Run: 2026-07-01-01KWEA1Z9VWEH2MC6XSG2ZGR5A

Rain fell steadily over the old manor, its windows glowing faintly like tired, watchful eyes staring into the cold darkness. Detective Mara Hale stepped slowly through the old iron gate, her coat collar raised against the biting wind and rain. A single lantern flickered weakly by the entrance, casting long, trembling shadows across the wet and cracked stone steps below. Inside, the housekeeper stood frozen and pale, her hands trembling as she silently pointed toward the study's heavy oak door. Mara pushed it open and found Lord Ashford slumped motionless over his desk, bathed in the flickering candlelight's dim glow. Blood pooled darkly across the scattered papers, staining the edges of an old, unfinished letter beside his cold, still hand. Mara's eyes narrowed as she slowly scanned the room for anything the killer might have carelessly left behind in haste. Outside, the storm intensified even further, as if the dark night itself sought to bury this house's darkest secret forever.