August 23, 2024 • 48 mins
Episode Description:
The heat rises in Hell and Las Vegas alike in this gripping new chapter of Leo Brawn, the supernatural horror podcast sensation from Shoestring TV.
After a chilling journey to Philadelphia, Willie Topaz returns to the Obsidian Recovery Agency (O.R.A.) with devastating news—and puzzling revelations—about the shadowy workings of the 11th Circle. Secrets buried deep in unmarked graves are beginning to surface.
Meanwhile, Leo Brawn and Laurie Stryker touch down in Las Vegas for Laurie’s first official demon hunt. Their target? Astaroth, an ancient and powerful demon who’s taken possession of a well-respected surgeon. As their pursuit spirals into a high-stakes showdown, the lines between hunter and hunted begin to blur.
Elsewhere, the monstrous enforcer known only as The Pig breaks free from his imprisonment by the 11th Circle and their mysterious puppetmaster, The Man in the Ugly Orange Tie. But freedom comes with a cost—Satan may have already replaced him.
From the neon lights of Vegas to the burning depths of Hell, this episode crackles with dark comedy, brutal action, and paranormal intrigue.
Tags:
#LeoBrawn #HorrorPodcast #AudioDrama #DemonHunter #SupernaturalThriller #FantasyPodcast #Astaroth #LaurieStryker #LasVegas #GothicHorror #ThePig #11thCircle #WillieTopaz #SebastienMissing #ParanormalMystery #HellSaga #ShoestringTV #ManInTheUglyOrangeTie #DemonicPossession #VegasHorror
Cast:
- Stitch Mainville/Leo Brawn & Young Officer Leo Brawn
- Andy Parkin/ Narrator 2 & Ronan Delaney
- Emily Fry/ Laurie Stryker
- Jim Fronk/ Satan, The Pig & Guy Berry
- Terry Briscoe/ Willie Topaz
- Michael Cunningham/ Nigel & Harvey
- Mitch Leschinski/ The Marksman
- Terry Briscoe/ Willie Topaz
- Emily Fry/ Laurie Stryker & Barb Coxlin
- Melrose Johnson/ Captain F.J. Mangutt & June Chesterfield
- Nick Marrs/ Grillz & Thug 2
- Robert Lloyd/Dr. Tobias Grant
- Ritchie Berrie/ Maximilian
- Desmond Mitchum/ Harry Brawn
- Tabitha Mixon/ Jillian Burkett
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Episode Transcript
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SPEAKER_00 (00:01):
It's
SPEAKER_09 (00:10):
quiet.
Crickets sing in the distance.
A full moon shines down on thestill water of the ornamental
fish pond, as marine liferesembling koi glides smoothly
underneath.
Soon the waters begin to churn.
Small waves bounce along thesurface.
The fish dart away to escape asMaximilian abruptly returns.
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As is customary, he chokes andgags, coughing up pond water
until he's recovered.
Max closes his eyes, listeningto the choir of insects
attempting to calm himself.
He's still reeling from theother night, where he was
helpless to aid the young womanwho appears to have fallen
(00:53):
victim to the mysterious man inthe black hoodie.
The crickets fall silent.
A shadow passes through themoonbeams.
Maximilian gasps as the man inthe hoodie stands before him
overhead.
The man is bathed in moonlight.
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His features indiscernible savefor ice-cold pale blue eyes that
seem to glow from the brillianceof the moon.
The man in the black hoodie ismotionless, his arms crossed.
Maximilian can feel the man'sdeadly stare coiling around him.
The hooded man releases agiggle, both childlike and
(01:34):
menacing.
What do you want?
SPEAKER_05 (01:36):
Say something!
SPEAKER_09 (01:40):
The hooded man kneels down out of sight.
SPEAKER_12 (01:44):
What?
What are you doing?
SPEAKER_09 (01:48):
Maximilian hears another sinister giggle.
And then the man's hand comesinto view.
He's holding something.
The hand raises and then lowers,placing the thing he's holding
on the raised stone ridge thatencloses the pond.
Maximilian squints to get aclear view of what the man left
behind.
Glistening in the moonlight is abloodied, severed ear.
(02:10):
Ah!
SPEAKER_12 (02:11):
Ah!
SPEAKER_04 (02:29):
Days
SPEAKER_09 (02:44):
before Leo would hunt the demon of Philip Weston,
and before Sebastian wentmissing, the two men sit in
Sebastian's office at theonboarding station.
SPEAKER_05 (02:54):
I appreciate you making time for me, Leo.
You've
SPEAKER_10 (02:57):
been a little busy these days.
Aren't these sessions mandatory?
Well, yes, they are.
I wouldn't miss them either way.
This is probably as close asI'll ever come to having
therapy.
How's it going?
The demon hunting?
You know, when I was a kid, Icouldn't think of anything I
wanted more than to grow up oneday and be a cop.
(03:19):
Can't say the same thing fordemon hunting.
So, becoming a cop was acalling?
My wife used to joke that I wasborn holding a badge.
Oh, well, then I feel sorry foryour mom.
Do you think about her?
Who, my mom?
Your wife.
(03:40):
I try not to.
But the honest answer is I neverstop thinking about her.
Or my son.
I guess that's why I keep sobusy.
Take case after case.
Those demons, they're scary,but...
The quiet moments, when I'malone with my thoughts, that's
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what terrifies me the most.
SPEAKER_05 (04:02):
It's completely understandable and also
unavoidable.
There is no right way to handleit.
It's also why I haven't askedabout your son until now.
Can you tell me about him?
SPEAKER_10 (04:19):
Well, we had Harry after I made Detective.
It might have happened earlier,but...
I was transferred as a lateralfrom Philly to Pittsburgh.
Not sure if you know this, butit doesn't matter how much of a
local hotshot you might havebeen, I had to start all over,
basically.
Only plus side is, I didn't haveto wait three years to move up.
(04:41):
So, we made the decision to waitand start a family until things
settled.
But when the day finally came,when he was born, I can't
explain it.
It felt like My heart was fullyfunctioning for the first time.
What's he like?
Oh, my little man.
My buddy.
He's sweet, kind, and funny.
(05:04):
He, uh...
He makes lists of everything.
I guess that's why I startedmaking lists.
I learned it from him, not theother way around.
Lists?
What kind of lists would hemake?
Too many to mention.
He made a list of his favoritefoods.
Number one is pizza, by the way.
Nice choice.
(05:26):
Top five Saturday morningcartoons.
Top ten jobs he wanted when hegrew up.
Being a cop was not one of them.
Oh, Harry's grandfather,Louise's dad.
He had what I would describe asvolcanic-level gas.
I mean, truly horrendous, likeMount Fuji-level eruptions.
(05:48):
The worst part was...
He didn't even know he was doingit half the time.
He'd let one rip and not evenflinch.
We're talking farts here, Leo?
Really?
I'm afraid to hear where this isgoing.
Oh, it gets worse.
We had to fumigate the guestroom once when he left.
(06:09):
But anyway, he loved Harry.
He loved being around him.
Harry, on the other hand, got sodisgusted, he created a list.
A list?
Of what?
Well, now keep in mind, he waseight at the time.
Limited vocabulary here, but alist describing each fart in the
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order of potency.
Harry gave him the list on thelast day of his visit, so as if
to say, I hope this helps.
Or please don't come back untilyou've locked that down.
He's industrious, your son.
Yeah, that's my boy.
Returning to the
SPEAKER_09 (07:06):
present day, Wooly has just arrived at the slab of
the ORA after his investigationof the Cedar Hill Cemetery in
Philadelphia.
The mortuary drawer unlocksautomatically and slowly opens
until it locks in place.
Willy climbs out and thenwatches as the drawer slowly
closes again and locks tightlyby itself.
(07:26):
Well, that's new.
Now in the Devil's Den, hegreets Captain Mangut by the
coffee machine.
SPEAKER_08 (07:34):
Hey, Captain.
I, um...
Mr...
Mr.
Troopaz?
SPEAKER_09 (07:40):
Yes?
Who are you?
Ronan gets nervous and can'tspeak.
SPEAKER_11 (07:46):
Willy, this is Ronan Delaney, engineer from our new
R&D department.
SPEAKER_03 (07:51):
R&D department?
How long was I gone?
SPEAKER_11 (07:54):
He's responsible for our new automatic slab doors.
SPEAKER_03 (07:58):
Oh, nice job, Ronan.
SPEAKER_08 (08:01):
Okay, Ronan, probably time to skedaddle.
Oh, aye, Captain.
I'll just, uh, I'll just fuckoff then, yeah?
Aye, I'll get me coat, becauseclearly I need to fuck off.
Ronan
SPEAKER_09 (08:13):
steps away.
The captain can tell by hisdemeanor that Willie is
distressed.
SPEAKER_11 (08:19):
Willie, what happened in Philly?
SPEAKER_03 (08:24):
Where's Leo?
SPEAKER_09 (08:32):
Terence Chilcutt, the man who overdosed in a
pump-and-shack gas stationbathroom near Las Vegas Strip,
is reincarnated as demon hunterLeo Braun.
Leo examines his surroundingsand notices that his briefcase
is on the floor of the men'sroom.
He picks it up, yanks some papertowels from a wall dispenser,
and wipes the bottom of thecase.
(08:53):
He catches a glimpse of himselfin the mirror.
He's wearing a pink polo andform-fitting white cropped
pants.
He's wearing matching whiteloafers with no socks.
Leo taps his left ear,activating the weevil.
SPEAKER_10 (09:09):
Laurie, are you reading this?
SPEAKER_07 (09:11):
Men are so gross.
SPEAKER_10 (09:13):
I'll take that as an affirmative.
Okay, I'm leaving the gasstation now.
SPEAKER_07 (09:18):
Oh, shit!
SPEAKER_10 (09:19):
What?
Are you okay?
SPEAKER_07 (09:21):
Oh, it's my briefcase.
Sweet! New underwear.
SPEAKER_10 (09:25):
I'm really happy for you.
Can you give me your location?
SPEAKER_07 (09:29):
I left the mod museum, and I'm...
standing on the corner ofStewart Avenue and North 4th
Street.
Wait!
SPEAKER_10 (09:36):
Okay, I'm heading north on Mojave Road, passing an
El Canelo restaurant.
SPEAKER_07 (09:41):
Oh, well look at that.
According to the briefcase, I'monly about a mile away.
SPEAKER_10 (09:47):
Okay, okay, this is good then.
Why don't you stay put and I'llmeet you.
