Knowledge Or Know Lady Update V20240418-tenoke -

LADY: +1 (Her affair, her shame, her courage)

For the first time, the two bars on screen didn't fight. They merged. A new bar appeared:

"I didn't take him," she said. "But I saw who did." Knowledge or know Lady Update v20240418-TENOKE

"I already told the other officer," she said, voice soft. "I was home. Alone."

This time, something changed.

"Your phone records show a call at 9:14 PM. Who was it to?" (Gain +FACT, lose -TRUST) Option B (Lady): "You seem tired. Did you sleep at all last night?" (Gain +EMPATHY, lose -TIME) Option C (New hidden option, unlocked by v20240418): Silence. Simply wait.

And for the first time, someone did.

Outside, his own life waited—full of people who were neither just problems to solve nor just hearts to hold. His sister, who hadn't returned his call. His neighbor, whose trash cans were always knocked over. The cashier with the tired eyes.