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The storm swirled outside the locked mansion, thunder cracking as shadows danced across the bloodstained floor. A gasp echoed through the hall, followed by the shatter of a fragile crystal vase. Detective Ward arrived at the scene, briefcase heavy with unsolved cases and bitter coffee. The body lay in the study, a rare black orchid clutched in the lifeless hand, its thorns deep in the chest. A torn envelope with no return address lay on the desk, its seal broken by uneasy fingers. The clock chimed midnight, its gears frozen at the exact moment the gun had silenced the victim. A maid whispered to a butler, their hands trembling as they passed a wax sealer and a blank note. The grandfather clock struck again, its hollow voice louder now, as if mourning the fallen. Ward picked up the orchid, its scent acrid, and noticed a single hair not the victim’s dark shade of black. A letter lay under the body, ink smudged from rain, its first line a riddle unsolvable without the dead man’s key.