April 26, 2024 • 23 mins
Episode Description:
In the explosive conclusion to the Phillip Weston case, Leo Brawn dives headfirst into the abyss—battling a vicious demonic entity that’s turned a broken man into a vessel of unholy rage. Armed with grit, guts, and that ever-trusty briefcase, Leo fights to free Phillip from the grip of torment… before it consumes them both.
Meanwhile, two mysterious strangers—one in a sharp designer suit, the other in a tattered fedora and overcoat—watch from the shadows. Who are they? And why are they so interested in Leo?
But Leo’s troubles don’t end there. He must make it back to the site of Stuart Bender's death before time runs out—or risk being trapped in limbo forever.
👁️ Demon exorcism, supernatural surveillance, and a ticking clock to Hell.
💼 The war between good and evil just got personal.
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Cast:
- Stitch Mainville as Leo Brawn
- Jason Beard as Narrator/Extras
- Dave Moxley as the Dapper Man
- Terry Briscoe as Willie Topaz
- Jim Fronk as the Stout Man aka "Piggy"
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SPEAKER_01 (00:02):
Hi,
SPEAKER_00 (00:06):
this is Jason Beard, creator of Leo Braun.
You are listening to episode 2of Leo Braun, entitled The Bird.
I hope you'll find this seriesas exciting as it has been for
us at Shoestring TV in creatingit.
If you enjoy the episode, then Ihave some good news.
You can join us at patreon.comslash shoestringtv.
You'll get early access to eachepisode, and if you feel
(00:27):
inclined to subscribe, it's only$5 a month.
With this subscription in thecoming months, you'll get
exclusive access to bonusepisodes, artwork, and content
to further explore the world ofLeo Braun.
Additionally, this subscriptionwill allow us to continue to
produce a series we hope you'llcome to love.
With that said, we hope youenjoy Episode 2 of Leo Braun.
(00:48):
Thank you for listening.
(01:09):
A dapper man in a well-fittedtailored suit enters a darkened
control room surrounded andilluminated by brightly lit
surveillance monitors.
He approaches a man wearing adrab gray uniform sitting in
front of the monitors.
The man in the suit brings a litcigarette to his lips and takes
a deep drag of the smoke.
He taps the uniformed man on theshoulder and points to a monitor
(01:32):
that is of particular interest.
The man sitting in front of thesurveillance monitors begins to
turn around.
He seems shocked that thisunannounced guest is here.
Just keep your eyes on themonitor.
Yes, sir.
Playing out in black and whiteon the screen is Leo Braun,
(01:54):
sitting at a dining room tablewith Philip Weston.
How's our guy?
So far, he's an ace, nothingunusual.
Well, except Mr.
Weston's uninvited guest isn'tChips, so Bronny may have his
work cut out for him.
From a shadowed corner of thecontrol room, another figure
emerges.
Stout, stocky, and cloaked in anovercoat, and topped with a worn
(02:17):
fedora, the short man approachesthe dapper man with the
cigarette.
Everything is set.
In the message?
SPEAKER_01 (02:27):
It was sent.
And Bender's gun, removed fromthe scene.
Thank
SPEAKER_00 (02:39):
you, Piggy.
Okay, let's see.
Mr.
Braun, will you go by the bookor follow your instincts?
The illusion of free will.
Gotta love it.
(03:28):
Philip, if you can hear me, Ineed you to know my name since I
have all your words.
UNKNOWN (03:41):
I'm Liam.
Liam Brown.
I can see you anywhere I comeinto.
It won't be too long.
SPEAKER_00 (04:09):
Back at the Weston residence, Leo's eyes meet
Philip's.
His eyes seem to have sunkendeep into his sockets with
bloodshot sclera and solid blackiris.
Philip slowly reveals a toothygrin with a gnarly, twisted,
rotten tear.
It is followed by a sinisterlaughter that is not his own.
(04:30):
The shock of Philip's eyes andsudden tooth decay are only
matched by his pallor, a grey,deathly pain.
Captain Mangut said that there'dbe cases like this, but to kill
him?
To kill Philip?
Now, by and large, our job, ourduty, is to release the hold the
demonic spirit has on thesubject.
(04:52):
Returning the living to theirnormal life and the demon back
to hell, that's what we'resupposed to be doing.
Only in the worst case scenario.
