Evelyn finds a faint, almost invisible bloodstain on the floorboards of the hidden passage, chemically distinct from Alexander’s, igniting a terrifying realization that another victim was here, or perhaps the killer was injured, deepening the mystery and raising the stakes exponentially. Beneath the floorboard with the bloodstain, a small, silver locket similar to Elena's but far older and more ornate, is wedged, suggesting a secret shared between the two and a hidden history within the manor.

A Familiar Stain