Run: 2026-10-13-01M4TBZDMFTMTRX894RDY802ZE

"The ovens have been acting up since Tuesday, and now this." "Flour on the windowsill again?" "Not flour. Look closer, right by the sacks of sugar." "Is that a boot print? In powdered sugar?" "The back door was unlocked when I got here at five. Register's untouched, safe's untouched, and that three-tier wedding cake is missing exactly one strawberry." "One strawberry? Who breaks into the best bakery in Maple Hollow for one strawberry?" "Someone who didn't break in. Someone with a key who wanted it to look like they did." "You still think this is about the recipe book?" "Those cinnamon rolls won the county fair twelve years straight. In a town this small, people have sneaked, schemed, and lied for less." "Lied, yes. But that ladder accident at the library last week? There was buttercream on those shoes, and we are the only place in town that makes it with lemon zest." "Keep your voice down. Morning rush starts in ten minutes, and half the town will be lined up for muffins and gossip." "So do we call for help, or do we start baking and pretend nothing happened?" "We start baking. And we watch who asks about that strawberry."