4. Henny Penny the Sky is Falling

Complete story — includes the ending

Russell Cole, an investment analyst at the firm Barrett White Capital, is murdered. The killer took Cole's laptop. Cole's boss, was Mitch Barrett. Barrett's wife Laurie was having an affair with Cole. Laurie provided a secluded cabin near Bear Mountain where Cole worked on projects. Cole had written a controversial astronomy article about the identification of asteroids that are potential threats to human existence. Cole's claim convinced NASA to cancel a $500 million infrared telescope project. However, Cole's paper is actually a deceitful manipulation. Grant Huber, a congresswoman's science advisor and Cole's secret research partner, was a lobbyist for asteroid mining companies and was being bribed to ensure that government decisions would benefit them. The delay or loss of government funding for asteroid research would benefit the mining interests. Huber would also profit from buying stock in the contractors' companies. When Cole demanded more of a cut, Huber killed him. Oil from poison ivy from Cole's laptop got on Huber's office couch. Sherlock informs Huber that they may manage to match the DNA to the poison ivy growing near Cole's cabin. If not, someone who ate at the diner where Huber and Cole regularly communicated secretly will probably identify him.