/* =========================================================
   Case No. 6.1 — MISSING: GPT-6.1 Astra
   Aesthetic: a search party's wall. Photocopied poster paper
   pinned to a dark wall, red string, masking tape, marker.
   Type matches the street poster: Anton over IBM Plex Mono.
   ========================================================= */

:root {
  --paper:       #f2eee6;
  --paper-card:  #f6f3ec;
  --paper-shade: #e3ded2;
  --ink:         #161514;
  --ink-soft:    #3a3833;
  --ink-dim:     #6a665c;
  --red:         #b8392b;   /* poster red, on paper */
  --red-bright:  #e24a3a;   /* same red, lifted for the dark wall */

  --wall:        #1c1b19;
  --wall-lift:   #242320;
  --wall-text:   #ebe6dc;
  --wall-dim:    #a8a296;
  --tape:        rgba(232, 221, 188, 0.8);

  --font-display: "Anton", Impact, "Arial Narrow Bold", sans-serif;
  --font-mono:    "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  --font-hand:    "Permanent Marker", "Marker Felt", cursive;

  --sheet:  46rem;
  --board:  68rem;
  --gutter: clamp(0.75rem, 3.5vw, 2rem);
  --shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), 0 22px 40px -22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);

  color-scheme: dark;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 3.5rem;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--wall);
  color: var(--wall-text);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* Wall grain — fixed overlay, self-contained SVG turbulence. */
body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.07;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='220' height='220'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='220' height='220' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

main, .footer, .statusbar { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

p { margin: 0 0 1em; }
p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

a { color: inherit; }

b, strong { font-weight: 700; }

.red { color: var(--red); }
.nobr { white-space: nowrap; }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1rem;
  top: -4rem;
  z-index: 50;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 0.6rem 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--red-bright);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ---------- Shared type ---------- */

.label {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
}

.kicker {
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red-bright);
}
.kicker--ink { color: var(--red); }

.meta {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
}

.section-title,
.board-head__title,
.card__place,
.memo__question,
.verdict__title,
.findings h3 {
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.section-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 9vw, 3.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
}

.sources {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
}
.sources a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
}
.sources a::after { content: " ↗"; content: " ↗" / ""; font-size: 0.85em; }
.sources a:hover { color: var(--red); }

.scrawl {
  margin: 0.9rem 0 0.2rem;
  font-family: var(--font-hand);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--red);
  rotate: -2.5deg;
  transform-origin: left center;
}
.scrawl::before { content: "\2190\00a0"; content: "\2190\00a0" / ""; }
.scrawl--right { text-align: right; transform-origin: right center; }
.scrawl--right::before { content: none; }
.scrawl--right::after { content: "\00a0\2191"; content: "\00a0\2191" / ""; }

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5em;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  padding: 0.75em 1.1em;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  font: 700 0.8125rem/1.2 var(--font-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.button:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.button--solid { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.button--solid:hover { background: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); }

.dot {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0.6em;
  height: 0.6em;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--red-bright);
  animation: pulse 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes pulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
  50%      { opacity: 0.25; }
}

/* ---------- Status bar ---------- */

.statusbar {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.55rem var(--gutter);
  background: rgba(20, 19, 17, 0.9);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(235, 230, 220, 0.1);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.statusbar p { margin: 0; white-space: nowrap; }
.statusbar__live { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.55em; color: var(--red-bright); }
.statusbar__case { color: var(--wall-dim); }
.statusbar__case-no { display: none; }
@media (min-width: 28rem) { .statusbar__case-no { display: inline; } }
.statusbar__help {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--wall-text);
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.statusbar__help:hover { color: var(--red-bright); }

/* ---------- Wall + sheets ---------- */

.wall { padding: clamp(2.5rem, 8vw, 5rem) var(--gutter); }
.wall--hero { padding-top: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 3rem); }

.sheet {
  position: relative;
  max-width: var(--sheet);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 5.5vw, 2.75rem);
  background-color: var(--paper);
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='300' height='300'%3E%3Cfilter id='p'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.6' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0.35 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0.09 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='300' height='300' filter='url(%23p)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

