Empty Scoop at the Bay

The feed scoop lay empty and sideways like a tired comma.

Pathway A: spill. Pathway B: borrowed and not returned. Pathway C: Cap plot (frozen — no).

Spike LOOKED: a grain fan matched a tip more than a clean borrow.

Suzy found a wet nose print and a happy chicken near the spill edge.

Evidence path: tip-and-peck. Soft clean. Scoop home on its hook. Lid check.

They did not invent a celebrity thief. Cap-13 freeze stays closed.

Thinking Cap habit: clue, clean, prevent. Cap does not magic-refill honesty.

Little Thunder declined poultry catering duties.

Kids: empty cup on its side — check tip clues before a courtroom.

Care restores the bay. Lead hangs the scoop true.

Clues closed with a CHECK.

Scoop home. Lid check. CHECK.