Name:
Patrick Chappel

Age:
39

Occupation/Affiliation:
Operations Sergeant - Hollywood Division - Los Angeles Police Department

Physical Description:
Patrick is typical of most of the police officers that one would expect to see in Los Angeles. Standing just shy of 6'4 and weighing in at nearly 220 pounds, he is a big man who takes the time to defy gravity with iron every day. Shocking blonde hair matched with blue eyes earned him the nickname of "Commandant" when he worked the 77th Street Division. Patrick bears a number of scars including two bullet wounds hidden by his uniform, and a long thin scar crosses his right eye. This last scar is older than his time with the LAPD. Never one for running he is nonetheless built for it and is very dangerous over short distances. Now almost forty he leaves the foot chases to the younger officers.

History:
Born to white parents in Rhodesia, he was one of many young white youth who had a unique viewpoint on racism, being on the receiving end. His family, like so many others, became wary of Mugabe and his thugs during the waning years of the Free State. At 16 he joined the Rhodesian Army and at 18 became an elite Sellous Scout where he would serve alongside black and white Rhodesian alike.

He cut his teeth in the final and brutal stages of the Brush War, killing his first man in hand to hand combat, and nearly losing his life to a booby trap that left him with the scar across his face. When the end came and Rhodesia became Zimbabwe hefled the country with his family.

At 22 years old he arrived in the United States with a couple of hundred dollars in his pocket and nought but his farming and military experience at hand. He was determined to do anything but farm.

The glitz and glamour of Hollywood drew him to the city of Los Angeles where, on his first day, he encountered an LAPD recruiting sergeant who convinced the young Afrikana that policing was the life for him.

He attended the LAPD Training academy where he graduated in the top 10% of his class. He was assigned to 77th Street Division and hit the ground running as gang warfare tore the region apart.

His training officer was shot in the first three months on the job during a traffic stop. Patrick fired three rounds in reply and killed the driver of the vehicle with a shot through the back of the head as the vehicle sped away. That set the tone for his time in South Central and the next ten years he walked the beat.

The locals nick named him "Commandant", both a jab his similarities to certain photos and posters from 1930's Germany, and also his no nonsense attitude. He was respected and even feared by many who sought to circumnavigate the law for his hand to hand fighting and marksmanship skills. As a police officer he was a decent investigator though not one for paperwork. He became a field trainer in his own right and produced several brilliant young officers, including two of the first black officers to work the 77th Division. He was shot twice during his time in the 77th, once during a shootout after interrupting a drug deal, and the second time during a traffic stop. In both cases he returned fire killing his assailant.

Ten years in, he was promoted to Police Sergeant One and transferred to North Hollywood Division. It was here he met his wife, a fiery red headed named Jade, the daughter of Irish immigrants. The work in the North end was less gang violence and more break and enters, suburban murder, and domestic violence. Here he began to sharpen his skills as an investigator, becoming a Crisis Negotiator and sharp shooter for LAPD SWAT. His marriage to Jade lasted five glorious years until she abruptly died of cancer at the age of 25.

He threw himself into his work to help clear his head and keep stave off the depression that loomed with Jade's death. A parade of girlfriends came and went but none stayed on for more than a few months. Recently he began investing in tech companies, notably Apple Inc.

On February 28, 1997, while out for lunch with a colleague, the shootout that would make North Hollywood famous began. He responded at once, attending Archwood Street, not knowing that Larry Phillips was headed directly toward him.

At 09:50 hours, he engaged Phillips in a gunfight. He succeeded in hitting Phillips in the right hand, causing him to drop the handgun. Phillips managed to retrieve the weapon and shoot himself in the lower jaw just as Patricks final round severed his spine.

Lauded for his calmness during the altercation, Patrick was commended for his actions by the LAPD and promoted to Police Sergeant Two in the Hollywood Division. He was assigned to a newly created position of Operations NCO, a job that would have him operating as a solo unit helping out on various watches and providing experience and supervision to patrol officers.

As the Spring rolls around he has relocated to a small but luxurious townhouse and is preparing himself for the first day in his new roll.

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History:
Despite being born in New Zealand, Russell Crowe began his career in Australia. After appearing in small tv roles, his film career began when he was cast in “The Crossing” (1990), a romantic drama shot in the small towns of Junee and Condoblin. He followed this role up with a part in “Blood Oath” (also known as “Prisoners of the Sun”) which was about the trial of Japanese soldiers charged with war crimes against allied prisoners in the World War II. But it was the critically acclaimed “Proof”, shot a year later in 1991, that he first jumped onto the radar of those in the Australian Film Industry where he won Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a movie which won numerous awards.

