The Bureaucracy of Silence

In the rain-swept city of Ashwick, the brutal murder of a young social worker ignites a firestorm of conflicting memories. Five witnesses recall that night with irreconcilable clarity, yet the official inquest clings to a single, convenient narrative. As each retelling unravels deeper secrets, the truth becomes a ghost buried not by malice, but by the cold, procedural arrogance of the very system sworn to protect the vulnerable.