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Art style: Cinematic Realistic. CRITICAL CHARACTER, WARDROBE, LOCATION AND STORY CONTINUITY — FOLLOW EXACTLY. Continue directly from Scene 12. Photorealistic cinematic nighttime psychological thriller. Ethan has followed the Mysterious Man around the corner and entered a narrow, dark alley between old city buildings. ETHAN: Use exactly the same Ethan character reference from the previous scenes. Same face, hairstyle, age, body proportions and facial features. He is wearing exactly the same wet black leather jacket, black shirt, blue jeans and brown boots. His hair and clothing are soaked from the heavy rain. Ethan stands several meters inside the narrow alley, cautiously looking ahead into the darkness. His body is tense. He is breathing heavily after running. His expression shows confusion, fear and determination. IMPORTANT COMPOSITION: Ethan is the ONLY clearly visible person in the foreground. The Mysterious Man must NOT be standing next to Ethan. At the very far end of the alley, deep in shadow, only a barely visible human silhouette may be suggested beneath a black umbrella. Keep the figure distant, dark and difficult to identify. The alley is narrow and claustrophobic, with wet brick walls, metal fire escapes, pipes, dumpsters and puddles. Heavy rain continues falling. Dim blue-green streetlight from the main road spills faintly into the entrance of the alley behind Ethan. Wet pavement reflects distant red traffic lights and cold city lights. Deep shadows dominate the far end of the alley. Atmosphere: ominous, mysterious, tense, supernatural but realistic. Vertical cinematic composition, realistic anatomy, realistic rain, realistic wet clothing, shallow depth of field, dramatic low-key lighting. NO Maya. NO additional people. NO duplicate Ethan. NO duplicate Mysterious Man. NO daylight. NO wardrobe changes. NO fantasy effects. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt): Render this image entirely in "Cinematic Realistic" style. Match the lighting grammar, material response, colour science, level of realism / stylisation, line weight, and shading model typical of "Cinematic Realistic". Keep the subject, composition, camera angle, lighting direction, and colour palette from the description above — but EVERY surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in the "Cinematic Realistic" idiom, not in any other medium. Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly): - Ethan Cole: A 27-year-old American man with short, neat dark brown hair and observant brown eyes. He has a light, natural stubble across a strong jawline. His expression is often focused and skeptical. He wears a dark charcoal jacket over a simple black T-shirt and dark denim jeans. The lighting is low and moody, reflecting a nighttime city environment with rain-slicked surfaces in the background. He has a grounded, realistic vibe, looking like a natural urban dweller rather than a model. - Mysterious Man: A middle-aged man with sharp, angular facial features and piercing, intense eyes that seem to see through everything. He has a clean-shaven face and silvering hair at the temples. He is wearing a long, heavy dark wool coat and carries a large black umbrella. He stands with perfect, rigid posture. The lighting is dramatic and cold, casting deep shadows over his face, with city lights blurred in the background rain. He exudes an aura of quiet, dangerous authority.