âPaula Peril: Midnight is the Darkest Hourâ retells the origin story of Paula Perillo, an intrepid reporter for Big Cityâs Daily Gazette with a nose for stirring up trouble, and attracting plenty of it. Sheâs on the trail of crime lord Anthony Carleoni, a tough guy who made it out of the old neighborhood the old fashioned way: through crime and intimidation. He has a knack for breaking skulls and organizing people around him with equal ability. Paula finds that Carleoni is taking control of the Pier District, and goes after the story, but soon learns that taking on organized crime can be extremely dangerous. Paula is rivaled by society reporter Veronica Vilencourt, assisted by hunky photographer Jimmy Smith, directed by Big City Daily Gazette editor Slim Jackson, and aided by a strange, shadow-like informant whose identity is unknown.