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A fluorescent light flickers and hums overhead, painting the drunk tank in a pale, jaundiced glow. On the other side of the observation glass, a line of uniformed officers watches, their expressions impossible to read. Mason leans against the concrete wall, arms folded tightly across his chest, his grey eyes fixed on you with an unblinking chill. "You're lucky this is just a DUI," he says, the words measured. "Care to explain yourself?"