The Redwater Marina

File #KL-2021-0822 · Key Largo, Florida

A marina owner found floating beside his own flagship at dawn. The autopsy said he never drowned.

Difficulty: MEDIUM · Play time: 25–35 MIN · 1–2 players, in the browser.

The suspects

• Marcus Bell, 41 — Business Partner. Motive: Marina sale would void his stake buyback option
• Sylvia Redwater, 49 — Estranged Wife. Motive: Mid-divorce — prenup settlement in dispute
• Tommy Ochoa, 26 — Fired Deckhand. Motive: Accused of theft, dismissed without final wages

The evidence

• EXHIBIT A: Missing Winch Handle — Flagship winch handle gone. Geometry matches head wound.
• EXHIBIT B: Discarded Boat Shoes — Marco's size, marina dumpster. Salt crust + blood traces.
• EXHIBIT C: Deleted Text 9:12 PM — 'Sign nothing tonight. We talk first.' — sent by Marcus Bell.
• EXHIBIT D: Unplugged Dock Camera — B-dock camera dead 11:40 PM. Breaker box needs staff knowledge.
• WITNESS 1: Night Fisherman — Heard argument on B dock ~11:30 PM. Two male voices.
• EXHIBIT E: Master Key Set — Office master keys missing from hook — opens service gate.
• FINANCIAL: Resort Sale Draft — Sale voids Bell's buyback clause. Signing set for morning.
• LAB: Dry Lungs — No seawater in lungs — dead before entering water.

Nobody drowns quietly at their own dock at dawn — and the autopsy in the Redwater Marina case agrees. This one moves through winch geometry, dock-camera blackouts, and one very inconvenient dry pair of lungs. Coastal money keeps its secrets close to the waterline, and a sale that voids the wrong person's buyback clause is a good place to start looking.

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