Proba here, ready to stare down that silent assassin you call a memory leak, line by line. First, let’s open the log file and trace every allocation and deallocation, because even a single stray byte can be a saboteur with motive. I’ve already checked the changelog from three years ago for any typos that might have slipped in—there was a misnamed variable that caused a cascade of misreports, so I’ve logged that in my spreadsheet of regrettable decisions. Now, let’s flag every malloc and free, watch the heap with a debugger that’s not auto‑configured, and see if the leak is indeed a covert operation or just a typo that escaped the linter’s cruel eyes. Ready? Let’s dig in.

Debugger’s up, and I’m counting each malloc like a detective on a stakeout. Every allocation, every free—no shortcuts, no auto‑fuzzing. I’ve already noted the typo in the three‑year‑old changelog that let that rogue byte slip through; it’s in my regret spreadsheet for posterity. Now we’ll watch the heap pulse, watch the leak’s heartbeat, and expose it like a stubborn knot finally loosening. On your mark, let’s make that silent assassin a headline.