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Case File · Cipher · No. 018
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The Vanishing Catch
≈ 4 min
At first light, harbour master Greta Oland boarded the uncrewed trawler *Saltwind* and found every fish hold stripped bare overnight. Pinned to the ship's wheel with a filleting knife was a folded slip of paper bearing a row of strange capital letters.
The scene
Fishing trawler wheelhouse, harbour of Pelwick Cove
Possible authors
- Deckhand Pip Morris — Junior deckhand, Saltwind crew
- Quartermaster Lena Vane — Quartermaster and supply manager, Pelwick Cove Fisheries
- Captain Dorset Reel — Owner and captain, trawler Saltwind
- Archivist Nell Cross — Harbour records archivist, Pelwick Cove Authority
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This case first aired on July 14, 2026. A fresh cipher runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.