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Case №030Wednesday, April 29, 2026Complex

Par for the Course

Pinecrest Country Club, Caldmere

The Briefing

A Pinecrest member is found dead on the seventh green at dawn — and a morning dew that should have preserved everything has been carefully disturbed.

Persons of Interest

Everyone has something to hide.

Judge Patricia Castellano, Retired Judge / Club President, Pinecrest Country Club in Caldmere
Judge Patricia Castellano
Retired Judge / Club President, Pinecrest Country Club

The closest thing Caldmere has to royalty. Served on the state bench for 22 years. Adjudicates club disputes with courtroom authority. Fair, formal, and impossible to intimidate.

Carter Wells, Golf Pro / Club Manager, Pinecrest Country Club in Caldmere
Carter Wells
Golf Pro / Club Manager, Pinecrest Country Club

A former PGA Tour hopeful who washed out and landed at Pinecrest. Likable, athletic, and far more observant than his easygoing demeanor suggests.

Colette Barrow, Keeper's Wife / Herbalist in Caldmere
Colette Barrow
Keeper's Wife / Herbalist

Tends a remarkable garden on the island. Supplies herbs to Wren & Finch and makes tinctures half of Caldmere swears by. Has a knowledge of plant toxicology she frames as 'folk medicine.'

The Accusation

Can you name the culprit?

Read the case file, interrogate the suspects, and make your accusation — five guesses to crack it. The deduction board and the solution are for detectives only.

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