The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Episode 8

## Synopsis

H.P. Lovecraft’s tale continues: Returning to the trailer park.

## Plot

Three days after Kennedy Fisher disappeared, Matthew Heawood receives a voicemail from Ezra Weeden, explaining that Kennedy is now a hospital patient in Providence, and being treated for cuts, bruises, and shock. Matt calls back, and they work out Kennedy's insurance, and Kennedy calls Matt the next day. Kennedy says that she's fine but doesn't want to talk about it, and promises to send the audio to him later. Matt suggests she returns to London, but Kennedy refuses as she's convinced that there are still leads to follow. Their call is interrupted by the arrival of George Shepley in Kennedy's room. George says he's been listening to the podcast and wants to help, and Kennedy asks him to investigate Dr. Mark Lyman, as she suspects him to be Dr. Allen. Kennedy leaves with Ezra to go back to the Devil's Reef Trailer Park but agrees to meet George for dinner this evening.

Kennedy and Ezra return to the trailer park to see Al Treggore. Al initially refuses to let them back down the tunnels but Ezra threatens him into coming with them to watch the entrance. However, when they get there the trailer has been cleared out, and Al reluctantly reveals that a doctor came the day before and emptied the trailer and that he has no contact details for the doctor. Ezra tells Al to watch the trapdoor and call if he and Kennedy are not back in an hour. Inside the tunnels, Kennedy smells gasoline and tries to get Ezra to come with her down the tunnel to see the thing she saw. However, someone lights the gasoline and they flee back to the trailer. Inside, they find Al dead and a number of gas canisters in the kitchen. They leave the trailer just before the fire in the tunnels ignites the canisters and destroys the trailer.

Meanwhile, Matt gets a call from a nervous Lyman who asks to send an audio file to him. He explains he didn't tell Kennedy about it because he didn't want anyone else to hear it, but now there is a 'Dr. Allen' in the waiting room to see him. Matt offers to call the police, but Lyman declines the offer. After the audio file comes through, Lyman goes to check on the waiting room and finds his assistant murdered. Matt then hears the sound of Lyman being stabbed to death. A male voice, that Matt assumes to be Dr. Allen, picks up the phone and tells Matt that Amelia Fenner had a child before hanging up.

In the evening, Kennedy arrives at The Courthouse Tavern and sits at a table waiting for George to arrive. She gets a call from Ezra telling her to leave immediately. He explains that Lyman is dead, and he's been looking into everyone who knew where they were. He's learnt that the school librarian is a woman named Marjorie Wild, and no one there has heard of a 'George Shepley'. Kennedy ends the call as George arrives, who insists she must try the filet mignon.

## Cast, Characters, Crew

* Barnaby Kay as Matthew Heawood
* Jana Carpenter as Kennedy Fisher
* Alun Armstrong as Ezra Weeden
* Adam Godley as George Shepley
* Nathan Osgood as Al Treggore
* Steven Mackintosh as Dr. Mark Lyman
* Madeleine Potter as Maître d'

* Writer & Director: Julian Simpson
* Production Coordinator: Sarah Tombling
* Sound Engineer: David Thomas
* Composer: Tim Elsenburg
* Producer: Karen Rose

## Notes and Trivia

* The hospital Kennedy is listed as being at is the Sacred Heart Hospital, Providence. Although there are many hospitals with that name in the United States, there is not one in Providence.