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Case №217Monday, November 2, 2026Open & Shut

Notes from an Admirer

The Brine, Caldmere

The Briefing

Caldmere's most beloved radio host has been receiving unsigned love notes — and they stopped being charming around the third one.

Persons of Interest

Everyone has something to hide.

Daphne Kessler, Actress / Voice Coach, Curtain Call Theatre in Caldmere
Daphne Kessler
Actress / Voice Coach, Curtain Call Theatre

The most talented performer in Caldmere and she knows it. Charismatic, competitive, insecure beneath the bravado. Funny in a way that occasionally draws blood.

Edith Flood, Owner, Greystone Books in Caldmere
Edith Flood
Owner, Greystone Books

67. Caldmere's institutional memory. Former Yale research librarian. Precise, genteel, unexpectedly steely. Asks questions that sound innocent and aren't.

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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