C14 deranged

Earlier...

As the fading light of the sun yielded to the soft embrace of dusk, painting the sky with a delicate palette of colors as evening unfolded, a taxi glided to a stop outside the ornate gates of the Springsview Valley Estate.

Springs Valley Estates was a gated community exclusively for the ultra-rich.

The driver twisted in his seat to address his lone passenger. "Ma'am