DERELICT Presents: The Amelia Project

Summary

DERELICT Presents: The Amelia Project

Podcast: DERELICT
Host: Night Rocket Productions (JBM)
Guest/Fictional Focus: The Amelia Project (Imploding Fictions)
Date: January 22, 2026
Episode Type: Crossover Feature / Fictional Narrative (Amelia Project S1E1)

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Episode Overview

This DERELICT Presents episode features a crossover with The Amelia Project, an acclaimed audio drama known for its unique blend of dark comedy, philosophical musing, and immersive sound. Host JBM introduces listeners to the premiere episode of The Amelia Project, in which a secret agency specializes in faking clients’ deaths and providing them with new identities. The showcased story—centered on Zale Indigo Ravenheart, cult leader and would-be space traveler—serves as a surreal, thought-provoking exploration of faith, identity, and reinvention.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introduction to The Amelia Project

• [00:59] JBM Introduction:
  • JBM explains the premise: “...a secret agency that fakes its clients' deaths. Then it helps them reappear with a brand new identity. The progression of it is really cool as a series...tackles philosophical questions and impossible dilemmas with the lightness of touch...”
  • Emphasizes the show’s mix of humor, philosophical depth, and immersive sound.

2. Zale Indigo Ravenheart’s Dilemma

• [02:30] First Client Call:
  • Zale leaves an urgent message: “I leave planet Earth tonight. I’m being launched to Anthodon in 10 hours. … I need you to intervene.”
  • He is both the founder and archpriest of the Apostles of Antithon, a cult based on a cosmic counter-Earth.

3. Faith, Belief, and The Chair Parable

• [04:13–05:36] The Chair Dialogue:
  • Zale is invited to “grab a chair” though he sees none.
  • Memorable exchange:
    • Amelia Agent: “Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.” [04:47]
    • Zale: “Faith’s got nothing to do with it.”
    • Agent insists a chair exists, Zale challenges for proof—this becomes a metaphor for belief without evidence.

4. The Myth of Antithon: Cosmic Counterparts

• [08:13–10:26] Zale Explains Antithon:
  • Zale elaborates on Antithon: a hidden twin planet on the opposite side of the sun, invisible from Earth.
  • Quote:
    • “Every aspect of life has an opposite...Earth is no exception. Earth has an opposite.” [08:13]
    • Each person on Earth has a counterpart on Antithon, living an inverse life.
    • Antithon was “revealed to me in a vision.” [09:11]

5. Escaping into Fame and the Problem of Faith

• [10:26–12:22] Dual Motives:
  • Zale intended his dramatic cannon launch to Antithon as proof of faith, now regrets as his following grows.
  • Agent probes: “...did you actually ever believe this stuff yourself? Or was it just a way to get famous and make money?” [11:22]
  • Zale admits he’s stuck: “If I chicken out, they’ll think it was a scam...they’ll want revenge. I have no choice. I have to get in that cannon.” [12:31]

6. Transformations and Consequences

• [12:49–14:48] Reluctance and Reinvention:
  • Zale candidly reveals his past: “Two divorces, an estranged son, trying to wean myself off a cocaine addiction...I’d hit rock bottom. That’s when Antithon revealed itself to me.” [12:49]
  • He came to envy his imagined counterpart and saw escape as destiny, but the cult’s success made him fear the unknown even more.
  • “My life is wonderful. Which means I no longer want to switch with my counterpart. His life must be hell. Please help me.” [14:29]

7. Death-Faking Logistics

• [14:55–17:02] Engineering the Great Escape:
  • The Agent outlines the fake death plan: using a trick cannon with compressed air to launch Zale safely into a reservoir under cover of night.
  • Notable calculation dialogue:
    • “With a final estimated velocity of 66 miles per hour…raise the barrel 39 degrees…You’ll reach an altitude of 23 meters and cover a distance of 59.05 meters…” [15:56]

8. Barter, Network, and the Value of Influence

• [17:18–18:43] The Price of Disappearance:
  • Zale cannot afford Amelia’s services. The Agent proposes a deal: in exchange for his high-profile list of followers and their contacts, the agency will orchestrate his escape for free.
  • “Give me your network and your disappearance is on the house.” [18:25]

