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Case №182Monday, September 28, 2026Open & Shut

Filed in Someone Else's Name

Ashworth & Associates, Caldmere

The Briefing

Someone filed a fraudulent bar complaint against Caldmere's only solo patent attorney — using forged Ashworth & Associates letterhead. The question is which of three people inside that stately Federal-era townhouse had the nerve to sign someone else's name.

Persons of Interest

Everyone has something to hide.

Graham Ashworth, Associate Attorney, Ashworth & Associates in Caldmere
Graham Ashworth
Associate Attorney, Ashworth & Associates

Evelyn's son. Has his mother's intelligence but none of her patience. Competent but not exceptional, and increasingly frustrated by the gap.

Casey Wright, Library Assistant / IT Manager, Caldmere Public Library in Caldmere
Casey Wright
Library Assistant / IT Manager, Caldmere Public Library

27. Nonbinary. Reserved, precise, dry. Came to Caldmere to disappear. Manages the library's digital catalog, security cameras, and alarm system — quietly overqualified for a small-town library.

Dorothy "Dot" Huang, Editor-in-Chief, The Caldmere Gazette in Caldmere
Dorothy "Dot" Huang
Editor-in-Chief, The Caldmere Gazette

The conscience of Caldmere. Has run the Gazette for twenty-two years. Fierce, principled, and terrified that the paper will die before she does.

The Accusation

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