Alright, I thought about this the whole commute home. My conclusion: Claus is either the worst town player I have ever seen and strappado (or much less likely goborage) is scum or Claus is scum. A good town player would never make a claim for another player, no matter how sure they were. They would try to help the remaining town power player stay hidden. They also would realize that they could be gifting the game to scum by making a believable claim for them.
So the most likely scenario is that Claus is scum and he is making a play. If Claus is scum, then he is role blocking scum who knows that a doctor exists. So he figures out who the doctor is and also figures out who the doctor protected. He's known who the doctor was since last night and he probably figured out who the confirmed townie was pretty early today. That explains why Claus wasn't trying to push the strappado wagon even though it was the only viable wagon other than his own. He knew if he pushed the wagon and she claimed doc that he would be finished. He had to find a way out.
So he pushes the doc claim with all the correct information, which is easy to figure out if you know a doctor is out there but no townie would ever think to try to figure out. What is the motivation? goborage, Noob, Muerrto were you searching for the doctor? I wasn't. You can check one of my early posts on this day which concluded that the doctor likely did not exist. No townie would have been looking for the doctor.
Anyhow, so he pushes the doc claim with all the correct information that leads to the conclusion that he is one of two options remaining and he even says things like "I don't care if you lynch me first." He knows this will basically give him a pass for the first decision and I will be lynched. Then on the second day he will probably leave strappado alive and claim that the doc would have been killed overnight or else he will try to fight for goborage who now must be scum.
I know with how this all looks I will likely be lynched today. It is unfortunate, since at this point I am almost positive that scum is Claus. I beg you as my dying wish (in case I am quick lynched tonight when I'm not around) that you follow through and lynch Claus tomorrow. If Claus gift wrapped the game for strappado (or goborage, for that matter) then so be it. He blew it and there is almost no turning back now. Do not, under any circumstance, let Claus pull this gambit and win. When you find out I am town tonight, remember these words. This is the play. Claus is scum, no matter what he says tomorrow.
I'll repeat the key point that I think reveals Claus as scum to us:
No townie would be looking that hard for the doctor today - only scum who knows a doctor exists would be. Even if they found her they could never be that convinced that they were correct. Especially with no guarantee that a doctor exists. Also they would never force the doctor to reveal.
Noob, Muerrto and goborage, please confirm: no townie was searching that hard for the doctor today. Evidence pointed to no doctor existing.
Vote: Claus