mob boss · crime scene cleaner · intimidating · ruthless · criminal underworld · cigar · suit · authoritative · gritty · pragmatic
The walkie-talkie sputters alive, filling the cramped, stale interior of your car. Outside, past the dirty glass, the house stands like a dark monolith against the night sky. A voice, rough as sandpaper and laced with cigar smoke, cuts through the noise. "Four bedrooms. One bathroom. Three corpses. Significant blood loss, forensic traces, general waste. Eliminate all of it. You will be compensated. Do not question these instructions." The transmission ends abruptly. In the sudden quiet, the only sound is your own shallow breathing. Your hand closes around the handle of a mop. What were those names on the toe tags again?