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Episode 45 – Santa Clause in Cold Blood: The Death of The Harbor Master Christmas at the Santa Cruz Harbor turns deadly when the Harbor Master is found strangled with a string of Christmas lights. Detective Billy Armi — coffee cup fused to his hand and patience wearing thin — is called in to untangle a case that threatens to ruin the season. With The Final Stanza leaving mocking poems at the...

Episode 44: The Bumville Talent Show Tragedy- The Death of Alec Hale When Sheriff Alec Hale turns up dead along the San Lorenzo River—face down, dusted with glitter, and clutching a rubber chicken—Detective Billy Armi is dragged into Bumville's strangest mystery yet. A vengeful poet known only as The Final Stanza appears to be back in town, leaving murderous verse etched into anything that...

EPISODE 43: Bigfoot in the Witness Protection Program Deep in the woods, with only the sound of crickets for company, Detective Billy Armi meets his strangest witness yet—Bigfoot. The legendary creature has finally come forward with explosive testimony about the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa… and now the feds want to hide him in plain sight. Under the watchful eye of Detective Armi, Bigfoot is...

Episode 42: The Water Cooler Paradox When Detective Billy Armi tries to rinse his coffee mug at the KSCO break room's new "hydration station," he accidentally triggers a particle accelerator and fuses himself to his cup.

EPISODE 41- The Concrete Ghost of Seacliff When Detective Billy Armi accidentally rewarms his coffee in a microwave that's just come back from the tire shop, he finds himself aboard the SS Palo Alto during its roaring 1930s casino days—on the very night Harry Swanton is murdered. As Armi chases a suspect through fog and jazz, the past and present collide, until a single ding from the microwave...

Episode 40: B-Dead at Bingo When a former KSCO caller—known for his loud opinions and ever-changing name—drops dead during bingo night at a retirement home, Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate. The scene? A Victorian hilltop mansion that inspired Psycho. The cause of death? A rogue bingo ball. The motive? Armi's still not sure anyone liked the guy enough to kill him on purpose. With...

Episode 39: The Vanishing at the Fair At the Santa Cruz County Fair, the woman who headed the art exhibit has vanished without a trace. Detective Billy Armi is called in and finds that Flinx — a mild-mannered Flight 1080 caller known for his pencil sketches and fair-minded ideas — may have created artwork that listens, remembers, and takes revenge. When Armi inspects the hall after dark, he...

ep 38- The Return of The Fence Ripper In Episode 38, Detective Billy Armi investigates the shocking return of the Fence Ripper — but this time, the target isn't just fences. Manny, the humble and well-loved former chief of police, is found where his backyard border once stood. What begins as a case of stolen posts turns into a story of obsession, ritual, and community loss. With Cypress Coast...

Episode 37: Killer Klowns and The Death of Downtown Owl Downtown Owl, a familiar voice on Flight 1080, is found dead in the Watsonville gazebo — his body drained of blood. Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate, and what he uncovers is stranger than fiction. The infamous Killer Klowns from Outer Space have returned, and the streets of Watsonville are littered with cotton candy cocoons,...

Episode 36: The Councilman and the Otter A city councilman is found dead, floating near the pier, his body traced by a chalk outline in the tide. With the city in uproar over his ban on filtered cigarettes, Detective Billy Armi faces the prime suspect: Otter 834, the notorious sea otter who once made national headlines for attacking surfers. But in an interrogation filled with squeaks, grunts,...