/* ============================================================
   Contradictions Tracker — Cinematic Experience
   ============================================================ */

.contradictions-page {
  --cine-yellow: #FCEE21;
  --cine-black: #000;
  --cine-white: #fff;
  --cine-dim: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  --cine-panel: #111;
  --cine-line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  --cine-ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  background: var(--cine-black);
  color: var(--cine-white);
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

#cine-progress {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 4px;
  width: 0%;
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  z-index: 100;
  transition: width 80ms linear;
}

/* ---- Intro ---- */
.cine-intro {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 92vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 120px 0 80px;
  border-bottom: 4px solid var(--cine-yellow);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.cine-intro-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 70% 20%, rgba(252, 238, 33, 0.08) 0%, transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #0a0a0a 0%, #000 100%);
  transform: translateY(var(--parallax, 0));
}

.cine-intro-grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.04;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(var(--cine-white) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cine-white) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 60px 60px;
  animation: gridDrift 40s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes gridDrift {
  from { transform: translateY(0); }
  to { transform: translateY(60px); }
}

.cine-intro .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.cine-intro .eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.cine-intro .kicker {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  color: var(--cine-black);
  padding: 6px 12px;
}

.cine-intro h1 {
  font-size: clamp(40px, 8vw, 88px);
  line-height: 0.95;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  max-width: 14ch;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.cine-intro h1 .bar {
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  color: var(--cine-black);
  padding: 0.04em 0.14em;
  box-decoration-break: clone;
  -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;
}

.cine-intro .standfirst {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 680px;
  color: var(--cine-dim);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--cine-yellow);
  padding-left: 24px;
}

.cine-scroll-hint {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 32px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  animation: bounceHint 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.cine-scroll-hint span {
  width: 1px;
  height: 40px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cine-yellow), transparent);
}

@keyframes bounceHint {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); }
  50% { transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(8px); }
}

/* ---- Layout shell ---- */
.cine-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
  gap: 0;
}

.cine-index {
  position: sticky;
  top: 80px;
  align-self: start;
  max-height: calc(100vh - 100px);
  overflow-y: auto;
  padding: 48px 20px 48px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
}

.cine-index-label {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  padding-left: 16px;
}

.cine-index ol {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  counter-reset: cine;
}

.cine-index li {
  counter-increment: cine;
}

.cine-index a {
  display: block;
  padding: 10px 16px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-left: 3px solid transparent;
  transition: all 0.25s var(--cine-ease);
}

.cine-index a::before {
  content: counter(cine, decimal-leading-zero) " ";
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-right: 6px;
}

.cine-index a:hover,
.cine-index a.active {
  color: var(--cine-white);
  border-left-color: var(--cine-yellow);
  background: rgba(252, 238, 33, 0.06);
}

.cine-main {
  min-width: 0;
}

/* ---- Scenes ---- */
/* Visible by default — JS adds .cine-ready for scroll reveals */
.cine-scene {
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 80px 48px 100px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

.cine-ready .cine-scene {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(48px);
  transition: opacity 0.9s var(--cine-ease), transform 0.9s var(--cine-ease);
}

.cine-ready .cine-scene.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.cine-scene-header {
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}

.cine-scene-header .who {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.cine-scene-header h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4.5vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  max-width: 18ch;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.cine-scene-header .dek {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--cine-dim);
  max-width: 640px;
}

/* ---- Split testimony / evidence ---- */
.cine-split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  min-height: 420px;
  border: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  perspective: 1200px;
}

.cine-panel {
  padding: 40px 36px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.cine-panel-testimony {
  background: #0d0d0d;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
}

.cine-panel-testimony::before {
  content: "UNDER OATH";
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  left: 20px;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}

.cine-panel-evidence {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #141414 0%, #0a0a0a 100%);
}

.cine-panel-evidence::before {
  content: "THE FILES";
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  left: 20px;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
}

.cine-panel-label {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.cine-panel blockquote {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 26px);
  line-height: 1.45;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: normal;
}

.cine-panel-testimony blockquote {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
}

.cine-panel-evidence blockquote {
  color: var(--cine-white);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--cine-yellow);
  padding-left: 20px;
}

.cine-panel-detail {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--cine-dim);
}