Do you see any landmarks?
SPEAKER_07 (09:53):
Um, there is something called the Evo Club.
Oh cool, it's an internet cafe.
Should I freak everyone out andpost a TikTok?
SPEAKER_10 (10:01):
I don't know what any of that means.
SPEAKER_07 (10:04):
How old are you, Leo?
SPEAKER_10 (10:08):
Hold that thought.
SPEAKER_07 (10:09):
Why?
What's wrong?
SPEAKER_10 (10:11):
I'm being followed.
Hang tight.
Gonna need to deal with this.
SPEAKER_07 (10:17):
Roger that.
SPEAKER_09 (10:19):
Leo turns slowly around to find three young thugs
approaching him.
They are thin with shaved heads.
They're heavily tattooed andbrandishing baseball bats.
Except for the one in front.
He holds a 9mm pistol.
He grins, exposing a shiny,gold-plated grill.
What's in the briefcase,motherfucker?
(10:41):
Leo smiles.
He lowers the briefcase and setsit on the sidewalk behind him,
and then turns to face the thugsagain.
SPEAKER_10 (10:48):
Do you know what an LCI is?
SPEAKER_09 (10:50):
What?
What did you say, asshole?
SPEAKER_10 (10:55):
I said, do you know what an LCI is?
See, pistols, like that Sigthere, come with a loaded
chamber indicator.
What the fuck are you saying,motherfucker?
Hand it over.
It means your toy gun thereain't loaded.
At the very least, you don'thave one in the chamber.
(11:15):
So, unless you want thatgold-plated grill shoved down
your fucking throat, I adviseyou and your boy toys to walk
away.
Now.
SPEAKER_09 (11:24):
In an instant, Leo's briefcase emits a type of
vibration he's never heardbefore.
It erupts in short bursts, as ifit's trying to get Leo's
attention.
Okay, I think I get it.
You know what?
SPEAKER_10 (11:36):
Help yourself.
What the hell is it doing?
I can honestly
SPEAKER_09 (11:42):
say I don't know.
Why don't you find out?
Leo steps aside, opening a pathto the briefcase.
As the leader of the thugsapproaches, the briefcase stops
trembling.
SPEAKER_10 (11:51):
What the hell is in there, man?!
UNKNOWN (00:00):
!
SPEAKER_09 (11:54):
Enough to get you a real gold grill next time.
The two thugs staying behindhave lowered their bats.
They're just as enchanted by thebriefcase as their leader.
It dawns on Leo that thebriefcase appears to be drawing
them in, seducing them.
One of the thugs with the batbegins to inch closer.
SPEAKER_10 (12:15):
Stay back, it's mine!
SPEAKER_09 (12:17):
The thug with the gold-bladed grill kneels down in
front of the briefcase.
He places his pistol on thesidewalk and reaches for the
briefcase, but then hesitates.
SPEAKER_10 (12:25):
Fuck, man.
Is there like a combination orsomething?
No.
Just flip the clasps.
What's in there?
Kind of curious about thatmyself.
SPEAKER_09 (12:39):
The thug with the grill touches the briefcase and
lets out giddy laughter.
He pops each clasp and thenquickly swings the case open.
Leo and the two remaining thugsall lean in, trying to get a
closer look at what's inside.
Yo, man, grills, what is it?
It's...
it's beautiful.
Leo leans closer.
(13:00):
Inside the briefcase is...
nothingness.
None of the fabric-lined paddingor small side pockets, just a
black emptiness, a void.
But the thug with the grillsees...
something.
He begins screaming.
Ah! Suddenly and withoutwarning, the briefcase
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discharges a powerful energy,sending the thug several feet in
the air.
Leo watches as the thug is sentflying, crashing into a
telephone pole and thenplummeting to the hard concrete
below.
One of the minions rushes overto their leader who is bloody,
unconscious but alive.
His gold-plated grill rests onthe sidewalk next to him split
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in two.
Leo looks to the briefcaseagain.
and within the void a handle ofsome kind protrudes.
Leo walks over and places a firmgrip on it.
He pulls the hilt upwards andout and reveals a medieval
longsword.
Oh, hell yeah.
Leo wields the sword into aguard stance, the blade edge
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shining from the overheadstreetlights.
Okay, who's next?
The two minions drop their batsand scurry away, leaving their
unconscious leader behind.
Leo returns to the briefcase,which is standing upright again,
and locked shut.
SPEAKER_10 (14:28):
Well, aren't you full of surprises.
SPEAKER_09 (14:39):
Back in Hell, an early morning sun gleams against
an opulent mansion.
Resting on a grassy hill in opencountryside, the stately house
is gated with wrought iron.
Behind the gate is a stonepathway leading to a grand
ornate fountain that rises fromthe centre of a luxuriously
decorated and handsomelylandscaped courtyard.
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It is the definition of luxury.
Inside the lush dwelling,butlers, maids, and housekeepers
perform their daily duties.
In a spacious kitchen, a privatechef prepares a
delectable-looking breakfast.
The sizable master bedroom iscozy and beautiful, full of
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equipment and electronics thatcan't be found anywhere else in
Dante.
A massive OLED panel televisionis mounted to the back wall.
The Exorcist and Brock GatlingThe Devil Ain't Shit movie
posters hang on either side ofit.
High-end laptops are stacked ona deluxe wooden desk.
The walls surrounding thebedroom are full of hanging and
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mounted ancient artifacts, someof which have never been seen by
the human eye.
A large bed, bigger than anAlaskan king, is in stark
contrast to the modernity of thebedroom.
It is both ancient yetsumptuous.
The finest silks and linensadorn the mattress, which are
covered by a lush goose-downcomforter.
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The sounds of women moaning isheard as the luxurious comforter
begins to undulate.
SPEAKER_02 (16:13):
An
SPEAKER_09 (16:13):
audible vibration follows the pleasurable moaning.
To accompany the vibration, amelodic doorbell signals
throughout the estate Satanthrows the comforter off himself
and turns towards the directionof the vibration sound.
A smartphone aggressivelyrattles against the surface of
the nightstand.
Two disappointed-looking womenpull the comforter off.
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Satan retrieves the phone andsees a text message
notification.
From the lock screen, themessage reads, There is someone
here.
Shall I let them in?
Satan unlocks the phone andtypes a response.
It reads, No.
Be right down.
SPEAKER_01 (16:54):
Ladies, ladies, turn those frowns upside down.
I need to attend to somebusiness, but I'll be back in
two shakes of a lamb's tail.
In the meantime, enjoy somebreakfast.
Or each other.
I
SPEAKER_09 (17:11):
know which option I'd choose.
Satan stands up and stretches.
He puts on a black silk robe andleaves the bedroom.
As he descends a long spiralstaircase, the doorbell rings
repeatedly and with moreurgency.
At the base of the stairs, Satanis greeted by his butler.
Sir?
Nigel,
SPEAKER_10 (17:32):
were we expecting anyone today?
No, sir.
This visit would be consideredunannounced.
Did we get a good look?
No, sir.
They...
appeared to have avoided allsecurity cameras as they made
their approach.
Open the door.
SPEAKER_01 (17:52):
Open the
SPEAKER_09 (17:53):
door now.
Nigel the butler unlocks thedoor and pulls it open.
Standing on the other side inhis overcoat and fedora is the
pig.
He collapses into the foyer.
Nigel.
SPEAKER_10 (18:05):
Yes?
Sir?
Tell my lady friends to getdressed.
And have this one delivered tothe cellar, please.
Right
SPEAKER_09 (18:15):
away, sir.
The pig struggles to keep hiseyes open until he makes eye
contact with Satan.
So, piggy, how was spelunking?
Leo is heading west on StewartAvenue towards the Evo Club
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Internet Cafe to reconvene withLori.
SPEAKER_07 (18:41):
That was pretty awesome the way you handled
those guys.
SPEAKER_10 (18:44):
I can't take too much credit.
Briefcase did most of the work.
SPEAKER_07 (18:48):
And now you're just roaming around with a briefcase
and a sword in the middle of LasVegas.
Totally normal.
SPEAKER_10 (18:54):
I got a sheath for it at least.
I think they call it a scabbard.
I'll blend right in.
What are you up to?
SPEAKER_07 (19:03):
decided to look up this demon we're hunting.
His name is Astaroth, a formerDuke of Hell that commanded 40
legions of spirits.
He was often depicted as a nudeman with feathered wings,
wearing a crown, and holding aserpent.
SPEAKER_10 (19:17):
Talk about blending right in.
What else does it say?
SPEAKER_07 (19:21):
Um, okay.
It says he seduces by means oflaziness, vanity, and
rationalized philosophies.
Whatever that means.
He can turn men invisible,reveal hidden treasures or
desires, and, I quote, givemortal beings power over
serpents.
SPEAKER_10 (19:40):
Any weaknesses?
Does it say how to defeat them?
SPEAKER_07 (19:43):
It says he has foul-smelling breath, and the
only protection is a silver ringthat has to be held under the
nose to survive the encounter.
SPEAKER_10 (19:50):
Bad breath and rings.
Not again.
SPEAKER_07 (19:53):
You've encountered this before?
SPEAKER_10 (19:55):
Well, it was more like acid vomit my first go
around, but I did get a silverring out of it.
SPEAKER_07 (20:00):
Do you still have it?
SPEAKER_10 (20:02):
Haven't taken it off since.
SPEAKER_07 (20:04):
Okay, so two demon hunters, one ring.
Guess we're going to rock,paper, scissors for it.
SPEAKER_10 (20:10):
Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.
SPEAKER_07 (20:14):
Consider that bridge crossed.
SPEAKER_09 (20:16):
Leo turns around and sees Laurie standing outside of
the Evo Club.
Laurie, I really think...
SPEAKER_07 (20:23):
Leo, a little over four days ago, I was possessed
by a demon, visited by a pervypriest, freed from the demon...
watched my apartment implode,haunted by my dead cat, and ran
over by a tow truck.
Only to come to the realizationthat I was dead and a sinner in
hell.
I was assigned to be anadministrative assistant for the
onboarding station, butrequested reassignment.
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I fought hard to be reassignedto the ORA.
Leo, I want this.
What you did for me, I want todo for others.
So...
The ring, Leo?
SPEAKER_09 (21:00):
Leo looks at the ring around his finger, nods,
and slips it off.
He takes Laurie's hand andslides it on her middle finger.
This doesn't mean we're, like,engaged or
SPEAKER_10 (21:11):
anything.
SPEAKER_07 (21:11):
Relax, Leo.
