Synopsis

The world tilted on its axis for Mike as he watched her fall. Not a dramatic plunge, but a slow crumpling, a loss of color in her eyes. The air, thick with unspoken things, suddenly tasted like ash. He knew, with a sickening certainty, that the balloons weren't just for a joke. They were carrying something far more dangerous. He looked at Tubbs, the familiar grim set of his jaw a mirror of his own. There was no debate, no hesitation. This wasn't just a case; it was personal. "We're going und