Episode 6: Meat

[Greek Music]
[Water flowing]

Ominous whisper
Stygian Catalyst

[Something plunges into water]

Content warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of bodily harm,

murder, discussions of mental health
in a criminal setting,

loud noises, state-sanctioned execution,

gore sound effects,
murdered pets, mutilation, 

intentional poor microphone technique

[Chair rolls, recorder clicks on]

Officer Roy Austin
This is Officer Roy Austin,

interrogating suspect #1.
The time is 11:45 AM, August 11th,

2022. Suspect in questioning is Brooke
 Marshall. You have the right to an

attorney,which you've denied.
I need a verbal confirmation

that you have not requested one.

Brooke Marshall
Yes, um, hi. I do not need an attorney.

Officer Roy Austin
Thank you, miss. Could you tell

me a little bit about yourself?

Brooke Marshall
Oh! Yes of course.

[Leans in on mic]

Brooke Marshall
My name is Brooke Marshall. I-

Officer Roy Austin
You can lean back into

the chair, miss. The mic will 
pick up the sound well enough.

Brooke Marshall
What about the sound quality?

You won't be able to hear me properly

Officer Roy Austin
*Sighs*

Brooke Marshall
Okay, okay, fine. Whatever. Your

loss. I'm 26 years old and I'm currently working 
on a podcast. Well, actually it's more of an audio

drama. I recently got laid off from my work as 
a cashier, but it's okay. This audio drama will

keep me afloat once it's done.

Officer Roy Austin
Mhm.

Brooke Marshall
So, this podcast is basically

about this guy, right? You know how
the queer community is a

really targeted group? Well in my podcast, 
the protagonist is killing the queerphobic,

transphobic... You name it. We as a 
community are taking back the turf. As a,

what I assume is, a cishet person, you'll 
might feel targeted but in reality-

Officer Roy Austin
I didn't ask for a play-by-play,

miss. I'd like to know more about you.

Brooke Marshall
i... Well I'm not as interesting.

*Clicks tongue, 
sighs* Be more specific. What do you want to know?

Officer Roy Austin
Okay. What's your living situation like?

Brooke Marshall
Uhm, well I'm living in an apartment

with my cat. It's a one bedroom - one bathroom 
kind of place. The cat's name is Hannibal by the

way. I'm not really out much since I got laid off 
so he is good company. Rarely complains about my

late nights writing and researching.
SFX: Scribbling notes.

Officer Roy Austin
Mhm, a cat... Hannibal...

*whispers* yikes. *Clears throat*

Right. Do you do anything else, 
other than this... podcast?

Brooke Marshall
Audio drama. But duh,

of course I do. I'm doing 
a lot of activism in my free time,

I'm currently raising money for queer homeless 
shelters. You know, dealing and mining Crypto,

all that jazz. But, uhm, Mr... Austin? Is this 
gonna take long? I've got a lot of work to,

I have a tight schedule.

Officer Roy Austin
We're not done by a long shot, miss.

just try to answer the questions
so we can move on.

Do you know why you're here?

Brooke Marshall
honestly Roy, can I call you Roy? Not

really. I was just doing my own thing when 
some cops came and broke down my door. At

first I thought it was a home invader, so I 
had to defend myself, you know? By the way,

will someone come and repair that door? I don't 
want Hannibal sneaking out. He brings in a lot

of dead mice. Yuck.

Officer Roy Austin
Don't you worry about that door, or some mice.

You 
put two of my best men in the ICU, one of them in

critical condition. And that's on top of the 15 
people you're accused of violently murdering.

Brooke Marshall
Okay, wow. That's

a pretty heavy accusation to throw around. 
Kill people? I've just been doing research,

that's not a crime is it? I mean, fair enough 
with the officers, but I was fearing for my life.

Officer Roy Austin
We found your... your

field recorder. Is this not you on the recording?

[Recorder clicks on]

Brooke Marshall
Field notes, november 4th, 2021.