And by that, I mean you haveabsolutely no other fucking
choice because the baddie hasyou by the shortened curlies.
They've already evisceratedevery last living soul.
Then, and only then...
As if on cue, the briefcasevibrates.
(05:20):
Shit.
Leo ignores the incoming messagein the briefcase for the moment.
Philip smirks and makes an oddgesture.
(05:42):
He taps his left temple with hisleft index finger and then says,
No, no, no, no, Chip.
That's good, Philip.
Use your words.
Those tips have always been abit unreliable.
I mean, you know that already,don't you, Philip?
Philip isn't here.
Well, you keep saying that.
Then what should I call you,huh?
(06:03):
Feel free to share.
I am a descendant of one of theeight sub-princes, the only to
have power over the kingAsmodai, a descendant of the one
to rival Asmodeus.
My name is not known to you.
It can't be found in book orgrimoire.
(06:24):
What I am to you is a reckoning.
It is coming.
The demon through Philipexhales, emitting a foul, acrid
odor.
Leo once again covers his nosewith his tie.
Well, descendant of the eightsub-princes.
He who is not known.
(06:45):
If the next thing will appear inmy briefcase is a breathman, I
hope you won't be offended.
Dolores Weston begins losingconsciousness.
Her eyelids grow heavy.
Leo is running out of time.
He could open the briefcase,wield whatever weapon of choice
was transported to the briefcaseand end this nightmare, but
there is no guarantee Philipwon't be lost.
(07:07):
But he can't risk the lives ofDolores and the children either.
Leo must act fast.
Philip, if you can hear me, yourchildren, Alex and Oliver,
they're scared and they're hurt.
Oliver is barely breathing.
If you can hear this...
Philip can't hear you.
Oh, shut the fuck up.
These ears you see, they're justhanging meat.
(07:27):
If Can't be used to hear.
They're just like these eyes.
Phillip can't see you.
Just like...
Yeah, just like his mouth.
Can't speak.
I get it.
And these delicate hands.
They can't feel.
Or can they?
Leo looks in disgust as thespirit-controlling Philip breaks
every finger of his left hand,molding the fingers into a
(07:49):
crude, mangled fist.
The demon slams Philip'smutilated hand on the dining
room table.
The wooden table splinters intwo, each half crashing to the
dining room floor.
The demon exhales again as moreputrid vapor surrounds Leo.
Dolores is passed out on thecouch, leaning against her
daughter, already unconscious.
(08:10):
I'm not impressed to send itwith these cheap tricks.
You think ruining some furnitureor breaking a few fingers is
going to have me quivered infear?
These things can be fixed,repaired, and replaced.
Is this what we should expectfrom your bullshit reckoning?
Is this really the best you cando?
I'll never understand your kind.
(08:30):
Your idea of possession is somelittle girl bedridden puking up
pea soup and using foullanguage.
Can't fathom what real pain anddestruction is.
What can be found in Abaddon,that fiery plain in the realm of
the dead, the abyss?
No.
You make pretend with littlegirls who need nothing more than
(08:54):
a doctor's note, depicting thelegends and the legions as...
Toys with your pretty lights andpictures to scare your
neighbors.
That power of possession, neverreaching further than a
doorstep.
You, you, wastrel, can neverunderstand how far reaching a
grasp true possession can reallyhave.
(09:17):
It doesn't stop at human, noranimal, nor livestock, nor land.
We only need the wingspan and atight grip.
I can see this, Mr.
Braun.
What I see is a half-assed powertrick performed by a wannabe
demon who is still waiting forhis 15 minutes.
(09:39):
Let Philip go.
Precisely.
This is why you are blind, Mr.
Braun.
I'm no longer speaking throughPhilip.
With a cat-like nimbleness, theyoungest child, Olimus, springs
to his feet on the couch,shredding through the twine that
had bound him.
He stands tiptoed on thesweat-soaked couch.
spasming and hunched over.
(10:00):
Oliver, no.
Leo jumps from his chair andraces towards Dolores and Alex,
but Philip is too quick.
He stands to full height andswipes at Leo, who is running
towards him.
Philip's mutilated fist thrashesagainst Leo's face.
Leo is thrown by the strike,landing hard against the tile
floor.
Oliver straightens, still on histoes, and looks directly at Leo.
(10:24):
Mr.
Brown, is this my grip?
The frightening young boy hopsdown, landing with a thud on the
living room floor.
