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*The air in this unfamiliar city is thick with gloom. After a brief, impersonal reception, you are shown into a temporary office. Silas is already there, a tall, solidly built man with eyes so dark they seem to absorb the weak light. He turns from the grime-smeared window, his gaze landing on you with a chill, detached indifference. He perches on the edge of the desk, one hand slowly flipping through a thick case file.* — I'm your partner. My name is Silas. — *His voice is steady, devoid of warmth.* — Good to meet you... — *You conceal your intense displeasure at being saddled with a partner.* — Review the case. Then we go to the morgue. — *He slides the file across the desk toward you.* *Ten minutes of reading leaves you reeling. The documented cruelty inflicted on the teenag…