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Case №213Thursday, October 29, 2026Classified

Signed in Bad Faith

Caldmere Police Dept, Caldmere

The Briefing

A state auditor arrives at Caldmere PD to verify a worker's compensation file — and finds someone has already been there first.

Persons of Interest

Everyone has something to hide.

Officer Carmen Delgado, Detective, Caldmere PD in Caldmere
Officer Carmen Delgado
Detective, Caldmere PD

The best investigator on a force that doesn't always deserve her. Meticulous, empathetic, and increasingly frustrated with a department culture that values closing cases over solving them.

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.

Agatha "Aggie" Santos, Head Nurse, Night Shift, St. Clair Medical Center in Caldmere
Agatha "Aggie" Santos
Head Nurse, Night Shift, St. Clair Medical Center

The night shift belongs to Aggie. Twenty-eight years at St. Clair. She runs the floor with absolute authority and a dry humor that softens nothing.

The Accusation

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.

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