He grabs his unconscious sisterby the throat, and with his free
hand, slaps her across the face.
Like Philip before him, Oliverexhales of all good breath.
This time, the vapor seems tohave an effect, as it irritates
(10:46):
his mother's skin.
Her cheeks turn red and blister.
Oliver throws his unconscioussister to the floor.
Philip now stands in place,unmoving as if in a trance.
Leo shakes off being dazed bythe blow and his focus turns to
the briefcase.
He quickly crawls to thebriefcase, releases the clasps,
(11:06):
and opens it.
Hoping to find a dagger,revolver, or shotgun, he is
instead met with a whiteenvelope.
He rips open the envelope asOliver kneels over his sister
Alex.
Opening the envelope, he poursthe content into the palm of his
hand.
One silver ring.
SPEAKER_01 (11:24):
What the fuck?
SPEAKER_00 (11:27):
Leo puts the silver ring in his pocket.
He notices that Oliver hasstopped the assault on his
sister and just stands, almostgingerly, What do you have
(11:47):
there?
(12:17):
face me you little bastard leobegins whispering to himself as
he unties alex and then he movesto dolores oliver giggles
somewhere in the house hereturns alex gently to the couch
all right remember your trainingwhat did he say he's a
descendant of a prince and uhhad a power to rival asmodeus I
(12:43):
should have paid more attention.
Somewhere in the house,something crashes to the floor.
Oliver giggles once again.
What you have there, Mr.
Brown?
Oh, shut the fuck up, you littleshit.
Okay, think, think.
A prince as powerful asAsmodeus.
(13:04):
A Maimon.
A Maimon, I think.
Leo looks at Philip, who is nowslumped in his chair.
He turns his attention toDolores, her face red from the
(13:24):
chemical burns and blistered.
Suddenly, Leo rememberssomething.
Unbeknownst to Leo, The man inthe expensive suit and expensive
cigarette has been watching thewhole scene play out on the
(13:46):
surveillance monitor.
SPEAKER_01 (13:47):
What did he just put on his finger?
Can you zoom in?
Uh,
SPEAKER_00 (13:50):
sure.
Just do it.
Sorry, the picture will get alittle blurry.
What is that?
It's a ring.
Did we send the ring?
No, sir.
Well then, Piggy, find out whodid.
Sir, should I zoom out?
He's moving out of frame.
(14:11):
The man in the great uniformturns to face the man in the
suit, but he's gone.
The only proof of his presenceis the cigarette still billowing
with a stream of smoke on thevinyl floor.
Uh, hello?
Then suddenly and inexplicably,the power goes out.
Sir?
Well, I monitor things here inthe dark.
(14:36):
Like a damn jackass.
Leo searches for Oliver.
The young boy, now possessed bya descendant of a Maimon, is
nowhere to be found.
But he's still here.
The ominous giggles of ademented child ring throughout
the house.
I'd love to find out what's sofunny.
(14:58):
Why don't you come out?
Tell me a joke.
Oliver?
Leo stands in the living room.
A book topples off a bookshelfand lands on the carpeted floor.
As he begins to investigate, adroplet of stringy drool drops
in front of him.
Leo quickly turns his attentionto the ceiling.
Oliver is hanging upside down.
(15:19):
They meet face to face.
Oliver's mouth opens and thepossessed boy attempts to vomit
in Leo's direction.
Leo dodges the puke but can'tescape his malodorous nature.
Fleeing a direct hit of thespew, he lunges forward, landing
a well-placed punch to Oliver'sforehead.
This blow sends Oliver flying,crashing into the dining room.
Leo, wasting no time, tacklesOliver and attempts to overpower
(15:41):
him.
You see this?
Shit! Wrong finger! Has to be aconsecrated ring worn on the
(16:08):
middle finger.
Leo swiftly transfers the ringto his middle finger.
He places his hand with the ringright in front of Oliver's
laughing face and gives him thebird.
Who's laughing now?
Oliver becomes panic-stricken.
Leo thinks to himself thatOliver looks like a young,
scared little boy for the firsttime since entering the house.
The child cries out, one lastdemonic exultation, and then he
(16:31):
collapses.
I'm sorry, kid.
Leo feels for a pulse.
It's weak, but the boy is alive.
The boy is just a boy again.
(17:06):
Dolores, Alex, and Oliver restin patio chairs on the front
porch of the Weston house.
