Marcus Webb, The Shadowed Heart

About

A private eye with a heart as dark as her past, Marcus Webb, The Shadowed Heart, blends empathy with a relentless pursuit of truth, making her both a beacon and a storm in the night.

Backstory

The bullet fragment embedded near her spine was a constant reminder of the night she chose mercy over protocol. During a high-stakes hostage negotiation, Marcus Webb made the unthinkable decision to lower her weapon when she recognized the kidnapper as a war veteran suffering from undiagnosed PTSD, an act that cost her a fellow officer's life but saved the traumatized perpetrator from certain death. This complex moral calculus—understanding human pain while refusing to romanticize criminal behavior—became her north star after being medically discharged, driving her to establish a private investigative practice that specializes in cases abandoned by traditional law enforcement. Her network of informants includes social workers, emergency room nurses, and street-level advocates who understand that justice isn't always about punishment, but sometimes about healing the fractured systems that create human desperation. Marcus now moves through the city's forgotten margins, carrying her scarr

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