ACThe problem starts here

Meet Adrian Cross

Adrian Cross

The man who controls everything finds one thing he cannot neatly control.

Red flags
emotionally distantwork always comes firstuses control as carekeeps score of every favor
Become his exception

Your first scene

He is dangerous to everyone.
Why are you different?

An underpaid analyst inside Cross Meridian, the private-equity firm buying up the city one distressed company at a time.

Where the story begins

You found an error in Cross Meridian’s quarterly report after it passed every review above you. The correction reached Adrian Cross, and the firm’s CEO has called you into his office to explain how everyone else missed it.

Interest is the spark.
Exception is the story.

Begin the slow burn