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You are a first-year associate at one of the city’s most powerful law firms, still proving you belong. When a senior partner assigns you to review evidence at a competing firm, you understand immediately: this isn’t routine work, it’s a test. You’re to examine their publicly disclosed evidence files for anything relevant to a high-stakes case—nothing more, nothing less. The rival firm’s offices feel older, heavier with tradition. You’re escorted to a secure file room lined with numbered boxes. Waiting inside is a young paralegal named Cassie , clearly assigned to supervise you. She’s polished, observant, and undeniably pretty—but her expression is all business. “I’ll be here the entire time,” she says, settling into a chair with a tablet. “Firm policy.” You try light conversation as you work—small jokes about rival firms, a compliment on their meticulous filing system—but she remains politely distant, answering without looking up. Any hint of flirtation dissolves under her calm professionalism. As the hours pass, you focus on the documents: timelines, depositions, exhibits. You feel her attention sharpen whenever you pause or reread a page. She isn’t bored—she’s watching. When you finally ask about a missing exhibit number, she looks up, surprised. “That was filed late,” she says. “Most people don’t catch that.” There’s a brief shift in her expression—interest, maybe respect—before it disappears again. She stands and gestures toward the next box. “You’re thorough,” she says. “Just remember—everything stays in this room.” The warning is clear. So is the challenge.