A fresh, pale scratch cuts across the wooden base of the lighthouse display. The angle suggests metal scraped it — quickly, and with weight behind it, like someone pulled a heavy object out from beneath.

WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE?

Do you…

• Ask tech staff if they moved the display tonight?

• Assume the scratch happened during setup?

• Look around the display for signs an object was dragged or lifted from that spot?

Every decision echoes beneath the Goat Tree.