DESCRIPTION:
It was one of the busiest nights of the year at The Barn restaurant in Braintree. The bonfire night two-for-£5 deal was going down well, attracting over 300 customers. 24-year-old manager David Patience was waiting for the band to wrap up their set. It was past two in the morning, and he was eager to get to bed. The Patience family home was nearby, less than 100 yards from the restaurant. When the intercom system between the buildings rang, David wondered if his father, who had left not long before, had forgotten something. Robert Patience’s voice was panicked. He told his son, “Come over quickly, there has been a bit of an accident”... (Part 1 of 2)
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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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Enigma by Hill
Altered Fate by Cody Martin
Apex Program by Cody Martin
Arcadia by Cody Martin
Asylum by Cody Martin
Beat The System by Cody Martin
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Tainted By Darkness by Cody Martin
Wolgrim by Cody Martin
Throttler by Fillmore
Onward by Chelsea McGough
Rogue Asset by Wicked Cinema
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
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Can You Positively Identify This Man? George Ince and the Barn Murder by Peter Cole and Peter Pringle
The Secret Train Robber: The Real Great Train Robbery Mastermind Revealed
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