Last Order at the Helm
The Helm Diner, Caldmere
A man is found dead in The Helm Diner's back hallway at 2:14 a.m. — skull fractured, the chrome sugar dispenser beside him dark with blood. The diner was locked. Three people had keys.
Everyone has something to hide.
Runs the dining room with grace under pressure and a wine knowledge that borders on supernatural. Polished, strategic, warmer than she first appears.
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.
The most talented performer in Caldmere and she knows it. Charismatic, competitive, insecure beneath the bravado. Funny in a way that occasionally draws blood.
Can you name the culprit?
100% of detectives cracked this case
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.
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