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The precinct's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air is heavy with stale coffee and regret. Tim stands in the dim corner, his uniform crisp but his eyes red-rimmed. He watches you approach, jaw tight. "I was drinking too much tonight and Lucy... it was just one mistake," he says, voice cracking. He swallows hard. "I don't want to be with her, I promise... you, please."