9. Trust, Leap of Faith, and Final Ironies

• [18:46–19:20] Closing on Faith:
  • Zale seeks guarantee of safety.
  • Agent delivers the show’s thesis:
    • “You can’t [be sure]. You need faith.” [18:58]
    • “You can torture yourself with doubt, or you can start looking forward to your new life in Macedonia. Do you like champagne?” [19:04]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Faith & Evidence:
  • Amelia Agent: “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” [05:45]
  • Amelia Agent: “Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.” [04:47]
• Philosophy of Opposites:
  • Zale: “Earth and Antithon are on opposite sides of the sun…Their identical distance from the sun means Earth and Antithon have the same exact conditions.” [08:34]
• The Dilemma:
  • Zale: “If I chicken out, they’ll think it was a scam, ...they’ll want revenge. I have no choice. I have to get in that cannon. But I don’t want to be shot to Antithon.” [12:31–12:48]
• On Reinvention:
  • Amelia Agent: “Once our surgeons are done with you, you’ll barely be recognizable. Even so, you don’t want to risk being found out.” [17:08]
• A Transaction of Influence:
  • Amelia Agent: “Give me your network and your disappearance is on the house.” [18:25]

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Important Segment Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------|-------------------------------------------------------| | 00:59–02:30 | JBM introduces The Amelia Project and its premise | | 02:30–03:20 | Zale’s urgent call to The Amelia Project | | 04:13–05:36 | The chair parable; metaphor for faith vs. evidence | | 08:02–08:34 | Zale explains Antithon, the cosmic “opposite” Earth | | 12:49–14:48 | Zale’s emotional confession; “I can't go to Antithon” | | 15:56–16:44 | Escape logistics: cannon launch plans | | 17:18–18:43 | The barter: contacts for freedom | | 18:46–19:20 | Faith and uncertainty; final transaction |

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Tone & Style

The conversation is witty, philosophical, fast-paced—mixing the absurdity of its premise (faking a death via theatrical cannon launch) with sharp meditations on belief, identity, and the age-old desire to start over. The Amelia Project Agent is wry, enigmatic, and a bit mischievous; Zale is by turns frantic, vulnerable, and darkly humorous about his predicament.

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Summary

This episode of DERELICT Presents offers both an enthusiastic introduction to The Amelia Project and a full fictional experience typical of the show’s best: a blend of existential humor, genre subversion, and an exploration of the human desire to erase the past and start anew. Through a surreal consultation involving cult leaders, cosmic doppelgangers, and faked deaths, listeners are invited to consider the cost—not just financial, but psychological and moral—of transformation, reinvention, and the faith that sustains (or undermines) big dreams.

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Transcript

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[JBM (Host of Derelict Presents)]

Hi guys, JBM here with yet another edition of Derelict Presents. Today we're featuring the Amelia Project. Sounds like a romantic comedy, I know, but it actually focuses on a secret agency that fakes its clients deaths. Then it helps them reappear with a brand new identity. The progression of it is really cool as a series. I think it starts as a succession of interviews with clients who want to fake their deaths. Then slowly, a larger, gripping narrative begins to emerge. The issues that bring each client to the death faking agency are in turn funny, thought provoking and just downright surreal. It's a unique premise and the show tries to tackle philosophical questions and impossible dilemmas with the lightness of touch and somehow manages to thread that needle. It also does it all with some really immersive sound design, so check it out. And lastly, as a reminder, if you haven't yet, sign up for the Derelict newsletter by clicking the link in the episode notes below. Or you can go to www.derelictpodcast.com. join There's a lot of really cool things developing behind the scenes, so signing up for the newsletter is going to be the best way to stay on top of all the announcements coming soon. Again, you can sign up by going to derelictpodcast.com join or just clicking the link in the episode notes below. Thanks for listening as always, and hope you enjoyed the first episode of the Amelia Project.

