In the wrong place at the wrong time, struggling author Phillip Carlyle witnesses a mob-ordained hit in an alley. As if his life isn't already pitiful enough. With a mafia who doesn't leave witnesses out to silence him, he doesn't stand a chance. Enter P. T. Barnum, a hitman who finds himself growing increasingly protective of and attracted to this young, handsome stranger. The mafia AU that nobody asked for. (title is subject to change)