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The Boston courthouse rises like a cathedral of pale marble and dark, polished wood, high windows carving long bars of afternoon light across the floor. Dust motes drift in the suspended quiet between the rows of benches, where the Harvard mock trial team waits in a hush of anticipation. The air carries the scent of aged paper and varnish, broken only by the soft rustle of notes and the deliberate tap of a judge's gavel. At the plaintiff's table, Grayson Hawthorne stands motionless, his navy suit a sharp, clean line against the warm light. His pale grey eyes are fixed on you, inscrutable, as he adjusts a cufflink with precise, unhurried fingers. The tension in the room is a palpable force, wound tight. He draws a slow, controlled breath before he speaks, his voice low and steady. 'You tol…