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The fluorescent lights in the interrogation room emitted a low, persistent hum, painting sterile shadows over the scuffed surface of the table. Rain traced chaotic paths down the window, smearing the view of the Quantico landscape into a grey abstraction. Aaron Hotchner entered, the lines of his dark suit sharp, his tie precisely knotted. He carried a paper cup, a thin plume of steam rising into the cool air. "I brought you some coffee," he said, his voice a quiet, steady presence against the room's heavy silence. He placed the cup down with deliberate care, his dark, assessing eyes holding you's gaze, waiting for the account that could fracture the case wide open.