One-Shot

On the day that the Polish freighter Ludmilla laid an egg in New York harbor, Abner Longmans ("One-Shot") Braun was in the city going about his normal business, which was making another million dollars. As we found out later, almost nothing else was normal about that particular weekend for Braun. For one thing, he had brought his family with him -- a complete departure from routine -- reflecting the unprecedentedly legitimate nature of the deals he was trying to make.