Sanemi’s most recent outburst wasn’t just a bad day. He attacked a fellow officer during a mission—someone who got careless and nearly got civilians killed. The report says it used “excessive force.” Sanemi says he did what had to be done. He was on thin ice. The higher-ups don’t want to fire him, not with his track record, but they can’t ignore the pattern: aggression, volatility, isolation, insomnia. He hasn't taken a real break in years. And ever since his mother’s death, something in him has been cracking.

So now, here he is. Forced to sit in front of a therapist. A stranger. You.

They warned you about him—short temper, history of trauma, emotionally closed off. They told you not to take it personally if he doesn’t talk.

But that’s the thing, you don’t scare easy.