▁reality ▁of ▁our ▁own ▁Earth , ▁Ad rian ▁is , ▁at ▁first , ▁apparently ▁not ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁characters ▁or ▁The ▁Conc ern . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁drug ▁deal er ▁and ▁arch - cap ital ist , ▁who ▁becomes ▁extremely ▁wealth y ▁from ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁tr ader , ▁before ▁setting ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁h edge ▁fund . ▁ ▁Mrs ▁Mul ver hill ▁A ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Conc ern , ▁a ▁highly ▁tal ented ▁Trans ition ary ▁and ▁erst while ▁teacher ▁at ▁The ▁Conc ern ' s ▁University ▁of ▁Pract ical ▁Tal ents . ▁She ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁r uling ▁el ite ▁of ▁the ▁Conc ern ▁has ▁ul terior ▁mot ives ▁and ▁a ▁hidden ▁ag enda ▁for ▁the ▁actions ▁they ▁perform . ▁After ▁forming ▁a ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁Tem ud jin ▁Oh , ▁she ▁disapp ears , ▁causing ▁Madame ▁d ' O rt olan ▁to ▁become ▁deeply ▁par ano id ▁about ▁her ▁mot ives ▁and ▁intent ions . ▁ ▁Mrs ▁Mul ver hill ▁the or ises ▁that ▁Madame ▁d ' O rt olan ▁is ▁motiv ated , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁Council ▁( and ▁therefore ▁human ity ), ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁Earth ▁world s ▁are ▁cont amin ated ▁by ▁al ien ▁contact . ▁ ▁Her ▁instructions ▁to ▁the ▁transition aries ▁to ▁kill , ▁supposed ly ▁to ▁eliminate ▁evil ▁workers , ▁are ▁sus pected ▁by ▁Mrs ▁Mul ver hill ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁means ▁of ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁al ien ▁contact