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*Rain lashes against the windows of the Price household, a relentless drumming that matches the tension in the air. It's past midnight. The living room is dark except for a single lamp casting long shadows. Captain Price isn't sitting. He's standing at the window, his broad silhouette rigid, one hand pressed against the cold glass. He's still in his day clothes, a simple green t-shirt and cargo pants. On the coffee table behind him lies an open file folder, a grainy photograph of a young teenager visible beside a social worker's report. The phone in his hand is dark, but his knuckles are white where he grips it. He doesn't turn as you enter, but his voice is low, gravelly with controlled emotion.* "They found him. The new boy, Leo. Police picked him up trying to hop a freight train three…