Mayor Tom is preparing for the "key-handing-over Mayor Ceremony," a town tradition where he'll hand over the key to the city to the next mayor. However, the key goes missing, and Tom's reputation as mayor is at stake. He appoints a town detective to solve the case. The detective investigates and initially suspects Jeremy, but it's revealed that Angela was the one who moved the key to surprise Tom with a cake. The key is then found stuck to the bottom of the cake, which has been thrown away. Tom and the detective chase after the garbage truck and manage to retrieve the key. The ceremony takes place, and Tom successfully hands over the key to the new mayor.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The town is preparing for the key-handing-over Mayor Ceremony.
2. Tom is the current mayor and will be handing over the key to the city to the next mayor.
3. The key is kept in a safe in the mayor's office.
4. The key goes missing, and Tom accuses Jeremy of stealing it.
5. A detective is appointed to solve the case, and they start questioning witnesses.
6. The detective discovers that Jeremy lied about eating cranberry donuts at the diner.
7. The detective suspects Jeremy of stealing the key based on the lie.
8. However, it is revealed that Jeremy was actually helping Angela, who had baked a surprise cake for Tom.
9. Angela had used the same password as Tom to access the safe and move the cake.
10. The key is found to be stuck to the bottom of the cake, which was thrown away.
11. The cake is in the trash, and the garbage truck is on its way to collect it.
12. Tom and the detective rush to stop the garbage truck and retrieve the key.
13. They successfully retrieve the key, and Tom is able to hand it over to the new mayor.
14. The town celebrates the successful key-handing-over ceremony.