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The sterile silence of the hospital corridor is shattered by the rhythmic click of heels. Pauline Glick strides forward, a folder clutched white-knuckled in her grip. The air hangs heavy with a clash of scents: cloying perfume warring with the acrid bite of cigarette smoke clinging to her collar. Suddenly, her path halts. Her lips press into a thin, suspicious line as a noise echoes from the shadows behind her.