I'm gonna try something different this time. I've 
reached the end of what Google can teach me on

the subject, I need some more hands-on experience. 
I've got another test subject here on the kitchen

counter. Cute, not too fat. Okay, let's begin.

[Eye gets popped]

Brooke Marshall
So THAT'S what

an eye sounds like when you squeeze it. 
Interesting. Now if I BASH. THE. SKULL... hmm,

[Skull cracks open, brains spill out]

it takes longer to crack it like this than 
I thought. I'm gonna have to find a way to

write around that.

[Cat meows]

Brooke Marshall
Hannibal get of the counter! Stupid cat.

I don't want to bathe you AGAIN.

*Clears throat*

Brooke Marshall
Note to self, while this is good practice,

I feel like, realistically speaking, they would be 
screaming when these things happen. I- woah that

is a lot of blood - I Need to make sure they are 
alive in the future. Remember to reinstall Tinder,

invite people over for dates.
*giggles* Now then-

[Recorder clicks off]

Brooke Marshall
Yes that is me.

Officer Roy Austin
We have found 14

similar recordings.

Brooke Marshall
Yes, that's what's still

on my Zoom. You have my Zoom. Why wouldn't 
the most recent recordings be on there?

Officer Roy Austin
Recent? Are there more?

Brooke Marshall
Obviously! Some are in my computer,

I've uploaded them to edit them there. But that's 
mostly research on people more... respondent.

Brooke Marshall
Besides, murder is just such a heavy word. I mean,

I'm doing good work. I'm telling you, this is 
going to be the most authentic show out there. I'm

going to be a huge name soon enough. You'll see.

Officer Roy Austin
I...

Brooke Marshall *excitedly*
In fact, and this is a spoiler, but at the

end of the season, the guy will get caught. This, 
what we're doing right here, is fascinating stuff,

I wasn't sure how to make the interrogating 
scenes, but getting to see what an interrogation

ACTUALLY is like is a huge help. Is there any 
chance I can borrow the recording when we're done?

Officer Roy Austin
What recording?

Brooke Marshall
This one, the one you're doing of me right now.

Officer Roy Austin
Are you serious?

Brooke Marshall
Yes, of course. I thrive for authenticity.

Officer Roy Austin
This podcast will never be published.

Brooke Marshall
you sound like my friends right now,

did you know that? They're spoil-sports, all of 
them. Although, at the end they got to help me

with research so I guess in a way they believed in 
me in their own way? They're so sweet. *sighs* But

why wouldn't I be able to? I'm a great writer 
and everything. I've got it all figured out.

Officer Roy Austin
You're gonna spend

the rest of your day in prison. You murdered 15 
people, there's no way and jury would acquit you.

Brooke Marshall
You're throwing that word around like it's

nothing, Roy, this isn't murder. It's education, 
it's entertainment, it's art. I'm sure whatever

jury will see that, appreciate that.

Officer Roy Austin
*Sighs* I'm not getting through

to you. We've reached a dead end. You've hurt 
countless of people. Innocent people. They're

dead because of you.

Brooke Marshall
Beauty is pain, sir.

I don't 
know what else to tell you.

Officer Roy Austin
*sigh* Brooke. I Don't know what to tell you. But there's no way

to get around what you're standing accused of.
SFX: Silence 3-4 seconds. Strumming of fingers.

[strums fingers]

Brooke Marshall
Well? Am I free to go? I've answered

all your questions. Unless you want to hear more 
about my story I don't have much else to say.

Officer Roy Austin
No, you're not

Brooke Marshall
Roy, be real here, am I under arrest?

Because if I'm not, I'm gonna leave now.

Officer Roy Austin
I'm sorry, what?

Brooke Marshall
If you don't intend on arresting me

you have 
no right to keep me here. I've done enough

research to know that.

Officer Roy Austin
You... You've BEEN under arrest for weeks now. 

You are the primary suspect. You can elect to

not answer further questions, as part of your 
fifth amendment rights, but that'll only send

you back into the cell.

Brooke Marshall *exasperated*
Why are you doing this? Do you hate art?

