About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "The Opposite of Love" from Small Town Dicks covers a missing person investigation that begins when a woman suddenly stops showing up for work. A welfare check at her home raises more questions than answers, and Detective Sergeant Laura arrives to find a guarded husband whose account of events is filled with inconsistencies. As the investigation deepens, she has to trust her instincts, keep a potential suspect talking, and carefully piece together what actually happened in a case that shocked a small, tight-knit community.
The guest for this episode, Laura Price, spent 23 years in law enforcement, beginning as a reserve deputy and moving through corrections, patrol, investigations, and supervision before retiring from the Island County Sheriff's Office in 2022. Much of her investigative career centered on child abuse and sex crimes, but working in a small agency meant she also responded to homicides and other major cases when they arose. Through it all, she developed the habit of always looking in the corners for clues — an instinct that proved essential in untangling The Opposite of what the husband's story suggested had happened.
Hosts and release
Small Town Dicks is a true crime podcast built around in-depth investigations and stories from small towns across the USA, built on multi-part investigative series with deep research. The hosts are Yeardley Smith and Detective Dan. This episode runs 66 minutes and was released on October 16, 2026.
