Editing Bullrich and Partners Ltd (Blades in the Dark) (section)

==The Bullrich murders==

After the previous score, the gang has decided that they would like to keep a low profile. In fact they would like to acquire a cover operation, which would help them avoid any unwanted and additional attention from the authorities. After some inquiries, it turned out that a rival smuggler gang called the Fog Hounds, have an import/export company called '''Bullrich & Son Ltd.''' as a cover. They have some leverage over the well-known and legitimate businessman '''Quess Bullrich'''. Some further inquiry, especially among the criminal elements involved with the merchant (with the help of their drug distributor '''Rolan'''), yielded the information that  '''Vellyn Bullrich''' ('''Quess's''' son and groomed heir), who is married to the most noble '''Arlina Strangford''', has frequented the brothels of the Fog Hounds and has significant gambling debts with them. Release of this information would destroy the family.

The gang has decided that their best way in would be to befriend the unloved second son '''Arvus Bullrich'''. He fell into disfavour with his father after signing up (in a fit of patriotism) for the Skovlan wars. He has since returned from the war, retired from the military and frequents concerts and the Doskvol opera. [[#Zamiro_Jayan|Zamiro]] and [[#Tocker_Vale|Tocker]] (in the guise of two merchants) easily managed to make his acquaintance, though his good friend '''Emeline''' started to favour  [[#Zamiro_Jayan|Zamiro]] a great deal. After a series of concerts and meet-ups, the gang started influencing him against his brother and father, by stoking old wounds and ambitions. The plan was to provide him evidence of his brother's incompetence and to get him to sign up on the murder (and thus take over the family business with a clean slate).

After two weeks of dates and concerts, [[#Tocker_Vale|Tocker]] decided that things were moving too slow. He stole into '''Quess Bullrich's''' house at night, stabbed the old man in his bed and cut the throat of the only witness (the family butler). At the incineration of the old man (in Bellweather Crematorium), the crew was approached by Tick-Tock and '''Bear''', members of the Fog Hounds. They warned them away in clear terms, while the trust of '''Arvus Bullrich''' was also somewhat broken. However, the crew managed to get into the funeral party of the '''Bullrich''' family. [[#Zamiro_Jayan|Zamiro]] broke into '''Vellyn Bullrich's''' office and obtained definite proof of his mismanagement of finance and his abuse of the family name. He confronted '''Arvus''' with this, who broke down and after weeks of manipulation, signed off on the murder of his hated brother. [[#Tocker_Vale|Tocker]] killed him within the fortnight, but not without arousing the suspicions of his widow '''Arlina Strangford'''. With this, the gang managed to break the Fog Hounds hold on the company and had managed to get leverage over '''Arvus Bullrich''', by having a signed order of murder for his brother in their hands.