In the Shadows

In the Shadows is the sixty-second Petronas Stories comic, released on November 20, 2012. Is it the ninth comic in The Blue Saga.
The story revolves around Helliar's personal investigation of the Amanda Vjetrobran case, while the shadowy CEO of Complex Company, Ervin Klaussen, plots his secret plan in the shadows.
== Plot ==
In his Criminal Office inside Complex Company, Božor Mučaki is visited by his subordinate, who informs him that the CEO of the company, Ervin Klaussen, wants to see Mučaki. Mučaki orders his subordinate to stay, while he immediately goes to meet with Klaussen. Klaussen orders Mučaki to persuade Helliar and Wololo to finish the construction of Complex Company, something Mučaki (who had previously, under Klaussen's orders, ordered a hit on Helliar) reluctantly agrees to do.
In another part of the city, Helliar argues with a Tolozmuti Kiosk worker over a magazine price. Upset, he goes on, but realizes he is being followed by one of Basilio Mancione's men. Arriving at the New Main Mayoralty, he chats with his secretary, Vanessa McFly, who mentions Gogos's new album, and informs the mayor that Desteroth is present in the building.
Helliar talks to Desteroth about the fruitless murder investigation of Amanda Vjetrobran. The conversation makes him toy with the idea that he ought to start investigating on his own. Later, he is visited by nun Mare, who rudely demands that Helliar find Vjetrobran's murderer. Helliar decides to visit Vjetrobran's parents.
On his way to the other part of the city, he stumbles upon Basilio Mancione, and they exchange a couple of words. In the ‘Ugly Tall Small Building’, Helliar speaks with Ivan Vjetrobran and Cecilija Vjetrobran. They tell him about the circumstances of their daughter's death; Helliar also finds out about the deceased teenager's best friend, Helga Kingswill. On his way to Kingswill, he visits the Police Station to see how the investigation is going. There, he speaks with Mato Mulić, a forensic on the case, who casually informs him that Vjetrobran was pregnant at the time of her death. This shocks Helliar, as this piece of information was absent from the news.
He then proceeds to visit Helga Kingswill, who, after a brief chat, admits that her best friend had slept with Teren Film, an older man from Gajeva Street. Helliar pays a visit to Film, and judges that he is too stupid and cowardly to have committed murder.
Later at night, in the New Main Mayoralty, Helliar speaks to Arthur McLord, who abruptly leaves his office. Immediately aftewards, Božor Mučaki enters his office and politely asks Helliar to finish the construction of Complex Company; Helliar says he is busy, but would consider the idea.
Mučaki then goes to Petronas General Hospital looking for Mihael Konpijutor. The hospital headmaster, dr. Otejić, informs Mučaki that Konpijutor has been acting a bit strange recently, and that one of his patients complained to Otejić about his hospital treatment while under Konpijutor's care. Angered Mučaki visits Konpijutor, scolding him. Konpijutor promises he would kill Otejić, who started asking too many questions.In the Shadows
== Locations ==
* Petronas City
** Complex Company
** Tolozmuti Kiosk
** New Main Mayoralty
** Ugly Tall Small Building
** Police Station
** Kingswill Villa
** White Brick Apartment Block
** Petronas General Hospital
== Character appearances ==
=== In order of appearance ===
# Complex Agent
# Božor Mučaki
# Ervin Klaussen (first appearance)
# Helliar
# random Tolozmuti Kiosk worker
# Basilio Mancione's man (first appearance)
# Vanessa McFly
# Desteroth
# Mare (first appearance)
# Basilio Mancione
# Cecilija Vjetrobran
# Ivan Vjetrobran
# random policeman
# Mato Mulić
# Helga Kingswill
# Teren Film
# Arthur McLord
# Otejić
# Mihael Konpijutor
== References ==
Category:Petronas Stories
Category:The Blue Saga
Category:Stories with Helliar as the protagonist