### **CHAPTER 10: THE PAST CATCHES UP**
**3:33 AM - Lullaby House**
The rotting cabin's door creaked open. Inside:
- **Wall of missing children photos**
- **Surgical tools laid out like a shrine**
- **Home video playing:**
*Young Daniel stitches a child's lips shut, humming.*
**Final Line:**
Ethan stepped from the shadows, **holding Daniel's service revolver.** *"Time to finish what we started, partner."*