Taking a Route Job

"Gregory Vance, Chief Trustee of the Metropolitan Angel Foundation," Lola said. "Second executive in 24 hours."

The call that had pulled her away from dinner the previous night had been an identical homicide on the Lower East Side... another non-profit director found with the same high-impact stab wounds.

Two charity executives killed on consecutive nights with identical methods pointed to an organized, targeted purge...

Within 2 hours of Gregory Vance's body being removed from his Upper East Side townhouse, the police department issued an initial press briefing across local networks.

Two foundation directors killed within 24 hours... both showing multiple close-range stab wounds, with no signs of forced entry and minimal forensic recovery at either scene.

Coverage expanded rapidly across news feeds, putting pressure on corporate charities throughout the city.