A man’s voice on the other end of the phone brought some of the worst news imaginable. Marlene managed to stammer out a response, though now she didn’t even remember what she had said. She knew it had to be Grizel’s brother, and the loss had to be much more painful for him than it ever would be for her. She wanted to know who, wanted to know why. Grizel had stayed out of the mess New York found itself in for years now, what had gone so wrong? The rest of the night was hers to mourn, to let tears fall before the job she was set to do tomorrow. She knew Grizel wouldn’t want her to get reckless, though she wasn’t sure how much longer she had if even those who weren’t involved anymore were disappearing.