[Answerphone/Automated Message]

Congratulations, you've reached the Amelia Project. This phone call isn't happening. If you're not serious about this, hang up now. If you continue, there's no way back. Good choice. A new life awaits. You'll hear back from us within the hour. If you don't hear back, please consider the whole thing a hoax Leave your message after the beep.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

How quickly can this be done? I don't have much time. I leave planet Earth tonight. I'm being launched to Anthodon in 10 hours. I can't get out of it. My followers won't let me. I need help. I need you to intervene. My name is Zale Indigo Ravenheart, Founder and arch priest of the Apostles of Antathon. Get back to me, please.

[Narrator/Producer]

Quick.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Help.

[Narrator/Producer]

The Amelia Project by Philip Thorne and Eystein Braga with music and sound design by Frederik Baden Episode 1 Zale Indigo Ravenheart.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Interesting.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Hello.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Come in.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Could you draw the curtains? It's just certainly nobody. Nobody is allowed to know I'm here. Those two Italian guys in the lobby, are they trustworthy?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Joey and Salvatore.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

They don't look trustworthy.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Those boys are hard as biscotti. But don't worry, they're working for you. We're all working for you. Amelia is at your service.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

What I want is probably impossible.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Faith.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Relax. Make yourself comfortable. Grab a chair.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

What?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Relax. Grab a chair.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

There is no chair.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Of course there is.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

No, there isn't.

[Amelia Project Agent]

You have no faith.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Now, faith's got nothing to do with it.

[Amelia Project Agent]

I'm telling you, there is a chair. You're choosing not to believe me.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Look, this has nothing to do with what I believe in or not, okay? I can see with my own eyes. Or rather, I. I can't. I can't see. You see, that's the point. I can't see the chair because it's not there. The chair, it doesn't exist. Fact.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Pity. It's a very comfy chair.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Prove it to me.

[Amelia Project Agent]

What?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Well, prove there's a chair gone. Gone. Sit down in it. You can't. You have no evidence.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

You're really strange, you know that?

[Amelia Project Agent]

What was your name again?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Zael Indigo Ravenheart.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Call it even. I looked you up on the Google before you came in. Zale Indigo Ravenheart.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Hmm.

[Amelia Project Agent]

This was the first hit. What am I looking at?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

It's the countdown. Days, hours, minutes, seconds.

[Amelia Project Agent]

A countdown to your death?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

To my departure from Earth.

[Amelia Project Agent]

8 hours, 20 minutes, 35 seconds.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Yeah. Does that give us enough time?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Well, that rather depends on the complexity of the task and the funds you have at your disposal. How do you intend to leave Planet.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Earth in a canon?

[Amelia Project Agent]

You're kidding.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

I wish I was laughing.

[Amelia Project Agent]

This was your idea.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

It's the only way to get to Antithon.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Antithon?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

It's a long Story. And we don't have time.

[Amelia Project Agent]

There's always time for a story. At Emilia, we collect stories.

[Answerphone/Automated Message]

Ah.

[Amelia Project Agent]

If these walls could talk.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

But they can't, can they?

[Amelia Project Agent]

I'm sorry, did you just ask me if our walls can talk?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

I mean, this isn't being recorded or anything, is it?

[Amelia Project Agent]

No, I'm interested in how someone decides he wants to be fired into space from a cannon, goes out of his way to publicize the exact time and date, attracts huge attention, then realizes 8 hours, 20 minutes and 35 seconds beforehand that maybe it's not such a bright idea after all. Can I guess? You've lost your faith. Whatever this Antithon is, you no longer believe in it.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Yeah, it's not that simple.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Okay. What is Antithon?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

You may find it hard to believe.

[Amelia Project Agent]

I expect nothing less.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

It requires a leap of imagination.

[Amelia Project Agent]

You're sure you won't take a seat?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

There is no. What is that?

[Amelia Project Agent]

I believe that is a chair.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Where did it come from?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Do you believe this is a chair?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

It doesn't.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Sit down and tell me about Antithon.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Would you mind turning that down? It's stressing me.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Sit down. Tell me about Antithon.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

For every aspect of life, there's an opposite, right?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Fire and water, light and dark, life and death.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

A thing can only exist by having an opposite. Something to compare it to. I mean, how would we know what good is if there was no evil?

[Amelia Project Agent]

I agree with that.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Everything exists in pairs. Earth is no exception. Earth has an opposite.

