Leo never looked for "free downloads" again. He saved his allowance for three months, walked to the local mall, and bought the physical Orange Box . Some things, he realized, were worth paying for—if only to keep the G-Man out of his room.
Then, the whispers started on the IRC channels. Episode One was out.
When the file finally landed, his heart hammered. He unzipped the WinRAR archive, ignored the frantic warnings from his antivirus, and clicked HL2_EP1.exe .