/* ---- Verdict strip ---- */
.cine-verdict {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 0;
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  color: var(--cine-black);
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.cine-verdict-tag {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 16px 10px;
  background: var(--cine-black);
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
}

.cine-verdict-body {
  flex: 1;
  padding: 24px 32px;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.5vw, 28px);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.25;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---- Infographics ---- */
.cine-viz {
  margin: 40px 0;
  padding: 36px;
  background: var(--cine-panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
}

.cine-viz-title {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

/* Network diagram */
.viz-network {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0;
  min-height: 200px;
  position: relative;
}

.viz-node {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  border: 2px solid var(--cine-line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 8px;
  background: var(--cine-black);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1);
}

.cine-ready .viz-node {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.6);
  transition: all 0.7s var(--cine-ease);
}

.cine-ready .cine-scene.is-visible .viz-node {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1);
}

.cine-scene.is-visible .viz-node:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.1s; }
.cine-scene.is-visible .viz-node:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.3s; }
.cine-scene.is-visible .viz-node:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.5s; }

.viz-node.highlight {
  border-color: var(--cine-yellow);
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(252, 238, 33, 0.25);
}

.viz-connector {
  flex: 1;
  max-width: 80px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--cine-line);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.viz-connector::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.8s var(--cine-ease) 0.4s;
}

.cine-scene.is-visible .viz-connector::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

/* Bar comparison */
.viz-bars {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 28px;
}

.viz-bar-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr 80px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
}

.viz-bar-label {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.viz-bar-track {
  height: 32px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.viz-bar-fill {
  height: 100%;
  width: 0%;
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  transition: width 1.4s var(--cine-ease);
}

.viz-bar-fill.muted {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.viz-bar-value {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-align: right;
}

/* Pie chart */
.viz-pie-wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 48px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
}

.viz-pie {
  position: relative;
  width: 160px;
  height: 160px;
}

.viz-pie svg {
  transform: rotate(-90deg);
}

.pie-ring {
  fill: none;
  stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  stroke-width: 12;
}

.pie-segment {
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--cine-yellow);
  stroke-width: 12;
  stroke-dasharray: 339.292;
  stroke-dashoffset: 339.292;
  transition: stroke-dashoffset 1.6s var(--cine-ease);
}

.viz-pie-center {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.viz-pie-center .num {
  font-size: 36px;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
}

.viz-pie-center .lbl {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.viz-pie-legend {
  max-width: 320px;
}

.viz-pie-legend li {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--cine-dim);
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 20px;
  position: relative;
}

.viz-pie-legend li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 8px;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
}

/* Timeline strip */
.viz-timeline {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0;
  position: relative;
  padding-top: 20px;
}

.viz-timeline::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 28px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--cine-line);
}

.viz-tl-step {
  flex: 1;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: all 0.6s var(--cine-ease);
}

.cine-scene.is-visible .viz-tl-step {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.cine-scene.is-visible .viz-tl-step:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.1s; }
.cine-scene.is-visible .viz-tl-step:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.35s; }
.cine-scene.is-visible .viz-tl-step:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.6s; }
.cine-scene.is-visible .viz-tl-step:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.85s; }

.viz-tl-dot {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--cine-black);
  border: 3px solid var(--cine-line);
  margin: 0 auto 16px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.viz-tl-step.active .viz-tl-dot {
  border-color: var(--cine-yellow);
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(252, 238, 33, 0.5);
}

.viz-tl-label {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.viz-tl-text {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.4;
  padding: 0 8px;
}

/* Counter stat */
.viz-stat-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(160px, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
}

.viz-stat {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 32px 20px;
  border: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.viz-stat .num {
  font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px);
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.viz-stat .lbl {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--cine-dim);
}

/* Document reveal */
.viz-doc {
  position: relative;
  padding: 28px;
  background: #0a0a0a;
  border: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
  font-family: "Courier New", monospace;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.viz-doc::before {
  content: "DOCUMENT EXCERPT";
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-montserrat, Montserrat, sans-serif);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.viz-doc .redact {
  background: var(--cine-black);
  color: transparent;
  user-select: none;
  padding: 0 40px;
}

.viz-doc-scan {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: -100%;
  width: 60%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(252, 238, 33, 0.06), transparent);
  animation: docScan 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes docScan {
  0%, 100% { left: -60%; }
  50% { left: 100%; }
}

