The Ballad of Caridad Ortiz

The Soft-Boiled Detective

HBD and Tiffany are called to the Digital Morgue to solve a murder that may be connected to Tiffany's past.

Title Reference: It was inspired by The Ballad of the Shape of Things by Blossom Dearie.

Trigger Warning: The Soft-Boiled Detective contains content that may be alarming or upsetting to some listeners. There are depictions of violence and murder, frank portrayals of sexuality, discussions of abuse and mental illness, and adult language. Episodes may contain sudden gunshot sounds.

In this episode, there are discussions of domestic abuse and violence against romantic partners. There’s a scene that takes place right before a woman is murdered. Although her death does not happen on screen, it may still be upsetting to hear. The time stamps for this scene are 14:10 - 14:35.

There is also a character that explores police corruption and abuse.

Stay tuned for a trailer for Ashlee Craft's Finley & the Chaos Crew after the episode!

Written, Directed, and Produced by Kat Walker Shea

Music Composed by Mike Formanski

Sound Design by Silentbyte Studio

Cast

HBD: BK Dawson

Tiffany Coffindaffer: Kat Walker Shea

Hans Schmidt: BK Dawson

Nova Sagittarii: Socks Whitmore

Luís Tamayo Vásquez: Jorge Luis Figueroa

Caridad Ortiz: Claudia Vecchi

Dragon Head Erxin Du: Lucia Xu

Jimmy the Chair: Nathan Woltering

Caifei Xie: Rachanee Lumayno

Man's Voice: Cory Koehler

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