“Okay.” Act Five: The Aftermath Scene 6: Exterior, Library – Dusk Thorne is led out in handcuffs but without force. He glances back at Patience, who nods once. He is taken to an ambulance, then to a hospital, not a jail.

She slides a small notebook across the table—her personal journal. He opens it. Inside are handwritten notes: coping mechanisms, breathing exercises, a list of VA crisis lines, and a single sentence: “You are not your worst day.”

As the crowd disperses, Patience’s phone buzzes. A text from an unknown number: “The Silent Hour is over. Time to talk about the Recruiters. Tonight. 9pm. The old clock tower.”

(sighs) “You don’t follow protocol.”

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