Run: 2026-07-25-01KYD62BK8V345GGGGSNPRHKVE

Rain hammered the glass while Blackwood Manor held its breath. Inspector Mara Voss found the study door locked from inside. Lord Blackwood lay beside his desk eyes open and empty. A silver letter opener rested near the fallen crystal glass. Every clock had stopped at midnight and one was missing. The fire burned low though no servant had tended it. On the carpet a single wet footprint pointed toward nowhere. Mara closed the door and heard someone breathe behind bookshelves.