The Cyprus Agency (No. 64)

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Ah… Episode 13. “The Cyprus Agency.”

You know, there’s a certain type of evil that slithers into the world not with a scream, but with a lullaby. That’s what we’re dealing with here.

A young woman goes missing, abducted—so it seems—until Lizzie discovers something far more unsettling. A trail of stolen infants, adopted under false pretenses, all pointing back to a seemingly benevolent adoption agency. The Cyprus Agency. Ah, such a lovely name. Like a Mediterranean travel brochure. But behind its philanthropic facade is a man—Owen Mallory—who plays god with genetics. Engineering the perfect families… for a price. It’s not just kidnapping. It’s curated parenthood—designer babies by way of fraud and trauma.

Of course, I’ve crossed paths with Mallory before. Visionary types like him always believe the ends justify the most appalling means. But what makes this one especially delicate, Lizzie, is that it’s not just a case file for you, is it? No. There are… revelations. Threads that lead to questions about your own past. About who you are. About who watched over you. Or didn’t.

You see, the past has a way of catching up. It always does. And when it does, you’d better be ready to look it in the eye and ask yourself: Do I really want to know the truth?

Now… shall we continue?