You're definitely not my type.
SPEAKER_09 (21:18):
The pig comes to.
He's sitting on the floor,propped against a stone wall
underground.
SPEAKER_01 (21:25):
Not again.
Relax, Piggy.
You're amongst friends.
SPEAKER_09 (21:36):
The pig turns towards the direction of the
voice and sees Satan sitting ata command center.
Multiple computer andsurveillance monitors glow in
the lair as Satan turns to facehim.
You look a little worse forwear, if that's possible.
There is a knock at a door tothe command center's right.
Satan depresses a button builtinto the center's desk, and the
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underground door unlocks.
The marksman strolls in andjoins Satan at his desk.
SPEAKER_01 (22:04):
He wasn't followed.
Doubled back on his trail.
No one unfriendly.
You see that, piggy?
I speak marksman now.
He had a weapon,
SPEAKER_09 (22:14):
a torch, and this.
The marksman hands Satan afolded piece of paper.
and then stares pointedly at thepig.
Suddenly, the pig is beingdragged across the lair towards
Satan by some invisible forceuntil a henchman is only a foot
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from him.
Satan taps the piece of paperagainst the pig's forehead.
Oh,
SPEAKER_01 (22:43):
piggy, piggy, piggy.
My bacon-flavored henchman.
We have some things to discuss.
SPEAKER_09 (22:59):
Leo and Lori arrive at the Sunrise Hills Hospital
and Medical Center.
Leo stops at the entrance, butLori walks straight through the
automatic doors and- Lori, wait.
SPEAKER_07 (23:08):
What?
Leo! Look,
SPEAKER_10 (23:11):
I just wanted to say-
SPEAKER_07 (23:12):
Leo, it's a big hospital.
Dr.
Grant's specialty iscardiothoracic surgery, which is
on the seventh floor.
If you need to give me a peptalk, let's wait until we're
there.
SPEAKER_09 (23:23):
Alright, you're right.
Let's go.
Lori and Leo enter the firstfloor of the Sunrise Hills
Hospital.
SPEAKER_07 (23:32):
A prominent hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it's
completely empty?
At least the power is on.
SPEAKER_10 (23:40):
It was similar with your apartment.
SPEAKER_07 (23:43):
Elevator is up ahead.
Let's go.
If
SPEAKER_10 (23:45):
it's all the same to you, I'd like to use the stairs.
SPEAKER_09 (23:53):
Leo opens the stairway door to the seventh
floor and enters the hallway.
He catches his breath havingwalked up six flights of stairs
and scans the area.
Like the first floor, theseventh floor appears to be
completely empty.
SPEAKER_07 (24:07):
You know, Leo, it feels...
SPEAKER_09 (24:10):
Yeah, I'm with you, kid.
It's a little too quiet.
Be ready for anything.
The two demon hunters make it tothe check-in station unimpeded.
Laurie walks to a desk at thestation.
and sits down at a computer.
SPEAKER_07 (24:25):
Look at that.
Computer is still unlocked.
What are the odds?
SPEAKER_10 (24:31):
Not a coincidence, I can guarantee that.
Mind if I ask what you're doing?
SPEAKER_07 (24:35):
Trying to find our good doctor.
He's scheduled for surgerytoday.
Like now.
Operating room three.
All the way down the hall on theright.
SPEAKER_09 (24:46):
There is a rumbling below them on a lower floor.
The seventh floor elevator downthe hallway begins to operate.
Someone's in the elevator.
I think we're going to havecompany.
Leo pulls the longsword from thescabbard and holds it in a
defensive stance.
Then Laurie's briefcase beginsto vibrate.
She places it on the check-indesk and opens it.
SPEAKER_07 (25:10):
Whoa.
SPEAKER_09 (25:12):
She pulls out a chainsaw.
SPEAKER_07 (25:15):
What's this for?
SPEAKER_09 (25:19):
For them.
Piling out of the elevated doorsare at least half a dozen
hangmen.
Now
SPEAKER_10 (25:27):
why does everyone always get the better weapon?
SPEAKER_07 (25:32):
I didn't think we were supposed to use lethal
force.
SPEAKER_10 (25:35):
Yeah, they're what we call hangmen.
They're already dead.
SPEAKER_09 (25:41):
All the doors on the hallway swing open, and several
more hangmen scurry out onto theseventh floor hallway.
The two groups of hangmenconverge and start marching
towards the demon hunters.
I'd fire up the chainsaw if Iwere you.
Lori pulls on the starter cord,but before she can finish, a
hangman grabs her shoulder frombehind.
(26:02):
She hauls back and punches thedead man in the face.
It falls backwards into a groupof hangmen that the demon
hunters didn't even know werethere.
The hangman pops up and lungestowards Laurie, but Leo is
already swinging the sword.
The blade slashes through thehangman's neck, lopping their
head clean off.
Leo realizes they are completelysurrounded.
(26:23):
The group of hangmen close in onboth sides.
Laurie pulls the starter cordand a chainsaw roars.
Leo chops both of the headlesshangman's legs off and the body
drops helplessly to the hospitalfloor.
SPEAKER_02 (26:37):
Let's do this!
SPEAKER_07 (27:08):
Leo, behind you!
SPEAKER_09 (27:08):
Leo thrusts his sword forward, striking two
hangmen in the abdomen like ashish kebab.
He pushes the blade upwards,cleaving both of the hangmen in
half and the chest up.
Thanks! Laurie digs the chainsawinto the right side of a
hangman.
It is writhing as the blade ofthe chainsaw chews through its
chest and abdomen.
(27:29):
The chainsaw exits through itslower left side through the love
handle, and Laurie kicks thehangman in the chest.
Its upper half sloughs off,splattering to the floor.
SPEAKER_07 (27:40):
How many are left?
SPEAKER_09 (27:42):
I see four or so.
SPEAKER_07 (27:45):
Care to line them up for me?
SPEAKER_09 (27:47):
Laurie bum rushes the hangman next to her, shoving
it forwards.
It stumbles into the othersbehind it, and the undead
creatures all begin to topple asLeo forcefully shoves the
longsword, running the beastthrough.
Lori slashes the chainsawthrough all four of their necks,
slicing their heads off.
Lori, leaving no time to spare,slings leftover brains off the
chainsaw blades as she hustlesthrough the blood-soaked carnage
(28:09):
of the hallway towards operatingroom number three.
SPEAKER_10 (28:16):
Lori, are you okay?
SPEAKER_07 (28:19):
Yes, let's go.
SPEAKER_10 (28:20):
Just wait a minute.
SPEAKER_07 (28:22):
Oh, right, the pep talk.
SPEAKER_10 (28:23):
No, no pep talk.
You're clearly ready.
But just remember, this asterothcan reveal hidden treasures or
desires.
I think that means it may showyou things that aren't really
there.
SPEAKER_07 (28:35):
Right.
Okay.
Thanks, Leo.
SPEAKER_10 (28:37):
Wait.
SPEAKER_07 (28:38):
What is it, Leo?
SPEAKER_10 (28:39):
Turn your weevil back on, just in case you need
help.
I'll be waiting just on theother side of the door.
SPEAKER_07 (28:46):
You reading this?
SPEAKER_10 (28:47):
Yes, I am.
Good luck.
SPEAKER_09 (28:50):
Lori nods, takes a deep breath.
and opens the door.
Lori is standing on a colorfulsoundstage.
There are stage lights,television cameras without
operators, a podium with amicrophone, rows of empty chairs
where audience members couldsit, except there aren't any,
and in front of her, three smalldoors.
(29:12):
She hears footsteps and sees awell-coiffed man in a suit and
tie approaching the podium.
His ultra-white teeth glow inthe spotlight as he exposes a
toothy grin.
SPEAKER_10 (29:26):
Hi folks, I'm your host, Guy Barry, and you're
watching
SPEAKER_09 (29:29):
Tell Me Your Secret.
Audience applause erupts behindLaurie.
She turns to the direction ofthe clapping, but the seats are
still empty.
SPEAKER_10 (29:37):
Tonight's contestant hails from Boston,
Massachusetts, or at least shedid.
She was the lead vocalist for afailed rock band called the Hack
Sisters before she was flattenedby a tow truck and died a
miserable death.
Please welcome Laurie Stryker.
(29:57):
Laurie, we're so pleased to haveyou here this evening on Tell Me
Your Secret.
What brought you here tonight?
SPEAKER_07 (30:04):
Well, Guy, I'm here to defeat an irrelevant demon
named Astaroth.
He's one of those needy sorts,likes to ride around naked on a
dragon and hold snakes and shit.
A really look at me, look at mekind of bitch.
SPEAKER_10 (30:24):
Well, isn't that something?
SPEAKER_09 (30:27):
Leo waits in the hallway.
He is unaware of the illusorygame show that is taking place
on the other side of operatingroom number 3.
Worried for Laurie's safety, hereaches for the doorknob
until...
Leo's hand slips off thedoorknob as he is startled.
(30:54):
Was that his son's voice?
The Tell Me Your Secret gameshow continues behind operating
room three.
The host, Guy Barry, walksacross the stage and stops in
front of three doors.
SPEAKER_10 (31:08):
Here's how we play the game.
Behind each of these doors is asecret.
We will reveal the secret behindeach door and then we'll
scramble the secrets.
Then Laurie here will have toreveal the secret she wants and
then pick the door with thecorrect secret behind it.
If she does, she'll win.
Harvey, tell her what she'llwin.
SPEAKER_09 (31:28):
A disembodied voice announces the winning prize.
SPEAKER_10 (31:32):
Lori's briefcase vibrates
SPEAKER_09 (31:47):
in the middle of the show.
SPEAKER_10 (31:56):
Well, what the fuck is that?
SPEAKER_09 (32:03):
Leo rushes down the hallway of the seventh floor,
trying to locate his son, Harry.
SPEAKER_10 (32:08):
Harry! Can you hear me, buddy?
SPEAKER_06 (32:11):
Daddy, I'm right here.
SPEAKER_09 (32:17):
Leo pinpoints his son's voice coming from a
recovery room.
The door is open and Leo rushesin.
He finds his son spinning in achair in the empty room.
Daddy, you found me.
(32:40):
Yeah.
Yeah, I did.
Come here, buddy.
How
SPEAKER_06 (32:47):
are you, Daddy?
SPEAKER_09 (32:49):
I'm great, boy.
SPEAKER_10 (32:51):
It's so good to see you.
SPEAKER_06 (32:52):
I made some new lists.
