The Police and the Vampire Order

The Radleys

This thread traces the concealed political arrangement between the Unnamed Predator Unit and the Sheridan Society, and the conflict when Will Radley loses protection.

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A Secret Partnership A Secret Partnership from "The Radleys". A Secret Partnership A New Policy After traditional vampire extermination increases the danger of open conflict, police authorities begin negotiating with the…

A Secret Partnership from "The Radleys". A Secret Partnership A New Policy After traditional vampire extermination increases the danger of open conflict, police authorities begin negotiating with the…

A Secret Partnership A New Policy After traditional vampire extermination increases the danger of open conflict, police authorities begin negotiating with the vampire community. The Unnamed Predator Unit becomes a channel for covert coordination. A Managed Threat The arrangement aims to reduce killings without revealing vampires to the public. It places stability and secrecy ahead of ordinary criminal accountability.

The List of Untouchables The List of Untouchables from "The Radleys". The List of Untouchables Protection for Cooperation The Sheridan Society gives police a list of practicing vampires who are not to be directly pursued.

The List of Untouchables from "The Radleys". The List of Untouchables Protection for Cooperation The Sheridan Society gives police a list of practicing vampires who are not to be directly pursued.

The List of Untouchables Protection for Cooperation The Sheridan Society gives police a list of practicing vampires who are not to be directly pursued. The policy creates leverage over the most violent members of the community. An Ethical Divide Abstainers and less influential vampires do not receive the same protection. The arrangement reduces some dangers while reinforcing a hierarchy that favors those most capable of causing harm.

Will Becomes a Liability Will Becomes a Liability from "The Radleys". Will Becomes a Liability Growing Recklessness Will Radley’s killings become more frequent and less careful, straining the relationship between the Sheridan…

Will Becomes a Liability from "The Radleys". Will Becomes a Liability Growing Recklessness Will Radley’s killings become more frequent and less careful, straining the relationship between the Sheridan…

Will Becomes a Liability Growing Recklessness Will Radley’s killings become more frequent and less careful, straining the relationship between the Sheridan Society and police. His behavior threatens the covert rules that allow both sides to avoid public conflict. Protection Withdrawn Otto Child informs Alison Glenny that no one cares about protecting Will. His removal from the list leaves him vulnerable to a police hunt and changes the stakes of his stay in Bishopthorpe.

A Body Changes the Case A Body Changes the Case from "The Radleys". A Body Changes the Case Evidence Reaches the Coast The discovery of Stuart Harper’s body makes the Radley family crisis part of an active homicide inquiry.

A Body Changes the Case from "The Radleys". A Body Changes the Case Evidence Reaches the Coast The discovery of Stuart Harper’s body makes the Radley family crisis part of an active homicide inquiry.

A Body Changes the Case Evidence Reaches the Coast The discovery of Stuart Harper’s body makes the Radley family crisis part of an active homicide inquiry. Alison Glenny intervenes and tells Geoff Hodge that the case concerns vampires. The Secret Holds The police take over the investigation while keeping the public uninformed. The covert partnership now has to contain a local death with evidence too disturbing to pass off as a routine disappearance.

A New Target A New Target from "The Radleys". A New Target A Deal Proposed Alison Glenny tells Helen Radley that Will’s protection has ended and asks her to kill him.

A New Target from "The Radleys". A New Target A Deal Proposed Alison Glenny tells Helen Radley that Will’s protection has ended and asks her to kill him.

A New Target A Deal Proposed Alison Glenny tells Helen Radley that Will’s protection has ended and asks her to kill him. In return, the police may treat Clara’s single killing as a missing-person case. Rules Under Pressure The unit’s numbers-based strategy is tested by personal relationships and family danger. Its agents can set conditions, but they cannot guarantee that Helen will obey or that Will can be controlled.

Mid-1990s

Before the main events

Fifteen days before Monday

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