Series The Case of the Midnight Lantern

The characters and events in this story are entirely fictitious. They do not resemble anyone, and any resemblance to any region or real-life persons is purely coincidental. Episode 1: The Unlit Wick Coastal warden Caleb Stone hauled himself up the…

Episode 2: The Lighthouse Keeper Before descending the cliff path, Caleb checked the lower service rooms to check on the veteran lighthouse keeper, old man Miller. Caleb finds the veteran keeper locked in the oil pantry, his keys stolen and…

Episode 3: The Extinguished Beacon Returning briefly to inspect the lighthouse lens mechanism while backup units were en route, Caleb discovered another chilling detail about the sabotage. Examining the lens assembly, Caleb notices that the Fresnel glass prisms were smeared…

Episode 4: The Cliffside Trail Caleb Stone navigated treacherous razor-sharp sea cliffs in gale-force winds to intercept a lookout operating an electric signaling lantern near the cave mouth. The lookout, a burly smuggler wrapped in a heavy oilskin slicker, was…

Episode 5: The Intruder’s Path Caleb turned his attention back to the smuggler’s cave, where the main contraband unloading operation was currently underway. Trapping the smuggling leader inside the coastal sea caves, Caleb prevents the salvage of illegal arms by…