Pierce stood at the edge of the hidden passage, his flashlight casting eerie shadows against the damp stone walls. The air smelled of earth and something more sinister—secrets long buried beneath Ravenswood. He knelt, brushing his fingers over the faint bloodstains. This was no accident. Someone had brought Eleanor here, someone who had wanted her to disappear forever. With Marks behind bars and the case seemingly closed, Pierce couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing. He continued his investigation, uncovering a long-buried town secret—one involving Eleanor’s own family and a lost treasure hidden beneath the library. As the pieces came together, Pierce realized that Eleanor had stumbled upon something she was never meant to find. And someone had tried to make sure she never spoke of it again. But secrets have a way of surfacing, and in Ravenswood, the past was never truly buried.