Who Killed Ben? Episode 13 - The Visitor
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Federal Agent and seasoned SpaceVessel Commander, Jessa Strazzer, emerges from the wreckage of a devastating accident that claimed the life of her beloved husband, Ben. Returning to her duties with a heavy heart, she grapples with grief and unanswered questions, determined to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that shattered her world. As Jessa sifts through the remnants of her past life, she stumbles upon a mysterious box of items left behind by Ben. Within its depths lies a chilling revelation: the accident that claimed Ben's life was no mere mishap, but a deliberate act of sabotage. As...
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Who Killed Ben? - Episode 12 - The Showdown
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Who Killed Ben? Episode 12 - The Showdown Federal Agent and seasoned SpaceVessel Commander, Jessa Strazzer, emerges from the wreckage of a devastating accident that claimed the life of her beloved husband, Ben. Returning to her duties with a heavy heart, she grapples with grief and unanswered questions, determined to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that shattered her world. As Jessa sifts through the remnants of her past life, she stumbles upon a mysterious box of items left behind by Ben. Within its depths lies a chilling revelation: the accident that claimed Ben's life was no mere...
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Who Killed Ben? Episode 10 - The Escape
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Federal Agent and seasoned SpaceVessel Commander, Jessa Strazzer, emerges from the wreckage of a devastating accident that claimed the life of her beloved husband, Ben. Returning to her duties with a heavy heart, she grapples with grief and unanswered questions, determined to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that shattered her world. As Jessa sifts through the remnants of her past life, she stumbles upon a mysterious box of items left behind by Ben. Within its depths lies a chilling revelation: the accident that claimed Ben's life was no mere mishap, but a deliberate act of sabotage. As...
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Who Killed Ben? Episode 9 – Epidemic?
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Federal Agent and seasoned SpaceVessel Commander, Jessa Strazzer, emerges from the wreckage of a devastating accident that claimed the life of her beloved husband, Ben. Returning to her duties with a heavy heart, she grapples with grief and unanswered questions, determined to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that shattered her world. As Jessa sifts through the remnants of her past life, she stumbles upon a mysterious box of items left behind by Ben. Within its depths lies a chilling revelation: the accident that claimed Ben's life was no mere mishap, but a deliberate act of sabotage. ...
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Who Killed Ben? Series - Episode 8 - The Confrontation
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"I believe you," I told Natasha who lay on her bed, reading a book. The old-fashioned kind with pages and a spine. The kind you could actually hold in your hands. I noticed that it was Holmes and Watson, a Sherlock Holmes' novel, that held Natasha's attention. "I believe you that you didn't kill Ben. You may have tried to lure my husband away from me, fooled me and Ben into thinking you were on the Freedom Alliance's side, but you are no murderer." Natasha peered at me over the book. "But I did steal your husband away, Jessa. Just for one night–May 8, 2150. It was a wonderful night. He was...
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Who Killed Ben? - Episode 7 - The Plan
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"But I didn't kill Benji," Natasha shrieked, moving to the edge of the bed. "I swear I didn't. You have to believe me, Jessa." When she realized we weren't buying her Lieutenant Colonel Polk act any longer, she referred to me as Jessa instead of Colonel. Although I found her shift in attitude quite intriguing, I knew I still couldn't trust her to tell us the truth. "Then, my husband was murdered," I concluded; my breath became raw in my throat. I bunched my fists tightly. I wanted to do Natasha bodily harm. Again, I took a deep breath and resumed, "I have a source who says you have been...
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Who Killed Ben? - Episode 6 - The Supsects
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"CHIP, play disk," I instructed the computer. When I saw Ben's face, I unconsciously ripped my hand away from Nate. "Agent Benjamin Masters' Log, January 8, 2150...Agent Austin and I have infiltrated Bravo Ait without incident. We are in search of the crew of the Washington. So far we haven't been able to locate them. We, however, have happened upon a compound. It was pretty easy to make it past the guards. We entered the TravelTram, but before we pressed any buttons, the TravelTram plummeted ten or more floors," Ben told his computer, sitting in a large chair in the landing craft again. Each...
