"If you keep glazing those donuts with that heavy hand, they'll be too sweet to eat. Sugar can't hide a sour mood." "I’m not sour, I’m observant. Did you see the way the Sheriff was staring at the cinnamon swirls? He wasn’t admiring the pastry." "He was looking for clues, just like everyone else. This is a bakery, not a crime scene." "It becomes one when the Mayor’s missing watch ends up inside the glass display case. It was practically staring me in the face, right between the blueberry scones." "And you think the new girl, Chloe, put it there?" "Who else? She arrived last Tuesday, works strange hours, and is always asking questions about the back office lock." "She’s here for the nursing program, not to frame the local law enforcement." "Then why was she whispering to the butcher this morning about 'disappearing evidence'?" "Maybe she was buying sausages. Not everything is a conspiracy." "In this town? With the anniversary gala coming up? Everything is a conspiracy."