Officer Roy Austin
This has nothing to do with me. If you don't want

to answer further questions
that's all right but-

Brooke Marshall
I've only gone along with this charade because 
it'd prove valuable

to my research, but you,

officer Austin, are not gonna stop me from 
working. Let me go right this instant.

Officer Roy Austin
You cannot leave

Brooke Marshall
I want a second opinion.

Officer Roy Austin
A what?

Brooke Marshall
A second opinion. Like at the doctor's office.

Officer Roy Austin
That's not how... Okay, I'm gonna end this

now. Interrogation concludes
at 11:55 AM.

Officer Roy Austin *to himself*
All that girl needs is a 
goddamn

doctor at this point.

[Ticking clock]

billy Hawkins
This is psychiatrist Billy Hawkins

speaking. In the room with me is Brooke Marshall. 
This recording is a request from miss Marshall,

as part of her research. It's a...

Monday, August 15th, and the time is 1:15 pm.

Did I miss anything, Brooke?

Brooke Marshall
Nope, nice one doc.

Just like we practiced.

Billy Hawkins
Thank you. So, Brooke, I believe

you're writing a podcast. Officer Austin got me 
up to speed. What made you interested in this?

Brooke Marshall
First of all, it's an audio drama. But to

answer your question... I don't know really.
Billy Hawkins

Billy Hawkins
Please, Brooke. You can talk freely here. 

It's really you who wanted to record.

We can turn it of if you'd like-

Brooke Marshall
NO! I mean, leave it.

Billy Hawkins
Fair. Your call, Brooke. So, will you tell me a bit

more about the background
of this audio drama?

Brooke Marshall
*sighs* Fine, fine. It all started

back when 
I was a child, really. You know the first Saw

movie came out when I was only seven years 
old. Mom said I wasn't allowed to watch it,

but me and dad and my brother Anthony went to the 
cinema anyways. I was hooked after that. It's a

masterpiece. Have you seen it, doc?

Billy Hawkins
No, can't say that I have.

You have to! Anyway, as they continued 
the series, I felt like I could relate to

Jigsaw more and more, I don't think he is such 
a bad guy, you know? Well obviously you don't,

you haven't seen it. Well anyway, that guy 
just fucking resonates with me, you know?

Billy Hawkins
Right, right. And that's why

you decided to do this audio drama?

Brooke
Well someone got to carry on the legacy.

And 
as we all know by now, listening to a story is

the new big thing. People are on the go, they 
don't have the time or patience to sit through

a movie. Now they can indulge in their favourite 
genres while doing anything. One of my friends,

Olivia, she even listens to true crime podcasts 
when she falls asleep! What I'm doing

is way more ethical than true crime.
I mean, can you imagine making money

out of others misery and trauma?

Billy Hawkins
Uhm... Sure... So are you doing this for Olivia?

Brooke Marshall
God no, this is for everyone.

Besides, she's 
not really here to listen it now, is she?

Billy Hawkins
Brooke, can you tell me where she is?

Brooke Marshall
Well she's IN my audio drama,

of course. She's my star! She made 
excellent sound effects, by the way.

Barely had to edit them.

Billy Hawkins
I'm glad you find your... research successful. 

Although, I'm curious. Why did you use her,

if she was your friend, I mean.

Brooke Marshall
Well doc, I don't know if you

know this but 
participants in this sort of studies are hard

to get by. I even posted an ad on Craigslist 
but damn those who replied were some nutjobs.

Billy Hawkins
Sure. But, don't you miss her? Or the others?

Brooke Marshall
Eh, I mean. As I said to Officer Austin,

beauty is pain. Some things have to be sacrificed 
for the sake of the art. It's like in Lord of the

rings, when Aragorn kicks-

Billy Hawkins
When he kicks the helmet and

the actor breaks his 
toe. Do you really think that this

is comparable, though?

Brooke Marshall
Are you judging me? Maybe we should just stop...

