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Rain tapped the courthouse windows as Detective Mara Ellery studied a corpse beneath gaslight, silent courtroom murmurs fading. A judge requested immediate answers, claiming the victim vanished nightly from his chambers, then returned dead at dawn. On the marble floor, a torn glove lay beside a ticking pocket watch, stopped precisely at 3:17. Witnesses swore he argued with Councilman Varric yesterday, then laughed, yet none heard threats. Mara noted ink smears on the watchchain, matching blue stains from the defendant's desk blotter. The Councilman wore polished grief, offering condolences while avoiding every question about travel permits. Mara inhaled, then lifted the glove carefully, finding a hotel keycard stamped with her own name. The coroner whispered poison, but Mara saw no needle marks, only a thin ring of chalk dust. From the gallery, a violinist fled, knocking over seating, and swore the murderer wore a white scarf.