/* Source link */
.cine-source {
  margin-top: 32px;
}

.cine-source a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.2s;
}

.cine-source a:hover {
  border-bottom-color: var(--cine-yellow);
}

/* CTA */
.cine-cta {
  padding: 80px 48px;
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  color: var(--cine-black);
  text-align: center;
}

.cine-cta h3 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.cine-cta p {
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  font-size: 17px;
}

/* ---- Responsive ---- */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .cine-shell {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .cine-index {
    position: relative;
    top: 0;
    max-height: none;
    padding: 24px 0;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
    overflow-x: auto;
  }

  .cine-index ol {
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 0 16px;
  }

  .cine-index a {
    white-space: nowrap;
    border-left: 0;
    border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
    padding: 8px 14px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  }

  .cine-index a.active {
    border-bottom-color: var(--cine-yellow);
  }

  .cine-scene {
    padding: 60px 24px 80px;
  }

  .cine-split {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .cine-panel-testimony {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .viz-bar-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .viz-bar-value {
    text-align: left;
  }

  .cine-verdict {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .cine-verdict-tag {
    writing-mode: horizontal-tb;
    transform: none;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cine-scene,
  .viz-node,
  .viz-tl-step,
  .viz-connector::after,
  .pie-segment,
  .viz-bar-fill,
  .cine-intro-grid,
  .cine-scroll-hint,
  .viz-doc-scan {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }

  .viz-bar-fill {
    width: var(--bar-final, 100%) !important;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   v2 — mini investigative stories + photographs
   ============================================================ */

.ct-v2 .cine-scene {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 72px 40px 88px;
}

.ct-v2 .cine-shell {
  grid-template-columns: 280px 1fr;
}

.story-intro {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 92vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 140px 0 88px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.story-intro-mosaic {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
  gap: 4px;
  transform: translateY(var(--parallax, 0));
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.15);
}

.story-intro-mosaic img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.story-intro-veil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72) 45%, #000 100%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) 0%, transparent 40%);
}

.story-intro .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.story-intro .eyebrow,
.story-intro h1,
.story-intro .standfirst {
  /* inherit cine-intro type */
}

.story-intro .eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.story-intro .kicker {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  color: var(--cine-black);
  padding: 6px 12px;
}

.story-intro h1 {
  font-size: clamp(40px, 8vw, 88px);
  line-height: 0.95;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  max-width: 14ch;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.story-intro h1 .bar {
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  color: var(--cine-black);
  padding: 0.04em 0.14em;
  box-decoration-break: clone;
  -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;
}

.story-intro .standfirst {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 680px;
  color: var(--cine-dim);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--cine-yellow);
  padding-left: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.story-intro-note {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 28px;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
}

/* Index with portraits */
.story-index {
  width: 260px;
}

.story-index a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 10px 12px 10px 8px;
}

.story-index a::before {
  display: none;
}

.story-index-thumb {
  flex: 0 0 44px;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #1a1a1a;
  border: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
}

.story-index-thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 20%;
  filter: grayscale(1);
  transition: filter 0.25s var(--cine-ease);
}

.story-index a.active .story-index-thumb img,
.story-index a:hover .story-index-thumb img {
  filter: grayscale(0);
}

.story-index-thumb span {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
}

.story-index-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 0;
}

.story-index-who {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: inherit;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

.story-index-title {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

.story-index a.active .story-index-title {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

/* Story file */
.story-file-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.story-file-num {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--cine-yellow);
  color: var(--cine-black);
  padding: 6px 10px;
}

.story-file-role {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

.story-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 320px) 1fr;
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.story-portrait {
  position: relative;
  background: #111;
  border: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
  overflow: hidden;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

.story-portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 18%;
  display: block;
  filter: grayscale(0.35) contrast(1.05);
}

.story-portrait-pair {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  height: 100%;
}

.story-portrait-pair img {
  height: 100%;
}

.story-portrait-fallback {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, #141414, #141414 12px, #0d0d0d 12px, #0d0d0d 24px);
}

.story-portrait-fallback span {
  font-size: clamp(48px, 8vw, 84px);
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.story-hero-copy .who {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cine-yellow);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.story-hero-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4.5vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  max-width: 16ch;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.story-hero-copy .dek {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--cine-dim);
  max-width: 640px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.story-credit {
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.38);
  margin: 0;
}

