Bristol Harbour, 1887
In 1887 Bristol, an inspector investigates the harbour forgery she committed to expose the ring that killed her father.
by Smagik
Setting and lore
Bristol Harbour, 1887: cargo legitimacy is made from ink, witness, weight, and institutional reputation. Sarah Croft has already violated that system to force it to examine itself. The evidence must remain period-grounded—pressure marks, iron-gall and carbon inks, watermarks, binding order, custody, tide tables, and sworn testimony; no ultraviolet lamps or modern forensic shortcuts exist.
World facts
- Bristol, 1887
- Cargo legitimacy depends on witnessed books, seals, weights, tide times, and custody.
- Graves's route
- Emergency customs discretion became a protected channel for undeclared cargo and political payment.
Story context
Characters
Characters from The Croft Dossier
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