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hey small town fam it's episode.

Hey, Small Town fan.

It's Yardley.

How are you guys?

I hope all is wonderfully well in your worlds.

You know, we talk about infuriating, often gut-wrenching things on this podcast.

And a lot of times, the only consolation I get when I listen to these stories is knowing that people like fan favorite Detective Brie,

who is our guest today, are in charge and advocating for the victims. For example, today's case

is a sex abuse case involving a teenager.

The suspect is a piece of shit, and the whole scenario is going to make you mad,

and it's going to make you wish that every child could be protected from assholes like this.

You're going to wish for the unetee time that these cases were few and far between

for law enforcement and not the game of whack-a-mole that they actually are. Just know everyone on

this podcast shares your frustration. But at least detectives like Bree, give me hope. If you're new to Bree, you're going to love her.

She is a dogged, thoughtful, empathetic investigator.

So the teenage victim in this case could not be in better hands.

Last, you're going to get a little taste of what the detectives call gallows humor in this episode.

I think of it this way.

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