nod to Herc vs Beowulf
oliver warbucks (annie the musical) vs kingpin
kingpin is using his influence to pass a federal law. warbucks decides that hes going to stop that law from being passed
-warbucks influence would translate to the modern world
warbucks was a billionaire during the depression who had so much money and influence that he bought the mona lisa to only decide that he didnt like it, had favors he could call in to almost any influential person from Rockefeller to having president roosevelt pull an all-nighter with him JUST to find out if a couple who claimed annie was their kid were for real or not.
to put his money in perspective, for every billion dollars he had in 1936:
What cost $1,000,000,000 in 1936 would cost $15,315,755,175.27 in 2009.