Run: 2026-09-02-01M1GX5VD9S5T884GRS4958SDN

Rain hammered the old estate. Detective Mara Chen arrived late. The mansion loomed in darkness. Lightning split the black sky. The butler opened the door. His face was ghostly pale. Someone important had died tonight. She stepped into the hall. The victim lay in candlelight. Blood pooled beneath his head. His eyes stared at nothing. The window stood slightly open. Rain whispered through the gap. Yet the door was locked. Mara knelt beside the body. Candle wax dotted the carpet. Something glittered near his hand. She reached for it carefully. It was a broken watch. The hands stopped at midnight. *Time of death,* she thought. Or perhaps a clever lie. The butler cleared his throat. "Guests wait upstairs," he whispered. Seven guests, all quite nervous. Mara rose, brushing her coat. One of them killed him. The killer waited upstairs patiently.