At precisely 8:00 in the evening, as advertised, the local stations break to join an evening special.  The camera fades in on Gianna DeLuca, the newly hired Public Relations Officer for La Casa Rossa.  This is her first public appearance since her hiring, and a much-anticipated interview with the head of this Philidelphia family.

Gianna is dressed in a finely tailored, conservative charcoal grey suit dress and pearls. 

Good evening.  My name is Gianna Fiorina DeLuca, and this is a special-edition news conference with Philidelphia family head, Corbin Russell. 

She turns to the Boss, seated across a small coffee table from her.  The camera widens its angle and frames the two together.  Gianna reaches out to shake his hand and begins the interview. 

Gianna DeLucas: You are taking a bold step by actually wanting to "market" La Casa Rossa. Some other families in the organized crime world might see that as foolish or showy.  Why have you made this decision? Are you afraid that too much press is bad for business?

Corbin Russell: Oh, it's not meant as showy; quite the contrary.  And I know what Omerta is.  No vital family information will ever be exposed.  Let me try to explain it: I read some diaries from my bloodline the other day and I was confronted with something that made me think.

Back in the old days it was very important to have a street presence as a CL and crew, whether it was good or bad- just so long as you had one.  Families were even wiped out for being silent back then.  It seems that this is not that important anymore these days.  Some CL's don't even bother to introduce their families anymore.  Besides, even though it looks like the streets are more vivid lately, a little bit of excitement won't hurt anyone, right?

Well, to make a small difference, I decided to hire a PR officer who will step up the soap box in the streets on a regular basis to inform the rest of the world about La Casa Rossa. I hope and feel fairly sure that this will turn into something people will love to hear and make them look forward to the next speech. And it may even inspire other families to do the same thing.

GDL: How are your relations with the other families on the East coast?

CR: I think we're doing great on re-building Philadelphia at the moment.  La Casa Rossa and Viva La Resistance are working closely together to get Philadelphia back to the illustrious state it once hadThis will take some time of course. Rome wasn't built in one day either, right?

As far as New York goes - we respect each other and have a friendly relationship with them.  Any problems that come up are solved very fast and to the satisfaction of all.  Furthermore, we still have very close bonds with our friends in New Orleans.  Sinfest and I were both authed in Philadelphia by Godfather  Stamina, so I don't think this will be a surprise.

GDL: What is your dream for La Casa Rossa? Do you have aspirations for Godfather?

A dream?  Yes, I do have one.  I want to turn this family into the very best ever.  By that, I mean not just a crew of individuals, but a real family; a family where you can call your fellow family member a brother or a sister.  Brothers and sisters you can rely on - in good and bad.

And Godfather?  Would be nice, but as Sinfest is our city head the chances of becoming GF are very small.  So, no, no real ambitions for now.

GDL: Corbin, what inspired you to come as far as you have?

CR: Friends inspired me.  I remember talking to my Right Hand when we both were gangster in New Orleans. We talked about the changes for us to become Crew Leader once and he made me realize that it was possible by simply hard working.

All of New Orleans seems to have inspired me, actually.  I cannot mention them all (they know who they are), but there are 3 names I want to mention.  Godfater Stamina, Immortal and The_Civilian. Their support and believe in me definitely inspired me.  Even until today.

GDL: Many well-to-do mobsters are known for being party guys or playboys.  Would you consider yourself a playboy, or are you more the private type? Any special ladies in your life?

CR:  I definitely don't consider myself being a playboy.  On the contrary! And I hope I am not considered to be one by other people.

And yes, there is one special lady in my life. She is gorgeous, funny, so sweet and has my heart. She lives in New Orleans and is a high valued member of The_Civilian. And now you want me to tell you her name of course...

Corbin smiles at the camera

Her name is Hot_Lips and she is absolutely awesome!

GDL: What is one major problem within the world of organized crime that you would like to see solved?

CR: There is one big problem which I would like to see solved as soon as possible: the random shooting of bodyguards.  This is really something that has been going on far too long already.  Hard working people are losing their hard earned protection because some idiots (I really don't have another name for them) think they can get away with this.  I can promise you one thing though - we are working hard on solving this and we will have a solution soon!

The camera pans back to Gianna, who is closing her padfolio. 

Thank you, Signore Russell.  Well, folks, there you have it.  Thank you for joining us for this special interview with the head of La Casa Rossa.  Signing off from Philidelphia, this is Gianna DeLuca.  Ciao, amici!

Aaron stands in the back corner of the studio as the interview goes on, closely watching everyone in the room. He had a few reasons for being there, supporting his boss and Gianna for the most part, he was also an extra set of eyes for them while they were distracted with the interview. As the show comes to a close Aaron heads forward applauding softly and nodding approval to both Corbin and Gianna. Kissing Gianna's hand in his polite way and shaking Corbin's, he smiles.

"It went great, sound was perfect, you two looked great, the whole country got to hear what you had to say. Great job for your first appearance Gianna, I hope to see many more like it. I'll leave you two to your business now, just wanted to congratulate you on a show well done."

Aaron turns and waits by the door, once again watching everyone in the room closely.

Rizzle creeps out from behind a mass of cables and sound equipment

Damn, I hate being the sound guy. I need a promotion. Can I at least hold the camera next time?

Civ listens to the interview and is quite pleased with Corbins achievements so far...

"CorbinRussell... my dearest of friends. I have seen you grow for such a long time, and yet you never cease to amaze me with your skills. I always though of you as a true gentlemen and i can see here that you dont intend to let me down. Opening yourself up like this and letting the world know who you are... it is truly awesome. Hot_Lips is a fine lady with character, i think you both will make a great couple. And i know relations between New Orleans and Philladelphia will always be on friendly basis. You are a great man and i am looking forward to seeing you more in our streets sir."

Civ bows tipping his hat to CorbinRussell!

*murmurs to himself while watching*

Even though my bloodline hasn't seen much of the way these streets are today, I remember hearing stories about exactly what Corbin is refering too.  Reading the old, torn journals from his great, great grandfather's before, of the streets and the role they played in a family's longevity. Even if back then he didn't understand nor respect that aspect, feeling he should be free to live his life the way he wanted, strong but silent. I can apprecaite the role they played and even understand the importance, I guess you never realize until it's not as popular.

Good show, looks like Philly is well on it's way to success.

*takes a drink to their future*

Salute.