Refining Fire
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Refining Fire is the novella-length Season One finale of Shadow Unit, with production number 1x08. It was written by Emma Bull and Elizabeth Bear.
Basic Statistics
Location: Tyler County, Texas; Washington, DC
Point of View Characters: Chaz, Falkner, Daphne, Todd, Brady, Lau, Hafidha
Timeline: May, June 2008
Major backstory revealed: Chaz is the result of Adeline Villette's rape by her brother, William Villette. She eventually ended up as a prostitute in Las Vegas and died of a drug overdose. After her death Chaz ended up in a series of foster homes, some of which were horrifically bad. At times he had a difficult time getting enough to eat. Reyes was aware of Chaz's situation but, in the interest of learning more about the Anomaly, did nothing to help the boy.
