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|main character  = [[Dodie Golightly]], [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]], [[Timothy Bold]]
|main character  = [[Dodie Golightly]], [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]], [[Timothy Bold]]
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|enemy          = [[Helen Spedding]]
|enemy          = [[Carswell Hobbs]]
|setting         = [[1960s]]  
|setting         = [[1960s]]  
|writer          = [[Paul Magrs]]
|writer          = [[Paul Magrs]]
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|series          = ''[[Mystery Lady (audio series)|Mystery Lady]]''  
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|prev            = Mystery Lady: Episode Two (audio story)
|prev            = Mystery Lady: Episode One (audio story)
|next            = Mystery Lady: Episode Four (audio story)
|next            = Mystery Lady: Episode Three (audio story)
}}'''''Episode Three''''' was the third release in the ''[[Mystery Lady (audio series)|Mystery Lady series]]'' written by [[Paul Magrs]] and prominently featuring the character of [[Dodie Golightly]] originated in the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] ''[[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]'' story ''[[The Ninnies on Putney Common (short story)|The Ninnies on Putney Common]]''.
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'''''Episode Two''''' was the second release in the ''[[Mystery Lady (audio series)|Mystery Lady series]]'' written by [[Paul Magrs]] and prominently featuring the character of [[Dodie Golightly]] originated in the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] ''[[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]'' story ''[[The Ninnies on Putney Common (short story)|The Ninnies on Putney Common]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Dodie Golightly|Dodie]] and her friends drive north, all the way to wintery [[Yorkshire]] to meet a bohemian [[Edna Spedding|lady author]] who laughs off their assertions that elements from the anthology of stories are somehow coming to life. How could her story of the giant, blood-sucking [[Moth|moth]] be true? However, in the depths of the snowbound countryside they make some gruesome discoveries that test their combined resolve. Someone – or something - means them all dreadful harm.
[[Dodie Golightly|Dodie]] meets the Chief Editor at [[Mephistopheles and Company|Mephistopheles & Co.]], who seems frightened of some unseen force. She learns about the mysterious editor, [[Fox Soames]], before there are strange shenanigans on the studio floor when [[Timothy Bold|Timothy]] appears on his live TV show. Dodie, Tim and [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]] have got themselves a mystery, a road map and a brand new mini. Will they make it to the first anthology author before he meets the same fate as the character in his own macabre short story?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
While heading north to visit [[Helen Spedding]], [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]] informed [[Dodie Golightly|Dodie]] that she was continuing to have visions about the moth-creature who was still active in the village of [[Ramification]]. When [[Timothy Bold]] joined the girls again, Cassandra was disheartened to find that he was still ignoring her and only had eyes for Dodie. However, Dodie held onto the secret that Timothy wasn't purposefully ignoring Cassandra and only she was able to see Cassandra.
During a meeting with [[Henry Duke]], the editorial director of [[Mephistopheles and Company]], [[Dodie Golightly|Dodie]] learnt about the disappearance of [[Vaughan Fretwell]] - one of the [[The Horrible Book of Terror|anthology]] contributors. She was also informed that [[Helen Spedding]] was a fraud and had not been hired as a copyeditor for the manuscript. Together Dodie and [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]] visited Vaughan's home at [[Shepherd's Bush]] only to find that the place had been abandoned for some time. The house was in complete disarray with [[maggot]]s and moldy food making the smell unbearable. It wasn't long before Dodie and Cassandra discovered Vaughan - who was barely still alive and attempted to warn the girls about the manuscript before succumbing to death.


