Samuel Martins now has dementia. Samuel used to work as a hitman for the mafia. His family, however, never knew about his dark past until one day, the dementia let it all slip out...
Retired professional athlete Finn Martins is stunned when his father Samuel is stricken with dementia and starts revealing dark secrets from a past life in the mafia. Claiming to have been known as Gabriel "The Grip" Braga, Samuel confessed to working as a hitman for the notorious Atremo crime family in 1980s Las Vegas. Finn is determined to uncover the truth about his father's crimes and begins retracing his father's past. By doing so, however, he awakens a decades-old mobster rivalry, gets involved in the disappearance of a Hollywood actor, and uncovers a sinister plot that could have killed many innocent people and destroyed Las Vegas.
In a city built on sin, redemption comes at a steep price. The stakes can be life or death.
Genre: Thriller
Retired professional athlete Finn Martins is stunned when his father Samuel is stricken with dementia and starts revealing dark secrets from a past life in the mafia. Claiming to have been known as Gabriel "The Grip" Braga, Samuel confessed to working as a hitman for the notorious Atremo crime family in 1980s Las Vegas. Finn is determined to uncover the truth about his father's crimes and begins retracing his father's past. By doing so, however, he awakens a decades-old mobster rivalry, gets involved in the disappearance of a Hollywood actor, and uncovers a sinister plot that could have killed many innocent people and destroyed Las Vegas.
In a city built on sin, redemption comes at a steep price. The stakes can be life or death.
Genre: Thriller
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