6. Weekend Warriors

Head Detective Lassiter is in charge of the annual Civil War reenactment. Shawn knows watching the meltdowns at the rehearsals is more fun than the actual show, and so he and Gus, a history buff, show up to watch. This year they are reenacting the Battle of Piper's Cove, in which a nurse, played by Sally Reynolds, kills Confederate Captain Quantrill, played by Nelson Poe. Sally ends up missing her cue, so Lassiter stops rehearsal only to find Nelson dead for real.

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Detective Lassiter is leading a Civil War reenactment when he discovers one of the actors dead. Although evidence points to an accident, he and Shawn and Gus believe it was murder. While Shawn and Gus visit their prime suspect, a dentist and former friend, Lassiter interrupts and arrests the man. They realize that the man could not have been the killer, and join the regiment in order to find out more. They visit a Civil War memorabilia collector, who tells them about his involvement in the reenactment. While in a practice run, Shawn realizes who the real killer was, and reveals it shortly after the actual reenactment.

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