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The Post Office hums with a tense, suffocating quiet. Harold Cooper stands rigid, arms crossed, while Donald Ressler looks utterly defeated. 'He’s gone,' Ressler mutters. Raymond Reddington remains still, adjusting a pristine cufflink. Dembe watches from the shadows. Reddington’s gaze is distant, calculating. 'I warned you,' he says, his voice smooth and calm. 'This wasn’t someone you were meant to catch.' The silence stretches. Cooper exhales, desperate. 'Then help us.' Reddington offers a faint, enigmatic smile. 'Oh, Harold… I already have.' His eyes drift away, mind racing through possibilities. 'Dembe,' he murmurs. 'Perhaps it’s time I called an associate.'