Miles Graham looked at the audio cassette in his hand, his heart racing. He had discovered this relic of the past while going through the belongings of his deceased best friend, Emily. It had already been several months since her tragic disappearance, but Miles had never accepted the idea that she was gone for good. And now this tape seemed like one last message, one last hope to understand what had really happened.
He inserted the cassette into the old player he found in the back of a closet and pressed play. A muffled crackle filled the room, followed by a familiar voice booming through the speakers.
"Hi, it's Rosalie Millers," the voice said, tinged with a strange melancholy. "If you're listening to this, something bad happened. I need you to help me find out the truth."
The words echoed in Miles' mind, awakening in him a burning desire for justice for his missing best friend. He had to reopen the investigation into her murder, no matter the risks.