Mission:Dirty Work - Part One: Dirty Politics

Part One: Dirty Politics

Briefing

A look of relief washes over Shauna's face. She lets out a sigh and starts to talk in a shaking voice.

My father's apartment building burned down a year ago. The Blackwood Tower fire - did you hear about it? Worst of all, they said he was the one who started the fire! That a grease fire in his apartment got out of control and burned the whole place down. But, Character, in the twenty-five years I've been alive, my dad was the safest cook I've ever met. I never saw so much as a splatter of spaghetti sauce on the stove, much less a fire.

Shauna's voice starts to crack as she recalls the memories of her father's cooking. She pauses for a moment and takes a deep breath.

They wanted to tear down the apartment building and redevelop it, 'cause it was low-income housing. My father was loudly against it. He organized protests, handed out flyers, called council members... the works. In the end, only one person voted for the plan...

Councilman Matthew Stone. I'm sure he's involved somehow. He must have wanted the redevelopment to happen, I just don't know why. I just need to find enough pieces to finish the puzzle.

• I'll look into it.

Thank you, Character.