SPEAKER_10 (32:55):
You did?
Can I see them?
SPEAKER_06 (32:58):
Well, one for now, then one for later.
You promise?
SPEAKER_09 (33:03):
I promise, Harry.
SPEAKER_06 (33:05):
Okay, good.
SPEAKER_09 (33:06):
Harry hands Leo the first list.
Leo looks it over.
It's numbered one through ten.
But each line says the samething.
This isn't real.
Leo looks at Harry.
Thank you for this,
SPEAKER_10 (33:21):
son.
I needed to remember that.
Are you trying to help your dad?
SPEAKER_06 (33:27):
It's not really me, daddy.
It's him.
Put this one in your pocket.
SPEAKER_09 (33:34):
Harry hands Leo the second list, who places it
promptly in his pocket.
I
SPEAKER_06 (33:38):
have to go now, daddy.
SPEAKER_09 (33:40):
Leo places a hand to his mouth, trying not to cry.
SPEAKER_06 (33:44):
Can...
SPEAKER_10 (33:45):
Can I hug you, buddy?
I
SPEAKER_06 (33:48):
would like that, daddy.
But let's do it when it's
SPEAKER_10 (33:51):
not pretend.
Yeah, you're right.
I want that too, but only whenit's not pretend.
Okay.
Bye, Daddy.
Goodbye, Harry.
SPEAKER_09 (34:25):
Lori has fetched the contents of a briefcase.
It's a card.
She flips it over and over inher hands.
What do you have there?
SPEAKER_07 (34:35):
It's a limerick.
A riddle.
SPEAKER_10 (34:37):
Oh, I like limericks and riddles.
May I read it?
SPEAKER_07 (34:41):
Oh, absolutely.
Be my guest.
SPEAKER_09 (34:44):
A shapely but grotesque undead female in
sequined cocktail dress picks upthe card.
Her face frozen in an ominousgrin.
She faces the nonexistingaudience and motions her hand
under the card.
The hangman hostess seductivelywalks over to the host, Guy
Berry, and hands him the card.
SPEAKER_10 (35:05):
Oh, I remember these.
What a farce.
Ready for this?
Two trapeze artists twiddletheir two tiny thumbs.
Okay, Harvey, open door numberone.
Behind door number one, wehave...
Lori's beloved pet, Ollie! Backfrom the dead, freshly bathed
(35:30):
and ready to cuddle.
Oh my, isn't he adorable?
SPEAKER_09 (35:37):
Lori closes her eyes, reminding herself that the
scene before her is not real.
SPEAKER_10 (35:41):
What is behind door number two?
Behind door number two, herfuckbag of a manager, Maury
Stillman.
SPEAKER_09 (35:53):
Maury Stillman is wheeled out from behind the
door.
He's wide-eyed andpanic-stricken.
He is bound and gagged andtrembling and crying out a
muffled scream.
Laurie
SPEAKER_10 (36:04):
will be given brass knuckles.
Maury will be bound and gaggedand locked in a room while
Laurie is given a whole hour tobeat him senseless.
SPEAKER_07 (36:15):
Okay, that's not Not bad.
SPEAKER_10 (36:21):
And finally, what is behind door number three?
Behind door number three ishighly respected thoracic
surgeon and chief resident, Dr.
Tobias Grant.
SPEAKER_09 (36:41):
A horrifying scene is playing out behind door
number three.
Dr.
Tobias Grant is standing at thehead of an operating table with
both his arms extended.
He's emotionless, as if in atrance while speaking in
tongues.
He oversees a trio of nursesholding scalpels and a surgeon
who is operating a bone saw.
(37:03):
The possessed surgical staff areall performing unspeakable acts
of violence against a patientwho was laying on an operating
table, clearly deceased.
Cajun's chest cavity is exposedas slimy, slippery black
serpents twist and ride within.
The audience applauds as thesmall doll slams shut.
SPEAKER_10 (37:28):
Okay, Laurie Striker, which secret do you
choose?
SPEAKER_07 (37:33):
Well, there are basically two ways to defeat the
demon Astaroth.
The first one is to hold thisring under my nose due to his
shit-smelling breath.
The other way, resist yourrevelations.
None of this is real.
Plus, I hate game shows.
So, I choose the door behind me.
SPEAKER_10 (37:59):
Ms.
Stryker, congratulations.
You win.
Yay.
SPEAKER_09 (38:08):
Lori exits the game show.
and truly enters operating roomthree for the first time.
Dr.
Tobias Grant is laying on theoperating table.
There is no mutilated patientwith serpents for innards.
The surgical staff are in theroom, but are all unconscious.
Leo is back out in the hallway,doing his best to remain patient
(38:29):
until Laurie has completed hertask.
He's holding the letter fromHarry that he promised he
wouldn't read.
It's still folded in half as heplaces it back in his pocket.
Then the latch to the doorbehind him unlocks and Laurie
opens the door stepping out ofoperating room three.
SPEAKER_07 (38:47):
All done, Leo.
We need to walk Dr.
Grant out.
SPEAKER_10 (38:52):
Wait, what was that?
What happened?
SPEAKER_07 (38:54):
Even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me.
SPEAKER_10 (38:58):
Fair enough.
Let's get Dr.
Grant out of here.
SPEAKER_09 (39:08):
Laurie and Leo descend the hospital stairway
with Dr.
Grant in tow.
Leo is carrying him on hisshoulder.
The doctor begins to wake.
SPEAKER_05 (39:17):
What?
What the hell is happening?
SPEAKER_10 (39:20):
Relax, Dot.
There was an emergency and weneed to evacuate you from the
building.
SPEAKER_05 (39:25):
Oh, right.
The earthquake.
What?
He...
he said there would be anearthquake.
UNKNOWN (39:35):
What?
SPEAKER_09 (39:37):
Leo and Laurie stop and look at each other.
(40:21):
Captain F.J.
Mangut and Willie wait in theDevil's Den for Leo and Laurie
to return.
SPEAKER_11 (40:27):
They're here.
SPEAKER_09 (40:29):
Leo and Laurie enter the Devil's Den.
They are both covered in bloodfrom the carnage at the
hospital.
Hey, Cap.
SPEAKER_10 (40:37):
Any evidence of our visit will be covered up by the
Earth.
Jillian?
SPEAKER_09 (40:41):
Leo looks around the room.
Jillian, Willie, and June standin the Devil's Den.
Their heads are lowered.
They look somber and concerned.
June?
SPEAKER_10 (40:53):
Willie?
What's going on?
Jillian, what brings you to-
SPEAKER_11 (40:57):
Leo?
Have a seat.
SPEAKER_10 (41:00):
Why?
SPEAKER_09 (41:01):
Cap, what's wrong?
What is this?
June approaches Leo.
She places his hands in hers.
SPEAKER_11 (41:09):
Hey, Bubba.
Sit.
Sit.
SPEAKER_10 (41:12):
Sit.
Sit down.
June, what's this about?
SPEAKER_09 (41:17):
As June backs away, Leo gives in and takes a seat.
Laurie joins the others in thegroup.
SPEAKER_11 (41:25):
Go ahead, Willie.
Tell him.
SPEAKER_10 (41:27):
Tell me what?
SPEAKER_03 (41:28):
About a week ago, an inmate died in their cell.
Captain Manget asked me to lookinto it.
No witnesses, nothing onsecurity footage.
The inmate was in their cell,safe and sound.
But the next morning, a guardfound its body with its throat
cut and a big carving in itschest.
(41:50):
Something called the 11thCircle.
started surveilling the prisonguards, the ORA staff, going
over personal files, incidentreports.
I found some discrepancies withan apparent engineering issue
reported by one of our guards,Maynard Tully, the night of the
suicide.
So I told him after his shiftlast night.
(42:12):
It led me to the cave.
You know, that one boat chieftells us to stay away from?
Hey Willie, look, this is allvery interesting, but...
SPEAKER_11 (42:20):
Leo, just let him finish.
SPEAKER_03 (42:23):
What I neglected to mention is that before leaving
the parking lot of the ORA,Maynard Tully changed, assumed a
different identity as he drovetowards the cave.
One second he's Maynard Tully,the next a completely different
person.
I mention that because of what Ifound hidden in the floorboard
of his Bronco.
Multiple uniforms and outfits.
(42:44):
Whoever he is, he's not swappingidentities for kicks.
Underneath the uniforms, Idiscovered some ancient-looking
wooden box.
Also branded with the 11thCircle insignia.
So, I opened the box.
I found some empty vials, unusedsyringes, and a hand-drawn map
to a cemetery back home.
(43:06):
The Cedar Hill Cemetery inPhiladelphia.
SPEAKER_09 (43:17):
Leo's face turns from one of confusion to dread.
and reluctant anticipation.
SPEAKER_03 (43:23):
I followed the path drawn on the map to a grave
marker there.
It was yours, Leo.
SPEAKER_10 (43:28):
Uh, Louise and I met in Philly.
Most of our family is there.
Even though we raised Harry inPittsburgh, we always wanted our
final resting place to be backhome.
SPEAKER_09 (43:45):
Willie hesitates.
His voice wavers as he strugglesto share the rest of his story.
SPEAKER_03 (43:55):
I don't know why the map led me to your grave.
There was nothing there, noclues.
I thought it was a fool'serrand.
So I had decided to turn aroundand head home until I noticed
two more headstones next toyours.
SPEAKER_09 (44:15):
Leo turns pale, tight-lipped.
He gnashes his teeth.
His bottom lip begins to quiver.
SPEAKER_03 (44:25):
It...
It was the grave markers of yourwife and son, Louise and Harry.
I'm so sorry.
SPEAKER_10 (44:35):
No.
No, you tell me it isn't true,Willie.
That can't be true, no! Captain!
SPEAKER_09 (44:46):
Captain Manga slowly nods.
Leo leaps from his seat andrushes towards Willie.
Jillian, Laurie, and Juneintercept him and wrap their
arms around him, attempting tocalm and console him.
Leo collapses to his knees.
SPEAKER_10 (45:01):
No.
No, my dear, how?
Why did this happen?
My boy!
SPEAKER_09 (45:07):
Willie and Captain Manga join the group.
Willie kneels before Leo, placeshis hands on Leo's shoulders.
I'm sorry, Leo.
Captain Mangut reaches out andplaces a hand on Leo's head,
caressing it softly.
SPEAKER_10 (45:29):
Why, my dear, my boy Harry?
Why, God, why?
No!
UNKNOWN (45:35):
No!