[Amelia Project Agent]

And that's Antithon?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Yes. Earth and Antithon are on opposite sides of the sun. They circle the sun at 180 degrees from 1 another.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Like twins.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

That's right. That's right. Their identical distance from the sun means Earth and Antithon have the same exact conditions. Same atmospheric pressure, temperature, gravity.

[Amelia Project Agent]

And presumably, life.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Precisely. Wow.

[Amelia Project Agent]

I think this calls for a cup of cocoa. Salvatore, two Cocos, please.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Each one of us has a counterpart on Antithon.

[Amelia Project Agent]

What proof do you have for the existence of Antithon?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Everything has an opposite. The universe needs balance. Antathon revealed itself to me in a vision.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Ah, so you haven't actually seen it.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Well, how could I? The sun blocks it from view. It's perfectly hidden, even from the most powerful telescopes.

[Amelia Project Agent]

So it's a matter of faith. Ah, Salvatore Grazimill. Oh, my good, isn't it? I have it specially shipped from Les Doux Magot. Oh, Chalky, Chalky, Chalky, Chalky. Okay, let's say for the sake of argument that Antithon exists After all, without evidence of its absence, who am I to disprove it? Let's say it really is a second Earth. Why are you and your followers so hell bent on getting there? Why, yes, haven't we established it would be exactly like Earth? It would just be more of the same.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Antithon is our counter planet. Not just geographically. Everything there is inverse. Every decision you make on Earth is played out twice on Earth. And on Antithon, your counterpart always does the exact opposite.

[Amelia Project Agent]

So going to Antithon means you can turn your life around? Go down the roads you chose to ignore.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Wouldn't you like to know what would have happened if you made different choices? If you'd studied art instead of physics, Gone to Africa instead of America. If you'd taken up that job offer in Paris. If you'd just kissed that girl. That's what tonight is all about. When I founded the Apostles of Antathon two years ago, I started the online timer to give myself a deadline. It was always my intention to be the first person to get to Antithon.

[Amelia Project Agent]

To meet your counterpart.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

To switch places with him or her. What?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Look, it's a nice story, and you tell it passionately. I can see how you've attracted such a following. But tell me, did you actually ever believe this stuff yourself? Or was it just a way to get famous and make money?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

I still believe in it.

[Amelia Project Agent]

No, you don't.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

I do.

[Amelia Project Agent]

I don't believe you.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

That's your choice.

[Amelia Project Agent]

You're messing with me. The reason you're here is you don't want to get into that canon, right? You want us to fake your death.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Can it be done? Do we have enough time?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Well, frankly, you have put yourself in a very difficult position. You have 8 hours, 14 minutes and 6 seconds left.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Shit. Shit.

[Amelia Project Agent]

We might be able to help. There's nothing we like more at Amelia than a challenge. But given how little time you've got and the danger you've put yourself into, haven't you considered, you know, just legging it?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Where would I go? They'd find me.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Your followers.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

My apostles. They've poured their heart and soul into this.

[Amelia Project Agent]

And the money?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Yeah, that. That too.

[Amelia Project Agent]

What do you think they do?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Well, I'm supposed to lead the way. Sure, it can be done. If I chicken out, they'll think it was a scam, that they'll feel betrayed, they'll want revenge. I have no choice. I have to get in that cannon. But I don't want to be shot to Antithon.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Because it doesn't exist.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Because My life would be a nightmare there. When I founded the Apostles of Antithon, my life, it was a mess. Two divorces, an estranged son trying to wean myself off a cocaine addiction. I'd hit rock bottom. That's when Antathon revealed itself to me. All those things I could have done differently. I envied my counterpart on Antithon so much, it drove me crazy. Then I realized I was the chosen one. Antithon had chosen to reveal itself to me. My destiny was to be the pioneer who leads the way there.

[Amelia Project Agent]

So you founded Apostles of Antithon and set the timer?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Yes. And it was a hit. I mean, I couldn't keep up with all the emails. Had to hire a secretary.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Who wrote to you?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Well, at first it was, you know, people like me. Victims of bad decisions that had led to dead ends. Then the media got interested. He thought I was batshit crazy. But I was good for ratings. My name started trending on Twitter. Courtney Love wore an Antithon T shirt to the Emmys. Lady Gaga mentioned me in a song. Marilyn Manson became a follower. They wanted to do a documentary on me. But production could have only started next month. After I'd already been launched to Antathon.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Well, that's a bummer.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

I did a lot of interviews, though.