His best known Australian Film role came a year later, though. When he played the terrifying Hando, a violent neo-Nazi gang leader in suburban Melbourne, in the drama “Romper Stomper”. He later went on to win Best Actor in a Lead Role for this performance. It also caught the eye of industry insiders both in Australasia and abroad. So much so, that Sharon Stone held up production on the 1995 Western “The Quick and the Dead” demanding he be cast, the Sam Raimi directed film was his first introduction to American audiences. Whilst in the United States for this role, Crowe also accepted a part as the ultimate serial killer in the Denzel Washington action film Virtuosity.

Neither film was particularly well received critically, but Russell now had his foot in the door overseas.

So much so that he would return to Los Angeles again. He’d put together some money for flights and enough to find himself a place to stay for a few months. He had an audition with Curtis Hanson for a new film he was developing, apparently he’d recently secured the rights to some book by some L.A. crime fiction writer…

Name: George Choi

Age: 38

Occupation/Affiliation: Boss, Korean Mob
Physical Description: George Choi is a slight, short man of Korean descent. He prefers to have his longish hair slicked back against his head. His style of dress is somewhat ostentatious- bright print shirts, leather jackets, Oliver Peoples sunglasses, and of course the newly released Air Jordan XIII.

History: Choi's parents, sensing the impending conflict, left Korea in 1949 for a new life in the United States. Settling in Koreatown, they had their first child, named George in honor of the first president of their new home. George grew up speaking both English and Korean, and was bright enough, but struggled in school, often cutting class to make trouble with other kids his age. These hoods soon came to look to him as a leader. He dropped out of high school, much to his parent's disappointment, and soon graduated to more serious crime.

With a few other local hoodlums he began to integrate himself into the world of organized crime in Los Angeles. They stuck mostly to Koreatown, extorting money from local shopkeepers and running illegal games of cards and dice. Their most profitable operations were the occasional drug deal, but without a source of supply George Choi found these opportunities were few and far between. Still, the late 70s and 80s saw George slowly growing in influence, managing to recruit more and more men and find new opportunities.

The 1992 riots were devastating to Koreatown but beneficial to the gang. Plenty of angry and embittered young Korean men felt that they were alone and without allies in this city. Choi capitalized on their discontent, pushing a message of empowerment and solidarity that enticed many new members into the fold. The organization has nearly tripled in size in the past five years, going from a gang to a mob. Not all the new recruits are simple thugs, either. Some are former soldiers, fresh from service in the American or South Korean forces. Others are educated and trained professionals, including a few chemists with interesting ideas about a certain newly popular drug that can be made from materials as common as drugstore pseudoephedrine.

With so much new talent, Choi is beginning to eye expanding his operations to new neighborhoods and higher-class organized crime. There is plenty of competition in this city, of course, but Choi feels opportunity will knock shortly.

Name: Nicole Davenport

Age: 35

Occupation/Affiliation: Medical Examiner, Los Angeles County

Physical Description: Nicole stands at roughly 5'7. She's of average weight and she maintains herself by regularly working out. Her straight, dark-brown hair reaches down to just above her waist, and her eyes are dark blue. Given her ancestry, Nicole's skin is a light medium tone which tans nicely if she gets some sun.

History: Born and raised in New Jersey to a Puerto Rican mother and a Canadian-American father, Nicole grew up alongside her brother, Michael, who's 4 years her senior. She spent some of her childhood in the East Coast, but the family relocated to Los Angeles when she was 7 after her father accepted a better position at a prestigious law firm. The move was sudden and a bit traumatic for both Nicole and her brother, but nothing they wouldn't overcome with time.

Growing up, Nicole managed to maintain a healthy balance between her social life and school. She always did well in her exams and she knew she wanted to work in the medical field and make it a career. Given the fact that she was fascinated by horror movies and had the stomach to sit through them from an early age, Nicole decided to become a medical examiner. She interned at the local office while completing school. For her residency, she was able to stay in the same location, but that time around she was actually doing what she loved.

Nicole was eventually offered a full-time position once she completed her residency, and she would quickly learn just how stressful work could be when she was being asked for updates on a daily basis. The bodies kept piling up, and there was only so much overtime she could work in order to complete some of it on time. To make matters worse, whenever the guys from the PD come down to see her, she has to stop working to talk to them for at least a few minutes. But despite the tight deadlines, which Nicole could deal with, she has had detectives attempting to bribe her into omitting or adding certain information to her reports. Nicole's obviously turned them down, but for some reason, she can't help and wonder how far one of them would go to get what they want.