After drinking at [[The Split Infinitive]], the trio were given the address of Helen's sister [[Edna Spedding|Edna]]'s cottage by a [[Pianist (Mystery Lady)|Pianist]] but were warned against visiting her as she was a [[Witch|witch]].  Together the group arrived at the cottage but found Edna to be dismissive of their concerns about her sister, explaining that she was also a witch but had lost her mind. However, when Edna heard about Cassandra's visions of the moth-creature she revealed that she had written for [[The Horrible Book of Terror]] under a penname and her story included a moth-lady. Dodie was surprised when Edna was able to acknowledge Cassandra's existence - and the witch identified her as a spirit. The time had come for Dodie to be honest and she revealed the truth to Timothy and Cassandra. The revelation affected Cassandra, and Dodie privately revealed how her death had occurred the previous February when she choked to death on a sausage roll at a book launch for [[Fox Soames]]. The pair were interrupted by the moth-lady flying above the village, and were shocked to discover that she was a transfigured version of Helen Spedding herself.
Not wanting to remain in the house any longer the pair tip off the police anonymously, and then attend [[Timothy Bold|Timothy]]'s [[Spin the Bottle]] television appearance. However, things again take a turn for the worse as Timothy is enlisted to perform a magic act - in place of [[magician]] [[Carswell Hobbs]] who has taken ill - and his assistant, and Carswell's second wife, [[Doris Hobbs]] turns up dead on stage having been strangled by her own feather boa after stepping inside the magic box with Timothy. Amidst the chaos Cassandra was approached by [[Lucrezia Noggins]] who invited her meet someone who wanted to talk with her, and to Cassandra's shock the individual turned out to be Doris Hobbes herself - who wished to inform Cassandra that Timothy had no part in her murder.


The gang were taken to the [[Slike Hall|Manor house]] by Edna, which had inspired her short story for the anthology, and she told them that she and Helen had visited the house as children and were taken in by [[Slike (Mystery Lady)|Lady Slike]]. On investigation of the house it was discovered that the [[Slike family]] were long gone, but their butler [[Smythe (Mystery Lady)|Smythe]] still remained - and Cassandra immediately identified him as the man who had attempted to steal the manuscript from Helen on the train. However, Smythe refused to admit any involvement in the current goings on and insisted that he had attempted to obtain the manuscript to protect Helen from danger.
The trio found a strand of synthetic orange hair which they deduced belonged to the murderer, and Cassandra realised that Carswell Hobbs was known for wearing a long nylon orange wig. When Dodie and Cassandra, along with the [[Olliphant|Detective Inspector]], inspected the magic box they discovered Carswell hiding behind a rotating panel. Upon being accused of Doris' murder, Carswell confessed that he had loathed her and wished to frame someone else live on television. Despite Carswell's confession Timothy was forced to head to the [[Shepherd's Bush prison]] to make a full statement.


Venturing into the attic Cassandra discovered several chrysalis - and Edna informed them that Lady Slike had been a moth woman, and attempted to pass her abilities onto the two girls. It was Edna's understanding that, like her, Helen had refused Lady Slike's proposal and instead traveled away to university. Although, Edna believed that Helen could have been spurred on by reading her story to return to Slike Hall and take up the mantle of Moth Lady. At this point Helen returned to Slike Hall and attempted to kill Smythe by sucking his blood, as moth women require the blood of animals and men, but Smythe survived and encouraged the others to burn torches to scare the creature away. The manor house caught fire and the place burned to the ground.
While Dodie and Cassandra were waiting for Timothy at the station, Cassandra was again approach by [[Lucrezia Noggins]] who revealed that she was on the the contributors for [[The Horrible Book of Terror]]. Lucrezia stated that [[Fox Soames]] was a huge fan of her work and that she had contributed to every anthology in the [[Book of Mayhem]] series, despite having died long before the first book had been punished.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]]
* [[Dodie Golightly]]  
* [[Dodie Golightly]]
* [[Timothy Bold]]  
* [[Timothy Bold]]
* [[Cassandra (Mystery Lady)|Cassandra]]  
* [[Pianist (Mystery Lady)|Pianist]]
* [[Henry Duke]]
* [[Landlord (Mystery Lady)|Landlord]]
* [[Vaughan Fretwell]]
* [[Edna Spedding]]
* [[Doris Hobbs]]
* [[Helen Spedding]]
* [[Director (Mystery Lady: Episode Two)|Director]]
* [[Smythe (Mystery Lady)|Mr Smythe]]
* [[Floor Manager (Mystery Lady: Episode Two)|Floor Manager]]
* [[Detective Inspector]] [[Olliphant]]
* [[Lady]] [[Lucrezia Noggins]]
* [[Derek (Mystery Lady)|Derek]]
* [[Carswell Hobbs]]