[Amelia Project Agent]

How did it feel to get so much attention?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Like I was living someone else's life. Taxis, talk shows, restaurants, hotels. Gym membership, a new flat.

[Amelia Project Agent]

You've been living the high life, which is the problem. Life in the fast lane. Not all it's cracked up to be, huh?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Oh, no, no, no.

[JBM (Host of Derelict Presents)]

It's.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

It's fantastic. My life is wonderful. Which means I no longer want to switch with my counterpart. His life must be hell. Please help me. I can't go to Antidote.

[JBM (Host of Derelict Presents)]

Hmm.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Time to put metaphysics behind us. I think the only thing that'll get you out of that cannon alive is physics.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Whatever it takes.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Have you brought the tech specs for the canon?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Mm.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Excellent. What length is the barrel?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Um. 24ft.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Your weight?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

126 pounds.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Height?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

5Ft, 8.11 inches.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Location for the launch?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Edgeworth Common.

[Amelia Project Agent]

I'll have to check that on a map.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Everything all right?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Computers, pesky things. Still getting used to. Got it. Edgeworth Common, Blackbull Pub, Cricket Ground, Waio Reservoir, Blackburn Woods. Hmm. 8 hours, 10 minutes and 1 second. That means the launch takes place at.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

11:30Pm we're going to have to control.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Your flight and limit the distance you'll be launched. We'll use gunpowder to make a flash and A bang, but only a small amount. And not in the chamber. In place of gunpowder, we'll use a tank of compressed air. Once it's burst, it'll provide the propulsion. I suggest we let Salvatore operate the cannon. He's experienced with firearms and nobody will dare get near him.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Uh huh.

[Amelia Project Agent]

126 pounds, 5 foot, 8.11 inches. That means the square of your velocity exiting the barrel is equal to the square of your velocity at the base of the barrel plus twice the distance you travel along the barrel, multiplied by your acceleration. With a final estimated velocity of 66 miles per hour and an initial velocity of 0 meters per second. And taking into account the length of the barrel, which is 7.32 meters, your acceleration comes to 59.6 meters per second squared. If we raise the barrel 39 degrees, you'll reach an altitude of 23 meters and cover a distance of 59.05 meters. That will get you safely over Blackburn woods and allow you to land in Waio Reservoir. You're a good swimmer.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Good would be stretching it.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Ok, but you can swim. Joey will be out there in a dinghy, but it might take a while to find you. We can't pinpoint your landing to the spot. We'll provide you with a whistle. That should make it easier.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

And my followers will believe I'm gone.

[Amelia Project Agent]

By the time their eyes have adjusted from the flash, you'll be far from sight. It's the middle of the night, remember? It'll be pitch black. Oh, that reminds me. We'd better give Joey a good searchlight. Now. Have you given some thought to your reincarnation?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

What?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Your new life. How and where would you like to come back?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

I don't know.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Once our surgeons are done with you, you'll barely be recognizable. Even so, you don't want to risk being found out.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

You.

[Amelia Project Agent]

So I suggest you go somewhere far away.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

That sounds good.

[Amelia Project Agent]

You want to go somewhere? You can continue living it up. Otherwise, what's the point? Right?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Right.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Macedonia.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Macedonia.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Very cheap. Your savings would take you a long way there. You'll be able to live comfortably for a few months, until you've found your feet and can set up something new.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Where is Macedonia?

[Amelia Project Agent]

There's just one problem.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

What's that?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Amelia is not a charity. Our services come at a cost.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Of course.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Amelia is expensive. We're the best in the business.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Okay.

[Amelia Project Agent]

So after you've paid us, you'll be too broke even for Macedonia. That would mean starting from scratch, a life of poverty. And that's exactly what you want to escape from. So that would be kind of ironic, wouldn't it?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Yeah.

