Leo knew this was the most dangerous and critical choice he had faced since entering politics.
Accepting the proposal would allow him to immediately escape his current predicament and smoothly advance his plans.
But the price was that he would be shackled by the Morganfield Family, becoming another one of their pawns in the city.
If he refused the proposal, he would have to continue opposing the city's most powerful interest group.
His Pittsburgh Revitalization Plan would also grind to a halt.
Leo was silent for a long time.
He stared at the amber liquid in his glass, sensing the aura of power in the room.
He began a rapid exchange with Roosevelt in his mind.
'I should refuse him,' Leo said. 'The Morganfield Family has exploited Pittsburgh's working class for a century. Cooperating with him would be the same as betraying the workers who support me on the streets.'
