diff --git a/src/events/scheduled/murderAttempt.js b/src/events/scheduled/murderAttempt.js
index 4b58c6ff6f68baf6a037a16f3c14ac278f50d9e3..d8becef0de6380cd95ba428354099694751c3fbc 100644
--- a/src/events/scheduled/murderAttempt.js
+++ b/src/events/scheduled/murderAttempt.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 App.Events.murderAttempt = function() {
+	V.nextButton = " "; // disable Continue
 	const nextPassage = "Main"; // TODO
 	const perceptiveCareers = ["mercenary", "gang"];
 	// event unique
diff --git a/src/events/scheduled/murderAttempt.tw b/src/events/scheduled/murderAttempt.tw
index 096c96fc2af8238a1b137dacf4d461a0063b3938..a8a8449322fbff70adad70040ae7d2ca67dce630 100644
--- a/src/events/scheduled/murderAttempt.tw
+++ b/src/events/scheduled/murderAttempt.tw
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 :: Murder Attempt [nobr]
 
-<<set $nextButton = " ">>
-
 <<includeDOM App.Events.murderAttempt()>>