[Amelia Project Agent]

So you're in a bit of a bind.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Yes.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Luckily, I have a solution. Yes? Has it struck you that there's a certain overlap between Amelia and Antithon? People are attracted to Antithon because of the idea of starting afresh at Amelia. That's what we offer. We help people who've reached a dead end to transition from this life to another.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

I suppose.

[Amelia Project Agent]

You said you have some high profile followers. Musicians and celebrities.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

That's true. You'd be surprised.

[Amelia Project Agent]

I want the names of everyone who's contacted you. I want access to their emails. I want all the information you've got on your fans and followers at Amelia. We are always looking to get our number into the hands of interesting and influential people. Give me your network and your disappearance is on the house.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Well, I guess. Hang on a minute.

[Amelia Project Agent]

What?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

How do I know you'll do what you say? You might just blow me to pieces. Who would know?

[Narrator/Announcer]

Hmm.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Okay. Prove that you won't do that.

[Amelia Project Agent]

I can't.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

So how can I be sure?

[Amelia Project Agent]

You can't. You need faith.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Faith?

[Amelia Project Agent]

Eight hours, five minutes and eight seconds. You know, you can torture yourself with doubt, or you can start looking forward to your new life in Macedonia. Do you like champagne?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Sorry?

[Amelia Project Agent]

I hear the champagne in the Balkans is intolerable. Better have a glass now before you leave. What do you say?

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

I could do with a drink.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Excellent. Salvatore, bring us a bottle of our finest Veuve Clicot, please. You're making the right choice. Trust me. Ah, lovely. Salvatore, would you mind opening it? You know what happened last time. Zale Indigo Ravenheart Congratulations. A NEW Life AWAI.

[Narrator/Producer]

The Amelia Project is produced by Imploding Fictions in association with Open House Theater.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Welcome.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Could you draw the curtains? It's just. Certainly nobody's allowed to know I'm here. I don't have much time. What I want is probably impossible.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

[JBM (Host of Derelict Presents)]

Faith.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Relax. Make yourself comfortable. Grab a chair.

[Narrator/Producer]

The Amelia Project was produced neither by Imploding Fictions nor Open House Theatre, Vienna. It didn't feature Alan Bergen as the interviewer, nor did it feature Dave Moskin as Zale. You didn't hear Julia Morizawa on the answerphone. It was neither written nor edited by Philip Thorne and wasn't directed by Philip Thorne or Eystein Braga. Music and sound design not by Frederik Baden. No. Graphic design by Anders Pedersen and Julia C. Thorne did not help with production coordination. This episode wasn't recorded at Torngeber Studios. And Gabriel Geber had nothing to do with it.

[Narrator/Announcer]

The Fable and Folly network, where fiction producers flourish.

[Dorinda Mansfield (Mansfield Mysteries)]

You're invited to the most exclusive event in Berkshire Bay.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Same old recycled guests list, which may.

[Dorinda Mansfield (Mansfield Mysteries)]

Include the occasional murder suspect.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Murder?

[Amelia Project Agent]

There's never been a murder in Berkshire Bay.

[Dorinda Mansfield (Mansfield Mysteries)]

Enter our martini loving socialite.

[Narrator/Producer]

I'm Dorinda Mansfield and this is my daughter, Stacey.

[Dorinda Mansfield (Mansfield Mysteries)]

Instead of mingling with her peers, Jorinda would much rather investigate their scandalous crimes.

[Narrator/Producer]

If I've learned anything in the last year, it's that desperate people resort to desperate measures.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

Something. Something horrific has happened. I think she's dead. Oh, my God.

[JBM (Host of Derelict Presents)]

He's dead.

[Amelia Project Agent]

Oh, my.

[Narrator/Producer]

She's been stabbed in the back.

[Zale Indigo Ravenheart (Client)]

One of us is the killer. It wasn't me.

[Dorinda Mansfield (Mansfield Mysteries)]

When mysterious deaths are afoot in Berkshire Bay, the Mansfields are on the case.

[Narrator/Producer]

We have become known for our amateur detective work. This was a homicide. I'm sure of it.

[Dorinda Mansfield (Mansfield Mysteries)]

Enter the world of Mansfield mysteries where Martini's motives and murders isn't just a tagline, it's a lifestyle.