The House Always Wins
Chapter One: The Big Bust Rain poured down in the poorly lit streets of 1960s Dockington. Cars went by with headlights on and horns honking. Everything was normal until it happened. Cars pulled over. The rain ceased to exist. The single street light flickered as a wave of sirens went by. Rainwater was thrust to the side of the road as police cars sped to the house. The light of the streetlamp was replaced for a couple of seconds by the lights and sirens of the cars. Everyone in town knew where they were headed: to the Lestima house. This house was owned by the infamous Giuseppe Lestima and his crime family. It was shocking, mostly since no one had heard from the Lestimas in years. The main reason everyone was shocked was that the police knew of the illegal gambling system for months and did not do anything about it until now. This was a big breakthrough in the ending of...