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Edgar went straight up to the second floor while Reed inspected the first floor. Edgar was careful not to step into any of the blood on the stairs. The blood here painted a picture in his mind that someone in a bloody state was dragged from the second floor down to the first floor.

"It could not have been her," Edgar said, looking at the dead maid at the bottom of the stairs. The trail of blood didn't lead to her. It went in another direction. 

Edgar had a feeling that Simon wouldn't waste time dragging a servant downstairs while he murdered the others where they stood. It had to be Kate who Simon took the time to drag downstairs. His eyes went to the wall where there was a bloody smudged print of someone's hand as they were dragged downstairs.