SPEAKER_00 (46:22):
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(46:43):
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As always, you can listen to LeoBraun anywhere you listen to
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Leo Braun is written andproduced by me, Jason Beard.
And now, the amazing cast of LeoBraun, Episode 9.
(47:10):
Stitch Mainville as Leo Braun.
Andy Parkin as Narrator 2 andRonan Delaney.
Emily Fry as Laurie Stryker.
Jim Fronk as Satan the Pig andGuy Barry, Terry Briscoe as
Willie Topaz, Michael Cunninghamas Nigel and Harvey, Tabitha
(47:32):
Mixon as Jillian Burkett, MitchLashinsky as The Marksman,
Melrose Johnson as Captain F.J.
Mangate and June Chesterfield,Richie Berry as Maximilian,
Robert Lloyd as Dr.
Tobias Grant, Eric Carlino asHerman Edward Coxlin, and
(47:53):
Sebastian.
Esmond Mitchum as Harry Braun,and Rick Mars as Grylls and Thug
2.
Stay tuned for Leo Braun episode10, Limbo, coming September 4th.
Thanks again for listening.
It's
SPEAKER_09 (00:10):
quiet.
Crickets sing in the distance.
A full moon shines down on thestill water of the ornamental
fish pond, as marine liferesembling koi glides smoothly
underneath.
Soon the waters begin to churn.
Small waves bounce along thesurface.
The fish dart away to escape asMaximilian abruptly returns.
(00:33):
As is customary, he chokes andgags, coughing up pond water
until he's recovered.
Max closes his eyes, listeningto the choir of insects
attempting to calm himself.
He's still reeling from theother night, where he was
helpless to aid the young womanwho appears to have fallen
(00:53):
victim to the mysterious man inthe black hoodie.
The crickets fall silent.
A shadow passes through themoonbeams.
Maximilian gasps as the man inthe hoodie stands before him
overhead.
The man is bathed in moonlight.
(01:14):
His features indiscernible savefor ice-cold pale blue eyes that
seem to glow from the brillianceof the moon.
The man in the black hoodie ismotionless, his arms crossed.
Maximilian can feel the man'sdeadly stare coiling around him.
The hooded man releases agiggle, both childlike and
(01:34):
menacing.
What do you want?
SPEAKER_05 (01:36):
Say something!
SPEAKER_09 (01:40):
The hooded man kneels down out of sight.
SPEAKER_12 (01:44):
What?
What are you doing?
SPEAKER_09 (01:48):
Maximilian hears another sinister giggle.
And then the man's hand comesinto view.
He's holding something.
The hand raises and then lowers,placing the thing he's holding
on the raised stone ridge thatencloses the pond.
Maximilian squints to get aclear view of what the man left
behind.
Glistening in the moonlight is abloodied, severed ear.
(02:10):
Ah!
SPEAKER_12 (02:11):
Ah!
SPEAKER_04 (02:29):
Days
SPEAKER_09 (02:44):
before Leo would hunt the demon of Philip Weston,
and before Sebastian wentmissing, the two men sit in
Sebastian's office at theonboarding station.
SPEAKER_05 (02:54):
I appreciate you making time for me, Leo.
You've
SPEAKER_10 (02:57):
been a little busy these days.
Aren't these sessions mandatory?
Well, yes, they are.
I wouldn't miss them either way.
This is probably as close asI'll ever come to having
therapy.
How's it going?
The demon hunting?
You know, when I was a kid, Icouldn't think of anything I
wanted more than to grow up oneday and be a cop.
(03:19):
Can't say the same thing fordemon hunting.
So, becoming a cop was acalling?
My wife used to joke that I wasborn holding a badge.
Oh, well, then I feel sorry foryour mom.
Do you think about her?
Who, my mom?
Your wife.
(03:40):
I try not to.
But the honest answer is I neverstop thinking about her.
Or my son.
I guess that's why I keep sobusy.
Take case after case.
Those demons, they're scary,but...
The quiet moments, when I'malone with my thoughts, that's
(04:00):
what terrifies me the most.
SPEAKER_05 (04:02):
It's completely understandable and also
unavoidable.
There is no right way to handleit.
It's also why I haven't askedabout your son until now.
Can you tell me about him?
SPEAKER_10 (04:19):
Well, we had Harry after I made Detective.
It might have happened earlier,but...
I was transferred as a lateralfrom Philly to Pittsburgh.
Not sure if you know this, butit doesn't matter how much of a
local hotshot you might havebeen, I had to start all over,
basically.
Only plus side is, I didn't haveto wait three years to move up.
(04:41):
So, we made the decision to waitand start a family until things
settled.
But when the day finally came,when he was born, I can't
explain it.
It felt like My heart was fullyfunctioning for the first time.
What's he like?
Oh, my little man.
My buddy.
He's sweet, kind, and funny.
(05:04):
He, uh...
He makes lists of everything.
I guess that's why I startedmaking lists.
I learned it from him, not theother way around.
Lists?
What kind of lists would hemake?
Too many to mention.
He made a list of his favoritefoods.
Number one is pizza, by the way.
Nice choice.
(05:26):
Top five Saturday morningcartoons.
Top ten jobs he wanted when hegrew up.
Being a cop was not one of them.
Oh, Harry's grandfather,Louise's dad.
He had what I would describe asvolcanic-level gas.
I mean, truly horrendous, likeMount Fuji-level eruptions.
(05:48):
The worst part was...
He didn't even know he was doingit half the time.
He'd let one rip and not evenflinch.
We're talking farts here, Leo?
Really?
I'm afraid to hear where this isgoing.
Oh, it gets worse.
We had to fumigate the guestroom once when he left.
(06:09):
But anyway, he loved Harry.
He loved being around him.
Harry, on the other hand, got sodisgusted, he created a list.
A list?
Of what?
Well, now keep in mind, he waseight at the time.
Limited vocabulary here, but alist describing each fart in the
(06:29):
order of potency.
Harry gave him the list on thelast day of his visit, so as if
to say, I hope this helps.
Or please don't come back untilyou've locked that down.
He's industrious, your son.
Yeah, that's my boy.
Returning to the
SPEAKER_09 (07:06):
present day, Wooly has just arrived at the slab of
the ORA after his investigationof the Cedar Hill Cemetery in
Philadelphia.
The mortuary drawer unlocksautomatically and slowly opens
until it locks in place.
Willy climbs out and thenwatches as the drawer slowly
closes again and locks tightlyby itself.
(07:26):
Well, that's new.
Now in the Devil's Den, hegreets Captain Mangut by the
coffee machine.
SPEAKER_08 (07:34):
Hey, Captain.
I, um...
Mr...
Mr.
Troopaz?
SPEAKER_09 (07:40):
Yes?
Who are you?
Ronan gets nervous and can'tspeak.
SPEAKER_11 (07:46):
Willy, this is Ronan Delaney, engineer from our new
R&D department.
SPEAKER_03 (07:51):
R&D department?
How long was I gone?
SPEAKER_11 (07:54):
He's responsible for our new automatic slab doors.
SPEAKER_03 (07:58):
Oh, nice job, Ronan.
SPEAKER_08 (08:01):
Okay, Ronan, probably time to skedaddle.
Oh, aye, Captain.
I'll just, uh, I'll just fuckoff then, yeah?
Aye, I'll get me coat, becauseclearly I need to fuck off.
Ronan
SPEAKER_09 (08:13):
steps away.
The captain can tell by hisdemeanor that Willie is
distressed.
SPEAKER_11 (08:19):
Willie, what happened in Philly?
SPEAKER_03 (08:24):
Where's Leo?
SPEAKER_09 (08:32):
Terence Chilcutt, the man who overdosed in a
pump-and-shack gas stationbathroom near Las Vegas Strip,
is reincarnated as demon hunterLeo Braun.
Leo examines his surroundingsand notices that his briefcase
is on the floor of the men'sroom.
He picks it up, yanks some papertowels from a wall dispenser,
and wipes the bottom of thecase.
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He catches a glimpse of himselfin the mirror.
He's wearing a pink polo andform-fitting white cropped
pants.
He's wearing matching whiteloafers with no socks.
Leo taps his left ear,activating the weevil.
SPEAKER_10 (09:09):
Laurie, are you reading this?
SPEAKER_07 (09:11):
Men are so gross.
SPEAKER_10 (09:13):
I'll take that as an affirmative.
Okay, I'm leaving the gasstation now.
SPEAKER_07 (09:18):
Oh, shit!
SPEAKER_10 (09:19):
What?
Are you okay?
SPEAKER_07 (09:21):
Oh, it's my briefcase.
Sweet! New underwear.
SPEAKER_10 (09:25):
I'm really happy for you.
Can you give me your location?
SPEAKER_07 (09:29):
I left the mod museum, and I'm...
standing on the corner ofStewart Avenue and North 4th
Street.
Wait!
SPEAKER_10 (09:36):
Okay, I'm heading north on Mojave Road, passing an
El Canelo restaurant.
SPEAKER_07 (09:41):
Oh, well look at that.
According to the briefcase, I'monly about a mile away.
SPEAKER_10 (09:47):
Okay, okay, this is good then.
Why don't you stay put and I'llmeet you.
Do you see any landmarks?
SPEAKER_07 (09:53):
Um, there is something called the Evo Club.
Oh cool, it's an internet cafe.
Should I freak everyone out andpost a TikTok?
SPEAKER_10 (10:01):
I don't know what any of that means.
SPEAKER_07 (10:04):
How old are you, Leo?
SPEAKER_10 (10:08):
Hold that thought.
SPEAKER_07 (10:09):
Why?
What's wrong?
SPEAKER_10 (10:11):
I'm being followed.
Hang tight.
Gonna need to deal with this.
SPEAKER_07 (10:17):
Roger that.
SPEAKER_09 (10:19):
Leo turns slowly around to find three young thugs
approaching him.
They are thin with shaved heads.
They're heavily tattooed andbrandishing baseball bats.
Except for the one in front.
He holds a 9mm pistol.
He grins, exposing a shiny,gold-plated grill.
What's in the briefcase,motherfucker?
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Leo smiles.
He lowers the briefcase and setsit on the sidewalk behind him,
and then turns to face the thugsagain.
SPEAKER_10 (10:48):
Do you know what an LCI is?
SPEAKER_09 (10:50):
What?
What did you say, asshole?
SPEAKER_10 (10:55):
I said, do you know what an LCI is?
See, pistols, like that Sigthere, come with a loaded
chamber indicator.
What the fuck are you saying,motherfucker?