.story-lede {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 0 40px;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
}

.story-lede p {
  margin: 0;
}

.story-scene-photo {
  margin: 0 0 40px;
  border: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
  background: #0a0a0a;
}

.story-scene-photo img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 420px;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(0.2) contrast(1.05);
}

.story-scene-photo figcaption {
  padding: 14px 18px 16px;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--cine-dim);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--cine-line);
}

.story-scene-photo .story-credit {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 6px;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .story-index {
    width: auto;
  }

  .story-index ol {
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .story-index a {
    min-width: 220px;
  }

  .story-hero {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .story-portrait {
    max-width: 360px;
  }

  .ct-v2 .cine-scene {
    padding: 56px 20px 72px;
  }

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

  .story-intro-mosaic img {
    min-height: 50vh;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .story-intro {
    min-height: 80vh;
    padding: 110px 0 64px;
  }

  .story-portrait {
    max-width: none;
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  }
}
/**
 * Contradictions Tracker v4 — folder stack.
 *
 * Loads on top of contradictions-tracker-v2.css (intro + colour tokens). Each
 * contradiction is a file folder: a tab sitting on a panel (the "sheet"). On
 * wide screens the stage pins, a row of folder tabs runs across the top, and
 * scrolling flips the sheet from one file to the next (dub.co-style). Narrow /
 * no-JS / reduced-motion fall back to a quiet vertical stack of folder cards.
 *
 * Pared back per feedback: no icons, no filled colour blocks, no shouting.
 * Type, whitespace and a single yellow accent do the work; the folder gives it
 * a physical home and keeps every file tight and contained.
 */

.ct-v4 {
	--ct4-ink: #f4f4f4;
	--ct4-mute: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
	--ct4-faint: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
	--ct4-line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
	--ct4-paper: #1b1b1b;
	--ct4-paper-2: #131313;
	--ct4-top: 84px; /* JS overwrites with the real fixed-header height. */
	--ct4-max: 1040px;
	background: var(--cine-black);
	color: var(--ct4-ink);
}

/* v2 sets overflow-x:hidden on .contradictions-page, which makes the article a
   scroll container and breaks the pinned stage's sticky. `clip` avoids that. */
.ct-v4.contradictions-page {
	overflow-x: clip;
	overflow-y: visible;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Intro — calm: no highlight bar, no chip backgrounds, no coloured rule.
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.ct4-intro .story-intro-veil {
	background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.82) 55%, #000 100%);
}

.ct4-intro .story-intro-mosaic {
	filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.05) brightness(0.7);
}

.ct4-intro .eyebrow {
	gap: 18px;
	margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.ct4-intro .kicker {
	background: none;
	color: var(--ct4-faint);
	padding: 0;
	font-size: 11px;
	letter-spacing: 0.22em;
}

.ct4-intro h1 {
	font-weight: 700;
	text-transform: none;
	letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.ct4-intro h1 .bar {
	background: none;
	color: var(--ct4-ink);
	padding: 0;
}

.ct4-intro .standfirst {
	border-left: 0;
	padding-left: 0;
	color: var(--ct4-mute);
	font-weight: 400;
	max-width: 640px;
}

.ct4-intro .story-intro-note {
	display: none;
}

.ct4-intro .ct4-intro-drop {
	margin-top: 20px;
	max-width: 640px;
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 1.6;
	color: var(--ct4-mute);
}

.ct4-intro .ct4-intro-drop-tag {
	display: inline-block;
	margin-right: 10px;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.18em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--cine-yellow);
}

.ct4-intro .ct4-intro-cta {
	margin-top: 26px;
}

.ct4-intro .ct4-intro-cta.ct5-cta-row,
.ct5-cta-row {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 14px;
}

.ct5-btn {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 9px;
	padding: 12px 20px;
	border-radius: 999px;
	font-family: inherit;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1;
	text-decoration: none;
	cursor: pointer;
	border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
	background: transparent;
	color: #fff;
	transition: border-color 0.18s ease, background 0.18s ease, color 0.18s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}

