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Art style: Cinematic Realistic. CRITICAL STORY, CHARACTER, BODY ORIENTATION AND EYE-DIRECTION CONTINUITY — FOLLOW EXACTLY. Continue directly from Scene 12. Ethan has already discovered the Mysterious Man and has followed him into the narrow rain-soaked alley. CAMERA AND ETHAN POSITION — VERY IMPORTANT: Ethan is in the FOREGROUND with his BACK toward the camera. Show Ethan from behind in a cinematic three-quarter rear view. His entire body is oriented FORWARD, directly toward the Mysterious Man. Ethan's shoulders, torso, feet and head are all directed toward the Mysterious Man. Ethan is watching and pursuing him. DO NOT show Ethan facing the camera. DO NOT show Ethan looking sideways. DO NOT show Ethan's full face. The camera should primarily see the BACK of Ethan's head, leather jacket and body. MYSTERIOUS MAN: The Mysterious Man is several meters AHEAD of Ethan, deeper inside the alley. He is slowly walking AWAY from Ethan beneath the same black umbrella. His body remains facing AWAY from Ethan as he walks. However, the Mysterious Man has turned ONLY HIS HEAD and slightly one shoulder back toward Ethan. He looks BACK OVER HIS SHOULDER at Ethan. Show only a PARTIAL SIDE PROFILE of the Mysterious Man's face beneath the umbrella. He does NOT fully turn around. His torso remains pointed toward the far end of the alley. His sideways glance toward Ethan should feel calm, deliberate and unsettling, as though he knows Ethan is following him. COMPOSITION: Camera → Ethan's back → several meters of wet alley → Mysterious Man walking away. Create a clear visual line between Ethan and the Mysterious Man. Ethan watches the Mysterious Man. The Mysterious Man looks partially backward over his shoulder toward Ethan. Maintain significant distance between them. CHARACTER CONTINUITY: Ethan wears exactly the same black leather jacket, black shirt, blue jeans and brown boots established in the previous scenes. The Mysterious Man wears exactly the same long dark coat and dark clothing and carries the same black umbrella. Heavy nighttime rain. Narrow wet brick alley. Metal fire escapes and pipes. Wet reflective pavement. Cold blue-green city lighting. Deep shadows. Photorealistic cinematic psychological thriller. NO Maya. NO additional people. NO duplicate characters. NO wardrobe changes. NO full frontal view of Ethan. NO full frontal turn of the Mysterious Man. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 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.