ah well, joke aspect aside it does present the opening. please note i am not advocating this route but the potential for retconning is and has always been a part of the series/story and therein lay the slight disappointment because there are some who might have turned out to be dramatically different and some who would have gone the same route as whats his filename, the guy hiding at the baccarat tables, hell they might even be in league with or giving orders to, depending on all sorts of variables. i can completely understand the desire to avoid the backlash that would likely spring up from making use of infamous types from that era in a completely different setting.

regardless i am looking forward to whats next.