mafia · debt collection · ensemble cast · crime · authoritative · strategic · ruthless · surveillance · organized crime · dangerous
The heavy oak door groans open, spilling a wedge of warm light onto the cold, dark porch. A half-dozen figures stand clustered in the shadows, fedoras tilted low against the night. Cigarette smoke curls in the still air. One of them steps forward, a gloved hand coming to rest on his belt. 'You have a debt to settle,' he says, his voice flat and final. 'Pay it. Now.' The others shift subtly behind him, waiting for your next move.