The town of Crabtree Corners is having their annual celebrity apple pie
bake-off. Each contestand is given a standard pie plate to ensure
anonymity during judgind. There are seven finalists. As can be
expected, one of the apple pies causes a certain amount of "physical
distress" to one of the characters to the point that they are rendered
"life-signs challenged". The difficulty for the investigator arises
from the fact that the apple pies are indistinguishable from the each
other. Attending the bake-off are:
- Margaret MacIntosh: President of Crabtree Corners Regional Apple Producers (CCRAP)
- Johnny Chapman: Vice President of CCRAP and official taste tester.
- Reverend Al Crumble: Former army Chaplin. Rumoured not to have had an “honourable” discharge.
- Doris
Yamaha: Environmentalist, received a doctorate in Science specializing
in environmental studies from the University of Guelph
- Jennifer Felcher, Mystery Writer: A real busybody and tells everyone what they should do.
- Police
Chief Cecil Cider: Don tries to do right by his friends and sees
nothing wrong in "fixing" parking tickets. He's a real red-neck
conservative.
- Mayor Gertrude Smith (Grannie to some). She is a real concerned politician with a big smile and a warm handshake.
- Peyton Place Ex-Wife Paula Red: has won this event for the past nine years and expects to win again.
- Conrad
White, Newspaper Editor: "Connie" is editor and publisher of The
Crabtree Chronicles and sometimes offends his readers with his liberal
views