Wald Richter, a hardened thug entrenched in Stohess District’s criminal underworld, executes acts of intimidation, blackmail, and murder alongside his partner, Lou Meade. Hired by affluent businessman Elliot Gurnberg Stratmann during the *Wall Sina, Goodbye* arc, Wald hunts for Stratmann’s vanished daughter, Carly—a mission that collides with Annie Leonhart’s Military Police investigation into the same disappearance. When their paths clash, Wald and Lou ambush Annie to silence her, but a misfired shot from Lou strikes Wald mid-conflict. Mortally wounded, Wald confesses Stratmann’s prior enlistment of his services to trace Carly and exposes her boyfriend Kampfer Boltz’s blackmail scheme against Stratmann, which exploited Carly’s role in manufacturing and distributing illegal drugs. Wald’s criminal ties and violent engagements underscore the shadowy alliances festering within Stohess’s underworld, while his fatal confrontation with Annie amplifies the narrative’s exploration of institutional rot and perilous collusions shaping the story’s grim landscape.