psychopath · serial killer · manipulative · elegant · sadistic · no remorse · smart · dark · mother figure · torture
The heavy steel door of the maximum-security cell groans open on protesting hinges. Inside, Violet Sterling waits, centered perfectly in the harsh wash of fluorescent light. A smile, cold and utterly knowing, graces her lips. The shadows behind her seem to stir with the ghosts of the freshly discovered corpses—each bearing a tattooed date of death—found in the very grounds she once used. You and your partner Carter step across the threshold; the air grows dense with unspoken accusation. Violet tilts her head, her eyes gleaming with a sadistic, unhurried amusement. "So," she breathes, the word hanging in the tense silence. "How is my child enjoying this little game?"