.ct5-btn:hover {
	border-color: var(--cine-yellow, #FCEE21);
	color: var(--cine-yellow, #FCEE21);
	transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.ct5-tip {
	border-color: transparent;
	text-decoration: underline;
	text-underline-offset: 4px;
	text-decoration-color: rgba(252, 238, 33, 0.5);
}

.ct5-tip:hover {
	background: transparent;
	text-decoration-color: var(--cine-yellow, #FCEE21);
}

/* ===========================================================================
   THE FOLDER CARD (shared by both modes)
   =========================================================================== */
.ct4-stack {
	background: var(--cine-black);
	padding: 8px 0 24px;
}

.ct4-tabs {
	display: none; /* Shown only in the pinned stage. */
}

.ct4-folders {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	gap: 28px;
}

.ct4-folder {
	position: relative;
}

.ct4-folder-inner {
	max-width: var(--ct4-max);
	margin: 0 auto;
	background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ct4-paper) 0%, var(--ct4-paper-2) 100%);
	border: 1px solid var(--ct4-line);
	border-radius: 12px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

/* The folder's own tab (shown in the fallback stack; hidden when the top rail
   of tabs is present in the pinned stage). */
.ct4-folder-tab {
	display: flex;
	align-items: baseline;
	gap: 14px;
	padding: 14px 26px;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ct4-line);
}

.ct4-folder-file {
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.06em;
	font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
	color: var(--cine-yellow);
}

.ct4-folder-total {
	color: var(--ct4-faint);
	font-weight: 600;
}

.ct4-folder-role {
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: 0.16em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--ct4-faint);
}

.ct4-folder-sheet {
	padding: 30px 34px 28px;
}

/* ---- Headline ---- */
.ct4-folder-headline {
	margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.ct4-folder-headline .who {
	display: block;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.14em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--ct4-mute);
	margin-bottom: 9px;
}

.ct4-folder-headline h2 {
	font-size: clamp(23px, 2.4vw, 33px);
	line-height: 1.1;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: -0.01em;
	text-transform: none;
	max-width: 24ch;
	margin: 0;
}

/* ---- Body: photo + the two statements ---- */
.ct4-folder-body {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.62fr) minmax(0, 1.38fr);
	gap: 38px;
	align-items: start;
}

.ct4-folder.is-textonly .ct4-folder-body {
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
}

.ct4-folder-media .story-scene-photo {
	margin: 0;
	border: 0;
	background: none;
	overflow: hidden;
	border-radius: 6px;
}

.ct4-folder-media .story-scene-photo img {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
	object-fit: cover;
	object-position: center 20%;
	max-height: none;
	filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.04);
}

.ct4-folder-media .story-scene-photo figcaption {
	padding: 11px 0 0;
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 1.5;
	color: var(--ct4-faint);
	border: 0;
}

.ct4-folder-media .story-credit {
	display: block;
	margin-top: 4px;
	font-size: 11px;
	color: var(--ct4-faint);
}

.ct4-folder-contrast {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
}

.ct4-show {
	margin-top: 24px;
	padding-top: 24px;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--ct4-line);
}

.ct4-side-label {
	display: block;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.18em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--ct4-faint);
	margin-bottom: 13px;
}

.ct4-side-label i {
	margin-right: 6px;
	opacity: 0.85;
}

.ct4-show .ct4-side-label {
	color: var(--cine-yellow);
}

.ct4-side blockquote {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: clamp(18px, 1.9vw, 26px);
	line-height: 1.4;
	font-weight: 400;
	font-style: normal;
}

.ct4-said blockquote {
	color: var(--ct4-mute);
}

.ct4-show blockquote {
	color: var(--ct4-ink);
}

/* ---- Foot: the gap, then the source ---- */
.ct4-folder-foot {
	margin-top: 28px;
	padding-top: 20px;
	border-top: 1px solid var(--ct4-line);
	display: flex;
	align-items: baseline;
	justify-content: space-between;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 10px 28px;
}

.ct4-gap {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 1.5;
	color: var(--ct4-mute);
	max-width: 70ch;
}

.ct4-gap-label {
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.16em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--ct4-faint);
	margin-right: 8px;
}

.ct-v4 .cine-source {
	margin: 0;
}

.ct-v4 .cine-source a {
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: 600;
	color: var(--ct4-mute);
	border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}

.ct-v4 .cine-source a:hover {
	color: var(--ct4-ink);
	border-bottom-color: var(--ct4-line);
}

