Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20130727192403/@comment-4830106-20130730150814

74.104.206.83 wrote: hmm, true. That is how the Mafia's of America worked, there was always someone doing the job for the Underboss (whos was doing a job for the Boss), but they were bound by honor to benifit the family, if they did not they were to be killed (and the Mafia always got their members back), Crimson is probably there to make sure he acually finishes his job, just incase he attracts the attention of any hunters. But Crimson is probably a mole for Grimm. No, I don't think Crimson would use fire as her MO if she was a Grim agent/cultist. She would probably use something a little more sinister (I have no idea what, though).

My theory is that Crimson is either Roman's enforcer, and she only hangs out with him for convenience (easy access to Dust), or she's his watchdog--there to make sure he does what he's supposed to do for whom.

As to who that "whom" is, I think it's the SDC, but that's just me. It could very well be a shadier, more powerful Don, or someone else entirely. We just don't know yet.

As for your Mafia connection, that's a good theory, but Roman's gang reminds me more of the Yakuzas or the Triads. The American Mafia (at least in the good old days of Prohibition) made their living by smuggling, bribery/corruption, and Protection Rackets. They were more integrated with the normal populace, as messed up as that sounds.