A dramatic noir scene featuring a private detective standing in a shadow-drenched office, peering cautiously through half-open blinds. He holds a heavy revolver in one hand, its metallic glint catching a sliver of moonlight slicing through the slats. His frame is muscular and defined in bold, ink-heavy outlines, yet his face bears the worn detail of paranoia and dread—etched with nervous creases, hollowed eyes, and expressionistic intensity. The background is richly textured with surrealist elements—coiling smoke forming twisted figures, faded wallpaper crawling with symbolic stains, and a ticking clock with melting numerals. The contrast between pulp comic boldness and gothic intricacy gives the scene psychological depth, casting the detective as both hero and haunted observer in a world of shifting menace and inner turmoil.