Billy Hawkins
I'm just curious. Humor me. Let me

into the mind of a great artist.
Brooke Marshall

Brooke Marshall
Oh! Well, yes of course it's not

really the same, and yes I'd be happier 
to have her listening to it but what can you do.

Why do you have that clock?
It's really loud.

Billy Hawkins
Oh, you mean this?

[picks up the clock and holds it]

I got this from my dad when I 
graduated. It's really dear to me.

Brooke Marshall
Oh. Did you have a good

relationship with your dad?

Billy Hawkins
I did. I'm an

old man now though, he's been gone 
for 26 years. Bad ticker. Not a

day goes by that I don't think of him.

[Clock placed back, ticking gets quieter]

billy Hawkins
What about your dad? Do you

have a relationship with him?

Brooke Marshall
Not anymore. He passed away 18 years ago.

Billy Hawkins
I'm sorry about that. Was it sudden?

Brooke Marshall
As sudden as a bullet through the brain 
is.

He killed himself. Gambling debt.

Billy Hawkins
Ah. ehm. Do you miss him?

Brooke Marshall
A bit. I had a better relationship with him

than my mom. Him, Anthony and me were like three 
peas in a pod. And our dog, Rocko. He ran away

right before our dad died. *clears throat* I feel 
like we're drifting away from the important stuff

here. So, in my audio drama there is-

Billy Hawkins
I'm afraid this is all the time

we have today, 
Brooke. I'll make sure to watch Saw before our

next scheduled meeting and we'll discuss 
your audio drama at length. An officer

will escort you back to your cell.

Brooke Marshall
Wait! You gotta end the

recording like we practiced.

Billy Hawkins
Okay, okay, okay. Sorry.

This therapy 
session concludes at 1:30 PM.

[Recorder clicks off]

Officer Roy Austin
This is Officer Roy Austin,

interrogating witness Anthony Marshall. 
Time is 1:15 PM on the 15th of August,

2022. Thank you for being here.

Anthony Marshall
Any way I can help officer.

Officer Roy Austin
So, we're here to talk about you sister,

miss Brooke Marshall.
Are you aware of the allegations?

Anthony Marshall
Yes officer, I am. And frankly,

I cannot say I am surprised.

Officer Roy Austin
Why is that?

Anthony Marshall
Well, I love my sister dearly, of course-

Officer Roy Austin
Of course.

Anthony Marshall
But I know she's a bit of an oddball.

I mean. 
She's been this way since... Always really.

Although not as extreme.

Officer Roy Austin
Can you tell me a little bit more about that?

Anthony Marshall
Certainly, officer. Well when

she was a 
child, she'd only play by herself. Rarely

had friends over. Just sitting beneath the 
tree in our back yard, talking to herself.

Officer Roy Austin
Surely that's not why you've decided to

testify against her?
For playing on her own?

Anthony Marshall
Gosh, no. Being odd isn't a crime.

Our family 
started to suspect something was more than odd

when we started observing how she was playing.

Officer Roy Austin
Can you tell me more?

Anthony Marshall
Well, it started innocently enough.

You know, cutting the hair of her dolls,

drawing on their faces. When she started ripping 
of limbs of dolls and stuffies to build altars and

started drawing these gruesome pictures of our 
family drenched in blood, that's when mom and

dad realized something was wrong. One time, she 
had a friend over and she tied her to that tree

and left her there. Brooke had gone back inside 
and told us that girl had left. We found this

poor girl crying, duct-tape over her mouth. 
That's when mom and dad turned to the doctor.

Officer Roy Austin
Right, I read in her files she

was examined at the local children's hospital. 
They couldn't really pinpoint anything, right?

Anthony Marshall
Nah, she can play nice when

needed to. No one noticed anything off with her. 
After that, mom and dad started to fight a lot.

Officer Roy Austin
And how old were you at the time?

Anthony Marshall
I must have been around 13,

so I was kinda aware what was going on. 
I eavesdropped a lot. *chuckles* My dad

wanted to send her away to an institution for 
special children, but my mom hated the idea.

