Run: 2026-07-25-01KYD6Y8S47ENX2FWYQVMW0ZGM

The bell above Sugar & Spice still jingled off-key, despite Mae having fixed it three times that week. Flour dusted the air, and the last tray of cinnamon rolls sat cooling by the window. "I thought you were done for the day. And shouldn't that case be empty by now?" "It should be. Someone bought a dozen snickerdoodles and left without paying, but that's not the strangest thing." "Let me guess — Mrs. Abernathy's missing cat again?" "No. Mrs. Abernathy's missing cat was found sleeping in my flour bin this morning. It's her blueberry pie. The one for the mayor's contest. It vanished from right here." "The one you said had the secret ingredient?" "Exactly. And I found this tucked under the empty pie tin." "What is it? A button?" "A sheriff's uniform button. And it's still warm, like coffee warm." "Then whoever took that pie didn't want to win the contest. They wanted to make sure she didn't enter at all."