The money rolled in. The Lestima family became richer and richer every day, that was until a man named Fergus O' Connell dropped into the casino. Nicknamed "Fergie" for his rat-like appearance and it sounding better than Fergus, he was from Cork in Ireland. This man was the biggest gambler known to humanity. He gambled on everything, from what the temperature would be on a given day to when the sunrise would be. His life was a gamble. Everything he had was through gambling. He came in every single day, making bets on who would win the next jackpot or how much each jackpot would be. He won at every bet, so of course that raised suspicion from the whole Lestima family. Don Lestima had Felix follow Fergie around to make sure he wasn't cheating, and sure enough, he wasn't. Then Fergie walked up to Wesley and asked him about making a bet. Stupidly, Wesley agreed and made the bet a ten million dollar wager. The bet turned out to be even stupider than Wesley's decision to make the bet in the first place. Fergie spoke with a thick Irish accent. "Alright. Ten million it is on what card the dealer pulls next. I call the king of spades." Wesley felt very confident and said "Ten of hearts. Easy. By the way, how long do you think this will take you to pay me the ten million?" Fergie stared into Wesley's soul and said "Listen, boy. Don't get smart with me." Wesley and Fergie just kept their traps shut, waiting for the dealer to pull his next card as they observed the ongoing game of blackjack. Two minutes went by, then three. Fergie and Wesley were getting anxious. The dealer finally pulled a card out from the stack and placed it down on the table.
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The House Always Wins
Mystery / ThrillerA new wave of mob crimes rock the gambling world, waking up a powerhouse agency that is ready to tear this operation to shreds. The agency rips the family to shreds, or at least thats what they thought.
