"Now what do we do? Lydia was found dead days ago, and we are still clueless about the location of the mansion!"

"I know Alfred. I am getting desperate to know as well. We have to find those kids before they pop up in an alley like their parents."

"It's not our fault we haven't found anyone that will hand over that information! It's like everyone thinks if they so much as think it they will get a curse on themselves or something!"

"I know. I know. Have you asked anyone if they know someone who might hand over the information?"

"I did they all looked at me funny and told me to go look it up on the web. I'm serious Iggy most people seem to think that the mansion is just an urban legend someone invented." Alfred said as he stood up from his chair with an annoyed sigh. "If you don't mind I am going to get something to eat. All these thinking calls for some hamburgers."

"Just don't overdo it."

"I won't. Goodbye."

"Bye," Arthur said as he glanced at the new victim files. The pattern was still holding true, they had both been killed a week apart with Thomas killed a week after Feliks. He groaned as he put his head on the table. If the pattern continued then it meant that either Saya or Peter were going to be found the next morning already dead.

'Damn it!' he thought as he grabbed his notepad and started to flip through it. 'There has to be something here, something I missed… But what? What didn't I see before?'

There was all the information on the legends of the mansion. Plus whatever little information he got from the city's website and its written works. Plus the information that Gilbert had willingly handed over… He froze as his eyes landed on something, and suddenly the missing piece appeared. He stood up and quickly left the station.

Several minutes later. Maria's house.

"Oh, Arthur! Come in, come in. You haven't come visited in a while."

"I'm very sorry about that. I have been very busy lately with the serial killer case, and the missing children."

"I know. Gilbert has been telling me everything. Come sit. Let me get some tea and then you can tell me the purpose of your visit."

"Thank you," Arthur said as he sat down on one of the chairs in the living room. He patiently waited for her to return.

"Here you go. Now what is it that you came to talk about?"

"Well… Gilbert has mentioned that his/your family has been living here for the past three generations."

"Yes that's true. I have lived here my entire life."

"Then by any chance… Do you still remember the mansion that was erased from this city's history fifteen years ago?"

"Arthur Kirkland! That subject is still a taboo after all this time!"

"But ma'am. I need whatever information you can give me on it! The lives of two children depend on your cooperation."

"Two children? Are you referring to the children of the family that disappeared three weeks ago? And whose parents have been found dead?"

"Yes Maria. I am talking about those two children. For you see… I have reason to believe that the killer is using the mansion as a fort in which to hide to commit his atrocities."

"Are you saying that the snobby family that lives there is killing our citizens?" Maria exclaimed as she put down her cup in a clatter.

"I don't know that. What I do know is that due to some information I have from a friend of mine that died is that the mansion is the best place in which to be able to kill 779 people and not be caught."

"You do know the stories right? Those that say if you go searching for the mansion you are never seen again?"

"Yes, what about them."

"They are true. For you see I knew a bunch of people who were determined to find the mansion in order to disturb its occupants." Maria then looked at Arthur after lifting her gaze from her lap. "Those people indeed went missing and later turned up dead!"

"Dead?"

"Yes. You see I was the only one who knew they were going over there. So when their armless corpses appeared no one knew where they had gone off to. I never said anything, because the legends were proving themselves to be true. And I didn't want to endanger any more people."

"Will you still tell me the location Maria? Two children's lives depend on your answer."

"Fine then I will," she said after a while. "Do you have a map of the city and its surroundings?"

"Yes. Here," Arthur handed her the map he own of the city and all of its surroundings. Maria frowned as she stared at it for a while. Then she grabbed a marker and started to sketch.

"The fastest way for you to get there is if you take this route right here to the forest. The path that led you straight to the mansion is long gone. Even if you find it, you won't be able to use it, especially if you are going in your car. Take this road here, and stop right here. You may wish to hide the car because I believe you will not be able to find a path big enough to fit your car. Then you will walk in as much of a straight line as possible in this direction. The mansion will be about an hour's walk from where you will probably abandon your car."

"Thank you so much Maria," Arthur said as he grabbed her hand and kissed it. "I am forever in your debt."

"You are still such a gentleman Arthur," she said laughing as she escorted him to the door. "Now hurry! If your hunch is correct then I hope you find those children. Good luck! And you better return or Gilbert won't let me hear the end of it!"

"Don't worry! I will come back. Thanks again for all your help!" Maria waved at him as he climbed into his car, and immediately drove off.

Author's Note (I know I don't do many of these):

Thank you all for having read this far into the story! (dramatic drum roll) And now the moment of enlightenment that you have all been waiting for! From now on everything will be revealed! So enjoy the ride!

P.S. Maria is Gilbert's mother