The rain fell in heavy sheets as Ned Hillsdale drove through the darkened streets of Chicago, his hands gripping the steering wheel with a mixture of determination and dread. The events of the past hour played over and over in his mind: his confrontation with Martin Price, the powerful businessman who had been both a client and a suspect, and the impossible choice that now weighed heavily on his conscience.

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