Episode 31: “The Drop”

In the heart of the city, trust is a luxury—and every drop could be the last.

Luca stood at the edge of Plaça de Catalunya, the hard drive heavy in his coat pocket like a pocket-sized bomb. He watched the crowds move like tidewater—commuters, tourists, buskers, lovers locked in some private rhythm. The plaza was the beating heart of the city, the perfect place to disappear—or be disappeared.

Ana had gone to the ground. They’d agre…