S03E22 - The Finger of Doubt (Blood & Sand)

Hitherto the last episode - The violent gunfight in the Arlian suburbs had the police en route, Radar and Vee attempted to relocate the gang car, scoop up Ryder's family and all their equipment and flee the scene. But an earlier mistake surrounding the refinement process of Thasterite, meant that Radar's Runabout was now grounded. The fuzz arrives and secures the area, but not before Vee hops over 17 garden fences and drives away in the stolen gang car, temporarily evading the cops and getting more exercise in a single minute than they do in an entire month. Radar is left to face the music with Tabitha and Mel, who give their statements to a police detective, before getting seen to by the paramedics and left to sweep up the shattered remains of the broken home. Vee eventually returns under the guise of a 'friend of the family', but the mood in the house that evening is icy cold. Tabitha and Mel shout and argue at each other while Vee takes nightwatch, but no one gets much rest, that night. There's no peace for the crew as the following morning, a small, blind Ysoki figure in a crimson hood leaves a parcel on Stanley's bonnet, before vanishing in an instant. The parcel is an ultimatum from someone calling himself 'The Butcher', insisting that Ryder has been captured, and demanding that they all meet on the outskirts of the city to discuss terms. To back up the threats, Butcher has sent a bloody bandage containing an otter's pinky finger ... and it sure does look an awful lot like one of Ryder's. Vee remains skeptical, but the letter also states that another bodypart will be mailed to the Maxim family in less than an hour ...

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Intro and Outro music :
Reformat - Vectrex (www.reformat.bandcamp.com)

Blood & Sand Theme :
A Desert Tale - OB-LIX (https://pixabay.com/music/adventure-a-desert-tale-ethnic-amp-fantasy-background-music-109862/)

Atmosphere Station B :
Cybermode Cinematics - Captured and Taken to a Distant Land

Interview with a Butcher :
Cybermode Cinematics - Desert Song