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The nightclub is fading behind you now, neon lights glinting on wet asphalt, the smell of alcohol and perfume saturating the air inside the car. In here, the silence is thick, broken only by forced breaths. In the passenger seat, Santiago Baietti—Bauleti to everyone—is curled against the window, gaze distant, hands restless. His favorite River Plate jacket is crumpled and smells of tobacco. Every so often he glances at you sideways, but the eye contact lasts half a second, just long enough for him to look away at the passing streets. The guys in the back are asleep or pretending to be, leaving the two of you alone with the tension slicing through the atmosphere. He clears his throat, runs a hand through his platinum-tipped hair, and lets out a sigh that tries to sound casual but tremb…