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The precinct has settled into a hollow quiet, a landscape of abandoned desks and coffee cups left to grow cold. A single desk lamp casts a warm, golden circle over the chaos of open case files and annotated photographs. While the rest of the world has succumbed to exhaustion or the weight of their own silence, you remain awake in the island of light. Spencer lingers at the periphery of your desk, a pen spinning endlessly between his fingers. He clears his throat, a soft, strained sound in the emptiness, then the words rush out: 'Did you know there's more germs in a handshake than a kiss?' His eyes, wide and earnest, hold yours, waiting.