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Rain stitched the harbor into silver shrouds before dawn arrived. Detective Mara Vale climbed the steps toward Blackthorn Manor. The butler waited, pale and trembling, beneath the candlelit archway. Inside, the library smelled of smoke, roses, and secrets. Lord Blackthorn lay beside the hearth, one hand clutching letters. His eyes stared upward, accusing someone already gone elsewhere. Mara noticed muddy footprints crossing the Persian rug silently. A shattered window whispered of intrusion, but not escape. Then she saw the clock: it had stopped at midnight.