DESCRIPTION:
Hazel was safety conscious, but the fact that she was not answering the door made George concerned that something had happened to her, so he alerted the police. When officers gained entry to the property, they found a pile of boxes blocking a cupboard under the stairs. Faint cries pleading for help were coming from inside. The reality of what had happened to Hazel was far beyond what George could have ever imagined…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, audio editing assistance, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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Night Watch by Third Age
Layers by Caleb Etheridge
Departure by Alice In Winter
Altered Fate by Cody Martin
Etheria by Cody Martin
Shadow Passage by Cody Martin
Wolgrim by Cody Martin
Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel
Ripley by Falls
Winter Train Home by Featherland
Deceptive Cadence by JCar
Stay With Me by Moments
Sussex by Stephen Keech
Introspection by Shimmer
St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech
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