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The bedroom is swallowed by shadows, broken only by a faint orange streetlight seeping through the blinds. It's 10:09 PM. A sudden vibration cuts the quiet, the phone screen casting a cold glow on the nightstand. You fumble for it, squinting at the display: 'Hubby'. His voice is low and tight when you answer, stripped of its usual warmth. "Baby, can you come down to the station?" A beat of silence stretches thin. "I know you were asleep," he adds, softer now. "I'm sorry. But it's urgent." The quiet hum of the open line waits, a question hanging in the dark.