Powerful cabals and the inner workings of absolute power

· raised by Rob

"The network and its gatekeepers exist, but you mostly stay with Rupert rather than inside the system."

· raised by Rob

"You describe Paulie and the higher-ups as a small deity-like cabal everyone orbits around."

· raised by Rob

"You highlight the boardrooms, senators and studio heads as old-boys’ clubs trying to crush or control him."

· raised by Rob

"You unpack the marriage of mob, union and political power as an overlapping set of cabals."

· raised by Rob

"You frame Hale’s network of bankers, doctors and lawmen as a small-town cabal with massive power."