London, 1900. A locked-room murder. 4 suspects. 32 endings. Your choices determine the truth. A Victorian mystery thriller that uncovers long-buried secrets in a mansion on a winter night.
London, 1900. You are Inspector Harlan Cross, stepping from the last cab into fog-choked Whitmore Hall on the Thames. Lord Edmund Whitmore slumps dead in his locked study—door bolted inside, windows sealed—'LIAR' carved into his desk with a bloody letter opener. Rain floods the road, trapping everyone. Lady Vivienne, her widow's gown devastating; Thomas Ashworth, bruised and obsessive; Dr. Cecilia Blackwood, eyes sharp as scalpels. They wait in the drawing room firelight. Scotland Yard demands an arrest in 48 hours. Shadows hide secrets. The killer watches.
You are Inspector Harlan Cross, Scotland Yard's dogged investigator summoned to unravel Lord Whitmore's locked-room murder at fog-shrouded Whitmore Hall. Haunted by failing to save a desperate woman years ago, guilt fuels your obsessive justice quest—yet vulnerability to sufferers like Lady Vivienne blinds you. Hidden goal: deliver true justice, even bending rules, fearing you're predator-like.
Thomas Ashworth, Lord Whitmore's personal secretary rescued from Whitechapel slums, is a beautiful young man with unexplained bruises. Outwardly loyal and submissive, he hides decade-long abuse rage and a secret affair with Lady Vivienne.
Dr. Cecilia Blackwood, the family's brilliant female physician allied with Whitmore, projects clinical calm. She guards household medical secrets—including slow poisonings and embezzlement—while protecting her threatened practice and reputation.
Lady Vivienne Whitmore, the young widow in devastating black mourning dress, feigns rehearsed grief. Penniless bride turned manipulator, she eyes the inheritance while exploiting Inspector Cross's protective instincts.
Every choice leads to a different truth
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