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( chapter 2, part 6…) The guests were stock still listening as Alfred Lattimer let his cries out, not at all sure how to proceed in this predicament. Luckily, their salvation was at hand as Mr. Henry Carmichael Lattimer came marching towards them from the staircase, looking as solemn and rigid...

( chapter 2, part 5…) It was not long before the rest of the guests haphazardly came upon the scene. The last arrival was to nobody’s surprise, Lady Constance Lattimer, rudely brushing past the slowly arriving Alberta Lattimer without a second thought to her decorum as she was walking briskly...

( chapter 2, part 4…) As the night wore on with the guests nightly habits and rituals to prepare for bed, the solitary disruption was unheard and unseen by those save for one. A flash of light burst from within one of the rooms. There was no detonation or sound of one, but one blast happened...

( chapter 2, part 3…) Alberta Lattimer was a frail thin woman with a weak constitution, her frailness a side effect of an incurable and inoperative disease. For all intents and purposes, the 45 year old woman should not be at a gathering like this, let alone a dinner party. But she tolerated...

( chapter 2, part 2…) Pacing within his room with nervousness, Jacob Lattimer wondered why he was so nervous in the first place. Was it the churning of his stomach due to a luxury and rich meal unaccustomed to his lifestyle? No, that can’t be it. A slight mild gastric indigestion was all that...

Chapter 2: Let The Game Begin… The ceiling of the room was fairly high so there was no fear of claustrophobia-inducing panic as Jerry Lattimer glanced over the room he had been given. The marble pillars motif was still Romanesque with a tinge of French influence as the four corners of the room...

( chapter 1, part 13…) As the silence continued it became obvious their host had nothing left to say. With an awkward scraping of chairs, each guest got up from their place at the dining table and the head manservant prematurely walked over to the double doors to open them for the gathered...

( chapter 1, part 12…) The next dinner course was in a stylish 1950’s ice cream soda glass with what looked to be a dessert motif presented in front of the thirteen guests. An elongated silver dipping spoon was presented with the floating milkshake concoction with a flair of extravagance to fit...

( chapter 1, part 11) Sitting opposite to the left of Miss Jennifer Lattimer was a broad shouldered man in a sharp black satin suit that did not pry nor engage in the idle talk that the young woman and her elderly companion were having. In all honest truth, Mr. Kyle Lattimer was a bit uneasy...

( chapter 1, part 10…) Miss Jennifer Lattimer beheld her crystalline glass goblet with poised hands as a precautionary measure so not to let it slip from her dainty fingers. Entranced for the briefest of moments in watching her hands as it steadily held the glass of water, the mind of the...

( chapter 1, part 9…) After a slight break of refreshments, the guests were presented with another dish. The platter dish was served in a bowl, new soup spoons upon the side of the silver trays the soup was delivered upon. A waft of steam emanated from the bowls as the silver tops were removed...

( chapter 1, part 8…) After having eaten the first course meal, the guests whetted their appetite with an assortment of either wines or water at the behest of the maids and manservants. The maids removed the partaken meals upon the plates and dirty cutlery as the guests were imbibing...

( chapter 1, part 7) “Now, please enjoy a meal I have prepared for you all and afterwards the rooms provided shall be at your disposal, “ announced Henry Carmichael Lattimer with almost jovial tone in a benevolent manner that seemed unbecoming his serious military appearance and demeanour. The...

Well, possibly. We shall see hopefully soon. ( chapter 1, part 6 ) Lady Constance Lattimer just gave a fervent nod of understanding to the gibe she experienced in a reproachable manner. Passing it off as a slight on her behalf, she mentally bit back her tongue at the urge of saying something...

( chapter 1, part 5 ) The air within the room was incredibly stale, a stagnant stillness for a few seconds of absolute silence within like the eye of a thunderous hurricane. Then, absolute chaos seemed to break through this empty space as thoughts made their ways out into the room by a sudden...

( chapter 1, part 4 ) A procession of ten maids and manservants entered the dining room, with the sorting of one woman and one man interlaced in the queue until they all vacated to the sides of the seated guests and stood resolutely against the white walls with decorum. As the last manservant...

( chapter 1, part 3 ) The old manservant guided the two people with a hand motion to the left after deftly closing the front door of Lattimer Manor and subtly latching the locking mechanism. “This way, if you please,” he uttered and walked towards a double door also rich in oaken burgundy...