A bitter separation, a custody dispute and growing concerns about the welfare of three children formed the backdrop to a devastating series of events in Edinburgh. As investigators pieced together what had happened, disturbing questions began to emerge…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
Covert Operation by Cody Martin
Darker Days by Alternate Endings
Mirage by Caleb Etheridge
Serial Minds by CJ0
Arcadia by Cody Martin
Dark Night by Cody Martin
EarnIt by Cody Martin
Final Moments by Cody Martin
Half Empty by Cody Martin
Shadow Passage by Cody Martin
The Long Winter by Cody Martin
Violent Delights by Cody Martin
Negative Thoughts by Craig Allen Fravel
Winter Train Home by Featherland
Holy Wait by Chelsea McGough
Quiet Desperation Part 2 by JCar
Blackstone by Lincoln Davis
Venturers Call by Lincoln Davis
Stratos by Lone Canyon
Grim History by Lost Ghosts
Unseen Realm by Moments
Witching Hour by Phillip Mount
Harboring by Salon Dijon
Introspection by Shimmer
To Find Oneself by Shimmer
After The Fall by Wicked Cinema
No Escape by Wicked Cinema
Rebellion by Wicked Cinema
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