1.04: Juno Steel and the Prince of Mars (Part 1)

After an explosive murder case gone wrong, Detective Juno Steel is in the market for some slower work. His next client promises something quiet: a routine find-the-cheating-husband job. Well… it should be routine. But if your missing man heads one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies on Mars, his biggest secret always runs much deeper than an affair. Before he knows it Juno Steel is in a race against the clock and a mysterious stranger to find that secret first – or this runaway husband might not return home in one piece.

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Attribution:

Music:

"Solito" by Coffee Europe: http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/coffeeeurope/26019

“La Tripleta” by virtualdjmax feat. DrFox: http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/virtualdjmax/16150

Sound Effects:

“Lock.wav” by House of Junk: http://freesound.org/people/yadronoff/sounds/320408

“Fist Punch 3” by CGEfffex: http://freesound.org/people/CGEffex/sounds/89769

“Paper Money 01.wav” by LG: http://freesound.org/people/LG/sounds/30231

“ClothFoleyGrab.aif” by bennychico11: http://freesound.org/people/bennychico11/sounds/44408

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

Transcript:

A transcript of the spoken lines in this episode can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing

Production scripts with behind-the-scenes direction, character insights, notes for actors, and ridiculous jokes are available on Patreon at the $7 level.

(Transcript by Phoebe Joy, @angelofdead, Juno Nureyev, Tara Olivero, and Sarah Baum.)

TRIGGER WARNINGS:

• Alcohol
• Death and violence
• Gore
• Deception and gaslighting
• Sudden loud noises
• Claustrophobic spaces

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