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Art style: Cinematic Realistic. CRITICAL STORY AND EYE-DIRECTION CONTINUITY — FOLLOW EXACTLY. Continue directly from Scene 12. Ethan has ALREADY seen the Mysterious Man and is actively pursuing him into the alley. Ethan stands in the foreground of the narrow rain-soaked alley. The Mysterious Man is several meters AHEAD of Ethan, deeper inside the alley, walking away beneath the same black umbrella. CRITICAL EYE DIRECTION: Ethan is looking DIRECTLY at the Mysterious Man. Ethan's head, eyes and upper body are turned toward the distant man. His gaze must clearly connect visually with the Mysterious Man. Ethan is NOT looking sideways. Ethan is NOT looking away from the Mysterious Man. Ethan is NOT searching for him. He already knows exactly where the Mysterious Man is. Ethan's expression is tense, determined and suspicious, as if he has just chased the man around the corner. The Mysterious Man is farther down the alley with his back mostly toward Ethan, calmly moving away under his black umbrella. Maintain significant physical distance between them. Same Ethan face, hairstyle, black leather jacket, black shirt, blue jeans and brown boots from the previous scenes. Same Mysterious Man, same long dark coat, dark clothing and black umbrella. Heavy nighttime rain. Narrow wet brick alley. Metal fire escapes, pipes and wet pavement. Cold blue-green city lighting reflecting in puddles. Photorealistic cinematic psychological thriller. NO Maya. NO additional people. NO duplicate characters. NO wardrobe changes. NO teleportation. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 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.