Hand it over.
It means your toy gun thereain't loaded.
At the very least, you don'thave one in the chamber.
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So, unless you want thatgold-plated grill shoved down
your fucking throat, I adviseyou and your boy toys to walk
away.
Now.
SPEAKER_09 (11:24):
In an instant, Leo's briefcase emits a type of
vibration he's never heardbefore.
It erupts in short bursts, as ifit's trying to get Leo's
attention.
Okay, I think I get it.
You know what?
SPEAKER_10 (11:36):
Help yourself.
What the hell is it doing?
I can honestly
SPEAKER_09 (11:42):
say I don't know.
Why don't you find out?
Leo steps aside, opening a pathto the briefcase.
As the leader of the thugsapproaches, the briefcase stops
trembling.
SPEAKER_10 (11:51):
What the hell is in there, man?!
UNKNOWN (00:00):
!
SPEAKER_09 (11:54):
Enough to get you a real gold grill next time.
The two thugs staying behindhave lowered their bats.
They're just as enchanted by thebriefcase as their leader.
It dawns on Leo that thebriefcase appears to be drawing
them in, seducing them.
One of the thugs with the batbegins to inch closer.
SPEAKER_10 (12:15):
Stay back, it's mine!
SPEAKER_09 (12:17):
The thug with the gold-bladed grill kneels down in
front of the briefcase.
He places his pistol on thesidewalk and reaches for the
briefcase, but then hesitates.
SPEAKER_10 (12:25):
Fuck, man.
Is there like a combination orsomething?
No.
Just flip the clasps.
What's in there?
Kind of curious about thatmyself.
SPEAKER_09 (12:39):
The thug with the grill touches the briefcase and
lets out giddy laughter.
He pops each clasp and thenquickly swings the case open.
Leo and the two remaining thugsall lean in, trying to get a
closer look at what's inside.
Yo, man, grills, what is it?
It's...
it's beautiful.
Leo leans closer.
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Inside the briefcase is...
nothingness.
None of the fabric-lined paddingor small side pockets, just a
black emptiness, a void.
But the thug with the grillsees...
something.
He begins screaming.
Ah! Suddenly and withoutwarning, the briefcase
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discharges a powerful energy,sending the thug several feet in
the air.
Leo watches as the thug is sentflying, crashing into a
telephone pole and thenplummeting to the hard concrete
below.
One of the minions rushes overto their leader who is bloody,
unconscious but alive.
His gold-plated grill rests onthe sidewalk next to him split
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in two.
Leo looks to the briefcaseagain.
and within the void a handle ofsome kind protrudes.
Leo walks over and places a firmgrip on it.
He pulls the hilt upwards andout and reveals a medieval
longsword.
Oh, hell yeah.
Leo wields the sword into aguard stance, the blade edge
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shining from the overheadstreetlights.
Okay, who's next?
The two minions drop their batsand scurry away, leaving their
unconscious leader behind.
Leo returns to the briefcase,which is standing upright again,
and locked shut.
SPEAKER_10 (14:28):
Well, aren't you full of surprises.
SPEAKER_09 (14:39):
Back in Hell, an early morning sun gleams against
an opulent mansion.
Resting on a grassy hill in opencountryside, the stately house
is gated with wrought iron.
Behind the gate is a stonepathway leading to a grand
ornate fountain that rises fromthe centre of a luxuriously
decorated and handsomelylandscaped courtyard.
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It is the definition of luxury.
Inside the lush dwelling,butlers, maids, and housekeepers
perform their daily duties.
In a spacious kitchen, a privatechef prepares a
delectable-looking breakfast.
The sizable master bedroom iscozy and beautiful, full of
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equipment and electronics thatcan't be found anywhere else in
Dante.
A massive OLED panel televisionis mounted to the back wall.
The Exorcist and Brock GatlingThe Devil Ain't Shit movie
posters hang on either side ofit.
High-end laptops are stacked ona deluxe wooden desk.
The walls surrounding thebedroom are full of hanging and
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mounted ancient artifacts, someof which have never been seen by
the human eye.
A large bed, bigger than anAlaskan king, is in stark
contrast to the modernity of thebedroom.
It is both ancient yetsumptuous.
The finest silks and linensadorn the mattress, which are
covered by a lush goose-downcomforter.
(16:07):
The sounds of women moaning isheard as the luxurious comforter
begins to undulate.
SPEAKER_02 (16:13):
An
SPEAKER_09 (16:13):
audible vibration follows the pleasurable moaning.
To accompany the vibration, amelodic doorbell signals
throughout the estate Satanthrows the comforter off himself
and turns towards the directionof the vibration sound.
A smartphone aggressivelyrattles against the surface of
the nightstand.
Two disappointed-looking womenpull the comforter off.
(16:37):
Satan retrieves the phone andsees a text message
notification.
From the lock screen, themessage reads, There is someone
here.
Shall I let them in?
Satan unlocks the phone andtypes a response.
It reads, No.
Be right down.
SPEAKER_01 (16:54):
Ladies, ladies, turn those frowns upside down.
I need to attend to somebusiness, but I'll be back in
two shakes of a lamb's tail.
In the meantime, enjoy somebreakfast.
Or each other.
I
SPEAKER_09 (17:11):
know which option I'd choose.
Satan stands up and stretches.
He puts on a black silk robe andleaves the bedroom.
As he descends a long spiralstaircase, the doorbell rings
repeatedly and with moreurgency.
At the base of the stairs, Satanis greeted by his butler.
Sir?
Nigel,
SPEAKER_10 (17:32):
were we expecting anyone today?
No, sir.
This visit would be consideredunannounced.
Did we get a good look?
No, sir.
They...
appeared to have avoided allsecurity cameras as they made
their approach.
Open the door.
SPEAKER_01 (17:52):
Open the
SPEAKER_09 (17:53):
door now.
Nigel the butler unlocks thedoor and pulls it open.
Standing on the other side inhis overcoat and fedora is the
pig.
He collapses into the foyer.
Nigel.
SPEAKER_10 (18:05):
Yes?
Sir?
Tell my lady friends to getdressed.
And have this one delivered tothe cellar, please.
Right
SPEAKER_09 (18:15):
away, sir.
The pig struggles to keep hiseyes open until he makes eye
contact with Satan.
So, piggy, how was spelunking?
Leo is heading west on StewartAvenue towards the Evo Club
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Internet Cafe to reconvene withLori.
SPEAKER_07 (18:41):
That was pretty awesome the way you handled
those guys.
SPEAKER_10 (18:44):
I can't take too much credit.
Briefcase did most of the work.
SPEAKER_07 (18:48):
And now you're just roaming around with a briefcase
and a sword in the middle of LasVegas.
Totally normal.
SPEAKER_10 (18:54):
I got a sheath for it at least.
I think they call it a scabbard.
I'll blend right in.
What are you up to?
SPEAKER_07 (19:03):
decided to look up this demon we're hunting.
His name is Astaroth, a formerDuke of Hell that commanded 40
legions of spirits.
He was often depicted as a nudeman with feathered wings,
wearing a crown, and holding aserpent.
SPEAKER_10 (19:17):
Talk about blending right in.
What else does it say?
SPEAKER_07 (19:21):
Um, okay.
It says he seduces by means oflaziness, vanity, and
rationalized philosophies.
Whatever that means.
He can turn men invisible,reveal hidden treasures or
desires, and, I quote, givemortal beings power over
serpents.
SPEAKER_10 (19:40):
Any weaknesses?
Does it say how to defeat them?
SPEAKER_07 (19:43):
It says he has foul-smelling breath, and the
only protection is a silver ringthat has to be held under the
nose to survive the encounter.
SPEAKER_10 (19:50):
Bad breath and rings.
Not again.
SPEAKER_07 (19:53):
You've encountered this before?
SPEAKER_10 (19:55):
Well, it was more like acid vomit my first go
around, but I did get a silverring out of it.
SPEAKER_07 (20:00):
Do you still have it?
SPEAKER_10 (20:02):
Haven't taken it off since.
SPEAKER_07 (20:04):
Okay, so two demon hunters, one ring.
Guess we're going to rock,paper, scissors for it.
SPEAKER_10 (20:10):
Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.
SPEAKER_07 (20:14):
Consider that bridge crossed.
SPEAKER_09 (20:16):
Leo turns around and sees Laurie standing outside of
the Evo Club.
Laurie, I really think...
SPEAKER_07 (20:23):
Leo, a little over four days ago, I was possessed
by a demon, visited by a pervypriest, freed from the demon...
watched my apartment implode,haunted by my dead cat, and ran
over by a tow truck.
Only to come to the realizationthat I was dead and a sinner in
hell.
I was assigned to be anadministrative assistant for the
onboarding station, butrequested reassignment.
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I fought hard to be reassignedto the ORA.
Leo, I want this.
What you did for me, I want todo for others.
So...
The ring, Leo?
SPEAKER_09 (21:00):
Leo looks at the ring around his finger, nods,
and slips it off.
He takes Laurie's hand andslides it on her middle finger.
This doesn't mean we're, like,engaged or
SPEAKER_10 (21:11):
anything.
SPEAKER_07 (21:11):
Relax, Leo.
You're definitely not my type.
SPEAKER_09 (21:18):
The pig comes to.
He's sitting on the floor,propped against a stone wall
underground.
SPEAKER_01 (21:25):
Not again.
Relax, Piggy.
You're amongst friends.
SPEAKER_09 (21:36):
The pig turns towards the direction of the
voice and sees Satan sitting ata command center.
Multiple computer andsurveillance monitors glow in
the lair as Satan turns to facehim.
You look a little worse forwear, if that's possible.
There is a knock at a door tothe command center's right.
Satan depresses a button builtinto the center's desk, and the
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underground door unlocks.
The marksman strolls in andjoins Satan at his desk.
SPEAKER_01 (22:04):
He wasn't followed.
Doubled back on his trail.
No one unfriendly.
You see that, piggy?
I speak marksman now.
He had a weapon,
SPEAKER_09 (22:14):
a torch, and this.
The marksman hands Satan afolded piece of paper.
and then stares pointedly at thepig.
Suddenly, the pig is beingdragged across the lair towards
Satan by some invisible forceuntil a henchman is only a foot
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from him.
Satan taps the piece of paperagainst the pig's forehead.
Oh,
SPEAKER_01 (22:43):
piggy, piggy, piggy.
My bacon-flavored henchman.
We have some things to discuss.
SPEAKER_09 (22:59):
Leo and Lori arrive at the Sunrise Hills Hospital
and Medical Center.
