Family Business

To my dearest Auntie,
 
Your advice that I attend the recent Gala at The Succubus Club was well received. Setting up my enterprise these past few weeks has taken most of my considerable focus and I was pleased to find the time to have a night on the town, taking in Chicago's night life. I am equally pleased to report that evening was a productive one as well. I was able to meet with a recently appointed leader in law enforcement, someone who's career I'm sure you've heard of, and discuss what our family could best offer to the community of Chicago. She asked for assistance with a local business owned by a friend of her daughters, The Bram Smoker Cigar Club. Apparently they are having a bit of a problem with invasive church mice. It is perhaps more humble a beginning then I had hoped but it is a beginning none the less. It is interesting, however, that this business is owned by none other than Ricky Goetz, a notable Chicago businessman. I have been following his career closely ever since I became aware he was behind the purchase of the recently sold branch of Chicago First Bank. He's seems to be a very private man. So private in fact that it took the entire card ride to the club to deduce such information. While I'm certain I could offer even further financial privacy and protection I am concerned that I may not be able to offer so much more than he would dispatch his current staff to take a risk in working with our family. However, it is unclear what influence our families reputation may have in this endeavor. I intend to map out his financial holdings in depth. Once I have done so I will send you my information in a more private manner. I have already located several locations that are being turned into entertainment venues as well as a number of hotels. With these cash heavy businesses there is always a risk that something is moving through unseen. I'm sure reporting such illicit activities, if they were discovered, would be greatly appreciated by Mr. Goetz. I've also made contact with his protégé, Isabella. You will be pleased to know that unlike Ms. Wallow and her daughter, who seem invested in the power of the moon, the divinity of the feminine and other such heathenry, Mr. Goetz and his protégé appear to be devout Catholics. There was another newcomer to town who was inducted into the same circle of concerned citizens on that night that is worth noting. She is an elder woman from Romania who seeks her missing husband. She seems quite sweet in her antiquated way but I can tell she was a true Dragon in her prime. Anyway, I had better start looking in to these mice. Such infestations are bad for everyone's business.
 
 
Your loving nephew,
 
Arlo