== References ==
== References ==
''To be added''  
* [[Henry Duke's father]] previously ran [[Mephistopheles and Company]].  
* Dodie's previous editor was [[Mr Figgis]] who operated from a used bookstore in [[Morecambe]].
* [[Vaughan Fretwell]] lived at [[Shepherd's Bush]] which was close to the [[BBC Television Centre]].
* The first short story in [[The Horrible Book of Terror]] was ''[[Grub Street]]'' written by Vaughan Fretwell.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* [[Edna Spedding]]'s penname was [[Bella Andover]].
''To be added''
* Edna was known as a Mauve Witch, while [[Helen Spedding|Helen]] was a Green Witch.
* Helen studied [[Cryptozoology]] at [[Darkholm University]].
* The spiritual guardian of this valley and local environment.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''To be added''  
''To be added''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://mofibo.com/dk/da/books/1797568-Mystery-Lady---S01E03 Storytel page for Mystery Lady - S01E03]
* [https://mofibo.com/dk/da/books/1797560-Mystery-Lady---S01E02 Storytel page for Mystery Lady - S01E02]


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Revision as of 15:50, 15 March 2021

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Episode Two was the second release in the Mystery Lady series written by Paul Magrs and prominently featuring the character of Dodie Golightly originated in the 2013 Iris Wildthyme story The Ninnies on Putney Common.

Publisher's summary

Dodie meets the Chief Editor at Mephistopheles & Co., who seems frightened of some unseen force. She learns about the mysterious editor, Fox Soames, before there are strange shenanigans on the studio floor when Timothy appears on his live TV show. Dodie, Tim and Cassandra have got themselves a mystery, a road map and a brand new mini. Will they make it to the first anthology author before he meets the same fate as the character in his own macabre short story?

Plot

During a meeting with Henry Duke, the editorial director of Mephistopheles and Company, Dodie learnt about the disappearance of Vaughan Fretwell - one of the anthology contributors. She was also informed that Helen Spedding was a fraud and had not been hired as a copyeditor for the manuscript. Together Dodie and Cassandra visited Vaughan's home at Shepherd's Bush only to find that the place had been abandoned for some time. The house was in complete disarray with maggots and moldy food making the smell unbearable. It wasn't long before Dodie and Cassandra discovered Vaughan - who was barely still alive and attempted to warn the girls about the manuscript before succumbing to death.

Not wanting to remain in the house any longer the pair tip off the police anonymously, and then attend Timothy's Spin the Bottle television appearance. However, things again take a turn for the worse as Timothy is enlisted to perform a magic act - in place of magician Carswell Hobbs who has taken ill - and his assistant, and Carswell's second wife, Doris Hobbs turns up dead on stage having been strangled by her own feather boa after stepping inside the magic box with Timothy. Amidst the chaos Cassandra was approached by Lucrezia Noggins who invited her meet someone who wanted to talk with her, and to Cassandra's shock the individual turned out to be Doris Hobbes herself - who wished to inform Cassandra that Timothy had no part in her murder.

The trio found a strand of synthetic orange hair which they deduced belonged to the murderer, and Cassandra realised that Carswell Hobbs was known for wearing a long nylon orange wig. When Dodie and Cassandra, along with the Detective Inspector, inspected the magic box they discovered Carswell hiding behind a rotating panel. Upon being accused of Doris' murder, Carswell confessed that he had loathed her and wished to frame someone else live on television. Despite Carswell's confession Timothy was forced to head to the Shepherd's Bush prison to make a full statement.

While Dodie and Cassandra were waiting for Timothy at the station, Cassandra was again approach by Lucrezia Noggins who revealed that she was on the the contributors for The Horrible Book of Terror. Lucrezia stated that Fox Soames was a huge fan of her work and that she had contributed to every anthology in the Book of Mayhem series, despite having died long before the first book had been punished.

Characters

References

Notes

To be added

Continuity

To be added

External links

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