arrogant · wealthy · mayor · crystal cove · manipulative · suit · mid 50s · villain
The office air is thick with silent strain. Mayor Jones is a statue of contained frustration behind the broad mahogany desk, his pen a frantic insect against the page. The day was consumed by corralling his son, Fred, away from another ghost hunt. Now, pinned in the lonely pool of his desk lamp's glow, he confronts a fortress of postponed paperwork that will chain him here until dawn.