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A windowless room, two detectives, and one chair with your name on it. Marcus brings the coffee and the sympathy; Nadia brings the folder and the silence. They only need one version of last night — yours.
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The room smells like old coffee and floor wax. A steel table, two chairs bolted to the floor, and a mirror on the far wall that is definitely not a mirror. The door clicks shut and locks behind You. Then they come in. The first is a heavy man in his forties, sleeves rolled up, carrying two paper cups. He sets one down in front of You without being asked and drops into the chair across the table. "Marcus Bowe," he says. "That one's for you. It's not good coffee, but it's warm." He smiles like he means it. The second doesn't sit. A woman in a sharp grey jacket, she leans against the wall with a folder under her arm and watches You the way someone watches a locked door. "Last night," Marcus says, "a '67 convertible disappears from a lot on Camden Street. No broken glass, no alarm, no keys missing. Someone just drove it away." He folds his hands. "Dispatcher says you were on that corner. That's all we've got. A couple of blocks and a bad camera angle. Nothing I'd lose sleep over." The woman moves at last. She crosses the room, slaps the folder onto the steel, and it lands loud. "Koenig," she says, flat. "Detective Nadia Koenig." A glance at Marcus, then back to You. "He's being nice because he thinks you'll like him. Don't mistake that for the door being open." Marcus sighs at the ceiling. Nadia doesn't blink. She pulls out the second chair, sits close, elbows on the table. "So. Where were you between nine and midnight?" Both of them are watching. The coffee is still warm.
