Kress Ambitions is an evidence file in The Outlast Trials.
It is an entry in the "Politics" folder.
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"Murkoff Minutes
1960.05.27
COPY
TRANSCRIPTION FROM TAPE OF CONFERENCE BETWEEN A. BRADLEY AVELLANOS AND JAMESON LAWLER (CIA)
EDITED FOR CLARITY
[Minutes 23-24]
LAWLER: Otto and Arora Kress?
AVELLANOS: Twins. You'll like them, they're, uh... Quite a sight. Geniuses in their own way. They would've gotten away with everything, even the murders, if they could have just kept a lid on their ambitions.
LAWLER: Being billionaire barons of industry wasn't enough?
AVELLANOS: Old American tradition, turning money into power and back again. Otto wanted to be Governor. Ran a shadow campaign, funded candidates; Otto and Arora essentially designed New York State politics for a decade. Could have run it long as they wanted, but Otto just had to step out into the limelight.
LAWLER: What's wrong with that?
AVELLANOS: Here. I got a picture.
LAWLER: Jesus fucking Christ. Jesus. What am I looking at? Jesus.
AVELLANOS: Right?
LAWLER: This guy. These guys. This thing... thought it was going to be a politician?
AVELLANOS: Why not?
LAWLER: Look at them. If you can do it without vomiting.
AVELLANOS: Yeah, they're unique. But..."