They remain unconscious, butalive.
Leo is carrying Philip throughthe front door.
He places the recently possessedman in a rocking chair.
The night air will do them allsome good, Leo thinks.
He looks over Philip, who isworse for wear, but is no longer
(17:27):
pale and gaunt.
More importantly, he is free ofthe demonic descendant of a
Maimon, Prince of Hell.
Unfortunately, the night air, orbeing free of a demon, will not
heal Philip's hand.
He will need medical attention.
In the distance, the sound of acar approaches.
Leo races back inside the houseand grabs his briefcase.
(17:50):
Back on the front porch again,Leo observes a car races towards
the western residence and thenscreeches to a halt.
A tall, husky black man entersthe vehicle and rushes towards
Leo.
Leo! Leo! Wait, stop.
Who are you?
I realize we haven't met yet,but let's save introductions for
(18:10):
the car.
Hey, asshole.
I'm not going anywhere with youuntil you tell me who you are.
Me?
I'm the asshole who's going toget you back to Stuart Bender's
place of death before you end uptrapped in limbo for eternity.
I'd say you got about 18minutes.
Or we could stay here and get toknow each other.
Up to you.
Let's go.
(18:30):
Now in the car, Leo throws hisbriefcase in the backseat.
I'm Willie.
Nice to meet you.
Leo.
Willie turns the key to theignition, but the car does not
immediately start.
Come on! Don't do this shit! Whydidn't you leave the car
running?
Why did you take almost threehours to bag this bitch?
The car starts.
Willie puts it in gear and tearsout of the front yard.
(18:52):
Willie drives down winding backroads hoping to avoid traffic.
He places a clicking timer onthe dash.
Countdown, Leo.
I hope to shit we make it.
How long until we arrive?
I don't know.
I'm doing this by memory.
Wait.
Leo turns on the center dashpanel and navigates through
several options.
He types an address in.
He turns to Willie and looksproud.
GPS.
SPEAKER_01 (19:13):
Okay, Leo.
There you go.
SPEAKER_00 (19:14):
The friendly electronic voice indicates they
will arrive at the PrairiePreserve Hammock Trail Park in
eight minutes.
Willie looks at the timer.
Shit, we won't make it in eightminutes.
We have about five before you'rea permanent member of the
undead.
Well, gun it! Willie puts thecar into high gear, weaving
through the back roads.
Three minutes! I can see that,Willie.
Shit! Willie takes a sharp turn.
(19:35):
The car almost flips, but Williecorrects just in time.
The car steadies.
Stunt car driver.
From my past life.
You were a stuntman?
No, man.
I'm an actor.
Willy Topaz.
Sorry.
UNKNOWN (19:51):
Nothing.
One minute.
SPEAKER_00 (19:52):
The car bursts through some brush and almost
careens for the entrance of thepark.
Willy slams on the brakes andthe car slides to a stop.
The timer on the dash of the carrings its pleasant familiar
chime.
Damn it.
Go.
I'll see you on the other side.
Leo grabs his briefcase andrushes through the park, passing
heavy brush and trees.
He finally reaches the clearingwith the lake.
(20:15):
He finds the spot where Stuartonce laid.
He sets the briefcase aside andlays face down in the grass with
all that he's endured in thelast few hours.
Hearing the crickets chirping,the frogs barking, and gentle
waves moving across the lake, hetakes in the last few moments of
peace before...
Leo awakens.
(20:36):
He's on a bus.
He is one of only a handful ofoccupants during this late night
drive.
The bus drives under anoverpass, and soon in the
distance, city lights emerge.
As the bus nears the entrance tothe city, Liu looks out the
window.
In my past life as a detective,there were those cases you have
a hard time shaking loose.
(20:58):
You don't want to bring it home.
Some colleagues, they can'tshake it.
I almost never had that problem.
I could see the worst, mostheinous acts a human could do to
another...
But as soon as I was home,opened that door, there was my
wife, my kid.
Well, I was home.
(21:19):
He notices a homeless manholding a handmade sign.
As the bus passes by the man,Leo catches a glimpse of what
the sign says.
It reads, Welcome to Hell.
Yeah, I won't be shaking thiscase loose anytime soon, but one
thing is for sure.
This place ain't home.
(22:19):
Leo Braun is a production ofShoestring TV.
