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It's my personal read on Morello. His reaction to the debt from the very beginning has been suspicious to me. He wants to meet with Sophia alone until she insists on bringing Liam, he (Morello) has already pre-determined that there's no way that they can pay back the debt, and he is so open to the idea of forgiving the debt.

This is not how someone would behave if they really cared about the money and is why I suspect that Morello somehow manipulated the game of poker for Liam to lose. If Morello was really concerned about the money above all else, he would have entertained some sort of payback plan with interest. Also, I don't care how connected Morello is, there's no way he could have ascertained overnight the financial situation of the Parkers. And, if he was able to do it overnight, he would certainly know that they have a very wealthy brother-in-law who could help them out. If Morello cared about the money, and was omniscient then knowing about Carl would be key to squeezing the Parkers. He would know that they do have access to the resources to pay him back. This is a tactic used by unscrupulous lenders all the time- lend money to untrustworthy people solely because they know a relative has the money to pay them back.

In my opinion, Morello locked in on Sophia early and has manipulated a situation purely for the opportunity to get closer to her. This is not about the money, that's just the lever he's pulling on to manipulate the situation.
Whatever the reason we will have to wait to find out
 

GingerSweetGirl

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You mean like a credit check? Something an institution that lends out large sums of money like a casino might have access to? Fairly sure those things are also pretty instant.
No way, not overnight. A credit check is not going to give Morello such an extensive knowledge of the Parker's situation that he "knows" they can't pay him back. And even if they can't pay him back, he would take whatever money he could get from them first, and only THEN would he consider alternatives. Morello is bluffing, he just wants Sophia.
 

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It's my personal read on Morello. His reaction to the debt from the very beginning has been suspicious to me. He wants to meet with Sophia alone until she insists on bringing Liam, he (Morello) has already pre-determined that there's no way that they can pay back the debt, and he is so open to the idea of forgiving the debt.

This is not how someone would behave if they really cared about the money and is why I suspect that Morello somehow manipulated the game of poker for Liam to lose. If Morello was really concerned about the money above all else, he would have entertained some sort of payback plan with interest. Also, I don't care how connected Morello is, there's no way he could have ascertained overnight the financial situation of the Parkers. And, if he was able to do it overnight, he would certainly know that they have a very wealthy brother-in-law who could help them out. If Morello cared about the money, and was omniscient then knowing about Carl would be key to squeezing the Parkers. He would know that they do have access to the resources to pay him back. This is a tactic used by unscrupulous lenders all the time- lend money to untrustworthy people solely because they know a relative has the money to pay them back.

In my opinion, Morello locked in on Sophia early and has manipulated a situation purely for the opportunity to get closer to her. This is not about the money, that's just the lever he's pulling on to manipulate the situation.
A few of us had a similar idea to yours that Morello would cause tension and drive a wedge between Sophia and Liam and would eventually nudge Sophia into Morello's arms.
 

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Well, speaking of evidences and not suppositions, the only evidence is that which reinforces a single path, Larry-Sophia. The rest are suppositions. There is no reference to a possible Tony Sophia path. From the beginning, Tony talks about his brother. :)
 
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He wants the game to feel like real life... Well in that case just take out a small second mortgage and pay the twat his money, but I suppose there's no fun in that!
 

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Well, speaking of evidences and not suppositions, the only evidence is that which reinforces a single path, Larry-Sophia. The rest are suppositions. There is no reference to a possible Tony Sophia path. From the beginning, Tony talks about his brother. :)
Evidence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!That is more like bloody anorexia, it is that slim.
Conjugal visits are only mentioned if you meet certain conditions before hand.
 

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Seriously now, Larry liked Sophia very much. It is very unlikely something sexual between Tony and Sophia, it would be a betrayal in the family, Tony himself would behave like a rat and Larry is in prison for not talking. Almost impossible.
What I see possible is a request from Larry that no one touches Sophia anymore, including physically.
Asking Liam to move out, not to live in the same house, as an additional punishment as his contribution to paying off the debt.
And this would be awesome :cool:
 
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