Synopsis

Philip Henderson surveyed his ruined field, a stark tableau of withered plants surrounding an imposing scarecrow. His entire crop had failed. The sentinel might have deterred birds, but this devastation was of a far greater scale. Consumed by fury and despair, he confronted his neighbor, the habitually grumpy Doug Randall, accusing him of pesticide drift. Doug vehemently denied the claim, and a bitter argument erupted. The next morning, Philip was found dead in the field, a victim of a rare pois