Enigma at the Theater

A spring production at the Foxbridge Playhouse goes off-script when a prop catches fire during tech rehearsal and a suspicious set of stage-smoke rigs and a burned script page suggest arson. Brandy helps sort theater drama from criminal intent, following prop logs, lighting cues, and a forgotten contract that ties a resentful understudy, a bitter former stage manager, and a shadowy investor to the incident. Peter steadies Brandy as she interviews actors, techs, and patrons, Maeve handles the official inquiry, and the theater's fond eccentricity masks resentments and secrets.