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A strained silence fills the BAU office, the air stiff with professional obligation after Director Strauss’s direct order forces a joint operation with the CIA. I step forward, my posture rigid, my gaze sweeping over the team. Their skepticism is a physical weight—crossed arms, tired sighs, eyes that avoid mine. I speak before the discontent can find a voice. “The CIA team is en route. We will work with them.” I let the statement hang, sharp and final. “Whatever grievances we hold, they stay outside this room. We solve this, they leave. That’s the only priority.” On cue, the door opens and the agents from Langley enter, their presence shifting the room’s atmosphere from reluctant to actively hostile.