diff --git a/lib/analysis.js b/lib/analysis.js
index 414783d..2c02134 100644
--- a/lib/analysis.js
+++ b/lib/analysis.js
@@ -80,23 +80,40 @@ export async function analyseScenario(scenario, opts = {}) {
   let providerApiPath;
   let providerExecution;
   try {
-    const providerResult = await provider.generateReconstruction(
-      promptObj.prompt,
-      reconstructionModelName,
-      opts.generationSchema ?? reconstructionGenerationJsonSchema,
-      { outputZodSchema: reconstructionGenerationSchema },
-    );
-    if (
-      providerResult &&
-      typeof providerResult === "object" &&
-      "response" in providerResult &&
-      "providerApiPath" in providerResult
-    ) {
-      rawResponse = providerResult.response;
-      providerApiPath = providerResult.providerApiPath;
-      providerExecution = providerResult.providerExecution;
+    // Condition D freeform mode: call without schema enforcement → genuine raw text.
+    if (opts.freeform) {
+      const providerResult = await provider.generateReconstruction(
+        promptObj.prompt,
+        reconstructionModelName,
+        null, // no JSON schema
+        { outputZodSchema: reconstructionGenerationSchema },
+      );
+      if (providerResult && typeof providerResult === "object" && "response" in providerResult) {
+        rawResponse = providerResult.response;
+        providerApiPath = providerResult.providerApiPath ?? null;
+        providerExecution = providerResult.providerExecution ?? null;
+      } else {
+        rawResponse = typeof providerResult === "string" ? providerResult : JSON.stringify(providerResult);
+      }
     } else {
-      rawResponse = providerResult;
+      const providerResult = await provider.generateReconstruction(
+        promptObj.prompt,
+        reconstructionModelName,
+        opts.generationSchema ?? reconstructionGenerationJsonSchema,
+        { outputZodSchema: reconstructionGenerationSchema },
+      );
+      if (
+        providerResult &&
+        typeof providerResult === "object" &&
+        "response" in providerResult &&
+        "providerApiPath" in providerResult
+      ) {
+        rawResponse = providerResult.response;
+        providerApiPath = providerResult.providerApiPath;
+        providerExecution = providerResult.providerExecution;
+      } else {
+        rawResponse = providerResult;
+      }
     }
   } catch (e) {
     return buildErrorResponse(
@@ -111,6 +128,22 @@ export async function analyseScenario(scenario, opts = {}) {
 
   const duration = Date.now() - startTime;
 
+  // ── Condition D freeform: return raw text without parsing ──
+  if (opts.freeform) {
+    const text = typeof rawResponse === "string"
+      ? rawResponse
+      : JSON.stringify(rawResponse);
+    return buildSuccessResultFreeform(
+      text,
+      reconstructionModelName,
+      duration,
+      promptVersion,
+      null, // no compatibility for freeform
+      providerApiPath,
+      providerExecution,
+    );
+  }
+
   // Try to capture raw response for diagnostics
   let rawResponseStr;
   try {
@@ -228,6 +261,34 @@ function buildSuccessResultV2(data, model, duration, version, compatibility) {
   };
 }
 
+/** Build a success result for Condition D freeform output — no schema validation. */
+function buildSuccessResultFreeform(
+  text,
+  model,
+  duration,
+  version,
+  compatibility,
+  providerApiPath,
+  providerExecution,
+) {
+  return {
+    success: true,
+    validationStatus: "freeform",
+    modelName: model,
+    responseDurationMs: duration,
+    rawResponse: text.slice(0, 3000),
+    promptVersion: version,
+    inputClassification: null,
+    reconstruction: text, // genuine freeform text — not JSON-structured output
+    evidence: undefined,
+    nextQuestion: undefined,
+    errors: undefined,
+    presentationValidationStatus: "valid",
+    presentationValidationIssues: [],
+    ...(compatibility ? buildCompatibilityDiagnostics(compatibility) : {}),
+  };
+}
+
 function buildSuccessResultV1(data, model, duration, version, compatibility) {
   return {
     success: true,
diff --git a/lib/graph/orchestrator.js b/lib/graph/orchestrator.js
index b2aa023..9b51542 100644
--- a/lib/graph/orchestrator.js
+++ b/lib/graph/orchestrator.js
@@ -373,6 +373,9 @@ export async function startCase(body, dependencies = {}) {
   if (dependencies.generationSchema) {
     analysisOptions.generationSchema = dependencies.generationSchema;
   }
+  if (dependencies.freeform) {
+    analysisOptions.freeform = dependencies.freeform;
+  }
   const analysis = await analyseScenario(scenario, analysisOptions);
 
   if (!analysis.success) {
@@ -394,6 +397,23 @@ export async function startCase(body, dependencies = {}) {
     };
   }
 
+  // Condition D freeform + reconstruction-only: skip structured graph pipeline.
+  if (dependencies.reconstructionOnly && dependencies.freeform) {
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      summary: analysis.summary ?? null,
+      reconstruction: analysis.reconstruction, // genuine freeform text
+      situationGraph: null,
+      selectedQuestion: null,
+      diagnostics: buildDiagnostics({
+        analysis,
+        graph: null,
+        graphReferenceValidation: null,
+      }),
+      statusCode: 200,
+    };
+  }
+
   const initialGraph = buildInitialGraph({
     reconstruction: analysis.reconstruction,
     evidence: analysis.evidence,