Invaders from Mars (audio story): Difference between revisions

In 1938 America, both Ellis and Mouse breaks into a dime store to steal some “merchandise” from their boss. Detective Halladay later meets up with them and attempts to buy “merchandise”, which Ellis shoots him in retaliation with the “merchandise”.

Later, The Eighth Doctor and Charlie lands in the same alleyway where Halladay was shot. They notice his corpse and decide to loot it. They notice his body was badly burnt. They decide to go visit his office. Glory Bea meets up with Doctor and Charlie, mistaking him for Halladay, which the Doctor promptly impersonates. Bea informs his uncle has gone missing in New York City while attending a conference, and wants Halladay to investigate. The Doctor, upon hearing her uncle’s field of study decides to investigate.

Meanwhile in a recording studio, John Houseman and Orson Welles are rehearsing for the War of the Worlds broadcast where Bix Biro meets up with them when they’re about to leave. Bix Biro is threatening to cancel Orson Welles’s contract due lacking in people tuning in to his program.

Cosmo Devine was at a club making a speech. After the speech he goes to make a call to Bix Biro, wanting him to send a signal. He later goes meets Jimmy Winkler whom he had kidnapped to coerce Bix into doing what he wants.

Mouse was captured by Don Chaney and was interrogated by him. Don Chaney knows Mouse is going behind his back and working for a mysterious third party. Mouse was afraid of Ellis, and did not reveal they are working together. Don Chaney believes him, noting that since he doesn't know anything there is no reason to keep him alive and feeds him to a Laiderplacker they have kept in a basement.