The mafia was dead. Destroyed by federal law and policemen. An age of murder and crime hung alongside its leaders. Silent. Breathless. But its faded heartbeat pulsed softly, waiting for a moment to strike. They came from the shadows like Phantoms unknown to the public eye. They whispered in the ears of beaten and bruised Americans. The left overs of society, the citizens cast away, the diseased lot of pigs and cattle. Monopolies responsible for American unrest were to be toppled, manipulators to be silenced, twisted politicians to be bent back into shape by a new hand. The age of racketeers and car chases was to be reborn. America was to be delivered into the waiting hands of the underworld. If the wealthy mice couldn't care for the gem they possessed, then the rats decided it was time the mice got sent to the gutter. Artemis Lacroix intends to complete that promise. But some have other plans that will send her and her friends on a wild journey to not only spare themselves but keep alive the mission at heart. To reshape Chicago so that the broken are not forgotten. There will be war as the government plots against her endeavors.