You can find us at patreon.comslash shoestring TV, Apple
Podcasts, and all majorplatforms.
Leo Braun was written andproduced by me, Jason Beard, and
starring Stitch Mainville as LeoBraun, Dave Moxley as the Dapper
Man, Terry Briscoe as WillieTopaz, and Jim Frong as the
(22:43):
Stout Man.
Speaking of Stitch, he hosts hisown excellent podcast called
Gentleman's Nightery, You canfind out more information by
going tothegentlemansnightery.com.
All music and sound effectsprovided royalty free by
Soundstripe and Freesound.
You can find the artistinformation in the show notes on
our Patreon site.
Stay tuned for Leo Braun episode3, The Devil is in the Details.
(23:07):
Thanks again for listening.
Hi,
SPEAKER_00 (00:06):
this is Jason Beard, creator of Leo Braun.
You are listening to episode 2of Leo Braun, entitled The Bird.
I hope you'll find this seriesas exciting as it has been for
us at Shoestring TV in creatingit.
If you enjoy the episode, then Ihave some good news.
You can join us at patreon.comslash shoestringtv.
You'll get early access to eachepisode, and if you feel
(00:27):
inclined to subscribe, it's only$5 a month.
With this subscription in thecoming months, you'll get
exclusive access to bonusepisodes, artwork, and content
to further explore the world ofLeo Braun.
Additionally, this subscriptionwill allow us to continue to
produce a series we hope you'llcome to love.
With that said, we hope youenjoy Episode 2 of Leo Braun.
(00:48):
Thank you for listening.
(01:09):
A dapper man in a well-fittedtailored suit enters a darkened
control room surrounded andilluminated by brightly lit
surveillance monitors.
He approaches a man wearing adrab gray uniform sitting in
front of the monitors.
The man in the suit brings a litcigarette to his lips and takes
a deep drag of the smoke.
He taps the uniformed man on theshoulder and points to a monitor
(01:32):
that is of particular interest.
The man sitting in front of thesurveillance monitors begins to
turn around.
He seems shocked that thisunannounced guest is here.
Just keep your eyes on themonitor.
Yes, sir.
Playing out in black and whiteon the screen is Leo Braun,
(01:54):
sitting at a dining room tablewith Philip Weston.
How's our guy?
So far, he's an ace, nothingunusual.
Well, except Mr.
Weston's uninvited guest isn'tChips, so Bronny may have his
work cut out for him.
From a shadowed corner of thecontrol room, another figure
emerges.
Stout, stocky, and cloaked in anovercoat, and topped with a worn
(02:17):
fedora, the short man approachesthe dapper man with the
cigarette.
Everything is set.
In the message?
SPEAKER_01 (02:27):
It was sent.
And Bender's gun, removed fromthe scene.
Thank
SPEAKER_00 (02:39):
you, Piggy.
Okay, let's see.
Mr.
Braun, will you go by the bookor follow your instincts?
The illusion of free will.
Gotta love it.
(03:28):
Philip, if you can hear me, Ineed you to know my name since I
have all your words.
UNKNOWN (03:41):
I'm Liam.
Liam Brown.
I can see you anywhere I comeinto.
It won't be too long.
SPEAKER_00 (04:09):
Back at the Weston residence, Leo's eyes meet
Philip's.
His eyes seem to have sunkendeep into his sockets with
bloodshot sclera and solid blackiris.
Philip slowly reveals a toothygrin with a gnarly, twisted,
rotten tear.
It is followed by a sinisterlaughter that is not his own.
(04:30):
The shock of Philip's eyes andsudden tooth decay are only
matched by his pallor, a grey,deathly pain.
Captain Mangut said that there'dbe cases like this, but to kill
him?
To kill Philip?
Now, by and large, our job, ourduty, is to release the hold the
demonic spirit has on thesubject.
(04:52):
Returning the living to theirnormal life and the demon back
to hell, that's what we'resupposed to be doing.
Only in the worst case scenario.
And by that, I mean you haveabsolutely no other fucking
choice because the baddie hasyou by the shortened curlies.
They've already evisceratedevery last living soul.
Then, and only then...
As if on cue, the briefcasevibrates.
(05:20):
Shit.
Leo ignores the incoming messagein the briefcase for the moment.
Philip smirks and makes an oddgesture.
(05:42):
He taps his left temple with hisleft index finger and then says,
No, no, no, no, Chip.
