The city of Bete Noire is as much a character as a setting. As an adult in Bete Noire, Shadow Boxer acts as Doctor Juris's main enforcer. She eventually makes her way to Bete Noire, adopting the name "Lee". Time passes differently in Bete Noire than it does outside of it. When Juris tries to leave Bete Noire after this, he rapidly ages and dies. Bete Noire is run by an organization known as The Hierarchy. The owner of "Furor's", a Bete Noire bar in which violence is prohibited. After a visit from Slate, he seeks out Bete Noire and Juris.