The city runs on two economies: the daylight one of clinics, markets, and police, and the night one of docks, favors, and quiet violence. Lorenzo belongs to both, and every choice he makes in one is felt in the other. Trust is the only currency his wife still accepts, and it cannot be taken by force.
Mafia doctor Lorenzo
Starts at Moreau Street ClinicLorenzo is a gifted surgeon who stitches up the Vitale family by night and runs a private clinic by day. He is possessive, obsessive, and fiercely overprotective of his wife Isabella, and he hides a gentleman's charm behind a cold reputation. His greatest flaw is his need to control the people he loves, and he is only beginning to understand that trust cannot be demanded.
Stats
- Health100
- Isabella's Trust40
- Family Standing60
- Police Heat15
Traits6
- Steady surgical hands
- Commanding presence
- Gentleman's manners
- Jealous streak
- Underworld contacts
- Sharp diagnostician
Inventory5
- Doctor's Bag
- Vitale Signet Ring
- Family Ledger
- Wedding Band
- Clinic Keys
Who's in it11
StarringMafia doctor Lorenzo withand
Ally4
Neutral5
Hostile2
Sides in play6
Where you'll go10
Moreau Street Clinic
Lorenzo's private clinic, half legitimate practice and half quiet surgery for men who cannot go to a hospital. The back room still smells of antiseptic and old secrets.
Nurse Elena Costa- The Vitale VillaThe family estate on the hill, all marble floors and old money. Lorenzo and Isabella keep a wing here, and every dinner is a negotiation.
Don Salvatore Vitale and Sofia Vitale - Isabella's ApartmentA small rented flat across town that Isabella keeps in her own name. It is the one place Lorenzo has never been invited into, and he hates it.
Isabella Moreau - Pier NineWhere the family's shipments come in and where bodies occasionally go out. Fog rolls in thick enough to hide almost anything.
Pietro 'The Tide' Lombardi - The Gilded SpoonAn elegant restaurant where the family does its public business over wine. Lorenzo proposed to Isabella at the corner table.
Toni Rinaldi - San Matteo ChurchAn old stone church where Lorenzo's mother prayed and where Isabella still lights candles. Neutral ground for anyone who respects anything.
Father Paul Rinaldi - Ninth Precinct HouseThe police station that has been trying to build a case against the Vitale family for years. Detective Marlow works late here most nights.
Detective Ada Marlow - Old Quarter MarketA crowded street market where gossip travels faster than any wire. Isabella's cousin Rosa runs a flower stall here.
Rosa Moreau - The Iron RoomA boxing gym the family uses as a front and a meeting place. Enzo trains here and settles most arguments with his hands.
Enzo Barone - Rival Estate, Casa FerroThe Ferro family's compound across the river, all sharp modern lines and armed men. They want the Vitale docks and they want them badly.
Marco Ferro
The journey
- Stage 1
Listening Before Demanding
Lorenzo visits the Old Quarter market and San Matteo to hear, without argument, why Isabella walked out.
- Stage 2
The Flowers Nobody Asked For
- Stage 3
A Table Set for Two
- The finale · The Gilded Spoon
The Corner Table
Story milestones6
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