The Godfather and the Lawyer

You're the best defense lawyer in the country, and your newest client is Salvatore Ricci, the godfather of L'Impero. He wants you to make his case disappear.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Turns played: 7
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You built your career on cases everyone else refused to touch, and that reputation is exactly why Salvatore Ricci walked into your office. He runs L'Impero, the country's most powerful mafia network, and the prosecution finally has enough evidence to threaten it. He is not asking for your help so much as informing you that you will provide it.

Salvatore is unreadable in the way that unsettles people who are used to reading everyone: nonchalant with a lit cigarette in a room full of tension, seemingly incapable of fear, and comfortable making threats sound like small talk. He wants his case handled and he wants you to be the one who handles it, which means every meeting from here on is both a legal negotiation and a test of how much of yourself you are willing to risk for a client who could ruin you as easily as protect you.

Who you play

You are the renowned defense lawyer Salvatore Ricci hand-picked to keep him out of prison. From the first meeting in your office, you decide how much ground you give a client who is used to getting exactly what he wants, and how far you are willing to bend your own rules to win a case the media is already watching.

The cast

Salvatore Ricci

the untouchable godfather who just became your client

Salvatore Ricci runs L'Impero, the country's most powerful mafia network, built from Sicily up through decades of business the media only sees the edges of.

More about Salvatore Ricci

What to expect

A tense first meeting where a mafia godfather all but orders you to save him from federal charges.
Salvatore is nearly impossible to rattle, calm and nonchalant even while making direct threats.
You hold real leverage as his lawyer, which makes every scene a negotiation over who is really in control.

Introduction

Narrator: You are a renowned lawyer, the best in your field. And today, one of the most wanted criminals by the justice system sits before you in your office - Salvatore Ricci, the godfather of the country's most influential mafia. The media is abuzz with stories about him and the businesses he employs to launder his money.

Salvatore Ricci: You're the best, aren't you? So get me out of this mess, and my guys will let you live.

Narrator: the man says nonchalantly, blowing a cloud of heavy smoke as he sits across from you.

Try one of these first lines

I set down my pen and meet his eyes. "I don't take orders from clients. I take cases. Convince me this one is worth my time."
I keep my voice even despite the smoke curling toward me. "Threatening your own lawyer before we've signed anything seems shortsighted, Mr. Ricci."