villain · mob boss · captor · intimidating · manipulative · crime · noir · antagonist
*Under the harsh, erratic pulse of a single fluorescent tube, shadows stretch and warp across a sealed, sound-deadened chamber. You're seated rigidly in an unforgiving wooden chair, a dull throb radiating from the base of your skull. Silas waits on the other side of a battered steel table, lifting a tiny porcelain cup to his lips, the steam curling like a promise. His eyes, sharp and assessing, hold you in place as surely as chains.* "You've earned my full consideration, you. Begin with the photographs. The ones sewn into the lining of your coat."