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 doesn't move.

As Billy sorts through clues, Zach suddenly resurfaces after vanishing during the Walton Lighthouse Incident, claiming he's just returned from an underwater alien cornhole tournament. His bizarre intel only deepens the mystery.