Bad Faith (audio story)

Template:Infobox episode Bad Faith is the second episode in Vienna: Series One, produced by Big Finish Productions. It starred Chase Masterson as Vienna Salvatori.

Synopsis

Vienna Salvatori has seen the light.

Time was, if you lost everything, at least you still had your faith – but not any more. Faith stealing is the latest commodity to light up the criminal underworld – extract somebody’s faith and sell it to the highest bidder.

On the trail of a faith stealing ring, Vienna Salvatori comes into the orbit of the charismatic Bax Spendlove, spiritual leader of the Church of New Wonderment, a breakaway sect of the Church of Old Wonderment. Bax has an important mission for his latest convert – and Vienna is a willing disciple.

But when Bax’s followers start to be murdered, it seems Vienna isn’t the only killer keeping the faith…

Plot

A Kreyfin approaches and asks a Sargeant Lane for the whereabouts of a 'vertibrate'. Lane informs it that they cornered the assassin on the north passage of the Karnon Rocks, and that she is believed to be wounded. The Kreyfin congratulates Lane on his successful work. The Kreyfin orders him to locate the assassin and keep her found entering the compound. Lane turns to his soldier and orders them back to base. The female soldier asks him to lead the way as she is feeling lost on Karnos Delta. Lane understands, stating that Karnos Delta is 'mountains and crators as far as the eye can see'.

Lane informs his soldier that the assassin's mission is to infiltrate the compound and shut down all Kreyfin operations. He orders three soldiers, over the comms, to enter a defensive position around the compound as the assassin is on her way. His soldiers do not respond. Thinking aloud, the soldier suggests the idea that the assassin killed the three soldiers, infiltrated her way into the ranks and kept Lane alive just to find out whether or not the whole operation was a trap. Getting a little uneasy, Lane asks her why he can't remember her name. She points out that that's due to her not having time to program an alias into the hypno leech attached to his neck. She informs him that her name is Vienna Salvatori. She then shoots him dead.

Cast

• Vienna Salvatori - Chase Masterson
• Sargeant Lane - ?
• Kreyfin - Mike Grady

References

Food and beverage

• Vienna, posing as a soldier, notes that the inside of her helmet smells like sushi.

Species

• The Kreyfin are referred to as the 'Lobster Mobsters'.
• Lane informs Vienna that it is against his religion to serve the Kreyfin.
• Vienna uses a hypno leech to make Lane believe her credentials as a soldier.

Technology

• The soldiers use Beta 3s to communicate with one-another.

Notes

• This is the first time we have seen Vienna not use an alias. In this context, this is due to her not having had time to fully prepare her identity before getting started on her mission.

Continuity

• Vienna states that her assignment crystal "got it all wrong". (AUDIO: The Memory Box et al)