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Case File · Detective · No. 091

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The Frayed Painter's Tin

≈ 4 min

The Autumn Regatta closed at dusk, and by the time the boathouse emptied the club's brass Commodore's Bell — mounted on the wall since 1948 and rung to start every race — had a deep crack running through it, the kind that leaves it clanging flat and useless. Tucked beside the bell, someone had left a bottle of etching acid and a rag bearing the initials 'R.T.', pointing squarely at rigger Rosa Terrell. The committee wants the culprit named before the trophy dinner.

Subject

The Commodore's Bell

A brass ship's bell mounted in the boathouse since 1948, rung to start every regatta race; now cracked and off-tone.

The suspects

  • Rosa Terrell — Boat rigger
  • Owen Blackwood — Regatta timekeeper
  • Delia Frost — Club steward
  • Hugh Marlow — Club commodore

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This case first aired on September 26, 2026. A fresh detective runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.