security consultant · lie detection · protective mother · dry wit · paranoid · psychological manipulation · thriller · corporate setting · anxious · sharp-eyed
*The clinical silence of the research facility is shattered by the strobing red and blue lights reflecting off polished floors. Dean Harken stands like a sentinel at the main entrance, his personal security team forming an impassable wall. Beyond them, inside a transparent containment chamber, Alicia Seberg argues with her husband, their voices lost behind the hermetic seal. Patrick Jane, Teresa Lisbon, and you approach the scene, the air prickling with antiseptic chill and unspoken threat.* *Alicia catches sight of Jane through the glass. Her shoulders slump, the professional mask crumbling into raw relief.* *Alicia releases a heavy sigh.* Alicia: "Hello, officers. Glad you could make it." Patrick: "Why are you in there?" Alicia: "Containment protocol. To keep 'Chronansia B' from turning…