It was her baby, you know? *sighs, a beat*
She started to drink pretty heavily. Dad

My dad was just angry. I had to be around him 
and Brooke so nothing would happen. To

either of them.

Officer Roy Austin
Uh-huh. Right. And you lost

your dad the year after?

Anthony Marshall
We did. We

found him in the garage. Brains all over the 
drywall. Things kinda went south after that.

I was just 13... 14? I was too young to 
be the man of the house, but there I was.

Officer Roy Austin
That must have been rough.

I'm sorry. Do you know what caused it?

Anthony Marshall
Well mom always told people it

was because 
of a gambling debt he couldn't pay off.

Embarrassing thing to spread around, 
but it was better than the alternative.

Officer Roy Austin
And what's the true story behind it?

Anthony Marshall
Did you know we had a

dog? Rocko. A huge golden retriever. The apple 
of dad's eye. Sometimes I think he loved that

damn mutt more than he loved me. He really was 
a good dog... *shaky voice, verge of crying* I'm

sorry sir, I just-
Officer Roy Austin

Officer Roy Austin
Don't worry son, take your time.

[Blows nose]

Anthony Marshall
Thank you, sir. Well, anyway. My dad

walked out in the garage one day to find Brooke 
sitting on the floor, and Rocko in front of her.

And behind her.
And next to her. You get it.

Officer Roy Austin
You mean she..?

Anthony Marshall
She just wanted to see if he was as soft

inside as her stuffies. I bet she found
his insides way more i nteresting though.

Officer Roy Austin
This is... *labored sigh* This is sick.

I'm so sorry you had
to go through all this.

Anthony Marshall
Yeah, well. Dad decided he couldn't

deal with this anymore
so he decided to follow Rocko, to

put it nicely. I had to stay close to Brooke after 
this, make sure she wouldn't hurt anyone else.

Officer Roy Austin
So, in your opinion,

as a close relative to miss Marshall, do you 
think she could have done what she's accused for?

Anthony Marshall
Oh absolutely. You know,

I bet those Saw movies influenced her. She 
couldn't stop watching those wretched films. And

you know the worst part? She laughed. Laughed. 
Like it was fucking Faulty towers showing.

Officer Roy Austin
I... I think this is enough for now.

Are you willing to testify in court?

Anthony Marshall
Oh absolutely, sir.

Anything 
to keep the streets safe.

Officer Roy Austin
Great. Interrogation concludes at 1:30 PM.

[cafeteria sounds]

Officer Roy Austin
Thank you for meeting me today. Please, sit!

Billy Hawkins
Well a man's gotta eat.

Why not make use of that time.
How are the family, Roy?

Officer Roy Austin
Well, same old same old. Wife's mad I'm working

too much. Julian, my son, just won his last little 
league match. A home run, can you believe it?

Billy Hawkins
Good for him. You must be proud.

Officer Roy Austin
Yeah, yeah. He gets it after his

father you know. How about you?

Billy Hawkins
Well, Orlando wants to build

a deck at our 
summer house so now he's really obsessing

over what wood to use. He even got Vanessa's 
boyfriend Will to help him. Vanessa is not

pleased that her dad whisks her boyfriend 
away to Home Depot every chance he gets,

but a man wants what he wants.

Officer Roy Austin
And is that a new deck or a new boytoy?

Billy Hawkins
Ha. Ha. Ha.

Very funny. *chews* I bet you didn't want to 
meet me to discuss decks and little leagues.

Officer Roy Austin
You should be the detective around here.

Billy Hawkins
Yeah well...

Officer Roy Austin
No, I wanted to discuss

the Marshall case. I understand you 
have had two meetings with her so far?

Billy Hawkins
Yeah, one on Monday and then yesterday.

Officer Roy Austin
Have you gotten anything useful out of her?

Billy Hawkins
Useful? Sure. Fucking terrifying, absolutely.

Officer Roy Austin
Do tell.

Billy Hawkins
Well I have

all the recordings in my office, I'll 
hand them over to you this afternoon.

