1935-B Dr. Feelgreed/The Runorata Family Men's Gossip

Synopsis
Members of the Runorata Family confer over "what the deal is" with Melvi Dormentaire, their newest casino dealer. Apparently, he will be managing the accounts at their upcoming party at Ra's Lance.

One member expresses outrage that a greenhorn like Melvi has been assigned the party's most important job, and asks what casino Melvi worked for before. Another member gossips that Melvi is not even a Runorata, but an outsider under the wing of Huey Laforet, the terrorist don Bartolo Runorata has been hiding.

The first member wonders why Bartolo gave Melvi such a big job, and the other one reasons that Huey is a high-caliber terrorist, which may explain why their boss accepted Huey's recommendation. Surely Melvi must have something going for him. The first member counters that if they let outsiders do the important work, the actual Family members will have no means of earning money.

The other member reminds him that their job for now is to follow Bartolo's orders. If his companion cannot handle that, he should take it up with the boss. Simply sitting around and complaining is not worthy of a Runorata member.

The first member backs down, but not before asking if his comrade actually trusts "the little creep." The second member admits that he thinks Melvi is fishy—even more fishy than Huey is—but for now he intends to follow Bartolo's judgement.