/* Masking tape, top corners. */
.sheet::before,
.sheet::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.7rem;
  width: 5.5rem;
  height: 1.6rem;
  background: var(--tape);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.sheet::before { left: -1rem; rotate: -38deg; }
.sheet::after  { right: -1rem; rotate: 38deg; }

@media (max-width: 30rem) {
  .sheet::before,
  .sheet::after { width: 3.75rem; height: 1.2rem; top: -0.45rem; }
  .sheet::before { left: -0.7rem; }
  .sheet::after  { right: -0.7rem; }
}

/* ---------- The poster ---------- */

.poster {
  container-type: inline-size;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 6vw, 2.6rem) clamp(1rem, 6vw, 3rem) clamp(1.25rem, 6vw, 3rem);
}

.poster__top {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.45rem;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: max(0.625rem, 2cqi);
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.poster__top p { margin: 0; }
.poster__case { color: var(--red); white-space: nowrap; }

.poster__missing {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.02em 0 0;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 32.3cqi;   /* Anton "MISSING" is ~3.07em wide: this fills the sheet edge to edge */
  line-height: 1.06;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.poster__body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 42% 1fr;
  grid-template-areas:
    "photo label"
    "photo name"
    "photo facts";
  grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr;
  column-gap: 5cqi;
  margin-top: 4.5cqi;
}
.poster__details { display: contents; }
.poster__details > .label { grid-area: label; align-self: end; font-size: max(0.625rem, 1.6cqi); color: var(--ink); }

.poster__name {
  grid-area: name;
  margin: 0.15rem 0 0;
  padding-bottom: 0.35em;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 10cqi;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.poster__name span { color: var(--red); }

.facts {
  grid-area: facts;
  margin: 1.1em 0 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.65em;
}
.facts div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.facts dt {
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: max(0.625rem, 1.65cqi);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.facts dd {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: max(0.8125rem, 2.35cqi);
  line-height: 1.35;
}

/* Booking photo: an empty height chart. */
.mugshot { grid-area: photo; margin: 0; }
.mugshot__frame {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 3px solid var(--ink);
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0 calc(16% - 2px), rgba(22, 21, 20, 0.5) calc(16% - 2px) 16%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0 calc(4% - 1px), rgba(22, 21, 20, 0.14) calc(4% - 1px) 4%),
    var(--paper-shade);
}
.mugshot__mark {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.35em;
  top: calc(var(--h) * 16% - 1.45em);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: max(0.7rem, 2.6cqi);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.mugshot__cursor {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 30%;
  width: 7%;
  height: 13%;
  translate: -50% 0;
  background: var(--ink);
  animation: blink 1.1s steps(1, end) infinite;
}
@keyframes blink { 50% { opacity: 0; } }

.mugshot__placard {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 8%;
  translate: -50% 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.2em;
  padding: 0.55em 0.8em;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-size: max(0.5625rem, 1.7cqi);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-align: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.mugshot__placard b { font-size: 1.15em; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
.mugshot figcaption {
  margin-top: 0.5em;
  font-size: max(0.625rem, 1.5cqi);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.mugshot figcaption span { color: var(--ink-dim); text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0.02em; }

.poster__cta {
  margin-top: 6cqi;
  padding: 3.5cqi 4cqi 4cqi;
  border: 3px solid var(--ink);
}
.poster__join {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 3cqi;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 8.5cqi;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.poster__here {
  display: grid;
  place-content: center;
  justify-items: center;
  gap: 0.6em;
  width: 22cqi;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: 2px dashed var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: max(0.5625rem, 1.55cqi);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-align: center;
}
.poster__here .dot { width: 1.6em; height: 1.6em; background: var(--red); }
.poster__url {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 4cqi;
  padding: 0.7em 1em;
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: max(0.8125rem, 2.8cqi);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
}
.poster__url:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }

/* Narrow poster: name spans the full width, photo and facts share a row. */
@container (max-width: 34rem) {
  .poster__body {
    grid-template-columns: 44% 1fr;
    grid-template-areas:
      "label label"
      "name  name"
      "photo facts";
    grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
    column-gap: 4cqi;
  }
  .poster__name { font-size: 15cqi; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
  .facts { margin-top: 0; gap: 0.7em; align-content: start; }
  .facts div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.1em; }
  .facts dt { font-size: 0.5625rem; }
  .facts dd { font-size: 0.8125rem; }
  .mugshot figcaption span { display: block; }
}

/* ---------- Headline crawl ---------- */

.ticker {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--red);
  color: var(--paper);
  border-block: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.ticker__track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.ticker__track li {
  padding: 0.7rem 0 0.7rem 2.2rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.ticker__track li::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0.45rem;
  height: 0.45rem;
  margin-right: 2.2rem;
  background: var(--paper);
  vertical-align: 0.1em;
}
.ticker__track b { margin-right: 0.6em; }
.ticker__track.is-running { animation: crawl 70s linear infinite; }
.ticker:hover .ticker__track { animation-play-state: paused; }

@keyframes crawl {
  to { translate: -50% 0; }
}

/* ---------- Briefing memo ---------- */

.memo__head {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
}

.memo__label {
  margin: 1.9rem 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.memo__label::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0.6em;
  height: 0.6em;
  margin-right: 0.6em;
  background: var(--red);
}

.known {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: known;
}
.known li {
  counter-increment: known;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.8rem 0 0.8rem 2.6rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(22, 21, 20, 0.18);
}
.known li::before {
  content: counter(known, decimal-leading-zero);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.85rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--red);
}
.known + .sources { margin-top: 0.4rem; }

.memo__question {
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---------- Evidence board ---------- */

.wall--board { padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 6rem); }

.board-head {
  max-width: 40rem;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(2rem, 6vw, 3.5rem);
  text-align: center;
}
.board-head__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 15vw, 7rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.board-head__lede {
  margin: 1rem auto 0;
  max-width: 30rem;
  color: var(--wall-dim);
}

/* Cards hang off a red string. On phones it runs down the left edge. */
.board {
  --string-x: 0.4rem;
  --lane: 1.5rem;
  position: relative;
  max-width: var(--board);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-left: var(--lane);
  display: grid;
  gap: 2.25rem;
}
.board::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.5rem;
  bottom: 0.5rem;
  left: var(--string-x);
  width: 2px;
  background: var(--red-bright);
  box-shadow: 1px 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

.card {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.15rem 1rem 1.1rem;
  background: var(--paper-card);
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  rotate: -0.45deg;
}
.card:nth-child(even) { rotate: 0.5deg; }

/* The pin sits on the string; a short thread ties it to the card. */
.pin {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.35rem;
  left: calc(var(--string-x) - var(--lane) - 0.45rem + 1px);
  width: 0.9rem;
  height: 0.9rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, #ff8a78 0 18%, var(--red-bright) 40%, #8f231a 100%);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
.pin::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 100%;
  width: calc(var(--lane) - var(--string-x) - 0.45rem);
  height: 2px;
  margin-top: -1px;
  background: var(--red-bright);
}

.card__tag {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.card__tag b {
  padding: 0.3em 0.6em;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
}
.card__tag span { color: var(--ink-dim); text-align: right; }

.card__place {
  margin: 0.15rem 0 0.7rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 7.5vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.card__suspect {
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  border-block: 1px dashed rgba(22, 21, 20, 0.35);
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
}
.card__suspect b {
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-right: 0.3em;
}

.quote {
  margin: 1.1rem 0 0.4rem;
  padding: 0.15rem 0 0.15rem 0.9rem;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--red);
}
.quote p {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
}
.quote footer {
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
}
.quote--small p { font-size: 0.9375rem; }

q { font-weight: 700; quotes: "\201C" "\201D"; }

/* Exhibit A gets the full treatment. */
.card--feature {
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 2.5rem);
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  rotate: -0.25deg;
}
.card--feature .card__place { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 11vw, 4.75rem); line-height: 0.92; }
.card__dek {
  max-width: 44rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.card__file {
  display: grid;
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
}
.card__file div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 6.5rem 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(22, 21, 20, 0.2);
}
.card__file dt {
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding-top: 0.15em;
}
.card__file dd { margin: 0; font-weight: 500; }

