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Nobody Reported the Tide
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Marsh read six drowning files before the pattern hit him. Six dead people, all from Saltcreek. Six identical claims: water damage to a beach house none of them owned. Each one filed exactly three days before they drowned. He printed all six, lined them up on his desk, and stared until his coffee went cold.
Marsh took the files straight to his boss, Dana. Six fake claims meant fraud, and fraud meant a real case with backup. He wasn't going to chase drowned people on his own.
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Dana went pale and told Marsh to drop it — the Saltcreek files were already handled. When he pushed, she quietly filled out a new claim while he watched. Water damage. A house he didn't own. Dated three days out. His name was on it.
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