The rain pelted the cobblestone street as Detective Sarah Reyes approached the ornate Victorian mansion, its windows dark and foreboding. Yellow crime scene tape fluttered in the wind, casting eerie shadows across the meticulously manicured lawn surrounding the imposing, silent building. A uniformed officer stood near the entrance, his silhouette stark against the flickering emergency lights that pierced the misty evening atmosphere. Sarah pulled her coat tighter, her keen eyes scanning the scene before her, searching for the smallest detail that might reveal something. The front door creaked open, revealing a glimpse of the marble foyer where a body lay motionless, arranged with an unsettling, deliberate precision.