That's good, Philip.
Use your words.
Those tips have always been abit unreliable.
I mean, you know that already,don't you, Philip?
Philip isn't here.
Well, you keep saying that.
Then what should I call you,huh?
(06:03):
Feel free to share.
I am a descendant of one of theeight sub-princes, the only to
have power over the kingAsmodai, a descendant of the one
to rival Asmodeus.
My name is not known to you.
It can't be found in book orgrimoire.
(06:24):
What I am to you is a reckoning.
It is coming.
The demon through Philipexhales, emitting a foul, acrid
odor.
Leo once again covers his nosewith his tie.
Well, descendant of the eightsub-princes.
He who is not known.
(06:45):
If the next thing will appear inmy briefcase is a breathman, I
hope you won't be offended.
Dolores Weston begins losingconsciousness.
Her eyelids grow heavy.
Leo is running out of time.
He could open the briefcase,wield whatever weapon of choice
was transported to the briefcaseand end this nightmare, but
there is no guarantee Philipwon't be lost.
(07:07):
But he can't risk the lives ofDolores and the children either.
Leo must act fast.
Philip, if you can hear me, yourchildren, Alex and Oliver,
they're scared and they're hurt.
Oliver is barely breathing.
If you can hear this...
Philip can't hear you.
Oh, shut the fuck up.
These ears you see, they're justhanging meat.
(07:27):
If Can't be used to hear.
They're just like these eyes.
Phillip can't see you.
Just like...
Yeah, just like his mouth.
Can't speak.
I get it.
And these delicate hands.
They can't feel.
Or can they?
Leo looks in disgust as thespirit-controlling Philip breaks
every finger of his left hand,molding the fingers into a
(07:49):
crude, mangled fist.
The demon slams Philip'smutilated hand on the dining
room table.
The wooden table splinters intwo, each half crashing to the
dining room floor.
The demon exhales again as moreputrid vapor surrounds Leo.
Dolores is passed out on thecouch, leaning against her
daughter, already unconscious.
(08:10):
I'm not impressed to send itwith these cheap tricks.
You think ruining some furnitureor breaking a few fingers is
going to have me quivered infear?
These things can be fixed,repaired, and replaced.
Is this what we should expectfrom your bullshit reckoning?
Is this really the best you cando?
I'll never understand your kind.
(08:30):
Your idea of possession is somelittle girl bedridden puking up
pea soup and using foullanguage.
Can't fathom what real pain anddestruction is.
What can be found in Abaddon,that fiery plain in the realm of
the dead, the abyss?
No.
You make pretend with littlegirls who need nothing more than
(08:54):
a doctor's note, depicting thelegends and the legions as...
Toys with your pretty lights andpictures to scare your
neighbors.
That power of possession, neverreaching further than a
doorstep.
You, you, wastrel, can neverunderstand how far reaching a
grasp true possession can reallyhave.
(09:17):
It doesn't stop at human, noranimal, nor livestock, nor land.
We only need the wingspan and atight grip.
I can see this, Mr.
Braun.
What I see is a half-assed powertrick performed by a wannabe
demon who is still waiting forhis 15 minutes.
(09:39):
Let Philip go.
Precisely.
This is why you are blind, Mr.
Braun.
I'm no longer speaking throughPhilip.
With a cat-like nimbleness, theyoungest child, Olimus, springs
to his feet on the couch,shredding through the twine that
had bound him.
He stands tiptoed on thesweat-soaked couch.
spasming and hunched over.
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Oliver, no.
Leo jumps from his chair andraces towards Dolores and Alex,
but Philip is too quick.
He stands to full height andswipes at Leo, who is running
towards him.
Philip's mutilated fist thrashesagainst Leo's face.
Leo is thrown by the strike,landing hard against the tile
floor.
Oliver straightens, still on histoes, and looks directly at Leo.
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Mr.
Brown, is this my grip?
The frightening young boy hopsdown, landing with a thud on the
living room floor.
He grabs his unconscious sisterby the throat, and with his free
hand, slaps her across the face.
Like Philip before him, Oliverexhales of all good breath.
This time, the vapor seems tohave an effect, as it irritates
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his mother's skin.
Her cheeks turn red and blister.
Oliver throws his unconscioussister to the floor.
Philip now stands in place,unmoving as if in a trance.
Leo shakes off being dazed bythe blow and his focus turns to
the briefcase.
