Always Something Sings

Ada Reed, a 1950s housewife, agrees to hold the position of sheriff of Yellowpine County, ID, until her husband returns from the Korean War. The job was supposed to be easy: manage a few drunk-and-disorderlies, some traffic tickets, a pile of paperwork. Then the murdered corpse of Rose Braden is uncovered in the dredge pond at the gold mine. The case should be open and shut: Rose’s husband, Corey, has confessed to the murder, and he had motive. Rumor has it, Rose was stepping out with other men, leaving her double-leg amputee husband home alone. Ada wonders though how Corey got his wheelchair down to the river. As she interviews Rose’s acquaintances, Ada begins to get a different picture of the victim. But being a sheriff in a small town in the 1950s is not considered a woman’s job, and Ada is pressured to close the case using Corey’s confession. Can she stick to her guns and find the real murderer?