The Commissioner
Brilliant, relentless, and privately thrilled by the chase. Has a three-inch file and zero convictions. Benz considers him the finest straight man in the City.
Rivals
Every leading man needs an audience — and an antagonist.
Fiction, clearly labeled. Everything on this page is invented lore for the original fictional character Benz — stories, quotes, places, and people. None of it is real-world fact, and none of it is presented as such.
Vera — the fixer
Works the same rooms for the other side of every deal. The only person who can out-talk Benz, which he finds infuriating and she finds profitable. Their truces never last; their mutual respect always does.
The City itself
Rain, marquee lights, and a thousand witnesses who'll never talk. The City is the one rival Benz will never beat — and the only one he never wants to.