This episode delves into the ambitious expansion of Redd and Buddy's criminal partnership, focusing on the establishment of Harrisonville's premier (and illicit) entertainment venues: 'Candee's Palace' and 'The Gentlemen's Basement.' Listeners will discover how Redd's fervent love for Nina, a love-at-first-sight romance that defied his own rules, became deeply intertwined with his cunning business strategies. We explore Candee's vision for a 'New York City club in Harrisonville,' detailing the glamorous yet dangerous operations of her Palace and Nina's sophisticated 'Gentlemen's Basement,' which also housed the family's loan sharking and gambling enterprises. The hosts discuss the shocking price of their criminal partnership, including the unexpected death of Buddy and Candee's subsequent departure, driven by her pregnancy and a desire for an honest life. This episode unearths the early dynamics of this powerful criminal alliance, revealing how inherited legacies of lawlessness continued to shape their fate, even amidst personal triumphs and tragedies, setting the stage for even more profound challenges.

00:00 — Cold Open: The Price of Partnership Revealed

04:00 — Redd and Nina: Love at First Sight

08:00 — Candee's Palace: A NYC Club in Harrisonville

12:00 — The Gentlemen's Basement: Nina's Illicit Domain

16:00 — The Bank's Deadly Schemes and Candee's Assassin Persona

20:00 — Prohibition, Power, and Personal Tragedies

24:00 — Outro: Nina's Dreams and the Empire's Future