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Who Killed Ben? - Episode 5 - Was There A Moment?
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This is the Spacestastic Mysteries Podcast. We are continuing science fiction, mystery author Annagail Lynes’ first novel in the science fictions series Jaguar and Peacock Series, Who Killed Ben? Federal Agent and seasoned SpaceVessel Commander, Jessa Strazzer, emerges from the wreckage of a devastating accident that claimed the life of her beloved husband, Ben. Returning to her duties with a heavy heart, she grapples with grief and unanswered questions, determined to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that shattered her world. As Jessa sifts through the remnants of her past...
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Who Killed Ben? - Episode 4 - The Dinner Meeting
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We ate in silence for the next few minutes. "How are you handling all this stuff with Ben?" Nate picked up the pitcher of lemonade, pouring some into his glass. "I'm fine." I handed my glass out to him. My hand--visibly trembled. "No, you are definitely shaken." He filled my glass, then replaced the pitcher. He stared at me a moment before he added, "I don't remember the last time I saw your hand shake like that." His eyes narrowed in concern. "You can be in trouble anywhere in the universe, and I would know it," I began, loading a forkful of spaghetti into my mouth. After...
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Who Killed Ben? Series - Episode 3 - Who's In Charge?
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"The Washington was a vessel similar to this one. At least three-hundred people should have been on board," Nate noted, giving me a look of uneasy puzzlement. "Three-hundred people can't just disappear. Maybe the Crimson Fleet took them as prisoners." "Perhaps," I consented, steepled my fingers and leaned back in my chair. "But the Crimson Fleet's philosophy is the survival of the fittest," I went on, trying to explain my position. "So if the Washington had been in a battle. One that crippled them. Don't you think that the Crimson Fleet would have left the injured and dead crew members?" "And...
info_outlineI sent the information over to Jake and asked, “Do you think this is possible?”
He studied the file I sent him. He looked over at me. “If this is right—and I am not saying it isn’t—if this is right, we have been looking in the wrong direction.”
“I don't know what made me believe that, but I know that I believed it wholeheartedly. Maybe the proof is somewhere in there, but if this is true, Heaven help these people because busted hand or not, I am going after them. How dare they do this?”
“I am right there with you on this.”
Just then CHIP announced, “Major Riley, Bernadette Riley is on the phone for you.”
“Put her through,” Jake said, giving me a troubled look.
“Okay, we are getting you out of there,” a feminine voice said that sounded like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. “You are coming home, so I can take care of you. You and Zariah are coming to live with me. Kassidy has done nothing but get you into trouble. You know she married someone else while you were missing…and she had him killed. Did you know that? She is pure evil.”
“I am a grown man, Mother. I am not coming home to you…and either is Zariah…and you say one more bad word about Zariah’s mother, and I will cut you off. There will be no communication with me or Zariah if you continue this little tirade.”
“She has definitely brainwashed you into believing that I am in the wrong,” she continued, sniffling. “All I was trying to do was protect you and Zariah from her…and,” in between hysterical sobs, “now she has convinced you that I was trying to break you and her up.”
“Isn’t that we just admitted to when you said ‘Kassidy has done nothing but get you into trouble’? She did not have me abducted. She did not kill her husband. This disease did that.”
“Wake up, Son. She created this disease. She has caused all these deaths.”
“So, what who told you that,” he pressed, looking up at the ceiling. “The members of the Island Committee? Stephan? Philippe?”
“Who are these people you are talking about?”
“They are the people spilling the same garbage as you. She has worked tirelessly to cure this disease, but you know, go ahead and believe what you want, but I am not going to associate with you anymore. You are no longer welcome to contact me or my daughter.”
“They said they were going to kill her…that they were going to take care of her…but no, she is alive and well and ruin you and Zariah’s lives. That is unacceptable. She has got you brainwashed into believing that she is the golden child…and I am dirt under your shoe. Snap out of it, Jacob Aaron Riley! You say you are an adult, but you are not thinking with your brain. She is trouble.”