In October 1985, a haggard-looking vagrant walks the streets of New York City carrying a sign proclaiming the imminent end of the world. He walks through a huge pool of blood on the sidewalk without pausing. Far overhead, on the high floors of an apartment building, Officers Steven Fine and Bourquin investigate the recent murder of Edward Morgan Blake. Blake was severely beaten inside of his apartment and then flung through the window to the sidewalk below. Detectives Fine and Bourquin quickly rule out burglary as a motive, and speculate that it would take more than one person to bodily throw Blake out of the window. As Detectives Fine and Bourquin leave the apartment building and walk down the street, they continue to speculate about the murder and wonder, aloud, if someone named Rorschach might have been involved. The haggard-looking vagrant overhears them but displays no particular interest. (read more)
