Run: 2026-04-24-01KQ093Q2H7HZ24TQGD9XDR73H

The butler found Lord Ashworth dead by the fire. His face was pale and his eyes stared wide open. A single candle flickered on the mantle above him. A shattered wineglass lay scattered near his limp hand. The heavy velvet curtains were drawn against the night. The room was cold, despite the roaring fire in the grate. Footprints in the dust led to the study door. It was slightly ajar, revealing only a sliver of darkness outside. The grandfather clock in the hall had stopped at ten past ten. The air was thick with the scent of wet earth and fear. Not a single sound disturbed the heavy silence of the house. A glint of metal caught the candlelight on the hearthrug. It was a silver letter opener, stained with something dark. No other living soul stirred within the walls of Blackwood Manor. The murder weapon lay beside the victim, still in his grasp. A single raindrop traced a path down the windowpane. The killer had been here, and was gone without a trace.