Daily Casefile · Detective
The Phantom of the Evening Crossing
≈ 4 min
During tonight's 7:30 crossing from Saltmere to Oyster Point, panic swept the lower saloon: a pale figure appeared on the camera monitor by the purser's desk, a cold draught crossed the deck, and a child's voice seemed to echo through the ventilation. Within minutes passengers were demanding a full stop and a search. There was no stowaway and no ghost — someone staged the whole thing, and the harbour company wants to know who and why before the story reaches the morning papers.
Subject
The Marsh Linnet's good name
A tidy 1970s double-ender with an honest safety record, now the subject of a 'haunted ferry' rumour that could sink the dusk timetable.
The suspects
- Rhoda Dalton — Ship's purser
- Toby Mears — Deckhand
- Grace Okonkwo — Refreshment-kiosk vendor
- Desmond Vale — Ship's engineer
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This case first aired on October 7, 2026. A fresh detective runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.