/* ===========================================================================
   PINNED / FLIP MODE — added by JS as `.ct4-stack.is-pinned` on wide screens.
   Folder tabs run across the top and connect to the sheet below; the sheet
   swaps on scroll. Everything is vertically centred so the folder floats with
   no dead space above or below.
   =========================================================================== */
.ct4-stack.is-pinned {
	position: relative;
	padding: 0;
	/* Height set inline by JS = one viewport per file. */
}

.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-stage {
	position: sticky;
	top: var(--ct4-top);
	height: calc(100vh - var(--ct4-top));
	display: flex;
	align-items: flex-start;
	padding-top: 18px;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-stage-inner {
	width: 100%;
	max-width: var(--ct4-max);
	margin: 0 auto;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	height: 100%;
	min-height: 0;
}

/* Folder tabs across the top of the card. First tab sits flush with the sheet's
   left edge; each tab carries its number and a title. */
.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-tabs {
	display: flex;
	flex: 0 0 auto;
	gap: 3px;
	align-items: flex-end;
	overflow-x: auto;
	scrollbar-width: none;
	padding: 0;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 5;
}

.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-tabs::-webkit-scrollbar {
	display: none;
}

.ct4-tab {
	flex: 0 0 auto;
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: baseline;
	gap: 8px;
	padding: 9px 15px;
	border: 1px solid var(--ct4-line);
	border-bottom: 0;
	border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
	background: var(--ct4-paper-2);
	color: var(--ct4-faint);
	font-family: inherit;
	cursor: pointer;
	transform: translateY(1px);
	transition: color 0.25s var(--cine-ease), background 0.25s var(--cine-ease);
}

.ct4-tab-num {
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: 0.04em;
	font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
	color: var(--ct4-faint);
}

.ct4-tab-name {
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: 0.01em;
	white-space: nowrap;
}

.ct4-tab:hover {
	color: var(--ct4-mute);
	background: #191919;
}

.ct4-tab:hover .ct4-tab-num {
	color: var(--ct4-mute);
}

.ct4-tab.is-active {
	background: var(--ct4-paper);
	color: var(--ct4-ink);
	transform: translateY(1px);
}

.ct4-tab.is-active .ct4-tab-num {
	color: var(--cine-yellow);
}

/* Sheet stack: all folders share one grid cell; the container sizes to the
   tallest, and only the active sheet is shown. Anchored to the top so the tabs
   sit right on the active sheet. */
.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-folders {
	display: grid;
	gap: 0;
	flex: 1 1 auto;
	min-height: 0;
	overflow: auto;
}

.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-folder {
	grid-area: 1 / 1;
	align-self: start;
	opacity: 0;
	transform: translateY(20px);
	transition:
		opacity 0.5s var(--cine-ease),
		transform 0.55s var(--cine-ease);
	pointer-events: none;
}

.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-folder.is-active {
	opacity: 1;
	transform: none;
	pointer-events: auto;
	z-index: 1;
}

.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-folder.is-past {
	opacity: 0;
	transform: translateY(-16px);
}

.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-folder-inner {
	max-width: none;
	border-radius: 0 12px 12px 12px;
}

.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-folder-tab {
	display: none; /* The top rail supplies the tabs in pinned mode. */
}

.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-folder-sheet {
	padding: 32px 40px 28px;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Responsive
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
	.ct4-folder-body {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		gap: 24px;
	}

	.ct4-folder-media .story-scene-photo img {
		aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
	}

	.ct4-folder-sheet {
		padding: 24px 22px 24px;
	}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
	.ct4-stack.is-pinned .ct4-folder {
		transition: none;
	}
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   "More files coming" — a quiet note between the stack and the CTA. The series
   drip: files are released one at a time.
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.ct4-more {
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
	padding: 30px 24px 32px;
	background: var(--cine-yellow);
}

.ct4-more p {
	margin: 0 auto;
	max-width: 48ch;
	font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 19px);
	line-height: 1.5;
	color: var(--cine-black);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Source CTA — promoted to a button per COURIER feedback (2026-09-10):
   "Read the full reporting at Beltway News →" now reads as a clear action
   rather than a faint text link. Overrides the muted link style above.
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.ct-v4 .ct4-folder-foot {
	align-items: center;
}

