Swamped

"The head of the troupe is definitely open to taking bribes, but he's the ask-no-questions sort," the informant continues. "If he's involved, he doesn't know what he's involved in. And only a couple of the regulars socialize much in town. Most prefer to stick to the safety of the troupe. So if there's anything more to it than that, you'd be looking at either those two or one of the new members."

They finish up their sandwich and continue.

"And that brings me to the note. One of those more social actors, Cassie's her name, she has a stockpile of this paper. Spills her drink a lot and she uses these to wipe it up each time."

"So you think she has something to do with it?"

"Probably ain't her note, unless she's faking not being able to read," the informant says. "But whoever did write this probably met her at some point. I'll look into that if I've got time once this mess is dealt with." They start walking out, then pause. "But hold on. Just occurred to me, you'll probably want to keep an eye on the other sociable regular during the show."