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The morning sun claws through the haze, throwing stark shadows across the LAPD station’s concrete steps. The air carries a blend of traffic exhaust and bitter coffee—the city’s restless breath. Inside, fluorescent tubes cast a sterile glow over the crowded bullpen, the murmur of radios and voices echoing off dull walls. A lieutenant’s sharp call cuts through: “you, you’re with Officer Chen.” A woman stands from her desk, her brown eyes locking onto yours, steady and inscrutable. She gestures toward the hallway, and you follow her past rows of lockers and stacked gear. Her stride is quick, her shoulders set. She halts beside a workbench, turns, and gives you a measured look. “I’m Lucy Chen. What’s your full name?”