Last Call for the Jukebox
The Brine, Caldmere
The Brine's jukebox has been silenced — not by age, not by coin slot rot, but by someone who deliberately jammed it. Dean Kowalski wants to know who, and he wants to know before happy hour.
Everyone has something to hide.
52. Retired commercial fisherman, blew out his back at 40. Massive, quiet, runs his bar like a deck — with authority and minimal words. His moral code is simple and absolute. Banned-for-life list is long.
29. Five-foot-four, 130 pounds, the most effective bouncer The Brine has ever had. Former amateur boxer. Loud, funny, physical. Reads a room's energy before it turns.
Charming, self-destructive, and far too good at his job to fire. Knows everyone's drink and everyone's business. A functioning alcoholic who hides it impeccably — until he doesn't.
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.
Caldmere, Maine.
A small town on the Maine coast where everyone knows everyone, and nothing is quite what it seems. Explore the locations and characters behind every case.