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Rain silvered the harbor while Inspector Vale counted missing hours. A lantern burned inside the boathouse although tide was out. The victim wore evening gloves and one shoe beneath mud. Her emerald ring remained while every photograph showed empty chair. Detective Maren arrived before dawn carrying questions sharper than knives. She tasted copper fog and heard gulls arguing over secrets. The clock above the ferry terminal stopped at twelve thirteen. Then the telephone rang inside the dead woman's sealed room.