Leo stops at the entrance, butLori walks straight through the
automatic doors and- Lori, wait.
SPEAKER_07 (23:08):
What?
Leo! Look,
SPEAKER_10 (23:11):
I just wanted to say-
SPEAKER_07 (23:12):
Leo, it's a big hospital.
Dr.
Grant's specialty iscardiothoracic surgery, which is
on the seventh floor.
If you need to give me a peptalk, let's wait until we're
there.
SPEAKER_09 (23:23):
Alright, you're right.
Let's go.
Lori and Leo enter the firstfloor of the Sunrise Hills
Hospital.
SPEAKER_07 (23:32):
A prominent hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it's
completely empty?
At least the power is on.
SPEAKER_10 (23:40):
It was similar with your apartment.
SPEAKER_07 (23:43):
Elevator is up ahead.
Let's go.
If
SPEAKER_10 (23:45):
it's all the same to you, I'd like to use the stairs.
SPEAKER_09 (23:53):
Leo opens the stairway door to the seventh
floor and enters the hallway.
He catches his breath havingwalked up six flights of stairs
and scans the area.
Like the first floor, theseventh floor appears to be
completely empty.
SPEAKER_07 (24:07):
You know, Leo, it feels...
SPEAKER_09 (24:10):
Yeah, I'm with you, kid.
It's a little too quiet.
Be ready for anything.
The two demon hunters make it tothe check-in station unimpeded.
Laurie walks to a desk at thestation.
and sits down at a computer.
SPEAKER_07 (24:25):
Look at that.
Computer is still unlocked.
What are the odds?
SPEAKER_10 (24:31):
Not a coincidence, I can guarantee that.
Mind if I ask what you're doing?
SPEAKER_07 (24:35):
Trying to find our good doctor.
He's scheduled for surgerytoday.
Like now.
Operating room three.
All the way down the hall on theright.
SPEAKER_09 (24:46):
There is a rumbling below them on a lower floor.
The seventh floor elevator downthe hallway begins to operate.
Someone's in the elevator.
I think we're going to havecompany.
Leo pulls the longsword from thescabbard and holds it in a
defensive stance.
Then Laurie's briefcase beginsto vibrate.
She places it on the check-indesk and opens it.
SPEAKER_07 (25:10):
Whoa.
SPEAKER_09 (25:12):
She pulls out a chainsaw.
SPEAKER_07 (25:15):
What's this for?
SPEAKER_09 (25:19):
For them.
Piling out of the elevated doorsare at least half a dozen
hangmen.
Now
SPEAKER_10 (25:27):
why does everyone always get the better weapon?
SPEAKER_07 (25:32):
I didn't think we were supposed to use lethal
force.
SPEAKER_10 (25:35):
Yeah, they're what we call hangmen.
They're already dead.
SPEAKER_09 (25:41):
All the doors on the hallway swing open, and several
more hangmen scurry out onto theseventh floor hallway.
The two groups of hangmenconverge and start marching
towards the demon hunters.
I'd fire up the chainsaw if Iwere you.
Lori pulls on the starter cord,but before she can finish, a
hangman grabs her shoulder frombehind.
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She hauls back and punches thedead man in the face.
It falls backwards into a groupof hangmen that the demon
hunters didn't even know werethere.
The hangman pops up and lungestowards Laurie, but Leo is
already swinging the sword.
The blade slashes through thehangman's neck, lopping their
head clean off.
Leo realizes they are completelysurrounded.
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The group of hangmen close in onboth sides.
Laurie pulls the starter cordand a chainsaw roars.
Leo chops both of the headlesshangman's legs off and the body
drops helplessly to the hospitalfloor.
SPEAKER_02 (26:37):
Let's do this!
SPEAKER_07 (27:08):
Leo, behind you!
SPEAKER_09 (27:08):
Leo thrusts his sword forward, striking two
hangmen in the abdomen like ashish kebab.
He pushes the blade upwards,cleaving both of the hangmen in
half and the chest up.
Thanks! Laurie digs the chainsawinto the right side of a
hangman.
It is writhing as the blade ofthe chainsaw chews through its
chest and abdomen.
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The chainsaw exits through itslower left side through the love
handle, and Laurie kicks thehangman in the chest.
Its upper half sloughs off,splattering to the floor.
SPEAKER_07 (27:40):
How many are left?
SPEAKER_09 (27:42):
I see four or so.
SPEAKER_07 (27:45):
Care to line them up for me?
SPEAKER_09 (27:47):
Laurie bum rushes the hangman next to her, shoving
it forwards.
It stumbles into the othersbehind it, and the undead
creatures all begin to topple asLeo forcefully shoves the
longsword, running the beastthrough.
Lori slashes the chainsawthrough all four of their necks,
slicing their heads off.
Lori, leaving no time to spare,slings leftover brains off the
chainsaw blades as she hustlesthrough the blood-soaked carnage
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of the hallway towards operatingroom number three.
SPEAKER_10 (28:16):
Lori, are you okay?
SPEAKER_07 (28:19):
Yes, let's go.
SPEAKER_10 (28:20):
Just wait a minute.
SPEAKER_07 (28:22):
Oh, right, the pep talk.
SPEAKER_10 (28:23):
No, no pep talk.
You're clearly ready.
But just remember, this asterothcan reveal hidden treasures or
desires.
I think that means it may showyou things that aren't really
there.
SPEAKER_07 (28:35):
Right.
Okay.
Thanks, Leo.
SPEAKER_10 (28:37):
Wait.
SPEAKER_07 (28:38):
What is it, Leo?
SPEAKER_10 (28:39):
Turn your weevil back on, just in case you need
help.
I'll be waiting just on theother side of the door.
SPEAKER_07 (28:46):
You reading this?
SPEAKER_10 (28:47):
Yes, I am.
Good luck.
SPEAKER_09 (28:50):
Lori nods, takes a deep breath.
and opens the door.
Lori is standing on a colorfulsoundstage.
There are stage lights,television cameras without
operators, a podium with amicrophone, rows of empty chairs
where audience members couldsit, except there aren't any,
and in front of her, three smalldoors.
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She hears footsteps and sees awell-coiffed man in a suit and
tie approaching the podium.
His ultra-white teeth glow inthe spotlight as he exposes a
toothy grin.
SPEAKER_10 (29:26):
Hi folks, I'm your host, Guy Barry, and you're
watching
SPEAKER_09 (29:29):
Tell Me Your Secret.
Audience applause erupts behindLaurie.
She turns to the direction ofthe clapping, but the seats are
still empty.
SPEAKER_10 (29:37):
Tonight's contestant hails from Boston,
Massachusetts, or at least shedid.
She was the lead vocalist for afailed rock band called the Hack
Sisters before she was flattenedby a tow truck and died a
miserable death.
Please welcome Laurie Stryker.
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Laurie, we're so pleased to haveyou here this evening on Tell Me
Your Secret.
What brought you here tonight?
SPEAKER_07 (30:04):
Well, Guy, I'm here to defeat an irrelevant demon
named Astaroth.
He's one of those needy sorts,likes to ride around naked on a
dragon and hold snakes and shit.
A really look at me, look at mekind of bitch.
SPEAKER_10 (30:24):
Well, isn't that something?
SPEAKER_09 (30:27):
Leo waits in the hallway.
He is unaware of the illusorygame show that is taking place
on the other side of operatingroom number 3.
Worried for Laurie's safety, hereaches for the doorknob
until...
Leo's hand slips off thedoorknob as he is startled.
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Was that his son's voice?
The Tell Me Your Secret gameshow continues behind operating
room three.
The host, Guy Barry, walksacross the stage and stops in
front of three doors.
SPEAKER_10 (31:08):
Here's how we play the game.
Behind each of these doors is asecret.
We will reveal the secret behindeach door and then we'll
scramble the secrets.
Then Laurie here will have toreveal the secret she wants and
then pick the door with thecorrect secret behind it.
If she does, she'll win.
Harvey, tell her what she'llwin.
SPEAKER_09 (31:28):
A disembodied voice announces the winning prize.
SPEAKER_10 (31:32):
Lori's briefcase vibrates
SPEAKER_09 (31:47):
in the middle of the show.
SPEAKER_10 (31:56):
Well, what the fuck is that?
SPEAKER_09 (32:03):
Leo rushes down the hallway of the seventh floor,
trying to locate his son, Harry.
SPEAKER_10 (32:08):
Harry! Can you hear me, buddy?
SPEAKER_06 (32:11):
Daddy, I'm right here.
SPEAKER_09 (32:17):
Leo pinpoints his son's voice coming from a
recovery room.
The door is open and Leo rushesin.
He finds his son spinning in achair in the empty room.
Daddy, you found me.
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Yeah.
Yeah, I did.
Come here, buddy.
How
SPEAKER_06 (32:47):
are you, Daddy?
SPEAKER_09 (32:49):
I'm great, boy.
SPEAKER_10 (32:51):
It's so good to see you.
SPEAKER_06 (32:52):
I made some new lists.
SPEAKER_10 (32:55):
You did?
Can I see them?
SPEAKER_06 (32:58):
Well, one for now, then one for later.
You promise?
SPEAKER_09 (33:03):
I promise, Harry.
SPEAKER_06 (33:05):
Okay, good.
SPEAKER_09 (33:06):
Harry hands Leo the first list.
Leo looks it over.
It's numbered one through ten.
But each line says the samething.
This isn't real.
Leo looks at Harry.
Thank you for this,
SPEAKER_10 (33:21):
son.
I needed to remember that.
Are you trying to help your dad?
SPEAKER_06 (33:27):
It's not really me, daddy.
It's him.
Put this one in your pocket.
SPEAKER_09 (33:34):
Harry hands Leo the second list, who places it
promptly in his pocket.
I
SPEAKER_06 (33:38):
have to go now, daddy.
SPEAKER_09 (33:40):
Leo places a hand to his mouth, trying not to cry.
SPEAKER_06 (33:44):
Can...
SPEAKER_10 (33:45):
Can I hug you, buddy?
I
SPEAKER_06 (33:48):
would like that, daddy.
But let's do it when it's
SPEAKER_10 (33:51):
not pretend.
Yeah, you're right.
I want that too, but only whenit's not pretend.
Okay.
Bye, Daddy.
Goodbye, Harry.
SPEAKER_09 (34:25):
Lori has fetched the contents of a briefcase.
It's a card.
She flips it over and over inher hands.
What do you have there?
