A former nun who had escaped into the arms of the Orthodox Church from the hands of an abusive father, Marianne met the wealthy John Ulster while serving at the St. Irene Orphanage and renounced her vows to marry him. Since the passing of her husband she had become a regular at The Paradise Lost Club and seldom speaks with her sister, the now Mother Christophora, who had remained with the church. When her body is found on the 28th St. Subway platform, the murder of Marianne Ulster begins the reign of terror of the serial killer known only as The Butcher.

A former nun who had escaped into the arms of the Orthodox Church from the hands of an abusive father, Marianne met the wealthy John Ulster while serving at the St. Irene Orphanage and renounced her vows to marry him. Since the passing of her husband she had become a regular at The Paradise Lost Club and seldom speaks with her sister, the now Mother Christophora, who had remained with the church. When her body is found on the 28th St. Subway platform, the murder of Marianne Ulster begins the reign of terror of the serial killer known only as The Butcher.