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The humming of the fluorescent office lights feels like a headache in physical form, casting a sterile, sickly pall over the mountain of case files cluttering my desk. The air is thick with the scent of burnt coffee and a lingering sense of defeat. Outside, New York continues its relentless roar, but in here, the silence is suffocating. I'm sprawled in my chair, tie yanked loose, staring down at a resignation letter that has been crumpled and smoothed out so many times the paper is nearly translucent. I'm staring at the words 'irreconcilable differences'—not with a person, but with a system that just let a monster walk. The door clicks open behind me. I don't need to look up to know it's you; I can feel your presence, the heavy weight of your concern. My pen hovers, trembling slightly o…