The old mansion loomed in the darkness, its windows dark, foreboding. Detective Sarah Reeves pulled up to the curb, her headlights illuminating the wrought iron gates. She stepped out, blinked in the chilly night air, and shivered. Inside, the scene was gruesome, a body sprawled on the marble floor. Questioning the nervous butler, she discovered he'd found the body just moments ago. Her first glance at the lifeless face clenched her gut.