Joli pops into the casino she stumbled upon adventuring in Detroit, she checks her coat and gun at the door, smirking because the guy had no idea she had a secret one strapped to the inside of her leg. She winks at him, and then saunters off, she runs into a beautiful bubbly girl named Lita from her name tag, she requests the owners whereabouts as well as presenting her own credentials to assure her that Joli meant no ill will, the young woman smiles and points to the Roulette tables. Flashing a grin Joli walks over and sits next to the owner and looks to the guy running the table.

"ill take a $100,000 on Black, and a glass of champagne for me if you don't mine love." Joli looks over at the owner and smiles.

"Hi, i'm Joli, from Chicago, over here on business I figured I deserve some added pleasure as well!"

Joli sits down at the poker table with blackpanther- he put down a hefty bet, he had to have a pair, but how high ? It didn't matter she was sitting on Aces, she smiled devilishly and called.

"Oh I know what I bring to the table my friend." she winks as she is pushing her chips in.

'This is my game doll." She takes a few swigs of her drink before putting it back down.

Joli gets the biggest grin on her face and pushes all her chips in.

"ALL IN. I think it is I who is taking your money!"

she smirks as she waits for him to decide what he is going to do. calmly sipping her drink as she watches him.

Joli lets out a high shriek as she had won. She calmly takes her winnings and grins at BlackPanther.

"ummmm I guess we could play again!" she sticks her tongue out.

"So anything else new with you, besides this really awesome casino?" she motions for the bartender for drink refills for the both of them as she starts lining up her chips in an organized manner.

Your next if I don't get my money back in 4 hours.

After quite an eventful evening with Don Salvatore and an emotionally difficult meeting, Elias had nursed his Whiskey hangover, but still couldn't get Isabella_Luciano out of his head. This was bad, and dangerous and Elias was still unsure if this could result in his untimely death...

He had lunch at TM Subs Detroit, and afterwards wanted to continue another round of liquor and gambling..what other place to visit in his home city but BlackPanther-'s Casino...Elias had been here before, but not for quite some time....he wanted to the main desk and changed up $1500 in chips...the assistant called over BlackPanther - who saw Elias and authorised the transaction to go through..

BlackPanther walked up to Elias and they both shook hands, after seeing Elias looked quite unstable, he questioned why..to which Elias just said those two secret words 'family business' before heading into the Casino Roulette Table...

Elias began drinking Bourbon Whiskey, his favourite along with smoking Cuban Cigars, this contraband was highly illegal but Elias didn't have a care in the world, he was getting himself into a darker and darker drunken hole, BlackPanther was clearly worried for his friend and decided to stay by his side for most of the evening... Elias started to slush at BlackPanther, it was extremely cryptic, and not much was understood, apart from one word...a name....he was asking BlackPanther to get Isabella_Luciano...

Isabella got the call she was needed at BlackPanther's Casino.  When it was mentioned Elias was in a terrible state, drunk out of his mind, she didn't wait.  She got in her new car and drove downtown, followed by her bodyguards in a second car.  It was an ungoldly hour, and she had been fast asleep, but Elias was a dear friend and she didn't leave friends in the wind when they were in need.

"Where is he?"  She asked Blackpanther as he met her at the front doors.  Her fellow gangster walked her briskly through the Casino, across the gambling floor - past the blackjack tables and slot machines to a private room filled with a dense fog of cigar smoke.

"I'll take it from here."  She reassured Blackpanther.  She looked to her bodyguards, "Nails, Tiny, Tim... not a word of this, to anyone or I swear your lives will become utterly unbearable working for me."  She waited for their nods of acknowledgement.  "Poor Elias doesn't need to lose face with the Don for whatever reason he allowed himself to get into such a state."

She walked in to find Elias laying across a couch in one hell of a state.  She wet her lips and came down in front of him.  "Elias, can you hear me?"

Elias couldn't even remember where he was, or where he'd fallen asleep..but stirred to a soft, familiar voice...it was Isabella_Luciano, leaning over him. He wiped his hands over his eyes, but the blurriness didn't fade...and his head felt like someone had detonated a box of TNT inside it...

However, through his muffled hearing & vision he knew that Isabella was there with him...'I can hear you dear' Elias slurred...thank you for coming... i've had quite an emotional day, it all started when I had quite an emotional meeting with Don Salvatore....I feel drained...I felt as if I needed to see a familiar face...I tried to source TM-Scarface in his Sub shop...but he was nowhere to be found...next thing I remember I'm drowning my sorrows in an empty bottle of Bourbon Whiskey, and judging from my torn suit pockets...I've gambled away my entire weeks pay from the family...I'm a mess Isabella...I'm a mess...'

Elias tried to gain slight composure, attempting to pull himself up from the couch before tumbling back down once more..

"Hush.  That's the alcohol talking.  Everything will seem better after some water, coffee, food and a good night's rest."  She leaned down and kissed his cheek gently.  "Whatever happened, it's over now, and I'm here."  

She wondered what her father had met with Elias about that was so emotional, but she knew better than to ask here.  You didn't talk about family business in mixed company and certainly not at another family's casino.  Most likely they were being watched.

"Do you think you can sit up?"  She figured they'd try sitting up before walking.  Find out just how bad he really was.

Elias took a drink of water, and rested for a few moments before once again trying to sit up...this time successfully...just having Isabella_Luciano in his presence was enough for Elias to muster strength, even if he himself was unaware he had it...

He got back onto his feet before pouring some more cold water over his head, letting it soak into his beard.. he leaned over to Isabella and whispered in her ear 'thank you dear...if there's one person I can depend on for aid...it's you...and know that you're never going to have to see me in this state ever again, I had some weaknesses exploited but i'll say no more than that for now..because you're right...it's probably not safe here...can we go home...?'

"We're good BlackPanther- thank you for your kind offer."  She put the Champagne aside.  Any other night she'd welcome it but not tonight.  Right now what she needed most was to get Elias home.

"Put your arm around me."  She put his massive arm over her shoulder and slid her own around his waist pulling herself tight against him.  "We'll look like lovers walking out of the casino together - no one has to know you're like this and it doesn't matter how you got this way.  I don't want to know.  Let's just get you somewhere safe, my car is close by, we won't have to walk far."