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Case №221Friday, November 6, 2026Classified

Mourning Under False Colors

Tidewater Funeral Home, Caldmere

The Briefing

A grief counselor visiting Tidewater Funeral Home for a professional consultation ends up the victim of an elaborate impersonation scheme — and the damage is financial, personal, and ongoing.

Persons of Interest

Everyone has something to hide.

Nate Driscoll, Funeral Director, Tidewater Funeral Home in Caldmere
Nate Driscoll
Funeral Director, Tidewater Funeral Home

48. Fourth-generation Driscoll funeral director. Has personally handled over a thousand funerals. Calm, empathetic, precise. Carries the specific loneliness of being the person everyone needs and no one wants to see.

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.

Chef Adrien Moreau, Head Chef / Owner, Wren & Finch in Caldmere
Chef Adrien Moreau
Head Chef / Owner, Wren & Finch

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.

The Accusation

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