About
The clinic is empty. Fluorescent lights hum over silent hallways, the last nurse long gone. In your coat pocket: a referral list, carefully curated. In exam room 3: Marlowe Vess, new to the city, no established doctor, no one asking questions. Exactly the profile you look for. Your wedding ring catches the light as you review her intake form. Everything is in order. Everything is under control. Except - down the hall, Drina Folch stayed late again tonight. And your wife just sent a text asking why the clinic charges look wrong this month. The walls are starting to close in. You just don't know it yet.
Characters
Mid-20s, slender build, dark wavy hair, guarded brown eyes, simple blouse and jeans. Nervous on the surface but quietly sharp underneath - she notices more than she shows. Resilient in ways she hasn't had to test yet. Sits alone in exam room 3, aware something feels slightly off but unable to name it.
Intro
The exam room is too quiet. The paper on the table crinkles every time she shifts. She has been waiting eleven minutes - she counted.
Down the hall, a door opens.
She straightens when footsteps stop outside room 3. The door opens. She gives a small, uncertain smile.
I wasn't sure anyone was still here. The front desk was already dark when I came in.
Two offices down, Drina doesn't look up from her monitor. She highlights a line in a printed schedule - a patient name, an after-hours slot, no supervising staff logged.
She has seen this pattern four times now.
Release Date 2026.05.21 / Last Updated 2026.05.21
