Run: 2026-02-16-01KHKAA6G3K1BTCR6248ZR6ZCQ

Rain hammered the cobblestones as midnight bells tolled, signaling secrets hiding behind respectable doors and polished smiles within the manor. Inspectress Mara Lane arrived, rainwater pelting her coat, already noting footprints leading toward the library and a silent, accusing clock. In the library, a body lay sprawled beneath towering portraits, a dagger glinting, and whispers fluttered like disturbed moths everywhere. A telegram lay unopened on the desk, postmarked in a city that never slept, hinting at debts, vows, and betrayal. Mara kneeled, inspecting the wound on the victim's throat while a clock chimed, counting seconds that refused to lie tonight. From the rainwashed window, a cat stared, tail flicking, as if guarding someone else's secrets while the storm intensified outside. The manor breathed with chandeliers, muffled footsteps, and unanswered questions, as Mara vowed to unravel the night’s carefully staged alibi.