The body lay there motionless. Detective Sarah Chen arrived first. Rain poured down without mercy. The victim was Thomas Blake. Blood pooled on marble floors. His eyes stared toward nothing. A silver knife pierced deeply. The butler discovered him earlier. Guests were trapped inside tonight. Nobody could leave the mansion. Sarah pulled out her notebook. Each person became a suspect. The clock had stopped mysteriously. It showed exactly midnight precisely. Footprints led toward the library. Someone was lying about something. The investigation had just begun.