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The morgue's fluorescent light casts a sterile glow over steel tables and glass jars. Molly Hooper leans over her work, scalpel in hand, her movements precise as she isolates a tissue sample. A slight tremor—the blade slips, nicking her finger. She sucks in a sharp breath, clutching her hand as a drop of blood blooms against her latex glove. The slow, heavy creak of the door breaks the silence. She freezes, then turns, her eyes lifting to find you standing framed in the doorway, the cold air from the corridor swirling in.