.card__subhead {
  margin: 2rem 0 0.25rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.steps {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: step;
}
.steps li {
  counter-increment: step;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.9rem 0 0.9rem 2.2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(22, 21, 20, 0.16);
  break-inside: avoid;
}
.steps li::before {
  content: counter(step);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.55rem;
  width: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--red);
  text-align: center;
}
.steps b {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-right: 0.35em;
}

/* ---------- Cold cases ---------- */

.coldcases {
  margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 10vw, 6rem);
  rotate: 0.3deg;
}
.coldcases__head {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
}
.coldcases__lede { margin: 1rem 0 0.5rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }

.files { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.file {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(22, 21, 20, 0.22);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
}
.file__date {
  margin: 0;
  padding-top: 0.2rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
}
.file__place {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.file .sources { margin-top: 0.4rem; }

/* ---------- Modus operandi ---------- */

.mo__lede { margin: 0.75rem 0 1.25rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }

.route {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: route;
}
.route__step {
  counter-increment: route;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.35rem 0 1.5rem 3.4rem;
}
/* Dashed escape route from each stop down to the next. */
.route__step:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 2.2rem;
  bottom: 0;
  left: calc(1.1rem - 1px);
  border-left: 2px dashed var(--ink);
}
.route__step:nth-last-child(2)::after { bottom: calc(-1.5rem - 2px); }
.route__step::before {
  content: counter(route);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 2.2rem;
  height: 2.2rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
}
.route__step h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1.05;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.route__step p { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.route__refs {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
}
.route__refs a {
  padding: 0.15em 0.5em;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.route__refs a:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }

.route__step--missing {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.1rem 1.1rem 3.4rem;
  border: 2px dashed var(--red);
  background: rgba(184, 57, 43, 0.06);
}
.route__step--missing::before {
  content: "?";
  left: -2px;
  top: 1rem;
  background: var(--red);
}
.route__step--missing h3 { color: var(--red); }

/* ---------- Case status / the reveal ---------- */

.verdict {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 11vw, 7rem) var(--gutter);
  background: #121110;
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(235, 230, 220, 0.08);
}
.verdict__inner { max-width: var(--board); margin: 0 auto; }

.verdict__title {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 14ch;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 13vw, 7.5rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.verdict__answer {
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin: 1.4rem 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 3.5vw, 1.35rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.stamp {
  display: inline-grid;
  gap: 0.05em;
  margin: clamp(2.25rem, 7vw, 3.5rem) 0 clamp(2.5rem, 8vw, 4rem) 0.25rem;
  padding: 0.3em 0.55em 0.35em;
  border: 0.14em solid var(--red-bright);
  border-radius: 0.12em;
  color: var(--red-bright);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 9vw, 3.75rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  rotate: -5deg;
  /* Uneven ink, like a real rubber stamp. */
  -webkit-mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='260' height='260'%3E%3Cfilter id='s'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2.2 2.05'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='260' height='260' filter='url(%23s)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  mask-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='260' height='260'%3E%3Cfilter id='s'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2.2 2.05'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='260' height='260' filter='url(%23s)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.stamp span:last-child { color: var(--wall-text); }

.findings {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem 3rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.findings li { padding-top: 1rem; border-top: 2px solid var(--wall-text); }
.findings h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 5.5vw, 1.9rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.findings p { color: #cfc9bd; }

/* ---------- Join the search ---------- */

.join { max-width: var(--board); }

.join__title {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  column-gap: 0.28em;
  margin: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0.1em;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 16vw, 8.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.join__search { color: var(--red); }
.join__lede {
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin: 1.25rem 0 1.75rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.leads {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.lead {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  border: 3px solid var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
}
.lead p { margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
.lead__num {
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem !important;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--red);
}
.lead__num span {
  margin-left: 0.4rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  vertical-align: 0.35em;
}
.lead__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.lead__by {
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-dim);
}
.lead .button { margin-top: auto; align-self: flex-start; }
.lead p:last-of-type { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */

