Something's Gotta Give

The Secondhand Lions convened for a Chapter of the Gotham by GASLIGHT this last Thursday.

This is the city layout for the dockyard scenario called, "Something's Gotta Give."

The gang war that has been raging in Gotham has been decided to have a major throw down here at Gotham's shipping center.  This night the S.S. Gotham City, ex-WWI supply steamer, would be unloading mothballed munitions from the war.  Talk about a powder keg!

The local garrison troops and dock workers can be seen loading a box of Thompson sub-machine guns into the back of that panel truck.  In the center distance we see the Tucker Tornado of the infamous crime boss Louis "Concrete" Kowalski.

The steamer, S.S. Gotham City, is being unloaded.  The cargo should have been just munitions, but something strange was secreted aboard the ship under an old canvas tarpaulin.

Gotham proper.  The shipyard.

Two crime bosses sharing a toast to the evenings combat.

The east side gang under the direction of "Bop Gun" Jackson open the night once again with the first act of villainy against the population of Gotham.

The harbor.

Squealing around the corner is the Tornado preparing for a drive by shooting?!

One block west the gang is thumping a police cruiser.  This vehicle would get carjacked.

Soldiers dutifully loading the cargo to transport to the armory.

Pulling into the harbor is an unidentified tug.  No real threat right?

Shots are exchanged and the troops defend the ship and cargo.

Wide view of the city.

Don't go near the playground or park.  

There are some mean girls there that don't mess around.

Views like this make projects like this all the more fun.  I get drawn in...

The gunfight at the ship yard.

"Bop Gun's" gang try some schmoozing shenanigans and try to bluff there way onto the ship!  It worked.

The gunfight rages on.  Who is that coming up from below decks on the tug?!

The millionaire thug, Oswald Cobblepot!  This must be his gang that is threatening the military munitions and perhaps the unknown long iron box.

Cobblepot's thugs attack the ship.

Bodies are floating in the water.

Using his deadly umbrella gun to good effect!

The soldiers break open a case of grenades and use one on the tug!  

KA-BLAMMO!!!

Multiple casualties as expected and more bodies are a floatin'

We all know you saw this Nick!

It is discovered through great trepidation that a vampiric sarcophagus was stowed away on board in the bow of the ship.

"Concrete" Kowalski's gang comes down on the transport truck like a ton of bricks.  They capture the first third of the items unloaded by the soldiers.

The "thing".

The steamer cuts lines and begins to fire the boiler to leave port.  The soldiers do not want to risk the loss of further munitions.

Tune in next time to see Chapter Three: The Missing Mummy!