The new character we see here is Hugo, a young boot legger from Canada looking to strike it rich in the USA.
During prohibition a lot of liquor was smuggled from Canada, and since Ithaca is only a few hours drive from the border, I figured it would have been appealing to make those runs. After all, Canadian hooch would have had a more professional touch that I imagine the bath tub gin of upstate New York couldn't quite match...
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