This is more of a...
of the books kind of talk.

Officer Roy Austin
Right. Friend to friend. Speak your mind.

I am terrified of this woman. She is so eerily 
calm. It's like she's not even aware of what

she's done, or how wrong it is.

Officer Roy Austin
She's still confessing?

Billy Hawkins
Oh yes, she's talking about it as easily

as if she was discussing chopping a salad.

Officer Roy Austin
But it's her friends...

Billy Hawkins
Please, I'm eating.

Officer Roy Austin
Sorry, sorry. I had to.

Billy Hawkins
Well anyways,

before our session yesterday she told me to 
watch those Saw movies, have you seen them?

Officer Roy Austin
Yeah, gruesome fuckers, those films.

Billy Hawkins
Right. She kept raving on

how this Jigsaw guy is doing stuff for the greater 
good and she wants to follow him in his footsteps.

Officer Roy Austin
She... She knows these movies are fake, right?

Billy Hawkins
I honestly have no idea. We

started talking about different inspirations and 
she brought up Saw countless times, as well as

this... black...? Metal band, Mayhem. From Norway. 
One of their records seems to have an authentic

picture of a guy with his
brains blown out. Sick shit, man.

Officer Roy Austin
I think I'm done eating.

Billy Hawkins
Sorry Roy. She's really into the gory stuff.

But she's awfully unphased by it.

Officer Roy Austin
Does she seem remorseful?

Billy Hawkins
No, that's the thing, not one bit.

I've been trying to 
talk to her about her friends,

see if that'd trigger some emotions from 
her. I have to thread lightly though,

she gets suspicious I'm judging her so I have to 
play along quite a bit to keep her talking. She's

very chipper and polite.

Officer Roy Austin
Are you really complementing her right now?

Maybe you're just a big of a freak as her.

Billy Hawkins
Oh. Fuck, no.

Officer Roy Austin
Sorry. So what are we thinking? Psychopath?

Billy Hawkins
I'm not sure. She doesn't feel remorse. She's

violent. She's arrogant, she think she's becoming 
the next big thing. And it's the whole thing of

connecting emotionally and being empathic towards 
others. Except her brother and dad, and that dog.

Officer Roy Austin
Do not bring up that god damn dog.

Billy Hawkins
What's wrong with the dog? What do you mean?

Officer Roy Austin
According to her brother,

they found her with the dog all chopped up 
in the garage. Wanted to see the insides.

Billy Hawkins
Hmm... That's odd. She told me the dog ran away.

Officer Roy Austin
She's a fucking murderer,

Billy. Are you really shocked that she's lying?

Billy Hawkins
I mean... She's so honest about her...

Research. It doesn't make sense
she's lying about the dog.

Officer Roy Austin
Yeah, well... Apparently that's

what made their old man end it.

Billy Hawkins
Not gambling?

Officer Roy Austin
That's the public story. Gambling debt. In 
reality

he just couldn't deal with
this freak of a daughter.

Billy Hawkins
Did Anthony tell you this?

Officer Roy Austin
Yup. Poor son-of-a-bitch. Couldn't 
been easy living like that.

Billy Hawkins
What else did Anthony say?

Officer Roy Austin
Nothing more that

confirming what we already knew, that she's 
a murderer and should be locked up for life.

Billy Hawkins
And he is testifying, right?

Officer Roy Austin
Yup.

Billy Hawkins
I just hope the jury will make a fair verdict.

Officer Roy Austin
Fair verdic-! You going soft over there, buddy?

Billy Hawkins
No way, I'm as terrified as the next guy.

I'm just saying she might benefit more from 
compulsory care than by rotting away in a cell.

Officer Roy Austin
Well I know I'd benefit

more if she was locked up. You can't help them 
all, Billy. Some of them are just fucked up.

Billy Hawkins
I guess...

[cafeteria fades out]

[soft crying, florescent lights buzz]

Charlie Storm
We're here today to carry out the sentence passed

on Brooke Marshall. Today is the 16th December, 
2022. The time is 9 AM. The jury and judge

unanimously determined that she's guilty on all 
charges. Can you read the charges, Michaelsson?

