A violent dinner date

Capo Signoria holds out for as long as possible. He must really be afraid of his boss, because at one point he tries to bite his own tongue off, forcing Dr. Rainbow to stuff his mouth full of cotton swabs. At one point you hear some more fighting from another part of the mansion, but by the time you get there, all you find is the two female 'nines' standing atop a pile of maimed and **** thugs. You yourself do some snooping in his bedroom, and find a hidden wall safe.

Your sound-controlling superpowers are, among other things, useful for safecracking, and fortunately this one is the old-fashioned purely mechanical kind. Eventually you manage to pop it open, and pull out a sheaf of receipts and records from hidden bank accounts. That was a nice bonus - even if Tony's lawyers managed to keep him out of jail, as soon as you turned these in to the police, he would lose most of the dirty money that he had socked away. Highly-placed criminals were often more fearful of a superhero who could hit them in the wallet than one who just socked them in the jaw and left them handcuffed. There was also a bag of some kind of white powder, which you decided to confiscate as well. Aside from that, you also found a curious platinum locket in the shape of a heart, which seemed like it was a container that required a miniscule key to open. Unfortunately, without your utility belt, your only choice is to bundle them all up in a towel and toss them out the window into a nearby trash can, resolving to pick them up later.

Back in the game room, Dr. Rainbow was removing the cotton balls and Queen was stepping on the tied-up Mr. Signoria's fingers to encourage him to talk already.

"Ggghhh... Damn it, he'll kill me for this... The one I work for, Don Cornelio Vida, has invested so well in his security that he's untraceable, no matter how many cops or heroes try, and even though he's been wanted by law enforcement for years now. But those that he trusts can set up a meeting in this one unassuming pizzeria... This place, called the "Trompe l'Olive", is special because some kinda weird deal was made with the League of Propriety that it's totally off limits to A-list heroes. Don't ask me why or how... it just is. No offense to your two little chick-toys, Queen, but I doubt they're powerful enough or well known enough to be blacklisted. Don Vida was supposed to be having a meeting with some of his lawyers there later tonight... rumor has it that all of the capes are going to be distracted with something else anyways."

"Perrrrfect." Queen says, her eyes flashing with anticipation. She opens a tiny compartment in one of her gloves and spools out some thin metallic wire. "Now... You said something about piano wire earlier, Antonio? Well - here's what's going to happen. I'm going to wrap this length of steel wire tightly around your dick. Just loose enough so that it doesn't cut when you get hard... unless I want it to. Then you're going to go to this mysterious restaurant unannounced with these two heroines to be delivered as 'gifts'. They'll provide some girl-girl showgirl action to titillate and distract Don Vida and his bodyguards. Then you get him to reveal why and how he had my beloved King of Hearts killed. He trusts you right? I'm sure he won't mind sharing his secrets. And once he shows his hand, I will come in and put that cur in chains where he belongs."

Tony looks furious but doesn't have the nerve to do anything but sweat as Queen puts her hands down his trousers and makes him wince with whatever she's doing. "You two girls know what's expected of you?" she asks you. You smile and nod, but also narrow your eyes like a hawk. You'll help her bring this other criminal in, but if you see an opportunity, you aren't going to let her escape justice either.

Under a neon sign with a single black olive atop a pizza (making it look like an eye), the restaurant is the sort of dingy unassuming place that existed by the dozens downtown, always providing a handy meeting place for clandestine heroes and villains alike. The Full House gang is waiting in their invisible luxury vehicle parked just down the street, while you and Dr. Rainbow, as well as your now fellow hostage Mr. Signoria, hesitantly approach the entrance. Before you enter, though, you hear a familiar voice whispering in your ear."Nightingale! Can you hear me down there? It's Julia, what the heck happened? Did your earpiece get lost? I've been worried to dea- oh. Ohh, is that a collar around your neck? Yikes. Um, okay."

You surreptitiously glance up at the source of the voice. One of the gadgets you use sometimes is a highly-directional megaphone. Julia must've been scanning the city for you and sent an unmanned drone to transmit to you at a volume that only you could hear.

"I'm so glad I found you. It's going to sound silly, Nightingale, but a little talking bird told me that I'd find you if I came here! Um, I could come right down there, but I'm guessing that some bad guys have something over you at the moment. Do you want me to call for backup?"

You think back to Green Streak's arrogance and that cat shapeshifter who mocked you and was perfectly willing to let you get your body sold to gangsters by a supervillainess. Somehow you weren't enthusiastic about them.

Shaking your head, you whisper back to where you suspect Julia to be on a nearby rooftop. "No. They're playing right into my hands. Just give me a nice loud bird call as a warning when the Full House is getting ready to storm the restaurant. Queen of Spades is so focused on this Don Vida guy that she's going to drop her guard, and once I've neutralized her, there'll be nothing to stop me and Doc from mopping the floor with all of them. Just send an alert to the police as soon as the fisticuffs start."

"Ohhh..." Julia says to you, concern coming through on her voice even when it's being distorted by a high-tech toy so she can engage you in a private conversation. "Just promise me that you'll be careful, Rikki!"