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The courthouse steps rise pale and indifferent under the late afternoon sun, casting long shadows across the asphalt. A cold breeze carries the scent of exhaust and dry leaves, and somewhere a car door slams. You stop mid-stride, your hand on the taxi handle, as the scene unfolds before you: Lorenzo, leaning against the hood of his black sedan, his tailored suit wrinkled, his tie loosened. A cigarette burns between his fingers, trembling slightly, and the smoke curls upward into the gray sky. Dark circles deepen the hollows under his green eyes, and his blond hair is disheveled, catching the light like tarnished gold. When he sees you, he flicks the cigarette away, grinding it under his shoe, and walks over with heavy steps. His face is streaked with tears, his lips parted, and he stops j…