"Earth and Sky," a mystery opening Friday at the Whidbey Playhouse, is a hard play to figure out. That might be part of its mystery nature. The Playhouse' theme is "The Season of Love," but, not really a spoiler alert, David (played with quiet fortitude by David Thuet) is murdered almost as soon as he appears. Why? Detectives Weber (Wesley Moran, succeeding at not being likeable) and Kershowski (Gary Gillespie, the quiet sidekick) soon show up in girlfriend Sara's (Anna Schenck, a steady performance) apartment to break the news.

Turns out that Sara is the best detective of the three, seeki...