The failed heist on the Neapolitan Casino was a post-War event that took place in Atlantic City in 2105 or prior.(Note) Hearing rumors of a stash of unaccounted Devil's Blood in the vault of the Neapolitan Casino, Andrew Murphy betrayed the Lombardi Family and organized a heist on the vault. However, before it could be completed, accomplice Kit Ryder was captured and gave up the details of the plot.
Background[]
Andrew Murphy, a member of the Lombardi Family mafia in Atlantic City, was associated with a patron of the Neapolitan Casino. This person alleged to have played cards with the mobsters who make deliveries into the casino vault, and heard a rumor that there was a crate of the luxury chem known as the Devil's Blood. This crate was apparently completely unaccounted for in the vault logs due to a "clerical oversight." Having known of Murphy's expertise in casino robberies in Nevada before the Great War, this associate offered to fence the Devil's Blood if Murphy managed to steal it.[1]
Murphy estimated that about 12 liters of Devil's Blood, if the rumors were true, could result in a payout of tens of thousands of caps.[2] As such, he began recruiting for a heist on the casino vault to acquire the unaccounted Devil's Blood. Murphy eventually formed a three-man heist crew, including himself, with each person representing a different faction of the three main power players in Atlantic City, with Murphy himself betraying the Lombardi Family. From the Showmen[3] was Kit Ryder, a lounge singer whom Murphy knew was an experienced thief and schmoozer.[4] Murphy told Ryder that he knew of his grift (in which he would charm "the old money" at the casino bar, sleep with them, then steal their valuables and pawn them off by morning)[4] and that his skills could be useful to him.[5] Ryder accepted the invitation into the crew.[4] From the Atlantic City Municipal Government was Dean Carlsen, a supervisor from the Munis' Power Production & Management Division.[6] Murphy recruited Carlsen because he managed the casino's power consumption in house, and was allegedly being paid off by Billy Beltbuckles to let the Family use all the power they needed; Murphy figured that Carlsen could also be paid to help him with this job.[7]
Planning out a night for the heist to take place, Murphy directed Carlsen to shut off the power to the casino at 9:00 p.m. exactly.[8] As a result, this would serve as an effective distraction and cause chaos on the casino floor, diverting the security team.[9] Murphy estimated that they had about 8 minutes to clear the vault while Carlsen did what he could to keep the power off for that amount of time.[8] Meanwhile, Ryder would charm Concerta Lombardi, who held a key to the casino vault, often worn as a necklace. Ryder's job was to get close to Concerta, distract her with his charisma, and quietly steal the vault key.[10]
However, Ryder's role was where the plan fell apart. On the night of the heist, Ryder sang at a lounge show and attempted to chat up Concerta once the performance was over. Ryder chose to give Concerta his "patented" shoulder rub, from which he could nab the key, but Concerta saw right through him and noticed him trying to grab the key. Ryder was knocked out and dragged to the Neapolitan's utility room, where he was beaten for information. Under the pressure of mafia interrogation (and the self-conscious threat of damaging his face), Ryder cracked and ratted out Murphy and Carlsen.[11]
With the plan now exposed, the heist was foiled and the three conspirators faced the consequences from the Lombardi Family. Murphy was branded a traitor and executed. Carlsen suffered a broken kneecap as punishment, and the interest on his debt to the Family was tripled. Ryder, having already been beaten to the point of using crutches, was blacklisted from the Casino Quarter and exiled back to the Showman's Pier.[11][12]
According to a Lombardi Family source after the fact, they followed up on the rumor of an unaccounted Devil's Blood stash once Ryder informed them of the lead. As it turned out, this information was just a rumor after all, and all Devil's Blood in the vault had been accounted for.[12]
Notes[]
^ (Note) It is never explicitly stated when the failed heist took place, as all notes referencing it are undated. Expeditions: Atlantic City's Boardwalk Paradise update advanced the Pip-Boy year to 2105, and the failed heist appears to have taken place somewhat recently, as room #101 has not yet been cleaned by the Lombardi Family.
Appearances[]
The failed heist on the Neapolitan Casino is mentioned only in Fallout 76, introduced in the Expeditions: Atlantic City update part one, Boardwalk Paradise.