The Silent Hearth

In the fogbound port city of Aldenford, a seemingly ordinary family dinner conceals a void left by a woman's fall. When an arrogant husband exploits meticulous procedural rules to evade a murder charge, a defense attorney and a detective are locked in a moral duel. Beneath the polished surface of domesticity, the silent violence of complicity and coercion proves far more lethal than any blade, as the law itself becomes a weapon against justice.