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A Ribbon for the Wrong Fuchsia
≈ 6 min
The Fuchsia & Begonia Society holds its summer show under Fernbank's iron-and-glass roof, where four exhibitors compete for the Trailing Class silver ribbon. This year the ribbon went to a modest entry over the clear favourite — and steward Harriet Pymm found the numbered judging slips reshuffled in the tally box. Someone swapped the entry cards so the wrong pot took the prize.
Subject
The Trailing Class Ribbon
The society's silver ribbon for best trailing fuchsia, awarded on a numbered-card tally system that was quietly rigged so a lesser plant won.
The suspects
- Delia Marchmont — Reigning champion, entry no. 4
- Royce Tolliver — Show treasurer, entry no. 2
- Peony Adair — First-time exhibitor, entry no. 3 — the surprise winner
- Harriet Pymm — Show steward and slip-collector
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This case first aired on August 25, 2026. A fresh detective runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.