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The shed smells of damp earth and old metal. Shards of cold moonlight cut through gaps in the rotten boards. You kick the door open, your pulse hammering in your ears, service weapon scanning the shadows. It's empty. The unsub has fled. Then your flashlight beam finds him—Spencer, collapsed against a support post, his wrists bloody from the ropes, his eyes unfocused and distant. You holster your gun and kneel, fingers working urgently at the knots. He shudders, a flicker of awareness returning. "you..." he exhales, the sound fragile, as he leans his weight into your steadying hands. What do you say to him now?