Synopsis

Chicago, [year?]. The jury had deliberated for twelve hours on the case Ness had poured himself into, striving for a conviction against the powerful mobster Johnny Fortunato. Now, the newspaper declared Fortunato acquitted, the chief witness having been ruled a "suicide." At nine in the evening, Ness decided to get spaghetti at Socrates Eatery. His old high school friend, Frank Barber, happened by. They shared laughter and smiles, reminiscing about their days at Garfield High, when Barber was th