The Harbour Inventory
Tidewater Marina, Caldmere
The body of Callum Stride was found on the morning of September 14th, 2019, wedged beneath the main pier at Tidewater Marina. He had been in the water for six to eight hours, and the original medical examiner ruled the cause of death accidental drowning — a man who'd had too much to drink, lost his footing on a slick dock, and never surfaced. Callum was forty-four, unmarried, and had worked as…
Everyone has something to hide.
Thirty-one years keeping Pinecrest's eighteen holes immaculate. Reserved, methodical, observant. Could tell you exactly where someone was standing by shoe impressions in the grass. Worked weekend shifts at the marina during a leave of absence in the summer of 2019.
The grand dame of Cliff Walk. Her late second husband held a silent partnership in the marina's parent company. Visited the marina twice in August 2019. Widowed twice — both husbands left her everything. Has the motive, the connections, and the composure of someone who has never faced a consequence she didn't choose.
Harriet's head of security. Ex-military intelligence. Drove Harriet to the marina on both August visits and waited in the car — or so he says. Impeccably professional and unsettlingly calm. Matches Maggie Crowe's description of the figure on the north dock.
The marina deckhand who had a key to the accounting office and was disciplined in summer 2019 for accessing financial files without authorization. His father, Declan Marsh, owned the marina. If Callum had found irregularities, Theo stood to lose his inheritance.
Twenty-six years on the force, twelve as chief. Signed off on the accidental drowning ruling within ten days. His own name appears on a Pinecrest bar tab at 9:47 PM on September 13th, 2019 — the night Callum died. Personally denied Britta Stride's repeated requests to reopen the investigation.
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