River Michaelsson
Certainly. Convicted for murder, 32 victims,

assault 1 victim, manslaughter, 1 victim.

Brooke Marshall
**scoff**

Can I help you miss?

Brooke Marshall
I still think that this is outrageous, 

I don't see how any of this is wrong.

It's art, for fucks sake.

Charlie Storm
Right. Well.

As the state decided, Miss Marshall is 
guilty on all charges. As her punishment,

she was sentenced to death by lethal 
injection. Per her own request,

she decided on death
by the electric chair.

River Michaelsson
*Muttering* I still don't understand why...

Charlie Storm
what was that?

River Michaelsson
Nothing, nevermind.

Brooke Marshall
I heard them. I chose the electric chair 
because it's more dramatic! If I have to

die for my art, it better be fucking good, right?

Charlie Storm
I have read your case-file, miss. You

do know that the police confiscated all files and 
audios? This podcast won't see the light of day.

Brooke Marshall
It's an AUDIO DRAMA. But don't you worry

your pretty little head. Life finds a way.
Executioner 1, Charlie Storm

Charlie Storm
Whatever. I'm

the one executing this death sentence. 
My name is Charlie Storm. The person

right here is River Michaelsson.

River Michaelsson
Hi.

Brooke Marshall
Right, we met. They're

the one who shaved my head and legs!

Charlie Storm
This execution will proceed as follows. We're 
going to connect these wires to your legs and

place this cap on your head, as well as a 
heart monitor. There will be a few cycles

of electricity going through you, from 
2500 volts to 500 volts. This will go

on for approximately two to three minutes. 
Now, we will move to an authorized distance,

and then I will press the button that will conduct 
the current into you. Once these steps are over,

a doctor will declare you dead. If there are any 
signs of life left, we'll just go through with the

procedure again. Do you have any questions?

Brooke Marshall
Nope, heard you loud and clear boss.

Charlie Storm
Viewing on the stands is your mother, Mary 
Marshall, and brother, Anthony Marshall.

Any last words?

Brooke Marshall
All I can say is I hope you can be proud of 
me for what I've done. I've created something

remarkable here. I cannot wait for everyone else 
to see that. *loud exhale* Okay. I'm ready.

Charlie Storm
Okay. Please stand back, Michaelsson.

*Brooke screams in pain*
[Electricity]

[Electricity round 2]

Charlie Storm
Execution completed. We'll bring 
in the doctor. Mrs Marshall,

Mr Marshall, I'm sorry for your loss.

River Michaelsson
She really

believed this entire thing until 
she died, right? I mean, woah,

how far away from earth can you be?

Charlie Storm
I know. Let's just remove the straps

and get the doctor,
I wanna get out of here.

River Michaelsson
Yeah.

Hey, 
Storm... Doesn't it look like...

Charlie Storm
What?

River Michaelsson
Did that boy bring a tape recorder in here?

[florescent lights and crying fades]
Fin.

Thank you for listening to Sixth Door to the Left.
Meat was written and edited by My Fröberg.

Mixing and mastering by Pelle Frid.
Assistant editor was Landon Whisnant.

The show art was made by My Fröberg,

and the Divine Rodentia Studios 
logo was created by Zacharias Frid.

Brooke Marshall was played by My Fröberg.

Roy Austin was played by F. Scott Graves

Billy Hawkins was Josh Burgess

Anthony Marshall was Dev Parker

Charlie Storm was Danny Kenyon

River Michaelsson was Bryce Thompson.

Visit our website 
divinerodentiastudios.transistor.fm/

for more info.

Check out The Gospel of Haven if 
you couldn’t get enough gorey,

meaty sounds. It is about a cult that 
lives inside their god and explores

the intersection of anatomy and faith. 
The first few episodes just dropped,

and we can’t wait to hear the rest.Again, 
that’s Gospel of Haven, and until next time…

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