Run: 2026-04-25-01KQ2DNE81BNYRVTN9NTBPTPHF

The old clock struck midnight, its chime swallowed by fog. Inspector Hart pulled his coat tight against the damp chill. A single gas lamp flickered outside the abandoned theatre door. Blood had dried in a jagged line across the cobblestones. He knelt and touched the stain, its coldness confirming death. Inside, the stage lights were still burning a weak yellow. A woman lay centre stage, draped in a crimson gown. Her glassy eyes stared up at the painted plaster ceiling. A single pearl earring rested in her pale, open palm. The other was missing, a tiny clue in the hush. Hart's partner, Graves, emerged from shadows with a silent nod. Neither man spoke the name they both already knew. The Phantom of the Majestic had claimed another soul tonight.