.ct-v4 .cine-source {
	margin: 0;
}

.ct-v4 .cine-source a {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 8px;
	padding: 12px 20px;
	background: var(--cine-yellow);
	color: var(--cine-black);
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: 0.01em;
	line-height: 1;
	border: 0;
	border-bottom: 0;
	border-radius: 999px;
	text-decoration: none;
	white-space: nowrap;
	transition: transform 0.15s var(--cine-ease), box-shadow 0.15s var(--cine-ease), background 0.15s var(--cine-ease);
}

.ct-v4 .cine-source a:hover,
.ct-v4 .cine-source a:focus-visible {
	color: var(--cine-black);
	background: #fff266;
	border-bottom: 0;
	transform: translateY(-1px);
	box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(252, 238, 33, 0.28);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   "More files coming" — boosted per request (2026-09-24): louder tag, big
   headline message, framed band, so the series drip reads as a real callout
   instead of a thin strip.
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.ct-v4 .ct4-more {
	padding: 54px 24px 58px;
	border-top: 4px solid var(--cine-black);
	border-bottom: 4px solid var(--cine-black);
}

.ct-v4 .ct4-more p {
	max-width: 22ch;
	font-size: clamp(28px, 4.4vw, 46px);
	font-weight: 800;
	line-height: 1.08;
	letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.ct4-more-actions {
	justify-content: center;
	margin-top: 28px;
}

.ct-v4 .ct4-more .ct5-btn,
.ct-v5 .ct4-more .ct5-btn {
	color: var(--cine-black);
	border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.ct-v4 .ct4-more .ct5-btn:hover,
.ct-v5 .ct4-more .ct5-btn:hover {
	border-color: var(--cine-black);
	color: var(--cine-black);
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
	transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.ct-v4 .ct4-more .ct5-tip,
.ct-v5 .ct4-more .ct5-tip {
	text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.ct-v4 .ct4-more .ct5-tip:hover,
.ct-v5 .ct4-more .ct5-tip:hover {
	text-decoration-color: var(--cine-black);
	background: transparent;
}

.cine-cta .ct-cta-actions {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	justify-content: center;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 14px;
}

.cine-cta .ct-subscribe-btn {
	background: transparent;
	color: var(--cine-black);
	border: 2px solid var(--cine-black);
	cursor: pointer;
	font-family: inherit;
}

.cine-cta .ct-subscribe-btn:hover {
	background: var(--cine-black);
	color: var(--cine-yellow);
	border-color: var(--cine-black);
}

.ct-subscribe-dialog {
	position: fixed;
	top: 50%;
	left: 50%;
	transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
	margin: 0;
	width: min(520px, calc(100vw - 32px));
	height: fit-content;
	max-height: calc(100vh - 32px);
	padding: 36px 28px 28px;
	border: 0;
	border-radius: 16px;
	background: #111;
	color: #fff;
	box-shadow: 0 24px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
	z-index: 10050;
	overflow: auto;
}

.ct-subscribe-dialog:not([open]) {
	display: none;
}

.ct-subscribe-dialog::backdrop {
	background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72);
}

.ct-subscribe-close {
	position: absolute;
	top: 12px;
	right: 12px;
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	width: 36px;
	height: 36px;
	padding: 0;
	border: 0;
	border-radius: 999px;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
	color: #fff;
	cursor: pointer;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1;
	appearance: none;
	-webkit-appearance: none;
}

.ct-subscribe-close i,
.ct-subscribe-close svg {
	display: block;
	line-height: 1;
	width: 1em;
	height: 1em;
	margin: 0;
	text-align: center;
}

.ct-subscribe-close:hover {
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
}

.ct-subscribe-kicker {
	margin: 0 0 8px;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.2em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: var(--cine-yellow, #FCEE21);
}

.ct-subscribe-dialog h2 {
	margin: 0 0 10px;
	font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 28px);
	font-weight: 800;
	color: #fff;
}

.ct-subscribe-lede {
	margin: 0 0 22px;
	font-size: 15px;
	line-height: 1.5;
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

.ct-subscribe-embed {
	background: #000;
	border-radius: 8px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.ct-subscribe-embed iframe {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	max-width: 100%;
	height: 320px;
	border: 0;
	background: transparent;
}