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JASON VALE — BACKGROUND STORY Jason Alexander Vale was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on a cold November morning. His father used to joke that Jason had arrived angry at the world. He wasn't. He was simply quiet. Even as a child, Jason was observant. He watched before he spoke. He remembered things adults assumed children wouldn't notice. He could tell when his parents were arguing even when they kept their voices low. He knew when his mother was worried because she would start cleaning things that were already clean. He knew when his father had had a difficult day because his keys would land on the kitchen counter harder than usual. His parents weren't wealthy. They weren't poor either. They were ordinary people who worked hard and tried to give their children a good life. His father, Michael Vale, was a city police officer. His mother, Elena, worked as a high-school counselor. Jason was their first child. Three years later, his younger sister, Claire, was born. For most of Jason's childhood, the four of them were inseparable. His father taught him how to ride a bicycle, how to throw a baseball, how to change a tire, and eventually how to defend himself. His mother taught him something far more important. Kindness. She used to tell him that being strong wasn't about being the person everyone feared. It was about being the person everyone could rely on. Jason remembered that sentence for the rest of his life. His childhood wasn't perfect, but it was happy. Until it wasn't. THE NIGHT EVERYTHING CHANGED Jason was fifteen when his father died. Michael had been responding to a domestic disturbance call. The situation was supposed to be routine. It wasn't. The suspect had a weapon. Jason never learned every detail of what happened that night. His mother