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Tonight we return to Capital City where Harm Carter, father and former military man, has been contending with the homicidal paranoia inducing illness that is The Murder Plague.

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Prepare yourself for: Floridian crime, the Holy Grail, Operation Raleigh, personal vampires, and Coffin.

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073 - Ruby Departed: Neighbours, Part 1 of 3

Part 1 of 3

 

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Tonight we present the first entry in another arc straight from the pages of Ruby’s travel log. In this chapter, our heroine attempts to track down the source of the mysterious smoke she has repeatedly witnessed during her post-apocalyptic journey.

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072 - The Affair Of Honour: A Blackhall Tale, Part 1 of 1

Part 1 of 1

 

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Tonight we present a story of honour, risk, and single combat.

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Part 1 of 1

 

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Tonight, we present a letter, as written by the hand of Sgt. Smith, telling of one strange evening, and a stranger encounter.

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Part 1 of 1

 

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Tonight we once again present a tale of Mulligan Smith, as the PI gives a friend a lift home.

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069 - Koyle's Ferry: A Blackhall Tale, Part 3 of 3

Part 3 of 3

 

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In this final chapter of our current serialization, Blackhall calls upon John Koyle, the ferryman, to discuss his recent travels.

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068 - Koyle’s Ferry: A Blackhall Tale, Part 2 of 3

Part 2 of 3

 

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In the second chapter of our current serialization, we obtain a glimpse of a younger Thomas, even as our hero is carried further off-course by the hands of fate, and John Koyle.

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Part 1 of 3

 

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In this opening chapter, we find Thomas once again moving rapidly downstream, in search of his Mairi.

 

 

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Part 1 of 1

 

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Tonight we present a tale from the education of Joe Monk, well before he became The Emporer Of Space.

 

 

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065 - The Weebinax: A Mother Gran Story, Part 1 of 1

Part 1 of 1

 

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Tonight we present a short fairy tale, as told by Mother Gran.

 

 

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064 - Mulligan Smith and The Organized Call, Part 1 of 1

 

Part 1 of 1

 

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Tonight, we find PI Mulligan Smith attempting to connect a difficult phone call.

 

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063 - Ruby Departed: Utopia, Part 6 of 6

Part 6 of 6

 

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Tonight, Ruby completes the tale of her final escape from the leather-clad people-eater.

 

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Part 5 of 6

 

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In the penultimate chapter of our current serialization, Ruby attempts to make a hasty escape.

 

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Part 4 of 6

 

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In the fourth chapter of our current serialization, Ruby attempts a quiet exit, as Linda makes it clear where she stands.

 

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059 - Ruby Departed: Utopia, Part 2 of 6

Part 2 of 6

 

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In this second chapter, Ruby discovers the nature of the armoured vehicle she encountered as the occupants were in the process of looting coffee.

 

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047 - Sap: A Blackhall Tale, Part 2 of 3

Part 2 of 3

 

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In this, the middle chapter of our current serial, a rash of violence breaks out between a man in love and the woman he once charmed.

 

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046 - Sap: A Blackhall Tale, Part 1 of 3

Part 1 of 3

 

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Tonight we begin a three part serial featuring master frontiersman, and student of the occult, Thomas Blackhall. In this opening chapter, we find our hero already in the process of being accosted with troubles not of his making.

 

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045 - Ruby Departed: Box Canyon Blues, Part 3 of 3

Part 3 of 3

 

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In this final instalment of our current story arc, Ruby plots an escape from her suburban standoff.

 

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044 - Ruby Departed: Box Canyon Blues, Part 2 of 3

Part 2 of 3

 

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Tonight, our heroine, Ruby, spends some time considering the dead end she’s found herself in, while also making some surprising discoveries.

 

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043 - Ruby Departed: Box Canyon Blues, Part 1 of 3

Part 1 of 3

 

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Tonight we introduce a new serialization to our line up, a chronological tale of a time after the collapse of civilization - a journal falling under the name of Ruby Departed. In this first entry, our hero, Ruby, weighs some of the decisions she has made.

 

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042 - Mulligan Smith and The Casanova Suicide, Part 3 of 3

Part 3 of 3

 

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In this third and final chapter of our current tale, Mulligan has a series of unpleasant discussions on the nature of responsibility.

