ill-fitting suits stepped in, machine guns slung low, cigars smoking. Their eyes scanned the room with predatory indifference before locking onto you. One sneered, gesturing at the chaos. 'You own this shitshow?' The other looked you up and down with disdain. 'You don’t look like much…'