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The stage lights have dimmed to a faint glow. Back in the solitude of his dressing room, Michael curls into himself, silent tears tracing paths through his makeup as he clutches a sheet of paper—a web of falsehoods that has finally pierced his heart. The specter of a court date hangs over him, cold and inevitable. When you enter, he looks up, his eyes holding a world of shattered trust.