 

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041 - Mulligan Smith and The Casanova Suicide, Part 2 of 3

Part 2 of 3

 

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In this second chapter of our current Mulligan Smith tale, our hero begins to gather a clearer picture of the man whose memory he is chasing.

 

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040 - Mulligan Smith and The Casanova Suicide, Part 1 of 3

Part 1 of 3

 

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Tonight we present the opening chapter in a new on-going three-part serialization, ripped from the case files of Mulligan Smith, PI. In this episode, our hero is tasked with investigating the motives of a dead man.

 

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039 - Sunday In Geeston, Part 1 of 1

Part 1 of 1

 

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Tonight we present a chiller tale centered on the small hamlet of Geeston, on a Sunday not unlike most others – in Geeston.

 

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038 - The Dance, Part 1 of 1

Part 1 of 1

 

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Tonight we present a rumination on the future of effort.

 

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037 - Beef-pocalypse, Part 1 of 1

 

Part 1 of 1

 

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Tonight we belatedly present a short chiller tale on the nature of choice.

 

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035 - The Last Ghost Story: A Blackhall Tale, Part 2 of 3

Part 2 of 3

 

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Tonight we present the second entry in our current Blackhall serial. We re-join our hero as he  prepares to enter a house of haunted repute.

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033 - Strangers In The Net, Part 1 of 1

Part 1 of 1

 

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​Tonight we present a tale about friendship and duty, writ large in the glow of a computer monitor.

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032 - Lucy, Part 1 of 1

Part 1 of 1

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Tonight we present another Chiller tale; a meditation on the lines between truth and suspicion, trust and necessity.

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030 - Missing, A Mother Gran Story, Part 3 of 3

​Part 3 of 3

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Tonight we present another chapter of our current Mother Gran serial. In this final installment, we are provided a glimpse into the motivations of our elderly, baby-snatching heroine.

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029 - Missing, A Mother Gran Story, Part 2 of 3

Part Two Of Three

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This evening we present the second entry in our current Mother Gran serial. In this chapter, we learn how it is Gran came to her canine predicament.

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028 - Missing, A Mother Gran Story, Part 1 of 3

Part One Of Three

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This evening we introduce a new recurring character, Mother Gran, who, in this opening chapter, we find mid-stride.

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027 - Mulligan Smith and The Pregnant Pause, Part 1 of 1

Part One Of One

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This evening we bring you another glimpse into the case files of Mulligan Smith, as he relates a late evening incident at a local greasy spoon.

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026 - Known Unknowns: A Blackhall Tale, Part 1 of 1


Part One Of One

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This evening we open upon one of the many passing incidents in the history of Thomas Blackhall's westward journey across the wild lands of North America. 

 

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025 - Joe Monk, Emperor Of Space: Close Encounters, Part 1 of 1

Part One Of One

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This evening we return to chronicling the adventures of Joe Monk, in a time before his ascension to the galactic throne, as he makes his first descent onto a strange and alien planet.

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024 - The Charivari: A Blackhall Tale, Part 3 of 3

Part Three Of Three

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This evening we bring you the finale of our current Thomas Blackhall serial. In this chapter, we open with gun fire.

 

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023 - The Charivari: A Blackhall Tale, Part 2 of 3

Part Two Of Three

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In the second chapter of our current tale of Thomas Blackhall, we open upon our hero, unsure of his course, as he hunts hooded bandits through the timberlands of Lower Canada.

 

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022 - The Charivari: A Blackhall Tale, Part 1 of 3

 

Part One Of Three

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This evening we bring you the first chapter in a new serial featuring Thomas Blackhall. In this episode, he encounters the town of Bigelow, a small settlement at the edge of civilization.

 

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021 - Character, Part 1 of 1

Part One Of One

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This evening we present to you a thriller on the nature of backgrounds, and the lives lived in them.

 

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020 - Mulligan Smith and The Long Ride, Part 1 of 1

Part One Of One

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This evening we follow Mulligan Smith as he navigates the tangled streets of Capital City, in an attempt to deliver a passenger.

 

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019 - Eventide, Part 1 of 1

 

Part One Of One

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This evening we bring you a tale of love and horror, a story about the difference between night and day.

 

 

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018 - Mulligan Smith and The Digital Digit: The Irritable Pornographer, Part 3 of 3

 

Part Three Of Three

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Tonight we bring you the final entry in Mulligan Smith and the Digital Digit. In this episode Mulligan comes face-to-face with Peter Richards' blackmailer - as well as a fist.

