Log:Family Ties, Scene 1

Family Ties 2011/01/06 	 Koruko Frank Ochoa 1

Kuroko is sitting on the big 1940's style reporter's desk that dominates the room, leafing through some actual printed notes. There's a lamp on the table and a overhead light with a ceiling fan. A couple of batter chairs with the stufing poking out are in front of the desk and a big leather swivel chair behind it.

A sturdy-looking man walks in. At a glance, he's a working-class type, wearing work boots, jeans, and a beige jacket that's peppered with paint and bits of plaster. Strong calloused hands with a wedding band on his right ring finger. He's a Hispanic man in his early forties; his five o' clock shadow is turning gray. He covers his bald head with a Washington Redskins wool hat. "Hey..." he says as he slides off his hat. "Are you Silvia Bianci?" he asks politely. He grips his hat tightly in his hand signaling a touch of anxiety.

Kuroko stands up and bows slighty, "I am not. Ms. Bianci is not feeling well at the moment. My name is Kuroko Kurado, her assistant. Is there perhaps something that I could help you with?"

"Shit," he says, disappointed. He paces, taking a few steps as he tries to figure out what to do now. He stands still for a moment and he explains: "I need help with something - someone told me to come here, that Silvia could help me."

Kuroko walks over to a tea kettle and returns with a cup, which she offers the man. "Please, have a seat Sir. I assure you that I have Ms. Bianchi's full confidence. It would be my pleasure to assist you."

The man takes the tea and sits down, with his weight forward in the chair. "Thanks," he says. "It's my sister. She's gone missing."

Kuroko sits down next to him, "I see." She takes a notepad off the desk and pencil, "Please tell me the circumstances, if you would? And a description of your sister."

"Well, not missing," the man explains. "Just gone... My sister, she's been staying with us - my family - since she got out of prison. She had the room up in the attic. But now she's gone. She left this note..." He digs into his jacket and pulls out a sheet of paper, a note written on the back of some orange circular.

Kuroko takes the note with a gloved hand and looks at.

'Francisco.. no matter how hard I try, I can't shake the pull of my past life. I hope that you can understand. I'm sorry. -Morena'

Kuroko hmms, "Could you perhaps tell me the nature of your sister's crimes? Was she involved with a criminal organization of some sort?"

"Francisco.. that's me," the man explains. "Everyone else calls me Frank. But not her..." he sighs, sadly. "My sister is La Lunachica... she used to be an enforcer for the Cangelosi family before she went to jail. She was doing pretty good since she got out of prison..."

Frank says, "She started coming with us to church... she had a steady gig as a night janitor..."

Kuroko frowns, "It can be hard to leave a life like that. I assume kept omerta while in prison?"

Frank nods, "Yeah." He sighs and shakes his head. "I know... I know if I could just talk to her, maybe I could talk her out of whatever it is she thinks she's about to do."

Kuroko smiles faintly, "I am sure you could. Please allow me to talk to the Cangelosi first, so that I may arrange a meeting between your sister and yourself."