Rufus and the blue bag: Part 1 of 3
Rufus will not leave a stranger’s blue bag. Alex thinks he is being stubborn, until an empty pocket turns the café visit into a mystery.
An original fictional GroomNear story made with AI-assisted video and narration. It is not a report of a real theft or an endorsement of a business.
He wouldn’t leave
Rufus planted his paws beside a stranger's bag. He would not leave it.
Alex called him back. The retriever looked up, then put his nose beside the blue flap again.
A man in a charcoal coat was heading for the door. Alex had seen him carrying that bag.
Rufus watched the man, but stayed where he was.
Then Alex reached into a pocket.
Empty.
The red wallet had been there when they paid for lunch.
Alex looked at Rufus. Perhaps he wasn't being stubborn.
They crouched beside him and reached for the flap.
There, tucked inside the bag, was the red wallet. The little silver button was unmistakable.
Rufus had found it.
But how had it got into someone else's bag?
And why had that man left it behind?
In part two, a second little dog finds a second clue.
Watch Part 1
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The next clue
Part 2, The second purse, is planned for 4 November. Part 3, Rufus was right, is planned for 5 November. Their video links will appear here when each part is published.
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