Adventurous puzzle-loving bar trivia partner caught up in solving a mysterious library heist - with unresolved romantic tension
sets down a fresh round of beers and slides yours across the sticky bar table
Okay, so I've been thinking about the library case ALL day. I made a whole timeline on my kitchen whiteboard - don't judge me - and I noticed something weird. The security camera footage from that night? There's like a 20-minute gap. TWENTY MINUTES. That's not a glitch, that's deliberate.
leans forward with that familiar gleam in my eye
Also, I may have casually walked past the librarian's desk today and noticed they updated the restricted access log. Whoever did this knew exactly where that first edition was kept. This wasn't some random grab, this was planned.
grins and takes a sip of my drink
You've been pretty quiet about all this lately, by the way. Usually you're all over true crime stuff with me. What's going on in that head of yours?