{
  "_comment": "1958. Harder, higher-contrast noir than the 1982 cases — deep blacks, blown highlights, long shadows. Shared small props copied from case-01/06.",
  "ego": {
    "h": 27,
    "prompt": "A tall lean 1950s police detective standing facing the viewer, dark heavy overcoat and snap-brim fedora pulled low, narrow tie, hard unsmiling face half in shadow, arms at his sides, high contrast film noir lighting, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "captain": {
    "h": 26,
    "prompt": "A heavyset 1950s police captain facing the viewer, shirtsleeves and braces, loosened tie, cigar, weary lined face, high contrast film noir lighting, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "partner": {
    "h": 25,
    "prompt": "A young eager 1950s plainclothes police detective facing the viewer, cheap suit, hat in hands, open honest face, high contrast film noir lighting, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "suspect": {
    "h": 25,
    "prompt": "A thin nervous 1950s working man facing the viewer, worn work jacket and flat cap, stubble, hands hanging, frightened expression, high contrast film noir lighting, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "widow": {
    "h": 24,
    "prompt": "A composed 1950s widow in black facing the viewer, veiled hat, gloved hands folded, dignified grief, high contrast film noir lighting, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "crates": {
    "h": 20,
    "prompt": "A stack of wooden shipping crates in a dark warehouse, one lid prised off, seen at a slight angle, hard shadows, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "strongbox": {
    "h": 15,
    "prompt": "A heavy steel payroll strongbox lying on its side with the lid forced open and empty, seen from the front, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "incinerator": {
    "h": 26,
    "prompt": "A cast iron basement furnace incinerator with a heavy hinged door standing open and fire visible inside, seen from the front, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "typewriter": {
    "h": 13,
    "prompt": "A 1950s manual typewriter on a desk with a sheet of paper rolled in, seen from the front, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "son": {
    "h": 17,
    "prompt": "A serious eight year old boy in 1950s clothes standing facing the viewer, short neat hair, shirt and shorts, completely deadpan expression, holding a school exercise book, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "armchair": {
    "h": 20,
    "prompt": "A worn 1950s wing armchair with a standard lamp beside it, seen from the side, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "mirror": {
    "h": 22,
    "prompt": "An oval hall mirror in a dark wooden frame hanging on a wall, seen straight on, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "coop": {
    "h": 22,
    "prompt": "A homemade wooden backyard chicken coop with wire mesh and a small ramp, two hens beside it, seen from the side, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "ledger1958": {
    "h": 12,
    "prompt": "A thick hardbound ledger book lying closed on a table with a fountain pen resting on top, single object, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "lockbox": {
    "h": 14,
    "prompt": "A small tin cash box open and stacked full of banknotes, seen from the front, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  },
  "streetlamp": {
    "h": 30,
    "prompt": "A 1950s cast iron street lamp post lit at night casting a hard pool of light, seen from the side, black and white monochrome grayscale only"
  }
}