He quickly crawls to thebriefcase, releases the clasps,
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and opens it.
Hoping to find a dagger,revolver, or shotgun, he is
instead met with a whiteenvelope.
He rips open the envelope asOliver kneels over his sister
Alex.
Opening the envelope, he poursthe content into the palm of his
hand.
One silver ring.
SPEAKER_01 (11:24):
What the fuck?
SPEAKER_00 (11:27):
Leo puts the silver ring in his pocket.
He notices that Oliver hasstopped the assault on his
sister and just stands, almostgingerly, What do you have
(11:47):
there?
(12:17):
face me you little bastard leobegins whispering to himself as
he unties alex and then he movesto dolores oliver giggles
somewhere in the house hereturns alex gently to the couch
all right remember your trainingwhat did he say he's a
descendant of a prince and uhhad a power to rival asmodeus I
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should have paid more attention.
Somewhere in the house,something crashes to the floor.
Oliver giggles once again.
What you have there, Mr.
Brown?
Oh, shut the fuck up, you littleshit.
Okay, think, think.
A prince as powerful asAsmodeus.
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A Maimon.
A Maimon, I think.
Leo looks at Philip, who is nowslumped in his chair.
He turns his attention toDolores, her face red from the
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chemical burns and blistered.
Suddenly, Leo rememberssomething.
Unbeknownst to Leo, The man inthe expensive suit and expensive
cigarette has been watching thewhole scene play out on the
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surveillance monitor.
SPEAKER_01 (13:47):
What did he just put on his finger?
Can you zoom in?
Uh,
SPEAKER_00 (13:50):
sure.
Just do it.
Sorry, the picture will get alittle blurry.
What is that?
It's a ring.
Did we send the ring?
No, sir.
Well then, Piggy, find out whodid.
Sir, should I zoom out?
He's moving out of frame.
(14:11):
The man in the great uniformturns to face the man in the
suit, but he's gone.
The only proof of his presenceis the cigarette still billowing
with a stream of smoke on thevinyl floor.
Uh, hello?
Then suddenly and inexplicably,the power goes out.
Sir?
Well, I monitor things here inthe dark.
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Like a damn jackass.
Leo searches for Oliver.
The young boy, now possessed bya descendant of a Maimon, is
nowhere to be found.
But he's still here.
The ominous giggles of ademented child ring throughout
the house.
I'd love to find out what's sofunny.
(14:58):
Why don't you come out?
Tell me a joke.
Oliver?
Leo stands in the living room.
A book topples off a bookshelfand lands on the carpeted floor.
As he begins to investigate, adroplet of stringy drool drops
in front of him.
Leo quickly turns his attentionto the ceiling.
Oliver is hanging upside down.
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They meet face to face.
Oliver's mouth opens and thepossessed boy attempts to vomit
in Leo's direction.
Leo dodges the puke but can'tescape his malodorous nature.
Fleeing a direct hit of thespew, he lunges forward, landing
a well-placed punch to Oliver'sforehead.
This blow sends Oliver flying,crashing into the dining room.
Leo, wasting no time, tacklesOliver and attempts to overpower
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him.
You see this?
Shit! Wrong finger! Has to be aconsecrated ring worn on the
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middle finger.
Leo swiftly transfers the ringto his middle finger.
He places his hand with the ringright in front of Oliver's
laughing face and gives him thebird.
Who's laughing now?
Oliver becomes panic-stricken.
Leo thinks to himself thatOliver looks like a young,
scared little boy for the firsttime since entering the house.
The child cries out, one lastdemonic exultation, and then he
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collapses.
I'm sorry, kid.
Leo feels for a pulse.
It's weak, but the boy is alive.
The boy is just a boy again.
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Dolores, Alex, and Oliver restin patio chairs on the front
porch of the Weston house.
They remain unconscious, butalive.
Leo is carrying Philip throughthe front door.
He places the recently possessedman in a rocking chair.
The night air will do them allsome good, Leo thinks.
He looks over Philip, who isworse for wear, but is no longer
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pale and gaunt.
More importantly, he is free ofthe demonic descendant of a
Maimon, Prince of Hell.
Unfortunately, the night air, orbeing free of a demon, will not
heal Philip's hand.
He will need medical attention.
In the distance, the sound of acar approaches.
Leo races back inside the houseand grabs his briefcase.
