Season 9 - Episode 9

DESCRIPTION: 

There is a timeless saying that bad things happen in threes. Some believe the superstition originates from the wartime phrase ‘Three on a match’ — which refers to three soldiers using the same match to light a cigarette. It was said that the light of the match would be seen by an enemy marksman, and by the time the third soldier lit their cigarette, they would be shot by the gunman who had them in their sights. While there is no scientific proof to support the notion that tragedies continue to happen three times in a row, there are certain stories where the belief rings true... 

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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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MUSIC: 

Bamburgh by Stephen Keech 

Woven by Alice In Winter 

The Diary by CJ0 

Intercept by Cody Martin 

Storms Coming by Cody Martin 

Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel 

Dark Hour by Falls 

Growing Pains by Featherland 

Gravity by Caleb Etheridge 

Hot Doggin by J B Good 

Constant Surveillance by JCar 

A Time Will Come by Jordan White 

What You Do Not Know by Joshua Spacht 

Mind Over Matter by Chelsea McGough 

Unexpected Turn by Moments 

Cocoon Of Light by Phillip Mount 

Steadfast by Moments 

Distances by Salon Dijon 

St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech 

Back In Town by Trebulance Ahead 

Vanished by Wicked Cinema 

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