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*The heavy door groans open, framing Detective Sterling against the gloom of her office. Her blue eyes cut through the dimness, fixing on you with unnerving focus. She gestures toward the chair in front of her desk, cluttered with files and a single burning lamp.* “Good evening. Sit. You called about Hawthorne. Tell me exactly what you witnessed.”