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Back on the front porch again,Leo observes a car races towards
the western residence and thenscreeches to a halt.
A tall, husky black man entersthe vehicle and rushes towards
Leo.
Leo! Leo! Wait, stop.
Who are you?
I realize we haven't met yet,but let's save introductions for
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the car.
Hey, asshole.
I'm not going anywhere with youuntil you tell me who you are.
Me?
I'm the asshole who's going toget you back to Stuart Bender's
place of death before you end uptrapped in limbo for eternity.
I'd say you got about 18minutes.
Or we could stay here and get toknow each other.
Up to you.
Let's go.
(18:30):
Now in the car, Leo throws hisbriefcase in the backseat.
I'm Willie.
Nice to meet you.
Leo.
Willie turns the key to theignition, but the car does not
immediately start.
Come on! Don't do this shit! Whydidn't you leave the car
running?
Why did you take almost threehours to bag this bitch?
The car starts.
Willie puts it in gear and tearsout of the front yard.
(18:52):
Willie drives down winding backroads hoping to avoid traffic.
He places a clicking timer onthe dash.
Countdown, Leo.
I hope to shit we make it.
How long until we arrive?
I don't know.
I'm doing this by memory.
Wait.
Leo turns on the center dashpanel and navigates through
several options.
He types an address in.
He turns to Willie and looksproud.
GPS.
SPEAKER_01 (19:13):
Okay, Leo.
There you go.
SPEAKER_00 (19:14):
The friendly electronic voice indicates they
will arrive at the PrairiePreserve Hammock Trail Park in
eight minutes.
Willie looks at the timer.
Shit, we won't make it in eightminutes.
We have about five before you'rea permanent member of the
undead.
Well, gun it! Willie puts thecar into high gear, weaving
through the back roads.
Three minutes! I can see that,Willie.
Shit! Willie takes a sharp turn.
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The car almost flips, but Williecorrects just in time.
The car steadies.
Stunt car driver.
From my past life.
You were a stuntman?
No, man.
I'm an actor.
Willy Topaz.
Sorry.
UNKNOWN (19:51):
Nothing.
One minute.
SPEAKER_00 (19:52):
The car bursts through some brush and almost
careens for the entrance of thepark.
Willy slams on the brakes andthe car slides to a stop.
The timer on the dash of the carrings its pleasant familiar
chime.
Damn it.
Go.
I'll see you on the other side.
Leo grabs his briefcase andrushes through the park, passing
heavy brush and trees.
He finally reaches the clearingwith the lake.
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He finds the spot where Stuartonce laid.
He sets the briefcase aside andlays face down in the grass with
all that he's endured in thelast few hours.
Hearing the crickets chirping,the frogs barking, and gentle
waves moving across the lake, hetakes in the last few moments of
peace before...
Leo awakens.
(20:36):
He's on a bus.
He is one of only a handful ofoccupants during this late night
drive.
The bus drives under anoverpass, and soon in the
distance, city lights emerge.
As the bus nears the entrance tothe city, Liu looks out the
window.
In my past life as a detective,there were those cases you have
a hard time shaking loose.
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You don't want to bring it home.
Some colleagues, they can'tshake it.
I almost never had that problem.
I could see the worst, mostheinous acts a human could do to
another...
But as soon as I was home,opened that door, there was my
wife, my kid.
Well, I was home.
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He notices a homeless manholding a handmade sign.
As the bus passes by the man,Leo catches a glimpse of what
the sign says.
It reads, Welcome to Hell.
Yeah, I won't be shaking thiscase loose anytime soon, but one
thing is for sure.
This place ain't home.
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Leo Braun is a production ofShoestring TV.
You can find us at patreon.comslash shoestring TV, Apple
Podcasts, and all majorplatforms.
Leo Braun was written andproduced by me, Jason Beard, and
starring Stitch Mainville as LeoBraun, Dave Moxley as the Dapper
Man, Terry Briscoe as WillieTopaz, and Jim Frong as the
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Stout Man.
Speaking of Stitch, he hosts hisown excellent podcast called
Gentleman's Nightery, You canfind out more information by
going tothegentlemansnightery.com.
All music and sound effectsprovided royalty free by
Soundstripe and Freesound.
You can find the artistinformation in the show notes on
our Patreon site.
Stay tuned for Leo Braun episode3, The Devil is in the Details.
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Thanks again for listening.
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