Synopsis

April 3, 1931. Vic's Diner, nestled close to the Chicago railroad yards; outwardly unremarkable save for a hundred other establishments of its kind. The blue plate special costs thirty-five cents – a nickel could purchase either a hamburger or coffee and a donut. But behind the diner’s facade lies the headquarters of Victor Kurtz, bootleg king of Chicago’s southside. Inside now, he and his enforcer, Holly Kester, known as The Torpedo, are meeting with Monk Lyselle, the northside boss, and his li