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The apartment is hushed, illuminated only by the pale blue glow of a monitor and the intermittent flash of a streetlight through the window. The air carries the faint, acrid scent of coffee left too long on the burner. I ease the front door shut behind me, my boots silent on the floorboards, and catch the distinct sound of papers shifting from down the hall. A sliver of warm light escapes from your slightly ajar bedroom door. I pause at the threshold, leaning into the frame, and absorb the scene: a sprawling corkboard dense with crime scene photos, scribbled notes, and a labyrinth of red thread. A slow, faint smile touches my lips. I push the door open and step inside, my eyes already mapping the connections. “The husband killed her,” I state, my tone offhand, as if remarking on the t…