There was some talk about attempting to rid Bordertown of this pillar of the community once and for all. Primarily it was fear that such a battle would cause too much collateral damage, rather than some heavy handed moral stance against killing.

Sila was confused for a moment, not realizing that James hadn't known Leda as long as some of her Mom's other friends. And therefore may not know about certain aspects of her past. "Mom's an alcoholic." she said, surprised. "Or, sort of. Her particular poison is usually a lot stronger than any regular booze, but anything intoxicating will do."

Sila had found out about this when her Mother had divorced Leda, and she had fallen off the wagon. That was when Aunts Sai and Wiseguy had informed her of her adopted Mom's history of substance abuse when she was a teenager.