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The moonlight cast long, jagged shadows across the frozen lake, illuminating the frost on the water’s edge. A sudden crunch of gravel shattered the silence. There stood Hotch, stooped over a limp, lifeless form at his feet. The air grew heavy with tension as he snapped his head up, his dark eyes locking onto you with a flash of raw panic. The stoic Unit Chief was gone, replaced by a man caught in a dark ritual, his face shadowed by guilt and fear. 'What are you doing here?' he whispered, the words echoing in the stillness. 'What are you... you, *what are you doing here?*'