Mother-to-be Natalie McNally is found murdered days before Christmas. A complex investigation into her final hours uncovers unexpected twists, digital evidence and a case unlike anything detectives from the PSNI had encountered before…
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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:
Winds Of Change by Four Trees
Cliffs Of Moher by Cast Of Characters
Evidence Board by CJ0
Asylum by Cody Martin
Avoiding Mutiny by Cody Martin
Desert Storm by Cody Martin
Depth Of Loss by Cody Martin
Dragon Silk by Cody Martin
Pandora’s Box by Cody Martin
Half Empty by Cody Martin
Pull The Plug by Cody Martin
Red Sand by Cody Martin
Rhosphere by Cody Martin
Stone Table by Cody Martin
Storms Coming by Cody Martin
Tech Nostalgia by Cody Martin
The Long Winter by Cody Martin
Dungeons & Dragons by Cody Martin
The Void by Cody Martin
Rising Sun by Colossus
Rex by Colossus
Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel
The Haunting by Craig Allen Fravel
Dark Hour by Falls
Fleet Street by Stephen Keech
Dystopia by Ian Kelosky
The Way Back by Moments
Driven To The Edge by Salon Dijon
Point Of No Return by Salon Dijon
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
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