“Quiet, grounded early 1900s Chicago back courtyard at night, surrounded by crumbling brick tenements and narrow alleys forming a den of thieves’ turf. A bearded Gypsy gang leader in a dark overcoat and wide brim hat stands face-to-face with a Chicago police officer in vintage uniform in a tense standoff. The leader’s group of young Gypsy boys lurk near crates and stairways, dressed in patched clothes and flat caps, clutching makeshift weapons like wrenches, wooden clubs, and rods. Dim gas lamps cast deep shadows; no smoke or factories, just still, ominous atmosphere Mehr sehen