SPEAKER_07 (34:35):
It's a limerick.
A riddle.
SPEAKER_10 (34:37):
Oh, I like limericks and riddles.
May I read it?
SPEAKER_07 (34:41):
Oh, absolutely.
Be my guest.
SPEAKER_09 (34:44):
A shapely but grotesque undead female in
sequined cocktail dress picks upthe card.
Her face frozen in an ominousgrin.
She faces the nonexistingaudience and motions her hand
under the card.
The hangman hostess seductivelywalks over to the host, Guy
Berry, and hands him the card.
SPEAKER_10 (35:05):
Oh, I remember these.
What a farce.
Ready for this?
Two trapeze artists twiddletheir two tiny thumbs.
Okay, Harvey, open door numberone.
Behind door number one, wehave...
Lori's beloved pet, Ollie! Backfrom the dead, freshly bathed
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and ready to cuddle.
Oh my, isn't he adorable?
SPEAKER_09 (35:37):
Lori closes her eyes, reminding herself that the
scene before her is not real.
SPEAKER_10 (35:41):
What is behind door number two?
Behind door number two, herfuckbag of a manager, Maury
Stillman.
SPEAKER_09 (35:53):
Maury Stillman is wheeled out from behind the
door.
He's wide-eyed andpanic-stricken.
He is bound and gagged andtrembling and crying out a
muffled scream.
Laurie
SPEAKER_10 (36:04):
will be given brass knuckles.
Maury will be bound and gaggedand locked in a room while
Laurie is given a whole hour tobeat him senseless.
SPEAKER_07 (36:15):
Okay, that's not Not bad.
SPEAKER_10 (36:21):
And finally, what is behind door number three?
Behind door number three ishighly respected thoracic
surgeon and chief resident, Dr.
Tobias Grant.
SPEAKER_09 (36:41):
A horrifying scene is playing out behind door
number three.
Dr.
Tobias Grant is standing at thehead of an operating table with
both his arms extended.
He's emotionless, as if in atrance while speaking in
tongues.
He oversees a trio of nursesholding scalpels and a surgeon
who is operating a bone saw.
(37:03):
The possessed surgical staff areall performing unspeakable acts
of violence against a patientwho was laying on an operating
table, clearly deceased.
Cajun's chest cavity is exposedas slimy, slippery black
serpents twist and ride within.
The audience applauds as thesmall doll slams shut.
SPEAKER_10 (37:28):
Okay, Laurie Striker, which secret do you
choose?
SPEAKER_07 (37:33):
Well, there are basically two ways to defeat the
demon Astaroth.
The first one is to hold thisring under my nose due to his
shit-smelling breath.
The other way, resist yourrevelations.
None of this is real.
Plus, I hate game shows.
So, I choose the door behind me.
SPEAKER_10 (37:59):
Ms.
Stryker, congratulations.
You win.
Yay.
SPEAKER_09 (38:08):
Lori exits the game show.
and truly enters operating roomthree for the first time.
Dr.
Tobias Grant is laying on theoperating table.
There is no mutilated patientwith serpents for innards.
The surgical staff are in theroom, but are all unconscious.
Leo is back out in the hallway,doing his best to remain patient
(38:29):
until Laurie has completed hertask.
He's holding the letter fromHarry that he promised he
wouldn't read.
It's still folded in half as heplaces it back in his pocket.
Then the latch to the doorbehind him unlocks and Laurie
opens the door stepping out ofoperating room three.
SPEAKER_07 (38:47):
All done, Leo.
We need to walk Dr.
Grant out.
SPEAKER_10 (38:52):
Wait, what was that?
What happened?
SPEAKER_07 (38:54):
Even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me.
SPEAKER_10 (38:58):
Fair enough.
Let's get Dr.
Grant out of here.
SPEAKER_09 (39:08):
Laurie and Leo descend the hospital stairway
with Dr.
Grant in tow.
Leo is carrying him on hisshoulder.
The doctor begins to wake.
SPEAKER_05 (39:17):
What?
What the hell is happening?
SPEAKER_10 (39:20):
Relax, Dot.
There was an emergency and weneed to evacuate you from the
building.
SPEAKER_05 (39:25):
Oh, right.
The earthquake.
What?
He...
he said there would be anearthquake.
UNKNOWN (39:35):
What?
SPEAKER_09 (39:37):
Leo and Laurie stop and look at each other.
(40:21):
Captain F.J.
Mangut and Willie wait in theDevil's Den for Leo and Laurie
to return.
SPEAKER_11 (40:27):
They're here.
SPEAKER_09 (40:29):
Leo and Laurie enter the Devil's Den.
They are both covered in bloodfrom the carnage at the
hospital.
Hey, Cap.
SPEAKER_10 (40:37):
Any evidence of our visit will be covered up by the
Earth.
Jillian?
SPEAKER_09 (40:41):
Leo looks around the room.
Jillian, Willie, and June standin the Devil's Den.
Their heads are lowered.
They look somber and concerned.
June?
SPEAKER_10 (40:53):
Willie?
What's going on?
Jillian, what brings you to-
SPEAKER_11 (40:57):
Leo?
Have a seat.
SPEAKER_10 (41:00):
Why?
SPEAKER_09 (41:01):
Cap, what's wrong?
What is this?
June approaches Leo.
She places his hands in hers.
SPEAKER_11 (41:09):
Hey, Bubba.
Sit.
Sit.
SPEAKER_10 (41:12):
Sit.
Sit down.
June, what's this about?
SPEAKER_09 (41:17):
As June backs away, Leo gives in and takes a seat.
Laurie joins the others in thegroup.
SPEAKER_11 (41:25):
Go ahead, Willie.
Tell him.
SPEAKER_10 (41:27):
Tell me what?
SPEAKER_03 (41:28):
About a week ago, an inmate died in their cell.
Captain Manget asked me to lookinto it.
No witnesses, nothing onsecurity footage.
The inmate was in their cell,safe and sound.
But the next morning, a guardfound its body with its throat
cut and a big carving in itschest.
(41:50):
Something called the 11thCircle.
started surveilling the prisonguards, the ORA staff, going
over personal files, incidentreports.
I found some discrepancies withan apparent engineering issue
reported by one of our guards,Maynard Tully, the night of the
suicide.
So I told him after his shiftlast night.
(42:12):
It led me to the cave.
You know, that one boat chieftells us to stay away from?
Hey Willie, look, this is allvery interesting, but...
SPEAKER_11 (42:20):
Leo, just let him finish.
SPEAKER_03 (42:23):
What I neglected to mention is that before leaving
the parking lot of the ORA,Maynard Tully changed, assumed a
different identity as he drovetowards the cave.
One second he's Maynard Tully,the next a completely different
person.
I mention that because of what Ifound hidden in the floorboard
of his Bronco.
Multiple uniforms and outfits.
(42:44):
Whoever he is, he's not swappingidentities for kicks.
Underneath the uniforms, Idiscovered some ancient-looking
wooden box.
Also branded with the 11thCircle insignia.
So, I opened the box.
I found some empty vials, unusedsyringes, and a hand-drawn map
to a cemetery back home.
(43:06):
The Cedar Hill Cemetery inPhiladelphia.
SPEAKER_09 (43:17):
Leo's face turns from one of confusion to dread.
and reluctant anticipation.
SPEAKER_03 (43:23):
I followed the path drawn on the map to a grave
marker there.
It was yours, Leo.
SPEAKER_10 (43:28):
Uh, Louise and I met in Philly.
Most of our family is there.
Even though we raised Harry inPittsburgh, we always wanted our
final resting place to be backhome.
SPEAKER_09 (43:45):
Willie hesitates.
His voice wavers as he strugglesto share the rest of his story.
SPEAKER_03 (43:55):
I don't know why the map led me to your grave.
There was nothing there, noclues.
I thought it was a fool'serrand.
So I had decided to turn aroundand head home until I noticed
two more headstones next toyours.
SPEAKER_09 (44:15):
Leo turns pale, tight-lipped.
He gnashes his teeth.
His bottom lip begins to quiver.
SPEAKER_03 (44:25):
It...
It was the grave markers of yourwife and son, Louise and Harry.
I'm so sorry.
SPEAKER_10 (44:35):
No.
No, you tell me it isn't true,Willie.
That can't be true, no! Captain!
SPEAKER_09 (44:46):
Captain Manga slowly nods.
Leo leaps from his seat andrushes towards Willie.
Jillian, Laurie, and Juneintercept him and wrap their
arms around him, attempting tocalm and console him.
Leo collapses to his knees.
SPEAKER_10 (45:01):
No.
No, my dear, how?
Why did this happen?
My boy!
SPEAKER_09 (45:07):
Willie and Captain Manga join the group.
Willie kneels before Leo, placeshis hands on Leo's shoulders.
I'm sorry, Leo.
Captain Mangut reaches out andplaces a hand on Leo's head,
caressing it softly.
SPEAKER_10 (45:29):
Why, my dear, my boy Harry?
Why, God, why?
No!
UNKNOWN (45:35):
No!
SPEAKER_00 (46:22):
Leo Braun is a production of Shoestring TV.
Hey, have you subscribed to thePatreon site yet?
Be waiting for it.
For only$5 a month, you'll gainearly access to each episode,
early access to bonus clips,concept art, and so much more.
So look for us at patreon.comslash shoestringtv.
(46:43):
We'll be glad you did.
You can also join and follow LeoBraun on our new official
Facebook fan page, You can findthe link in our podcast show
notes.
As always, you can listen to LeoBraun anywhere you listen to
podcasts.
Leo Braun is written andproduced by me, Jason Beard.
And now, the amazing cast of LeoBraun, Episode 9.
(47:10):
Stitch Mainville as Leo Braun.
Andy Parkin as Narrator 2 andRonan Delaney.
Emily Fry as Laurie Stryker.
Jim Fronk as Satan the Pig andGuy Barry, Terry Briscoe as
Willie Topaz, Michael Cunninghamas Nigel and Harvey, Tabitha
(47:32):
Mixon as Jillian Burkett, MitchLashinsky as The Marksman,
Melrose Johnson as Captain F.J.
Mangate and June Chesterfield,Richie Berry as Maximilian,
Robert Lloyd as Dr.
Tobias Grant, Eric Carlino asHerman Edward Coxlin, and
(47:53):
Sebastian.
Esmond Mitchum as Harry Braun,and Rick Mars as Grylls and Thug
2.
Stay tuned for Leo Braun episode10, Limbo, coming September 4th.
Thanks again for listening.
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