Detective Speckles the Seeing Eye Dog Written by Kimberly M. Hall

Crime Dog Detective Agency, Detective Speckles speaking. Detective Speckles, Cookie Skunk here. I'm calling to report a possible theft. Theft? What type of theft? Stolen property. I went to grab my perfume bottle, and it wasn't there. You mean it disappeared into thin air? I can't report to work at the flower shoppe without it. It sounds like a stinker to me. I'll be in big trouble if I miss another day of work at the flower shoppe. How much will it cost me for an investigation? For a friend like you, it's on the house.

Do you have time to answer a few questions? Of course I do, I'm trapped inside the house. I'll drive to the flower shoppe and snoop around before I write the official report. My house address is 3400 Plum Street.

Detective Speckles, please come in and sit down. May I offer you a cookie? Thanks, but no thanks, I'm officially on duty. When did you realize that your perfume was missing? As I was preparing to leave the house for work. I always carry it with me. What time was that? Around 7:00 a.m. this morning. Where do you usually keep it? In the medicine cabinet. Is it usually locked? No. Who else works with you at the flower shoppe? Wendy Woodchuck. Where do you keep your perfume at the flower shoppe? Usually at the sink, at the hand rinsing station. I'll drive over to Wendy Woodchuck's house and ask her for help in solving this mystery. I'll drive back here if there's anything new to report.

Wendy Woodchuck? I'm Detective Speckles of the Crime Dog Detective Agency. Do you mind answering a few questions about the flower shoppe? Why sure. Please come in and take a seat. Do you know Cookie Skunk? Yes, she's the owner of the flower shoppe where I work. She hired me to investigate an unsolved mystery. Do you know anything about a missing perfume bottle? No. Not that I can think of. Do you know what Cookie's perfume bottle looks like? Why yes. It's usually planted at the hand rinsing station. Do you think it could have fallen down from there? Possibly. It's definitely worth taking a look into. I'll grab my work apron so we can look inside of the pockets.

Is this Cookie's perfume bottle? It sure looks like it. It must have fallen over and inside of my pocket while I was washing my hands at the sink. You've been a big help in solving this mystery. I'll recommend that Cookie pays you a finder's fee reward. I would like that very much.

Detective Speckles. I didn't expect to see you back here so soon. Are there any new developments on my case? Does this look familiar? My perfume bottle! Wherever did you find it? Now that my friend, shall remain a mystery.