 

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017 - Mulligan Smith and The Digital Digit: The Baroness, Part 2 of 3

Part Two Of Three

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Tonight we rejoin private investigator Mulligan Smith, hot on the trail of the woman alleged to be blackmailing his client. 

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016 - Mulligan Smith and The Digital Digit: The Busy Husband, Part 1 of 3

 

Part One Of Three

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Tonight's episode marks the beginning of a week's worth of adventure with the hooded PI, Mulligan Smith.

In this opening chapter, Mulligan awaits the necessary components for a proper coffee, as well as the facts of his case.

 

 

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015 - Joe Monk, Emperor Of Space - The Music Library, Part 1 of 1

Part One Of One

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Tonight we introduce a new character to the line up, Joe Monk, Emperor Of Space. In this episode we see some of Joe's humble beginnings, in a time before his ascension to the throne.

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014 - Mulligan Smith and The Retired Man, Part 1 of 1

 

Part One Of One

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In this episode, we present another tale of Mulligan Smith. Tonight, the PI searches for a certain Mr. Johnson, at a busy eatery.

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013 - Say It Ain't So, Part 1 of 1

Part One Of One

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Tonight we present a tale of science fiction, originally published at 365Tomorrows.com. It's a story of high level corporate maneuvering in a not so terribly distant future, a story which opens with a simple question of identity.

 

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012 - Red Mouth's Legacy, A Blackhall Tale - Part 6 of 6

 

Part Six Of Six

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Tonight we present the finale to our first Blackhall tale, as Thomas makes his final stand against his ursine captor.

 

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011 - Red Mouth's Legacy, A Blackhall Tale - Part 5 of 6

 

Part Five Of Six

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Tonight we present the penultimate episode in our current serial, in which Thomas Blackhall, tired, injured and having gone for days without sleep, begins to see an end to his labours.

 

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010 - Red Mouth's Legacy, A Blackhall Tale - Part 4 o 6

Part Four Of Six

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Tonight, we rejoin the ongoing plight of Thomas Blackhall, who has found himself at the mercy of an ancient forest lord, a bear king from a time before men. 
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009 - Red Mouth's Legacy, A Blackhall Tale - Part 3 of 6

 

Part Three of Six

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Tonight, Thomas Blackhall gives up an explanation - as well as his only source of entertainment - while attempting to avoid inhabiting a bear lord's gullet.

 

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008 - Red Mouth's Legacy, A Blackhall Tale - Part 2 of 6

 

Part two

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This evening we re-join Thomas Blackhall, who's been buttonholed atop Talbot's Plateau, deep in the primeval forests of 19th century North America.

 

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007 - Red Mouth's Legacy, A Blackhall Tale - Part 1 of 6

 

Part one

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Tonight marks the first appearance of what will likely become a regularly occurring member of the Flash Pulp cast, Thomas Blackhall, as well as the first time we've presented a multi-part serial.

Our story opens in the wilds of 19th century North America, and our hero has already found himself in a spot of trouble.

 

 

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006 - Mulligan Smith in The Trunk, Part 1 of 1

 

Part one of one

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To round off our week we have a tale a little longer than normal, a telling chapter in the checkered history of Mulligan Smith. In this evening's episode, the P.I. finds himself explaining transportation safety.

 

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005 - The Neighbourly Farmers, Part 1 of 1

 

Part one of one

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As for this evening's episode: it opens on two

farmers, long time neighbours, ruminating on

their lot in life from the saddles of their

tractors. 

 

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004 - Mulligan Smith and The Standoff, Part 1 of 1

 Part one of one.

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Tonight the PI finds himself in the darkest depths of suburbia, only to realize he isn't alone.

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Flash Pulp 003 - The Downtown Couple

Part one of one

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In tonight's episode a loud couple have a public dispute that comes to a definitive conclusion.

 

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002 - Mulligan Smith and The Well Dressed Man, Part 1 of 1

Part one of one

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In tonight's episode, P.I. Mulligan Smith has some strange conversations with a well dressed man.

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001 - Mulligan Smith and The Runner, Part 1 of 1

Part one of one

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In tonight's episode P.I. Mulligan Smith trespasses and gives chase.

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