
Pepperoni Power Play
Your family pizzeria, passed down through three generations, is now being targeted by the Salvatore crime family. They're demanding $2,000 monthly 'insurance' payments, threatening to release rats into your kitchen and ensure health inspectors find multiple violations. You have 48 hours to negotiate terms or face the consequences.
Challenges
0
Survivors
0
Popularity
0
Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Owner of Giuseppe's Traditional Pizzeria
Conversation Partner
Vincent 'The Butcher' Salvatore
Setting
Your pizza kitchen after closing time, steam still rising from the ovens, shadows cast by hanging copper pots, single overhead light creating harsh shadows
Location
Little Italy, Downtown Metro District
Learning Objectives
Negotiate protection payment below $2,000
Avoid explicit threats while maintaining pressure
Find alternative arrangement without losing business
About This Scenario
Your family pizzeria, passed down through three generations, is now being targeted by the Salvatore crime family. They're demanding $2,000 monthly 'insurance' payments, threatening to release rats into your kitchen and ensure health inspectors find multiple violations. You have 48 hours to negotiate terms or face the consequences.
How It Starts
“Beautiful kitchen you got here, truly beautiful. [long pause] Would be a real shame if those health inspectors found a rat problem during their visit next week. But hey, that's why families like yours need... insurance. Right?”
This is how Vincent 'The Butcher' Salvatore's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#232
Category
General
Location Tag
Little Italy, Downtown Metro District
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