.footer {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1rem var(--gutter) 4rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--wall-dim);
}
.footer b { color: var(--wall-text); }

/* ---------- Toast ---------- */

.toast {
  position: fixed;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 1.25rem;
  z-index: 30;
  translate: -50% 1rem;
  width: max-content;
  max-width: calc(100vw - 2rem);
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease, translate 0.2s ease;
}
.toast.is-visible { opacity: 1; translate: -50% 0; }

/* ---------- Reveal on scroll (only when JS is running) ---------- */

.js .reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  translate: 0 1.25rem;
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease, translate 0.6s ease;
}
.js .reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; translate: 0 0; }

.js .stamp.reveal { translate: none; scale: 1.7; transition: opacity 0.25s ease, scale 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.6, 0.5, 1); }
.js .stamp.reveal.is-in { scale: 1; }

/* ---------- Wider screens ---------- */

@media (min-width: 40rem) {
  .board { --string-x: 0.55rem; --lane: 1.9rem; }
  .card { padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem 1.4rem; }
  .file { grid-template-columns: 5.5rem 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
  .card__file { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .card__file div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.2rem; padding: 0.75rem 1rem 0.75rem 0; border-bottom: 0; }
  .card__file div + div { padding-left: 1rem; border-left: 1px solid rgba(22, 21, 20, 0.2); }
  .findings { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}

@media (min-width: 62rem) {
  body { font-size: 1rem; }

  /* The string moves to the middle; cards alternate either side of it. */
  .board {
    --gap: 5rem;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    align-items: start;
    column-gap: var(--gap);
    row-gap: 3rem;
    padding: 0 0 4rem;
  }
  .board::before { left: calc(50% - 1px); top: 0; }

  .card--feature { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .card--feature .pin { left: calc(50% - 0.45rem); top: -0.45rem; }
  .card--feature .pin::after { content: none; }
  .card--feature .steps { columns: 2; column-gap: 2.5rem; }
  .card--feature .steps li { display: inline-block; width: 100%; }

  /* Left column (B, D, F): pin on the right edge. Right column (C, E, G): pin on the
     left edge, and the whole column hangs a little lower. */
  .card:not(.card--feature):nth-child(even) .pin { left: auto; right: calc(var(--gap) / -2 - 0.45rem); }
  .card:not(.card--feature):nth-child(even) .pin::after { left: auto; right: 100%; width: calc(var(--gap) / 2 - 0.45rem); }
  .card:not(.card--feature):nth-child(odd) { top: 4rem; }
  .card:not(.card--feature):nth-child(odd) .pin { left: calc(var(--gap) / -2 - 0.45rem); }
  .card:not(.card--feature):nth-child(odd) .pin::after { width: calc(var(--gap) / 2 - 0.45rem); }

  /* The verdict: stamp lands to the right of the headline. */
  .verdict__inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    grid-template-areas:
      "kicker   stamp"
      "title    stamp"
      "answer   stamp"
      "findings findings";
    column-gap: 3rem;
  }
  .verdict__inner > .kicker { grid-area: kicker; }
  .verdict__title { grid-area: title; font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6.5rem); }
  .verdict__answer { grid-area: answer; }
  .stamp { grid-area: stamp; align-self: center; margin: 0 1.5rem 0 0; font-size: 3.25rem; }
  .findings { grid-area: findings; margin-top: 4.5rem; }

  .leads { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
}

/* ---------- Motion + print ---------- */

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .dot, .mugshot__cursor { animation: none; }
  .ticker { overflow-x: auto; }
  .ticker__track.is-running { animation: none; }
  .js .reveal, .js .stamp.reveal { opacity: 1; translate: none; scale: 1; transition: none; }
}

@media print {
  body { background: #fff; color: #000; }
  body::before, .statusbar, .ticker, .toast, .skip-link { display: none; }
  .sheet, .card { box-shadow: none; rotate: none; }
  .sheet::before, .sheet::after { content: none; }
  .verdict { background: #fff; color: #000; }
}