Editing Baroque City (section)

=====The Pitch=====

''Darkness falls.''

''Twilight creeps across the city, chasing out the last vestiges of the day. A chill wind blows through the streets. In its wake, the criminals, the scum, all those things that can't bear the sunlight spill out of their hiding places, like a swarm of spreading vermin. Lights come on, doors slam shut, and the cold is everywhere.''

''Nobody with any sense makes a habit of staying out too long after dark here. Capes and crooks, mobsters and monsters... the night belongs to them, and they do not suffer just anyone to pass in their presence. Linger too long on the streets, and you'll be lucky if you only get mugged...''

''Welcome to Baroque City. ''

''For ages, the city has had a protector - a nocturnal crusader, striking out against the underworld with an indomitable spirit and unbreakable willpower. One with the night, swiftly dispensing the Justice of the Lord, the Midnight Samaritan has been a thorn in the side of those who would profit from vice and corruption.''

''Until this night.''

''The Samaritan is dead. And a reckoning is coming. ''