"Where are Roswell and Higgins?" Slinky asked.

"And why are we at a Denny's?" Said Matter.

"Ah, well, Roswell and Higgins are currently on vacation and as for why we are here at Denny's, well, I was hungry. Sue me." Rhys said.

The guys shrugged and listened close to Rhys' case file.

"We got a call about an altercation at a factory in the Cajun district. We suspect some foul play so we need you both to take a look." Rhys explained.

"Did you want whip cream on your pie sir?" Said the waitress as she swung by.

"Yes, thank you." Rhys answered.

"As I was saying, be careful. Apparently there might be someone with powers there that may not play nice." Rhys continued.

"Sorry but we're all out of strawberries. Would blueberries be alright instead?" The waitress said as she came back.

"That would be fine my dear." Replied Rhys.

They all ate and then left the Denny's and made their way over to the factory. A sweet aroma wafted through the air as they entered the factory where they could see machines processing spices and herbs which were led down conveyor belts that led to other machines that were bottling and packaging them into boxes for shipping.

"Woah this is so cool!" Matter said.

"There's no time to waste. Let's go talk to some workers and see what we can find out." Said Slinky.

They split up and Matter approached a lady who was helping with the bottling process and asked if she knew anything about what had happened.

"Sorry, I was on break when I heard about the commotion so I didn't actually see anything." The lady said.

"Well that's fine. Uh, do you think I could do a little taste testing while I'm here?" He asked.

"Here you can try these if you like." She said with a smile as she handed over a few containers.

Meanwhile, Slinky spoke with a man who looked like he might've been directly involved with the incident.

"Excuse me sir, SCPD. Would I be right to assume that you were involved in the recent altercation by the looks of the bruising on your arms?" He asked.

"Yep. That guy was crazy. One minute he was doing some quality control and the next he's wildly lashing out at everyone who was here." The man explained.

"Interesting. Do you know what could've set him off?" Slinky questioned.

"Hm. I wish I knew. But, in any case he seems to be doing much better now that he's resting at home." Said the man.

All of a sudden a scream rang through the factory as the woman who Matter was talking to ran by holding her side. Slinky looked over and saw Matter thrashing around and terrorizing some of the other workers.

"What in god's spicy noodles are you doing dude?" Slinky said as he called out to Matter.

Matter turned to Slinky and darted right for him with violence in his eyes. He tried to swing is fist at Slinky's face but missed and was pinned down.

"Hey! Get a hold of yourself bro!" Said Slinky as he stretched his arms around Matter's neck and forced him to pass out.

An hour later, Matter awoke on a couch as Slinky examined the spice containers that matter had tasted.

"Uh, what happened?" Matter said, groggily.

"What happened is I told you not to waste time and of course you had to steer off course and try some spices." Slinky said.

"But they were so good." Said Matter with a disappointed look.

"Yeah well it turns out someone is contaminating the shipments and whatever this substance is it's affecting people who consume it." Slinky explained.

"So, what now? Do we try to find the bad guy?" Matter asked.

"Oh yeah. It's bad guy time. Fortunately for us, I spotted something while examining the unknown substance. It's like a signature similar to artists and it tells me all I need to know about who and where our guy is." Slinky said.

"Cool! Let's go crack this case like eggs on a Saturday morning!" Matter said as they left.

They pulled up to a business not far from them and asked if the man they were looking for was there. The lady by the front desk confirmed that he was there and told them where to go. As they went past room after room they prepared themselves for the imminent fight until they came upon a man sitting at a desk typing away on his computer.

"Oh, Can I help you guys?" The man asked.

Slinky held up a photo with his name on it and asked "Is this you?"

"Y-yeah, why?" He said with a quiver.

"Put your hands behind your back and stand up slowly." Slinky said.

The man got up and put his hands behind his back as Matter walked over and arrested him.

"Um, what did I do?" He asked them.

"You are under arrest for contaminating spices and herbs down at the factory in the Cajun district." Said Slinky.

"That stuff made me crazy! What is it?" Asked Matter.

"Wait! It was just an accident! I swear! I-I was working on a project for them and one night I thought I might've had a breakthrough when I accidentally tripped and tossed my hard work into one of the food lines. I was so embarrassed that I didn't tell anyone. Please, don't send me to jail!" He pleaded.

Slinky and Matter looked at each other and laughed.

"Look buddy, what happens to you isn't our business. We have to take you to the station." Slinky said as he brought him out to the car and put him inside.

They met with Rhys and the man was put into jail and fined for disrupting the factory's operation.

"Good work once again, detectives." Said Rhys.

"Hey all in a day's work, am I right?" Matter said.

"All you did was hit a lady and sleep on a couch. I did the heavy lifting." Slinky butted in.

"Eh, It all worked out in the end." Concluded Matter.

Rhys let out a hearty laugh as they left the station for the day.