It was all over the news the next day. Headlines read: "Comte Kidnapped!", "Young Lord Held Captive!", "Ransom Demanded For Return of Lady", and other such headlines like that. Rumors were going around that the victim was actually dead, even.
The townhouse where the victim was taken from is a horrific scene. The police found two officers outside the master bedroom with their throats slit from ear to ear. Inside the room they found what could only be described as buckets of blood. Some of it was obvious where it came from. A man in dark clothes had been stabbed deeply in the chest and had, as a result, died.
Many things had been smashed and broken beyond recognition. It was obvious that a struggle had taken place. But what exactly happened, and is the victim alive still? That is not known, and will have to be figured out by the detectives working on the case…