Scratch and Startle
Bayview Veterinary Clinic, Caldmere
Paige Dunmore came in Tuesday morning to walk the kenneled dogs. By noon, she was sitting in the parking lot with a split lip and a story she wouldn't finish telling.
Everyone has something to hide.
41. Only vet in Caldmere. Big, bearded, gentle. Universally liked. Came from a Vermont large-animal practice. There is a sadness he manages carefully — it surfaces late at night when the kennels are full.
24. Finishing biology at Bellwick. Competent, direct, world-weary. First-generation college student working three jobs. Manages the clinic's drug inventory more carefully than Sam does — and has noticed discrepancies.
A French-Canadian transplant who came to Caldmere for the seafood. An extraordinary chef, a terrible businessman. His food is transcendent. His management style is volcanic.
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.