Nicky moved toward a desk, and Ken did the same, going across the room to see if there was anything valuable.

Nicky didn't see anything of interest on her desk, though. She was just about to turn away when she saw something out of the corner of her eye.

Poking out of one of the drawers was a roll of paper. Nicky frowned and opened the drawer, then pulled it out. She rolled out the paper.

It was a blueprint of the factory. The old blueprint was a faded cream color, with thick black lines crisscrossing the page. There were a few discolored spots. The writing was in faded ink, though still legible. But it was clear enough to understand the building's layout.

"Walker, check this out," Nicky said to Ken. He came over and peered over Nicky's shoulder.

Ken looked at the blueprint and back at the room. "That makes sense. This property was a furniture factory before the owner went bankrupt and disappeared."

"Yes, but this says the factory was renovated in 2004," Nicky said, pointing at the writing. "This is the original blueprint."

Nicky had brought her handbag with her with Ella White's case file in it. She pulled it out and read it over.

According to the report, the police scoured the building for anything else, but Ella's body was the only one found.

They had checked all the rooms on the main floor, and the upper level, including all the bathrooms.

Nicky looked back at the blueprint and frowned. Wait... there was something missing.

"Ken, this place used to have a basement. There's nothing in the report about it."

Ken squinted at the blueprint. "It does look like you could go down to something here."

Nicky pointed to the spot where the basement used to be. She looked at the report, then back at the blueprint. She really didn't know what to think of this.

"Do you think it's possible...?" Nicky began.

"That it's still down there? Of course. We need to check it out."

The map was pretty large, so they positioned it in the middle, on a table. The light from the windows spilled onto the paper, making the lines and writing easier to see.

Nicky pointed at the diagram on the map. "Okay, so according to this, the entrance to the basement used to be here."

They took the map and walked out into the main area. Nicky ignored the stagnant smell as she made her way toward a wall, way on the far side of the building. Sure enough, there was a door there. Nicky exchanged a look with Ken before she opened it.

Only they didn't see any stairs leading down to a basement.

It was just a storage closet, equipped with an old broom. That smell, though, like something rotting, became stronger.

"The blueprint said it should be in here," Nicky said.