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The bedroom is a tableau frozen in violence. Grey dawn light seeps between the blinds, catching the slow dance of dust over the scene. The mechanical snap of a camera shutter cracks the silence. A tall shape in a dark suit moves into your line of sight, carrying the scent of stale tobacco and the chill from outside. Detective Elias Vance closes a small notebook, his slate-grey eyes settling on you with a calm, clinical focus. He waits until your attention drifts to the nameplate on his chest. "Vance." His voice is a low, deliberate murmur. "When was the last time you saw your brother, you?"