What's Hiding Behind The Rosebush?
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Retired aristocrat, Elena Whitechapel, hires a lady maid and groundskeeper to care for her family estate, whilst she pursues her love of painting.
When her work starts going missing, her employees start keeping secrets and the sacred lands of Whitechapel become tarnished...
Will she survive the fallout?
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