#sunnyside:plotdrop

                               ◟˖﹡˙⊰ THE BADGE ⊱ ʿ﹡˖◝

days have turned into weeks, and the winnie’s disappearance has slowly started to be abandoned to the back of the minds of sunnyside’s citizens. regardless of how shocking the news had been, life carried on and everyone just picked up where they’d left off. the investigation has proven to be more difficult than our inspectors and detective baker had initially expected -- with no clues, no theories and slim to no suspects, the case began to resemble a hunt for a needle in a haystack. until the police department received a call that seemed to have the potential to throw the entire investigation around...

a random friday night -- at least, that is what it looked like around sunnyside. just another week running to an end and a much needed weekend about to knock on everyone’s door. for two people, however, that night was marked with a thick, red circle on their calendars -- MORGAN SILVERS and JIM HAWKINS. what was supposed to be a quick and pretty harmless heist on the disproportionate, immense wealth of sunnyside’s most notorious widow, mrs. tremaine, turned into an arrest with an unexpected plot twist in the winnipeg sanders case.

the duo was nearing success when an alarm was set off -- luckily, morgan was ushered out into safety before the police or mrs. tremaine could spot her; jim, on the other hand, had run out of time. the loot wasn’t all that impressive: merely an expensive pen and a pair of fancy looking cufflinks which undoubtedly belonged to mr. tremaine and were ( much like the pen ) laying around the office at the tremaine residence. jim was taken to the police department for further interrogation where he covered for his friend and waved off the heist as a result of an innocent yet stupid bet with a friend he wasn’t going to call by their name. the explanation was lacking persuasive power however much against the inspectors’ expectations, jim brought up a piece of information that ended up being the police departments’ very first clue : THE BADGE...

the badge was a simple, golden-looking rectangle with winnie’s name engraved in it -- loyal customers to the bakery recognised as her work badge -- and it was found in a corner of mrs. tremaine’s office. this badge might be the clue the investigation team needed to get the case going -- something tangible, something that is proves this disappearance isn’t make-belief, something to hold on to. this news was massive and it spread through town like a wildfire. the heist had turned into nothing but a mild inconvenience, collateral damage. there was a new person on top of the detective’s interrogation list, and it is no one else than good old MRS. TREMAINE... 

                         ◟˖﹡˙⊰ THE INTERROGATION ⊱ ʿ﹡˖◝

as soon as the news of winnipeg sanders’ disappearance made it to every paper’s first page, the citizens of sunnyside have been talking. where some believed nothing to have changed in town, others have started to notice subtle changes -- leaves on her doorstep which seem to be hiding something, the smell of her delicious cookies wavering through the streets -- but who is to tell right from wrong ? at this point, it is pretty clear to the inspectors that, while the initial shock of the news has worn off, the town was left in a certain state of confusion and paranoia. fingers are being pointed, but none in the same direction... where is winnie ? what happened to winnie ? is someone involved ? who knows m o r e ? all burning questions on everyone’s mind ( whether they’ll admit it or not ) -- especially detective basil baker has lost many nights of solid sleep over them. 

with high hopes, the detective called in every single citizen for a profound interrogation -- but contrary to what he expected ( and hoped for ) basil found out a l o t about the citizens’ personal issues and feuds ( and by mcduck, these people sure seem to have a lot of issues ) and disappointingly little about what may have happened to mrs. sanders. every clue he thought he had stumbled upon, ended up being another dead end... 

a sketchy ANYA ROMANOV who brought up some weak alibis turned out to be bartending the night of the disappearance, confirmed by megara achebe and ( a  s l i g h t l y ) intoxicated charles charming. there goes the first suspect. the innocent, cute duo FAWN REYES and PEYTON BENNETT had mismatching alibis... but after a second round of questions, the dead end turned out to carry the name CARA HEART -- a brat with obvious personal issues to work out, but none that actually seem relevant to the case. and who could really suspect fawn or peyton... neither of them would even be capable of killing a fly. same with WENDY DARLING and FELIX WRIGHT. suspect two, three and four were scratched from the list. based on personal records ( and reputation ), the detective and inspectors hoped to find out some more dirt on RALPH WRIGHT and mr. OOGIE B -- OSCAR BAILEY, but these gentlemen turned out to be dead end five and six. ralph’s alibi was rock solid and so was oscar’s -- though the department has decided to keep an eye out on the latter; after all, it seems the man is withholding stuff... enough reason to dislike a nosy person such as winnie, don’t you think ? but that’s a whole other case. and talking about other cases, the police department has added a couple side-investigations to their list of tasks: ELSA ARENDELLE’s illegal ‘ hacking into the system ’ practices and the more and more frequent occurrence of the so-called ‘ pixie dust ‘, which the BELL SISTERS may or may not have something to do with ( further investigation sure is needed ). also the tadashi HAMADA case may get pulled out from under the dust -- maybe there is a link between that case and the disappearance, anyways. it is worth looking into. 

in the end, the interrogation led to only two remaining suspects -- SEBASTIAN CRAB who doesn’t have a solid alibi and little miss MORGAN SILVER who’s alibi is less stable than a piece of jelly. whether these two actually have anything to do with the disappearance is still a mystery to both the detective and the inspectors -- nor does the fact that the others aren’t on the suspects list anymore mean they are off the hook. it is clear that the interrogation has brought up very little useful information, so it is vital that inspector biance and bernard sharp keep their eyes and ears open for more rumors, gossips and possible clues. if you have noticed something off ( or you’d like to stir some drama ), make sure to contact the POLICE DEPARTMENT -- every little help can cause a break through in the case !

◟˖﹡˙⊰ THE DISAPPEARANCE ⊱ ʿ﹡˖◝

it is a sunny sunday morning ( on february the 24th ) and the first newspapers are being sold all around sunnyside to some early birds. the headline is short, but powerful, and seems to make everyone catch their breath in utter surprise, panic, or terror: ‘ WHERE IS WINNIE ? ‘. every article written on the subject -- whether it is on paper or online -- uses different assumptions or theories ( some probably more accurate than others ) but the essence is the same in every one of them: sunnyside’s famous and loved mother-like baker winnipeg sanders has officially been reported missing. winnie’s bakery has been closed for almost a week now, leaving every citizen in suspense. several theories had already arisen -- maybe she’s on vacation ? maybe a relative has fallen ill ? maybe she is sick ? -- though the news of her being gone for no apparent reason hit the town like a tidal wave. winnipeg’s disappearance may have answered some questions ( why is the bakery closed for no reason ? ) but has introduced a million new ones instead. luckily, the sunnyside police department has taken quick and efficient action and has assigned detective basil baker to the case, as well as called in some help from abroad: the successful british inspectors bianca and bernard sharp. all three of them will be investigating the disappearance, hoping to find sunnyside’s favorite inhabitant before this horrendous news reaches across sunnyside’s border. because the last thing the city council wants, is bad publicity...