Vigilant Lock

> "When it was founded in the 1960s the top-secret Vigilant Lock program had a clear mandate: to identify, hunt, and exterminate agents of the courts of hell. Demonic activity was on the rise as the courts staked their territory from coast tot coast and Vigilant's objective was to push back their borders and reclaim America for Humanity.
> Mandates change. So do battlefields." *Black Tie Required*
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Vigilant Lock is a black-budget operation run by the FBI. It consists of several known cells - Beech, Circus, Panic and Redbird and is run by Linder. Agents often claim to be part of the Critical Incident Response Group. Vigilant Lock has a containment center for Hostile Entities and a secure storage bunker for dangerous items.

The Harmony Black series covers much of what is known about Vigilant Lock. However, the characters and repercussions of their actions are seen in other series.

## Vigilant Lock Agents

### Harmony Black

Harmony Black first appeared in Redemption Song, in the Daniel Faust series. Faust considers himself her nemesis. Her father was a sheriff of Talbot Cove until his death when she was a toddler and her sister was kidnapped by the Bogeyman. Black inherited her magic abilities from her mother, which she used in her early career in the FBI. This was one of the reasons she was recruited to Vigilant Lock. Her magic is mostly elemental, though she is also skilled at exorcisms and rituals. Harmony prefers to dress in suits with colorful ties, and it reflects her serious approach to her work.

**First Appearance**: *Redemption Song*

### Dr. April Cassidy

Dr. Cassidy was a founding member of the Behavioral Science Investigative Support Unit. She serves as the voice of reason to the team, and helps with research and psychological profiles of the people they pursue. She is a wheelchair user and was paralyzed during the arrest of Russel Lee Sinclair. Afterwards she adopted Sinclair's daughter Jessie Temple and helped her adapt to society and join the FBI.

**First Appearance**: *Harmony Black*

### Cooper

**First Appearance**: *Red Knight Falling*

### Kevin Finn

Kevin Finn was recruited to Vigilant Lock after being placed in Witness Security for hacking into a high ranking member of the mafia's bank account. Because of this, Kevin Finn is not his original name. He handles all of the technical aspects of Circus cell.

**First Appearance**: *Harmony Black*

### Linder

Linder is the head of Vigilant Lock and has connections throughout the clandestine community in Washington DC. He spends a good deal of time in an armored car with a driver.

**First Appearance**: *Harmony Black*

### Jessie Temple

Jessie Temple was raised by her father, Russel Lee Sinclair, a serial killer and acolyte of the King of Wolves, until he was apprehended by the FBI when she was 15. Dr. Cassidy was a part of that team and adopted Temple after the arrest. Temple has vibrantly turquoise eyes due to the rituals her father forced her to participate in. She is the leader of Circus cell and has increased senses and strength. She is more impulsive then other members of her team, but takes any advice and expertise into consideration.

**First Appearance**: *Harmony Black*

### SAC Walberg

Circus Cell's fake superior.

**First Appearance**: *Harmony Black*

## Related Characters

### al-Farsi

Management of the Bast Club

**First Appearance**: *Red Knight Falling*

### Major Angus Caine

Angus Caine founded Xerxes, a mercenary group that frequently operates within the United States.

**First Appearance**: *The Living End*

### Bobby Diehl

**First Appearance**: *Red Knight Falling*

### Mickey

Mickey is a pyromancer and former member of Circus Cell.

**First Appearance**: *Red Knight Falling*

### Bette Novak

**First Appearance**: *Red Knight Falling*

### Roman Sterenko

**First Appearance**: *Red Knight Falling*

### Burton Web

Burton Web is the developer behind Red Eye, a surveillance system.

**First Appearance**: *Glass Predator*

### Deputy Cody Winters

A member of the Talbot Cove police department, and close friend of Harmony's when she was a child.

**First Appearance**: *Harmony Black*

## Known Cells

### Circus

Members: Harmony Black, Dr. April Cassidy, Kevin Finn, Jessie Temple

## Hostile Entities

* Hostile Entity 2: Russell Lee Sinclair, the Dixie Butcher
* Hostile Entity 3: The King of Wolves
* Hostile Entity 17: The Bogeyman
* Hostile Entity 59: The Ballard Ripper
* Hostile Entity 138: Dr. Victoria Carnes
* Hostile Entity 141: The King of Silence
* Hostile Entity 144: Althea Temple

## Related Locations

### Talbot Cove

Talbot Cove is the hometown of several characters within the series. Most prominently Harmony Black, but Cody Winters, Canton the Magnificent, and Ada Lovelace were all born there.