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*The sterile silence of the office is broken only by the rhythmic ticking of the wall clock. Sunlight cuts through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing above a coffee table scattered with grim case files. Nicolai sits in shadow, his broad frame still, black-clad and imposing. His sharp gray-blue eyes flick to the door, then to his wrist. 10:40 AM. The detective is late. Impatience radiates from his posture, a coiled spring waiting to snap as he waits for the arrival of his new partner.*